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Vivian Hoo

Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (Chinese: 许家雯; pinyin: Xǔ Jiāwén; Jyutping: Heoi2 Gaa1 Man4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Ka-bûn; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hí Kâ-vùn; born 19 March 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1]

Vivian Hoo
许家雯
Personal information
Birth nameVivian Hoo Kah Mun
CountryMalaysia
Born (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachChan Chong Ming
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (with Woon Khe Wei 19 November 2015)
Current ranking39 (with Lim Chiew Sien 16 April 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Women's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile
Vivian Hoo
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese許家雯
Simplified Chinese许家雯
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXǔ Jiāwén
Hakka
Pha̍k-fa-sṳHí Kâ-vùn
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingHeoi2 Gaa1 Man4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKhó͘ Ka-bûn
Tâi-lôKhóo Ka-bûn

Career

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Teamed-up with Woon Khe Wei in the women's doubles event, they reached top 10 BWF World Ranking. Being a regular women's doubles player, Hoo has won the Commonwealth Games women's doubles event twice, first with her regular partner, Woon, at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and a second time with Chow Mei Kuan at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.[2][3] Hoo and Woon had also reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 Rio Olympics.[4]

Personal life

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Vivian is the older sister of Hoo Pang Ron, who is also a badminton player. She is an alumna of University of Malaya.[5]

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland 		Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei India  Jwala Gutta
India  Ashwini Ponnappa 		21–17, 23–21 Gold  Gold
2018 Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia 		Malaysia  Chow Mei Kuan England  Lauren Smith
England  Sarah Walker 		21–12, 21–12 Gold  Gold

Asian Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea 		Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei Japan  Misaki Matsutomo
Japan  Ayaka Takahashi 		16–21, 17–21 Bronze  Bronze

Asian Championships

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India 		Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei China  Pan Pan
China  Tian Qing 		10–21, 6–21 Silver  Silver

SEA Games

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Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar 		Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei Indonesia  Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Indonesia  Greysia Polii 		21–17, 18–21, 21–17 Gold  Gold
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium,
Singapore 		Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei Malaysia  Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Malaysia  Soong Fie Cho 		18–21, 13–21 Silver  Silver
2017 Axiata Arena,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 		Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei Thailand  Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand  Rawinda Prajongjai 		21–17, 20–22, 17–21 Bronze  Bronze
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex,
Metro Manila, Philippines 		Malaysia  Yap Cheng Wen Indonesia  Greysia Polii
Indonesia  Apriyani Rahayu 		18–21, 19–21 Bronze  Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

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Mixed' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,
Pune, India 		Malaysia  Mak Hee Chun China  Zhang Nan
China  Lu Lu 		12–21, 7–21 Bronze  Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Malaysia  Yap Cheng Wen Hong Kong  Ng Tsz Yau
Hong Kong  Yuen Sin Ying 		18–21, 21–16, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2018 Macau Open Super 300 Malaysia  Yap Cheng Wen Japan  Misato Aratama
Japan  Akane Watanabe 		21–15, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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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 doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei China  Bao Yixin
China  Zhong Qianxin 		19–21, 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
2013 New Zealand Open Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei China  Ou Dongni
China  Tang Yuanting 		15–21, 21–11, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2015 Syed Modi International Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei Malaysia  Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Malaysia  Soong Fie Cho 		20–22, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2017 New Zealand Open Malaysia  Woon Khe Wei Japan  Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan  Yukiko Takahata 		18–21, 21–16, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Iran Fajr International Malaysia  Sannatasah Saniru Turkey  Ezgi Epice
Turkey  Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella 		21–9, 11–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2018 Vietnam International Malaysia  Chow Mei Kuan South Korea  Baek Ha-na
South Korea  Lee Yu-rim 		19–21, 21–17, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up
2018 Bangladesh International Malaysia  Yap Cheng Wen India  Aparna Balan
India  Sruthi K. P. 		21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Vivian Hoo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ "More to come from Khe Wei-Vivian after Glasgow triumph". The Star. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Participants: Vivian Hoo". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. ^ "(Olympics) Japanese pair too strong for shuttlers Vivian, Khe Wei". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Badminton: Pang Ron wants to excel in badminton just like his sister". The Star. 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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