Matthew Chau
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Matthew Chau (born 9 November 1994) is an Australian badminton player.[1] He was four times men's doubles Oceania Champion winning in 2015–2018.[2] Chau competed in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Sawan Serasinghe.[3]
Chau picked up his first badminton racquet at age 10, following his parents to the Monash University Badminton Club where they played socially. The now 22-year-old fell in love with the all rounded nature of the sport and says he enjoys that badminton demands speed, strength, endurance, skill, tactical smarts and hard work from its athletes. Chau first partnered with Serasinghe at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and the duo went on to secure the Rio quota spot for Australia by winning the 2016 Oceania Championships title.[4]
Chau also took home the men's doubles title with Serasinghe at the Waikato International tournament and competed at his first World Championships 2016 at just 20 years old in Jakarta, Indonesia.
When he is not playing, Chau studies a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering and enjoys cooking.[4]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]Oceania Championships
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
Australia Sawan Serasinghe | New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis New Zealand Abhinav Manota |
21–18, 9–21, 14–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Australia Sawan Serasinghe | Australia Robin Middleton Australia Ross Smith |
21–17, 23–21 | Gold Gold |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
Australia Sawan Serasinghe | New Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn New Zealand Niccolo Tagle |
21–8, 21–14 | Gold Gold |
| 2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
Australia Sawan Serasinghe | French Polynesia Léo Cucuel French Polynesia Rémi Rossi |
21–11, 21–12 | Gold Gold |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Australia Sawan Serasinghe | New Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis |
10–21, 21–16, 21–13 | Gold Gold |
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Australia Sawan Serasinghe | Australia Raymond Tam Australia Glenn Warfe |
11–21, 13–21 | Silver Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
Australia Leanne Choo | Australia Sawan Serasinghe Australia Setyana Mapasa |
19–21, 18–21 | Silver Silver |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
Australia Gronya Somerville | New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis New Zealand Danielle Tahuri |
15–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Bronze Bronze |
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
Australia Jacqueline Guan | New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis New Zealand Susannah Leydon-Davis |
19–21, 13–21 | Silver Silver |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit | edit source]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nouméa International | Australia Sawan Serasinghe | Australia Joel Findlay Australia Jeff Tho |
17–21, 21–7, 21–14 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2015 | Maribyrnong International | Australia Sawan Serasinghe | Malaysia Darren Isaac Devadass Malaysia Vountus Indra Mawan |
24–22, 10–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2015 | Waikato International | Australia Sawan Serasinghe | Pakistan Rizwan Azam Australia Michael Fariman |
21–16, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Turkey International | Australia Gronya Somerville | Poland Robert Mateusiak Poland Nadieżda Zięba |
12–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2015 | Waikato International | Australia Gronya Somerville | Australia Sawan Serasinghe Australia Setyana Mapasa |
13–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
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External links
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- Matthew Chau at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
- Australian people of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Australian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Australia
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games badminton players for Australia
- People from Mount Waverley, Victoria
- Badminton players from Melbourne
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen