Soo Beng Kiang (, born 19 March 1968) is a former badminton player from Malaysia.
Career He had played with different pairs such as Cheah Soon Kit (1990–1994) and Tan Kim Her (1995-1996).
Soo competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Tan Kim Her. They defeated the no.3 seeds Rudy Gunawan and Bambang Suprianto of Indonesia in the last 16. In the semi-final, they lost to the eventual gold medalist, Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia. In the bronze medal match, the duo lost hard-fought match also to the Indonesian pair, Antonius Ariantho and Denny Kantono.
Achievements
World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Cheah Soon Kit Rudy Gunawan Ricky Subagja 11–15, 3–15 Silver
World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Cheah Soon Kit Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan 13–18, 13–18 Bronze 1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 15–10, 15–11 Gold 1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 9–15, 11–15 Bronze 1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Cheah Soon Kit Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 18–13, 2–15, 17–16 Gold
Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 10–15, 2–15 Silver
Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo 7–15, 7–15 Bronze
Asian Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Cheah Soon Kit Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky17–16, 15–5 Gold 1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Cheah Soon Kit Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky 8–15, 7–15 Silver
Southeast Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rahman Sidek Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan 4–15, 4–15 Bronze 1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Cheah Soon Kit Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan 7–15, 3–15 Bronze 1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Cheah Soon Kit Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky 15–7, 11–15, 15–7 Gold
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lim Siew Choon Eddy Hartono Verawaty Fadjrin 4–15, 4–15 Bronze 1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Tan Lee Wai Ricky Subagja Rosiana Tendean 3–15, 5–15 Bronze
Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994McKinnon Gym, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Cheah Soon Kit Simon Archer Chris Hunt 15–10, 15–9 Gold
IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 World Grand Prix Finals Cheah Soon Kit Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1991 Chinese Taipei Open Cheah Soon Kit Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1991 Swedish Open Cheah Soon Kit Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 18–14, 15–7 Winner 1991 Thailand Open Cheah Soon Kit Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan 3–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1992 Chinese Taipei Open Cheah Soon Kit Tan Kim Her Jalani Sidek 15–7, 15–4 Winner 1992 Malaysia Open Cheah Soon Kit Chen Kang Chen Hongyong 15–12, 15–7 Winner 1992 Canada Open Cheah Soon Kit Ahn Jae-chang Choi Ji-tae 15–4, 15–4 Winner 1992 US Open Cheah Soon Kit Thomas Lund Jens Olsson 15–9, 15–11 Winner1992 World Grand Prix Finals Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky <br/ > Ricky Subagja 11–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1993 Chinese Taipei Open Cheah Soon Kit Bagus Setiadi Imay Hendra 15–3, 15–12 Winner 1993 Malaysia Open Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 7–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1993 Dutch Open Cheah Soon Kit Jiang Xin Yu Qi 15–4, 17–14 Winner
Honours Malaysia: Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (K.M.N.) (1992) Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (B.S.D.) (1988) Federal Territory: Commander of the Order of the Territorial Crown (P.M.W.) – Datuk (2026) Kedah: Companion of the Order of Loyalty to Sultan Sallehuddin of Kedah (S.S.S.) (2023)
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