Cheam June Wei

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Cheam.
Cheam June Wei
詹俊为
File:詹俊為2024高雄羽球大師賽.jpg
Cheam at the 2024 Kaohsiung Masters
Personal information
Born (1997-01-23) 23 January 1997 (age 29)
Seberang Jaya, Penang, Malaysia
Years active2014–present
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byOng Ewe Hock[1]
Men's singles
Career record202 wins, 137 losses
Highest ranking41 (21 March 2023)
Current ranking84 (2 December 2025)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Chengdu Men's team
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2020 Manila Men's team
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Nanjing Mixed doubles
Cheam June Wei
Traditional Chinese詹俊為
Simplified Chinese詹俊为
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhān Jùnwéi
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZim1 Zeon3 Wai4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJChiam Chùn-ûi
Tâi-lôTsiam Tsùn-uî

Cheam June Wei (Chinese: 詹俊為; pinyin: Zhān Jùnwéi; born 23 January 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2] He was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.[3]

Career

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Cheam started playing badminton at aged 8 in Penang. As a junior player, he has been trained by Teh Peng Huat, the former coach of world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei, for more than year before training under task Lim Theam Teow.

2012

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In July, Cheam won the mixed team bronze medal at the Asia Junior Championships in Gimcheon, South Korea.[4]

2014

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In 2014, Cheam was promoted to join the national team from the Bukit Jalil Sports School.[5] In March, he was the runner-up at German Junior. In August, he competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics and clinched the mixed doubles title with his partner from Hong Kong, Ng Tsz Yau.[3] In September, he finished as the runner-up at the 2014 Malaysia International Junior Championships.[6]

2015

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In February, Cheam competed at the Dutch Junior and was crowned the champion.[7] He also entered the semi-final of German Junior in March and Indonesia Junior International in September.

2017–2018

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In July 2017, Cheam entered his first senior tournament final at the Malaysia International but lost 19–21, 14–21 to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.[8]

In February 2018, Cheam became the runner-up at the Austrian Open.[9] In April 2018, he fell to compatriot Leong Jun Hao at the Finnish Open final in three games.[10] In the following week, he won his first senior title at the Dutch International.[11] In October 2018, he entered his first BWF World Tour final at the Dutch Open and finished as runner-up.[12]

2019–2020

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In June 2019, Cheam lost out to compatriot Soong Joo Ven in the final of Malaysia International Series.[13] In December 2019, he captured his second title at the Malaysia International Challenge beating Ren Pengbo in the final.[14]

Cheam was also part of Malaysia's men's team that won silver at the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships.[15][16]

2021

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In September, he was selected as the second men's singles player for the Malaysian men's team that participated in the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup.[17] In November, he resigned from the national team after six years.[18] In December, he made his debut at the 2021 BWF World Championships but lost in the first round to Kenta Nishimoto.

2022

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In September, Cheam competed at the 2022 Vietnam Open but crashed out in the semi-final to Sun Feixiang.[19] In October, he entered his second BWF World Tour final at the Indonesia Masters but lost to compatriot Leong Jun Hao in three games.[20]

2024

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In June, Cheam clinched the Lin Dan Cup, organised by the badminton legend himself after defeating China's Ren Chengming in straight sets. With the win, he pocketed a total of 200,000 yuan (approximately RM131,000) in prize money.[21]

File:男單獲獎選手.jpg
Cheam (second from left) on the 2024 Kaohsiung Masters men's singles podium

The following week, Cheam became the runner-up of 2024 Kaohsiung Masters after losing to Chinese Taipei's Lee Chia-hao in the finals.[22]

Achievements

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Youth Olympic Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China 		Hong Kong Ng Tsz Yau Japan Kanta Tsuneyama
Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hsin 		21–14, 23–21 File:Gold medal.svg Gold

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[23] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[24]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Dutch Open Super 100 India Sourabh Verma 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Malaysia Leong Jun Hao 21–9, 20–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Kaohsiung Masters Super 100 Chinese Taipei Lee Chia-hao 15–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

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

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Malaysia International Singapore Loh Kean Yew 19–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Austrian International India Parupalli Kashyap 21–23, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Finnish Open Malaysia Leong Jun Hao 21–12, 17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Dutch International Poland Adrian Dziółko 13–21, 21–13, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Malaysia International Malaysia Soong Joo Ven 13–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Malaysia International Error creating thumbnail: Ren Pengbo 21–16, 19–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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