# Cheng Shao-chieh

Cheng Shao-chieh (Chinese: 鄭韶婕; pinyin: Zhèng Sháojié; Wade–Giles: Cheng Shao-chieh; born 4 January 1986) is a badminton player from Taiwan.
Cheng played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics for the Republic of China as Chinese Taipei. In women's singles, she defeated Ling Wan Ting of Hong Kong and Jun Jae-youn of South Korea in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Cheng lost to Gong Ruina of China 3–11, 3–11. Later that year, she played in the 2004 World Junior Championships, held in Richmond, Canada, where she won the gold title in girls' singles. She also participated in the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, California, making it to the semifinals and taking a game from the eventual champion, Xie Xingfang. She achieved a world championship silver medal in 2011 in London. She reached the final, winning all her matches in straight games. In the quarterfinal she beat the then world number 1, Wang Shixian from China, and in the semifinal she outclassed Juliane Schenk from Germany 18 and 6. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again reached the quarter-finals, qualifying through from group C. She then beat Gu Juan in the second round before losing to Wang Yihan.

## Achievements
### World Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | Xie Xingfang | 11–2, 5–11, 6–11 | Bronze |
| 2011 | Wembley Arena, London, England | Wang Yihan | 15–21, 10–21 | Silver |

### Asian Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Wang Chen | 8–11, 2–11 | Bronze |
| 2011 | Sichuan Gymnasium, Chengdu, China | Wang Yihan | 19–21, 21–23 | Bronze |

### Summer Universiade

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2007 | Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand | Wang Yihan | 12–21, 17–21 | Silver |
| 2011 | Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China | Pai Hsiao-ma | 21–18, 21–15 | Gold |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China | Pai Hsiao-ma | Eom Hye-won Jang Ye-na | 11–21, 14–21 | Silver |

### World University Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand | Soratja Chansrisukot | 11–5, 5–11, 11–6 | Gold |

### World Junior Championships

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada | Lu Lan | 11–7, 11–5 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada | Lee Sheng-mu | He Hanbin Yu Yang | 3–15, 1–15 | Bronze |

### Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan | Cheng Hsiao-yun | Lita Nurlita Endang Nursugianti | 13–15, 11–15 | Bronze |

### BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2012 | Singapore Open | Juliane Schenk | 11–21, 24–26 | Runner-up |
    Superseries tournament
    Superseries Premier tournament
    Superseries Finals tournament

### BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2009 | Chinese Taipei Open | Bae Seung-hee | 17–21, 21–12, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2010 | Chinese Taipei Open | Bae Seung-hee | 21–11, 24–26, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2010 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | Ratchanok Intanon | 12–21, 21–19, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2011 | Canada Open | Pi Hongyan | 21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    BWF Grand Prix tournament

### BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Austrian Open | Huang Chia-chi | 8–11, 11–8, 11–3 | Winner |

## Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Petya Nedelcheva | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Gong Ruina | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Li Xuerui | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Lu Lan | 6 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Wang Lin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Wang Shixian | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Wang Xin | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Wang Yihan | 5 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Xie Xingfang | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Zhang Ning | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Zhu Lin | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Huang Chia-chi | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Tai Tzu-ying | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Tine Baun | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Camilla Martin | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Tracey Hallam | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Pi Hongyan | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Players | Matches | Results | Results | Difference |
| Players | Matches | Won | Lost | Difference |
| Petra Overzier | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Juliane Schenk | 9 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Xu Huaiwen | 4 | 0 | 4 | –4 |
| Wang Chen | 9 | 1 | 8 | –7 |
| Yip Pui Yin | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Saina Nehwal | 4 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Lindaweni Fanetri | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Maria Kristin Yulianti | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Minatsu Mitani | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Nozomi Okuhara | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Wong Mew Choo | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mia Audina | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Bae Yeon-ju | 7 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Sung Ji-hyun | 2 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Carolina Marín | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Porntip Buranaprasertsuk | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Ratchanok Intanon | 5 | 1 | 4 | –3 |