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Lee Meng Yean
李明晏
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30)
Malacca, Malaysia
ResidenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Years active2009 - 2021
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking10 (WD with Chow Mei Kuan) (2 February 2021)
79 (XD with Ong Jian Guo) (25 September 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Women's team
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Girls' doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Douglas Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Douglas Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lucknow Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Lee Meng Yean (born 30 March 1994) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2] Together with Chow Mei Kuan, she won the 2018 Syed Modi International and achieved a career-high ranking of 10 in women's doubles.[3]

Career

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She was the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships silver medalist. In 2013, she won a bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Championships and the Summer Universiade. In 2018, they were runners-up at the 2018 Russian Open. In 2019, they lost in the 2019 India Open final to future Olympic gold medalists Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu.[4]

In the same year, she won a bronze medal at the SEA Games. They competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics but lost in the group stage.[5] In 2022, she was appointed as the coach for women's doubles by the Badminton Association of Malaysia.[6]

Achievements

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SEA Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines 		Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Thailand Chayanit Chaladchalam
Thailand Phataimas Muenwong 		20–22, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

Summer Universiade

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia 		Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan South Korea Jang Ye-na
South Korea Kim So-young 		17–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena,
Chiba, Japan 		Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		6–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Malaysia Soniia Cheah Su Ya
Malaysia Yang Li Lian 		21–17, 21–8 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Malaysia Nelson Heg England Ryan McCarthy
England Emily Westwood 		21–14, 21–10 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium,
Lucknow, India 		Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Indonesia Suci Rizki Andini
Indonesia Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah 		18–21, 21–16, 12–21 Silver Silver
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea 		Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan South Korea Lee So-hee
South Korea Shin Seung-chan 		14–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[8]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Russian Open Super 100 Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Japan Chisato Hoshi
Japan Kie Nakanishi 		11–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan India Ashwini Ponnappa
India N. Sikki Reddy 		21–15, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 India Open Super 500 Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Indonesia Greysia Polii
Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu 		11–21, 23–25 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Finnish Open Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Canada Alex Bruce
Canada Michelle Li 		19–21, 21–12, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Malaysia International Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Indonesia Ririn Amelia
Indonesia Melvira Oklamona 		21–13, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Austrian International Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Japan Misato Aratama
Japan Megumi Taruno 		14–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Bangladesh International Malaysia Lim Yin Loo Thailand Chaladchalam Chayanit
Thailand Phataimas Muenwong 		15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Polish Open Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan Thailand Puttita Supajirakul
Thailand Sapsiree Taerattanachai 		7–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Malaysia International Malaysia Chow Mei Kuan China Jiang Binbin
China Tang Pingyang 		21–17, 17–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Meng Yean Lee". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Meng Yean Lee Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ Liew, Vincent (25 November 2018). "Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean win Syed Modi International". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ Liew, Vincent (31 March 2019). "India Open: Ratchanok Intanon wins, Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean finish runners-up". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Meng Yean-Mei Kuan end Olympics campaign with one win". The Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ^ "BAM hires high performance director & new WD coach". BAM. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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