KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 16 — Not one but two awards were won by national badminton champion Cheah Liek Hou at the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Gala in Hangzhou, China, last night.
The two-time Paralympic Games gold medallist was awarded the Best Male Para Player, beating his challengers Daiki Kajiwara (Japan), Kumar Nitesh (India), and Park Hae Seong (South Korea).
In addition, the 37-year-old and his partner Mohd Fareez Anuar were also named the best male doubles pair.
“It is very meaningful for me because this is the first time I have won this award. I would like to thank BWF for recognising that I am one of the best athletes of 2025,” he said, as reported by BWF
Meanwhile, Chinese player Shi Yu Qi won two awards at the ceremony: best male singles player, which qualifies him to be named the best male player in the world.
The same script also featured South Korean star An Se Young, who won the best women's singles award and was subsequently crowned the world's best women's player.
Meanwhile, in the men's doubles category, the South Korean pair Kim Won-ho-Seo Seung-jae won the best men's doubles title, defeating two Malaysian pairs, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani.
In the women's doubles category, China's Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning won while the best mixed doubles went to the Thai pair Dechapol Puavranukroh-Supissara Paewsampran.
