Vivian Hoo Explained

Vivian Hoo
许家雯
Birth Name:Vivian Hoo Kah Mun
Country:Malaysia
Birth Date:1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height:1.65 m
Weight:60 kg
Handedness:Right
Coach:Chan Chong Ming
Event:Women's doubles
Highest Ranking:9
Date Of Highest Ranking:with Woon Khe Wei 19 November 2015
Current Ranking:39
Date Of Current Ranking:with Lim Chiew Sien 16 April 2024
Bwf Id:6F73C2D0-E610-4B9A-85C9-D176DF389E1E
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Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hí Kâ-vùn; born 19 March 1990) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1]

Career

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

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

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland
Woon Khe Wei Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa
21–17, 23–21 Gold
2018Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre,
Gold Coast, Australia
Chow Mei Kuan Lauren Smith
Sarah Walker
21–12, 21–12 Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

SEA Games

Women's doubles

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

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed' doubles

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

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

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Hyderabad OpenSuper 100 Yap Cheng Wen Ng Tsz Yau
Yuen Sin Ying
18–21, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up
2018Macau OpenSuper 300 Yap Cheng Wen Misato Aratama
Akane Watanabe
21–15, 22–20 Winner

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

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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Woon Khe Wei Bao Yixin
Zhong Qianxin
19–21, 21–19, 21–18 Winner
2013New Zealand Open Woon Khe Wei Ou Dongni
Tang Yuanting
15–21, 21–11, 19–21 Runner-up
2015Syed Modi International Woon Khe Wei Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Soong Fie Cho
20–22, 15–21 Runner-up
2017New Zealand Open Woon Khe Wei Ayako Sakuramoto
Yukiko Takahata
18–21, 21–16, 21–19 Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Iran Fajr International Sannatasah Saniru Ezgi Epice
Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
21–9, 11–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2018Vietnam International Chow Mei Kuan Baek Ha-na
Lee Yu-rim
19–21, 21–17, 17–21 Runner-up
2018Bangladesh International Yap Cheng Wen Aparna Balan
Sruthi K. P.
21–14, 21–13 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Vivian Hoo . Badminton World Federation. 2 July 2017.
  2. News: More to come from Khe Wei-Vivian after Glasgow triumph . The Star. 13 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Participants: Vivian Hoo . Gold Coast 2018 . 15 April 2018.
  4. News: (Olympics) Japanese pair too strong for shuttlers Vivian, Khe Wei . New Straits Times. 13 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Badminton: Pang Ron wants to excel in badminton just like his sister . The Star . 11 December 2016 . subscription.
  6. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.