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Vivian Hoo Kah Mun
Personal information
Country Malaysia
Born (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachWong Pek Siah
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (19 November 2015)
Current ranking14 (29 June 2017)
BWF profile

Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (Chinese: 许家雯; pinyin: Xǔ Jiāwén; born 19 March 1990 in Kuala Lumpur) is a badminton player from Malaysia.[1] Her current badminton partner is Woon Khe Wei, with whom she has reach top 10 women's doubles player. Being a regular women's doubles player, Hoo and her partner, Woon Khe Wei, won gold in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[2] They also reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 Rio Olympics.[3]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

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

Asian Games

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

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

Southeast Asian Games

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium,
Singapore
Malaysia Woon Khe Wei Malaysia Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Malaysia Soong Fie Cho
18–21, 13–21 Silver Silver
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

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed' Doubles

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

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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
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
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
2011 Indonesian Masters Malaysia Woon Khe Wei China Bao Yixin
China Zhong Qianxin
19–21, 21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Iran Fajr International Malaysia Sannatasah Saniru Turkey Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
Turkey Ezgi Epice
21–9, 11–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Players: Vivian Hoo". www.nst.com.my. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ "More to come from Khe Wei-Vivian after Glasgow triumph". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ^ "(Olympics) Japanese pair too strong for shuttlers Vivian, Khe Wei". www.nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 May 2017.