Lyddia Cheah Li Ya (simplified Chinese: 谢沂逾; traditional Chinese: 謝沂逾; pinyin: Xiè Yíyú; born 8 September 1989, also known as Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[1] Her younger sister, Soniia Cheah Su Ya is also a badminton player.^[2] In 2010, she competed at the Commonwealth Games in India.^[3]

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Lyddia Cheah Yi Yu 谢沂逾
Personal information
Birth name	Lyddia Cheah Li Ya 謝麗雅
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 34) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	29 (WS 29 October 2009) 184 (WD 25 January 2018) 413 (XD 27 August 2015)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Malaysia Commonwealth Games 2010 New Delhi Mixed team Southeast Asian Games 2009 Vientiane Women's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team 2009 Vientiane Women's singles 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju Mixed team 2017 Taipei Mixed team World Junior Championships 2006 Incheon Mixed team Commonwealth Youth Games 2004 Bendigo Mixed team Asia Junior Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2005 Jakarta Girls' team 2006 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' singles
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In 2008, she became the runner-up at the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold tournament. She was defeated by Saina Nehwal of India in the final.^[4] In 2009, she won a bronze medal at the Southeast Asian Games in the women's singles event. She was a part of the Malaysian team squad that won team gold at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games in the women's team event and 2010 Commonwealth Games in the mixed team event.^[5]

In 2012, she won the Maybank Malaysia International Challenge tournament. She lived up to expectations when she easily overpowered Singaporean seventh seed Liang Xiaoyu.^[6] By the end of July 2013 she announced her retirement from the international badminton scene and the National badminton team of Malaysia to pursue her A-level studies.^[7] As an independent player she joined the AirAsia Badminton Academy in 2014 and resumed her international career. In August 2015 she signed with team Derby in the United Kingdom to participate in England's National Badminton League.^[8] In 2016, she was the runner-up at the Bulgarian International tournament in the women's singles and doubles event.^[9] In 2017, she won the Iceland International tournament in the women's doubles event, and became the runner-up in the singles event.^[10]