Matthew Chau (born 9 November 1994) is an Australian badminton player. He was four times men's doubles Oceania Champion winning in 2015–2018. Chau competed in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Sawan Serasinghe.

Matthew Chau picked up his first badminton racquet at age 10, following his parents to the Monash University Badminton Club where they played socially. The now 22-year-old fell in love with the all rounded nature of the sport and says he enjoys that badminton demands speed, strength, endurance, skill, tactical smarts and hard work from its athletes. Chau first partnered with Serasinghe at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival and the duo went on to secure the Rio quota spot for Australia by winning the 2016 Oceania Championships title.

Chau also took home the men's doubles title with Serasinghe at the Waikato International tournament and competed at his first World Championships 2016 at just 20 years old in Jakarta, Indonesia.

When he is not playing, Chau studies a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Engineering and enjoys cooking.

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2020Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, AustraliaAustralia Sawan SerasingheNew Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis New Zealand Abhinav Manota21–18, 9–21, 14–21Silver
2018Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New ZealandAustralia Sawan SerasingheAustralia Robin Middleton Australia Ross Smith21–17, 23–21Gold
2017Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New CaledoniaAustralia Sawan SerasingheNew Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn New Zealand Niccolo Tagle21–8, 21–14Gold
2016Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, TahitiAustralia Sawan SerasingheFrench Polynesia Léo Cucuel French Polynesia Rémi Rossi21–11, 21–12Gold
2015X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New ZealandAustralia Sawan SerasingheNew Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis10–21, 21–16, 21–13Gold
2014Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, AustraliaAustralia Sawan SerasingheAustralia Raymond Tam Australia Glenn Warfe11–21, 13–21Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New ZealandAustralia Leanne ChooAustralia Sawan Serasinghe Australia Setyana Mapasa19–21, 18–21Silver
2015X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New ZealandAustralia Gronya SomervilleNew Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis New Zealand Danielle Tahuri15–21, 21–19, 14–21Bronze
2014Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, AustraliaAustralia Jacqueline GuanNew Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis New Zealand Susannah Leydon-Davis19–21, 13–21Silver

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Nouméa InternationalAustralia Sawan SerasingheAustralia Joel Findlay Australia Jeff Tho17–21, 21–7, 21–14Winner
2015Maribyrnong InternationalAustralia Sawan SerasingheMalaysia Darren Isaac Devadass Malaysia Vountus Indra Mawan24–22, 10–21, 14–21Runner-up
2015Waikato InternationalAustralia Sawan SerasinghePakistan Rizwan Azam Australia Michael Fariman21–16, 21–15Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Turkey InternationalAustralia Gronya SomervillePoland Robert Mateusiak Poland Nadieżda Zięba12–21, 13–21Runner-up
2015Waikato InternationalAustralia Gronya SomervilleAustralia Sawan Serasinghe Australia Setyana Mapasa13–21, 17–21Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

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