Soo Beng Kiang


Soo Beng Kiang is a former badminton player from Malaysia.

Career

He had played with different pairs such as Cheah Soon Kit and Tan Kim Her.
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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Cheah Soon Kit Rudy Gunawan
Ricky Subagja		11–15, 3–15 Silver

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		15–10, 15–11 Gold
1993Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		9–15, 11–15 Bronze
1994Phan Dinh Phung 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
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		10–15, 2–15 Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Park Joo-bong
Kim Moon-soo		7–15, 7–15 Bronze

Asian Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1991Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Cheah Soon Kit Ricky Subagja
Rexy Mainaky		17–16, 15–5 Gold
1994Beijing, China Cheah Soon Kit Ricky Subagja
Rexy Mainaky		8–15, 7–15 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rahman Sidek Eddy Hartono
Rudy Gunawan		4–15, 4–15 Bronze
1991Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Cheah Soon Kit Eddy Hartono
Rudy Gunawan		7–15, 3–15 Bronze
1993Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Cheah Soon Kit Ricky Subagja
Rexy Mainaky		15–7, 11–15, 15–7 Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1989Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Lim Siew Choon Eddy Hartono
Verawaty Fadjrin		4–15, 4–15 Bronze
1991Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Tan Lee Wai Ricky Subagja
Rosiana Tendean		3–15, 5–15 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994Victoria, 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 since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1990World Grand Prix Finals Cheah Soon Kit Eddy Hartono
Rudy Gunawan		6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1991Chinese Taipei Open Cheah Soon Kit Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek		7–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1991Swedish Open Cheah Soon Kit Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund		18–14, 15–7 Winner
1991Thailand Open Cheah Soon Kit Eddy Hartono
Rudy Gunawan		3–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1992Chinese Taipei Open Cheah Soon Kit Tan Kim Her
Jalani Sidek		15–7, 15–4 Winner
1992Malaysia Open Cheah Soon Kit Chen Kang
Chen Hongyong		15–12, 15–7 Winner
1992World Grand Prix Finals Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		11–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1993Chinese Taipei Open Cheah Soon Kit Bagus Setiadi
Imay Hendra		15–3, 15–12 Winner
1993Malaysia Open Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		7–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1993Dutch Open Cheah Soon Kit Jiang Xin
Yu Qi		15–4, 17–14 Winner

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Canada Open Cheah Soon Kit Ahn Jae-chang
Choi Ji-tae		15–4, 15–4 Winner
1992US Open Cheah Soon Kit Thomas Lund
Jens Olsson		15–9, 15–11 Winner

Honours