Sam Chankaby

Sam Chankaby (Khmer: សំ ចាន់កាប៊ី) is a Cambodian soft tennis player. He is the gold medalist at the 2023 SEA Games.[1]

In this Cambodian name, the surname is Sam. In accordance with Cambodian custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Chankaby.
Sam Chankaby
សំ ចាន់កាប៊ី
Personal information
Native nameសំ ចាន់កាប៊ី
Full nameSam Chankaby
NationalityCambodian
Home townPhnom Penh, Cambodia
Sport
Country Cambodia
SportSoft tennis
Medal record
Representing  Cambodia
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place2023 CambodiaMixed doubles

Career

He participated in the 1st Asian Junior Soft Tennis Championship under-15 category.[2] In the men's singles, he topped the group stage and advanced to the next stage, where he lost to a South Korean player.[3] In the men's doubles, he and Say Sochetra finished first in the group stage and lost to Chinese Taipei 3–4 in the semifinals, earning a bronze medal.[4]

At the 2023 SEA Games, he and Khun Chanroseka won the gold medal at the mixed doubles event after defeating their compatriots Ho Srey Nouch and Say Sochetra 5–2 in the final.[5]

At the Korea Cup International Soft Tennis Tournament 2023 held in Incheon, South Korea, he won a bronze medal in the men's singles event.[6][7]

References
  1. "អស្ចារ្យ! សូហ្វតេន្នីសកម្ពុជា បានមេដាយមាស និងប្រាក់ ក្រោយប៉ះគ្នានៅវគ្គផ្តាច់ព្រ័ត្រវាយគូចម្រុះ" (in Khmer). Thmey Thmey. 6 May 2023.
  2. "សូហ្វតិន្នីសរំពឹងបានបទពិសោធពីជើងឯកយុវជនអាស៊ី ដើម្បីអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សមត្ថភាពត្រៀមស៊ីហ្គេមឆ្នាំនេះ" (in Khmer). Thmey Thmey. 30 Aug 2019.
  3. "1st Asian Junior Singles RESULTS" (PDF). astf.asia. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  4. "1st Asian Junior Doubles RESULTS" (PDF). astf.asia. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. "Cambodia Claims Gold and Silver for Soft Tennis". Cambodianess. 6 May 2023.
  6. "កម្ពុជាដណ្តើមបានមេដាយសំរឹទ្ធ២គ្រឿងបន្ថែមទៀត នៅព្រឹត្តិការណ៍សូហ្វតិន្នីសនៅកូរ៉េ" (in Khmer). CBS Sports KH. 21 June 2023.
  7. "Cambodian Soft Tennis Athletes Return Home With Five Medals". Ministry of Information. 22 June 2023.
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