Valeree Siow
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| Born | 18 March 2002 Perak, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 37 (WD with Low Yeen Yuan, 17 January 2023) 43 (XD with Yap Roy King, 30 July 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 149 (XD with Yap Roy King, 23 September 2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Valeree Siow Zi Xuan (Chinese: 蕭紫萱; pinyin: Xiāo Zǐxuān; born 18 March 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player who specialises in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]2021
[edit | edit source]2021 was a fruitful year for Siow. She clinched three titles in women's doubles with her partner Low Yeen Yuan at the Slovenia International,[2] Latvia International[3] and Hellas International.[4] She also cliched three titles in mixed doubles with Yap Roy King at the Latvia International,[3] Hellas International[4] and Ukraine International.[5] She was named as Chan Peng Soon's new mixed doubles partner after Chan split up for good with Goh Liu Ying and rejoined the Badminton Association of Malaysia.[6]
2022
[edit | edit source]Siow's debut tournament with Chan was at the India Open 2022 in New Delhi.[7] They were eliminated by 2nd seeds Rodion Alimov and Alina Davletova of Russia in the quarterfinals with a score of 14-21, 13-21.[8] She was part of Malaysia's women's team that won bronze at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.[9] In June, she had a partnership stint with Chen Tang Jie in mixed doubles where they competed at the BWF World Tour events in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.[10] In August, she made her debut at the 2022 BWF World Championships.[11]
2023
[edit | edit source]In May, Siow made her debut at the 2023 SEA Games in the women's team event.[12] She was also part of Malaysia's squad at the 2023 Sudirman Cup that won bronze.[13][14] In July, Siow was crowned as mixed doubles national champion after winning the 2023 Malaysian National Badminton Championships with Yap Roy King.[15] In August, she and partner Go Pei Kee finished as runner-ups with at the Maldives International.[16] In September, Siow and Yap entered their first BWF World Tour final at the Indonesia Masters. They successfully captured the mixed doubles title after defeating Japan's Hiroki Nishi and Akari Sato in three games.[17]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Siow's sister Desiree Siow Hao Shan is also a badminton player specialising in the women's and mixed doubles events. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Sports Science at the University of Malaya.[18]
Achievements
[edit | edit source]BWF World Tour (1 title)
[edit | edit source]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[19] 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.[20]
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2023 (I) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Malaysia Yap Roy King | Japan Hiroki Nishi Japan Akari Sato |
13–21, 21–14, 21–14 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner | [17] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit | edit source]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | Slovenia International | Malaysia Low Yeen Yuan | Error creating thumbnail: Isabella Nielsen Error creating thumbnail: Marie Louise Steffensen |
21–11, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2021 | Latvia International | Malaysia Low Yeen Yuan | Italy Martini Corsini Italy Judith Mair |
21–7, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2021 | Hellas International | Malaysia Low Yeen Yuan | Italy Katharina Fink Italy Yasmine Hamza |
21–15, 21–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2023 | Maldives International | Malaysia Go Pei Kee | Malaysia Ho Lo Ee Malaysia Amanda Yap |
18–21, 21–9, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Latvia International | Malaysia Yap Roy King | Malaysia Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman Malaysia Low Yeen Yuan |
22–20, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2021 | Hellas International | Malaysia Yap Roy King | Norway Carl Christian Mork Norway Solvår Flåten Jørgensen |
21–13, 21–17 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2021 | Ukraine International | Malaysia Yap Roy King | Germany Johhannes Pistorius Germany Emma Moszczynski |
21–19, 21–12 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
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External links
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Badminton players from Perak
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Malaysian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games badminton players for Malaysia
- Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
- SEA Games competitors for Malaysia
- 21st-century Malaysian sportswomen