Lee Meng Yean (born 30 March 1994) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2] Together with Chow Mei Kuan, she won the 2018 Syed Modi International and achieved a career-high ranking of 10 in women's doubles.[3]

Lee Meng Yean
李明晏
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1994-03-30) 30 March 1994 (age 30)
Malacca, Malaysia
ResidenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Years active2009 - 2021
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking10 (WD with Chow Mei Kuan) (2 February 2021)
79 (XD with Ong Jian Guo) (25 September 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Women's team
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Chiba Girls' doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Douglas Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Douglas Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lucknow Girls' doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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She was the 2011 Asian Junior Badminton Championships silver medalist. In 2013, she won a bronze medal at the BWF World Junior Championships and the Summer Universiade. In 2018, they were runners-up at the 2018 Russian Open. In 2019, they lost in the 2019 India Open final to future Olympic gold medalists Greysia Polii and Apriyani Rahayu.[4]

In the same year, she won a bronze medal at the SEA Games. They competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics but lost in the group stage.[5] In 2022, she was appointed as the coach for women's doubles by the Badminton Association of Malaysia.[6]

Achievements

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SEA Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines
  Chow Mei Kuan   Chayanit Chaladchalam
  Phataimas Muenwong
20–22, 11–21   Bronze

Summer Universiade

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Tennis Academy,
Kazan, Russia
  Chow Mei Kuan   Jang Ye-na
  Kim So-young
17–21, 9–21   Bronze

World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Chiba Port Arena,
Chiba, Japan
  Chow Mei Kuan   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
6–21, 12–21   Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man   Chow Mei Kuan   Soniia Cheah Su Ya
  Yang Li Lian
21–17, 21–8   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man   Nelson Heg   Ryan McCarthy
  Emily Westwood
21–14, 21–10   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium,
Lucknow, India
  Chow Mei Kuan   Suci Rizki Andini
  Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah
18–21, 21–16, 12–21   Silver
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea
  Chow Mei Kuan   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
14–21, 14–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Russian Open Super 100   Chow Mei Kuan   Chisato Hoshi
  Kie Nakanishi
11–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2018 Syed Modi International Super 300   Chow Mei Kuan   Ashwini Ponnappa
  N. Sikki Reddy
21–15, 21–13   Winner
2019 India Open Super 500   Chow Mei Kuan   Greysia Polii
  Apriyani Rahayu
11–21, 23–25   Runner-up

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

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Finnish Open   Chow Mei Kuan   Alex Bruce
  Michelle Li
19–21, 21–12, 16–21   Runner-up
2012 Malaysia International   Chow Mei Kuan   Ririn Amelia
  Melvira Oklamona
21–13, 23–21   Winner
2013 Austrian International   Chow Mei Kuan   Misato Aratama
  Megumi Taruno
14–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2015 Bangladesh International   Lim Yin Loo   Chaladchalam Chayanit
  Phataimas Muenwong
15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2016 Polish Open   Chow Mei Kuan   Puttita Supajirakul
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
7–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Malaysia International   Chow Mei Kuan   Jiang Binbin
  Tang Pingyang
21–17, 17–21, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Meng Yean Lee". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Meng Yean Lee Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ Liew, Vincent (25 November 2018). "Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean win Syed Modi International". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ Liew, Vincent (31 March 2019). "India Open: Ratchanok Intanon wins, Chow Mei Kuan/Lee Meng Yean finish runners-up". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Meng Yean-Mei Kuan end Olympics campaign with one win". The Star. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  6. ^ "BAM hires high performance director & new WD coach". BAM. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  7. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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