Badminton runs in Soh Wooi Yik’s family. His father Soh Goon Chup and uncle Soo Beng Kiang were former national shuttlers (dad won the bronze with Ong Beng Teong at the 1983 SEA Games and Soo won the 1992 Thomas Cup with Cheah Soon Kit).

It isn’t any wonder then that the Kuala Lumpur native started playing badminton from as young as four years old and began playing professionally at the age of six. Initially playing singles, it was Morten Frost (former technical director of Badminton Association Malaysia) who identified Soh’s talent as a doubles player.

In 2017, Soh got paired up with Aaron Chia and worked their way to becoming Malaysia’s number one pair. Their wins include the gold medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games and bronze at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

In 2022, Soh and Chia made a breakthrough and did the country proud when they took home the gold for men’s doubles at the BWF World Championships in Tokyo—making history as the nation’s first to win the prestigious title.