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New Straits Times
12-07-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Soon Kit joins England as guest coach ahead of Paris Worlds
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Cheah Soon Kit has joined Badminton England as a guest coach in the lead-up to next month's World Championships in Paris. The 57-year-old, who was part of Malaysia's historic 1992 Thomas Cup-winning team, was officially unveiled on Friday (July 11). "We are thrilled to welcome another experienced former badminton star to the hallowed courts at the National Badminton Centre as Cheah Soon Kit joins the Badminton England coaching ranks as a guest coach," said Badminton England in a statement. "The former Malaysian men's doubles hero is set to enrich our coaching provision in the lead-up to the World Championships in August." Soon Kit is no stranger to success on English soil. In 1994, he and Soo Beng Kiang defeated England's Simon Archer-Chris Hunt to win the Commonwealth Games gold in Victoria. Two years later, he partnered Yap Kim Hock to claim silver at the Atlanta Olympics. After retiring, Soon Kit turned to coaching and played a key role in guiding Wong Pei Tty-Chin Ee Hui to Commonwealth Games gold in Melbourne in 2006. He later headed the national men's doubles department in 2017 and helped shape the rise of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, who went on to become two-time All-England finalists.
The Star
11-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Old Kit on the new block - Thomas Cupper joins England
File photo of Morten Frost (left) and Cheah Soon Kit. - The Star KAMARUL ARIFFIN PETALING JAYA: Former great Cheah Soon Kit joins England as a coach in lead up to the World Championships in Paris in August. On Friday (July 11), the Badminton England announced that they had hired Soon Kit, who was a member of Malaysia's 1992 Thomas Cup winning team, as their guest coach. "We are thrilled to welcome another vastly experienced former badminton star to the hallowed courts at the National Badminton Centre as Cheah Soon Kit joins the Badminton England coaching ranks as a guest coach," read the statement. "The former Malaysian men's doubles hero is set to enrich our coaching provision in lead up to the World Championships in August." In 1994, Soon Kit and partner Soo Beng Kiang defeated English pair Simon Archer-Chris Hunt to win the Commonwealth Games gold. And in 1996, Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock won the silver medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games. Soon Kit moved into a coaching role at the end of his playing days, becoming the national women's coach for Malaysia and guided Wong Pei Tty-Chin Ee Hui to a gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. He headed the men's doubles department in 2017 and had an influence on the burgeoning careers of two-time All-England finalists Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik.
