Cheng Shao-chieh

Cheng Shao-chieh (Chinese: 鄭韶婕; pinyin: Zhèng Sháojié; Wade–Giles: Cheng Shao-chieh; born 4 January 1986) is a badminton player from Taiwan.

Cheng Shao-chieh
鄭韶婕
Cheng Shao-chieh in 2011
Personal information
CountryRepublic of China (Taiwan)
Born (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight47 kg (104 lb; 7.4 st)
HandednessRight
Women's singles
Highest ranking7 (8 September 2011)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Chinese Taipei
World Championships
2011 London Women's singles
2005 Anaheim Women's singles
Uber Cup
2006 Sendai-Tokyo Women's team
Asian Championships
2005 Hyderabad Women's singles
2011 Chengdu Women's singles
Summer Universiade
2011 Shenzhen Women's singles
2007 Bangkok Women's singles
2011 Shenzhen Women's doubles
2007 Bangkok Mixed team
2011 Shenzhen Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2004 Richmond Girls' singles
2004 Richmond Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2001 Taipei Girls' team
2001 Taipei Girls' doubles
2004 Hwacheon Girls' team
BWF profile

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 South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Cheng lost to Gong Ruina of China 3–11, 3–11. Later that year, she played in the 2004 World Junior Championships, held in Richmond, Canada, where she won the gold title in girls' 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.

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