Cheng Shao-chieh


Cheng Shao-chieh is a badminton player from Taiwan.
Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Cheng lost to Gong Ruina of China 11-3, 11-3. Later that year, she played in the 2004 World Junior Championships, held in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she won the Gold title in Women's Singles. She also participated in the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, California, making it to the semifinals and taking a game from the eventual champion, Xie Xingfang. She achieved a world championship silver medal in 2011 in London. She reached the final, winning all her matches in straight games. In the quarterfinal she beat the then world number 1, Wang Shixian from China, and in the semifinal she outclassed Juliane Schenk from Germany 18 and 6. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again reached the quarter-finals, qualifying through from group C. She then beat Gu Juan in the second round before losing to Wang Yihan.

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Wembley Arena, London, England Wang Yihan15–21, 10–21 Silver
2005Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Xie Xingfang11–2, 5–11, 6–11 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Wang Yihan19–21, 21–23 Bronze
2005Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Wang Chen8–11, 2–11 Bronze

Summer Universiade

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzen, China Pai Hsiao-ma21–18, 21–15 Gold
2007Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand Wang Yihan12–21, 17–21 Silver

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China Pai Hsiao-ma Jang Ye-na
Eom Hye-won
11–21, 14–21 Silver

World University Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand Soratja Chansrisukot11–5, 5–11, 11–6 Gold

World Junior Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Lu Lan11–7, 11–5 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Lee Sheng-mu He Hanbin
Yu Yang
3–15, 1–15 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Cheng Hsiao-yun Lita Nurlita
Endang Nursugianti
13–15, 11–15 Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries has two levels, the Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2011, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.
Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012Singapore Open Juliane Schenk11–21, 24–26 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Canada Open Pi Hongyan21–15, 21–11 Winner
2010Indonesian Masters Ratchanok Inthanon12–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up
2010Chinese Taipei Open Bae Seung-hee21–11, 24–26, 21–17 Winner
2009Chinese Taipei Open Bae Seung-hee17–21, 21–12, 21–15 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2004Austrian Open Huang Chia-Chi8–11, 11–8, 11–3 Winner

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.