Chow Mei Kuan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chow.

Chow Mei Kuan (Chinese: 鄒美君; born 23 December 1994) is a Malaysian retired badminton player. She started playing badminton at the age of 7 in her primary school. Chow made a debut in the international senior tournament in 2012.^[1] She won gold medals at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the girls' and mixed doubles event.^[2] Chow competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast and won the women's doubles event with Vivian Hoo Kah Mun.^[3]

Chow Mei Kuan 邹美君
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1994-12-23) 23 December 1994 (age 28) Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Residence	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Years active	2012–2021
Retired	16 August 2021
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	10 (WD 2 February 2021) 38 (XD 27 August 2015)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Malaysia Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2020 Manila Women's team SEA Games 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team 2019 Philippines Women's doubles 2019 Philippines Women's team Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Women's doubles World Junior Championships 2011 Taipei Mixed team 2011 Taipei Mixed doubles 2012 Chiba Girls' doubles Asian Junior Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2011 Lucknow Girls' doubles 2011 Lucknow Mixed team 2012 Gimcheon Girls' doubles 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Chow Mei Kuan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	鄒美君
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zōu Měi Jūn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Tseû Mûi-kiûn Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zau1 Mei5 Gwan1 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Chau Bí-kun Tâi-lô Tsau Bí-kun

Career

Chow competed at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in the women's doubles partnering Lee Meng Yean, but the duo were eliminated in the group stage.^[4]

Chow gave her resignation letter to Badminton Association of Malaysia on 16 August 2021, and effectively left the team on 15 September 2021.^[5]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Vivian Hoo	Lauren Smith   Sarah Walker	21–12, 21–12	Gold

SEA Games

Women's doubles

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

Summer Universiade

Women's doubles

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

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan	Nelson Heg	Ronald Alexander   Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah	17–21, 22–20, 16–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

BWF World Tour

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[6] 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.^[7]

Women's doubles

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Finnish Open	Lee Meng Yean	Alex Bruce   Michelle Li	19–21, 21–12, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Malaysia International	Lee Meng Yean	Ririn Amelia   Melvira Oklamona	21–13, 23–21	Winner
2013	Austrian International	Lee Meng Yean	Misato Aratama   Megumi Taruno	14–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2016	Polish Open	Lee Meng Yean	Puttita Supajirakul   Sapsiree Taerattanachai	7–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	Malaysia International	Lee Meng Yean	Jiang Binbin   Tang Pingyang	21–17, 17–21, 21–15	Winner
2018	Vietnam International	Vivian Hoo	Baek Ha-na   Lee Yu-rim	19–21, 21–17, 17–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	French International	Nelson Heg	Peter Käsbauer   Johanna Goliszewski	12–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2012	Smiling Fish International	Tan Wee Gieen	Wong Fai Yin   Shevon Jemie Lai	13–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2015	Polish International	Wong Fai Yin	Kasper Antonsen   Amanda Madsen	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Mei Kuan Chow". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
2. "Badminton boosts Malaysia in CYG". Chinese Olympic Committee. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
3. "Gold Coast 2018: Chong Wei-less Malaysia secure quarter-final spot". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
4. Tan, Ming Wai (27 July 2021). "Meng Yean-Mei Kuan end Olympics campaign with one win". The Star. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
5. "Official: Thank you, Mei Kuan". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
6. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). . Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Chow Mei Kuan at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)