Lee Meng Yean

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

Career 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.

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. In 2022, she was appointed as the coach for women's doubles by the Badminton Association of Malaysia.

Achievements

SEA Games 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 Bronze

Summer Universiade 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 Bronze

World Junior Championships 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 Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games 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 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 Bronze

Asian Junior Championships 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 Silver 2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,Gimcheon, South Korea Chow Mei Kuan Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan 14–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

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) 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