From www.thestar.com.my (16 March 2007) Lydia’s sister, Sonia just a match away from U-15 title PETALING JAYA: Kuala Lumpur’s Sonia Cheah Su Ya showed that she was on the right track in following in the footsteps of her sister, Lydia, when she reached her first Under-15 girls’ singles final in the national schools (MSSM) badminton championships at the Kuala Terengganu Indoor Stadium yesterday. The 14-year-old Sonia, who is four years younger than Asian Junior runner-up Lydia, defeated Yang Li Lian of Selangor 21-19, 21-13 in the semi-finals. She will take on Kedahan Ng Sin Er in the final. Sin Er, who is a student of the Bukit Jalil Sports School (BJSS) together with Sonia, trounced Pahang’s Lai Pei Jing 21-13, 21-9 in another semi-final. She will also feature in the doubles final, partnering Lim Pei Shuan. Five other players are also in line for a double. They are Loh Wei Sheng (Negri Sembilan, boys’ Under-15), Iskandar Zulkarnain (Johor, boys’ Under-18), Cheah Yee See (Penang, girls’ Under-12), Tee Jing Yi (Penang, girls’ Under-18) and Tiffany Chase Currier (Malacca, girls’ Under-18).
Lots of brothers in badminton. Malaysia alone has at least two famous ones, Sideks and Hashims. But are there any famous sisters in international badminton, past and present?
wow that is good news for mas ws hope to see lydia and sonia soon in international stage both are so young i think bam should start sending lydia to more international tourneys she is a good player needs more experience hmmm can consider wong mew choo and her sister wong mew kheng? but not so famous lo
I saw her played yesterday and this morning. She lost to the Kedah. girl in the final in 3 sets. For a 14 years old she has good skills and she is very agile on court. Keep it up. Sonia. if u see this forum. Jia U.
This is the first time i heard of her. Is she as tall as Lydia? Lydia really has great aggression and potential.
