Cheng Shao-chieh (; born 4 January 1986) 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 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.
Achievements
World Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Xie Xingfang 11–2, 5–11, 6–11 Bronze 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Wang Yihan 15–21, 10–21 Silver
Asian Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Wang Chen 8–11, 2–11 Bronze 2011 Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China Wang Yihan 19–21, 21–23 Bronze
Summer Universiade Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2007 Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand Wang Yihan 12–21, 17–21 Silver 2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China Pai Hsiao-ma 21–18, 21–15 Gold
Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China Pai Hsiao-ma Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na 11–21, 14–21 Silver
World University Championships Women's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2004 Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand Soratja Chansrisukot 11–5, 5–11, 11–6 Gold
World Junior Championships Girls' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Lu Lan 11–7, 11–5 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada Lee Sheng-mu He Hanbin Yu Yang 3–15, 1–15 Bronze
Asian Junior Championships Girls' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Cheng Hsiao-yun Lita Nurlita Endang Nursugianti 13–15, 11–15 Bronze
BWF Superseries The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2012 Singapore Open Juliane Schenk 11–21, 24–26 Runner-up Superseries tournament Superseries Premier tournament Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2009 Chinese Taipei Open Bae Seung-hee 17–21, 21–12, 21–15 Winner 2010 Chinese Taipei Open Bae Seung-hee 21–11, 24–26, 21–17 Winner 2010 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Ratchanok Intanon 12–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up 2011 Canada Open Pi Hongyan 21–15, 21–11 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2004 Austrian Open Huang Chia-chi 8–11, 11–8, 11–3 Winner
Record against selected opponents Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petya Nedelcheva 1 1 0 +1 Gong Ruina 1 0 1 –1 Li Xuerui 3 1 2 –1 Lu Lan 6 2 4 –2 Wang Lin 4 2 2 0 Wang Shixian 5 2 3 –1 Wang Xin 2 0 2 –2 Wang Yihan 5 0 5 –5 Xie Xingfang 5 2 3 –1 Zhang Ning 2 0 2 –2 Zhu Lin 2 0 2 –2 Huang Chia-chi 1 1 0 +1 Tai Tzu-ying 1 1 0 +1 Tine Baun 3 0 3 –3 Camilla Martin 1 0 1 –1 Tracey Hallam 3 1 2 –1 Pi Hongyan 5 2 3 –1
Players Matches Results Difference Won Lost Petra Overzier 1 0 1 –1 Juliane Schenk 9 5 4 +1 Xu Huaiwen 4 0 4 –4 Wang Chen 9 1 8 –7 Yip Pui Yin 4 1 3 –2 Saina Nehwal 4 1 3 –2 Lindaweni Fanetri 1 0 1 –1 Maria Kristin Yulianti 1 0 1 –1 Minatsu Mitani 1 1 0 +1 Nozomi Okuhara 1 1 0 +1 Wong Mew Choo 4 2 2 0 Mia Audina 2 0 2 –2 Bae Yeon-ju 7 4 3 +1 Sung Ji-hyun 2 0 2 –2 Carolina Marín 2 1 1 0 Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 3 2 1 +1 Ratchanok Intanon 5 1 4 –3
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