Chau Hoi Wah 周凱華 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Full name | Cathy Chau Hoi Wah | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hong Kong | 5 June 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1. 65 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 5 June 2020[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles, Women's doubles, Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career record | 242 wins, 202 losses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career title(s) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 6 (16 June 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Chau Hoi Wah (Chinese: 周凱華, also known as Cathy Chau Hoi Wah; born 5 June 1986) is a Hong Kong badminton player, specializes in doubles play.[2] She was the first ever Hong Kong player that won the Asian Championships in 2014, and also a bronze medalist at the World Championships in 2017 alongside Lee Chun Hei.[3] She competed at the Asian Games for four consecutive times from 2006 to 2018,[4] and also in 2016 Summer Olympics.[5]
Career
[edit]Born in Hong Kong, Chau moved to Canada together with her family when she was 9 years old. She returned to Hong Kong in 2005, and joining national training center. Partnered with Lee Chun Hei, she made a history for Hong Kong badminton, as the first ever Hong Kong player that won the Asian Championships in 2014. Chau and Lee won a Superseries title in 2015 Australian Open, and a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships. She reached a career high as world number 6 in the mixed doubles event.[1][3]
Chau spent 15 years of badminton career, and on her 34th birthday (5 June 2020), she announced her retirement from Hong Kong national team through her social media account. She then returned to Toronto, Canada, joining her family, and starting a new career as a coach in Mandarin Badminton Club.[1][3]
Achievements
[edit]BWF World Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
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16–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan | ![]() |
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16–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | ![]() |
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13–21, 21–15, 21–15 | ![]() |
2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() |
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16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | ![]() |
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10–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
East Asian Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong |
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14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Binhai New Area Dagang Gymnasium, Tianjin, China |
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21–17, 13–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Macau Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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14–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
BWF Superseries
[edit]The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[8] 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.[9] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 19–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
- Superseries Finals Tournament
- Superseries Premier Tournament
- Superseries Tournament
BWF Grand Prix
[edit]The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Vietnam Open | ![]() |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Macau Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–5 | ![]() |
2009 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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13–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2013 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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21–8, 21–14 | ![]() |
2013 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–10 | ![]() |
2015 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Canada Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
- Grand Prix Gold Tournament
- Grand Prix Tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Polish International | ![]() |
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21–18, 16–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Austrian International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
2012 | Austrian International | ![]() |
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21–6, 21–10 | ![]() |
2013 | Austrian International | ![]() |
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21–15, 16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Vietnam International | ![]() |
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4–21, 21–17, 17–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Mongolia International | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–15 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "【羽毛球.專訪】告別15年港隊生涯 「想家」周凱華:心懷感恩 不枉此行". hk.sports.yahoo.com (in Chinese). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ "Players: Chau Hoi Wah". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ a b c Dev, Sukumar (21 July 2020). "'I'm Excited and Nervous': Chau Hoi Wah". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "【雅加達亞運直擊】周凱華/李晉熙憾負「最後亞運」 痛哭不捨拍檔同甘共苦" (in Chinese). 體路Sportsroad. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "香港"本土派"街头直播里约奥运比赛" (in Chinese). BBC. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
[edit]- Profile at InternationalBadminton.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-06-18)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Chau Hoi Wah". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2021-04-18.
- CHAU Hoi Wah at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternate link)
- CHAU Hoi Wah at BWFbadminton.com