James Chua

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chua.

James Chua (Chinese: 蔡其豪; born 30 March 1979) is a Malaysian former badminton player. Born in Sarawak, Chua moved to Kuala Lumpur to join the BAM squad in 1995.^[1] He was part of the Malaysia junior team that won the boys' team bronze at the 1997 Asian Junior Championships in Manila.^[2] He was the champion at the 1998 Malaysia Satellite,^[3] and in 2001 clinched the National Championships title.^[4] Chua won the World Grand Prix title at the 2002 Malaysia Open defeated his compatriot the defending champion, Ong Ewe Hock in straight games.^[5] Together with the national men's team, they won the bronze medals at the 1998 and 2002 Asian Games.^[6]

James Chua 蔡其豪
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1979-03-30) 30 March 1979 (age 46) Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team 1998 Bangkok Men's team Asian Junior Championships 1997 Manila Boys' team
BWF profile

Chua is currently coaching at the Czech Republic badminton association since September 2024.^[7]

Achievements

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Malaysia Open	Ong Ewe Hock	15–10, 15–6	Winner
2002	Swiss Open	Marleve Mainaky	7–2, 5–7, 3–7, 8–6, 1–7	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Malaysia Satellite	Ramesh Nathan	15–8, 5–15, 15–10	Winner