Vivian Hoo Kah Mun

Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (Chinese: 许家雯; pinyin: Xǔ Jiāwén; born 19 March 1990) is a Malaysian professional badminton player.[1]

Vivian Hoo Kah Mun
Personal information
Country Malaysia
Born (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachChan Chong Ming
Women's doubles
Highest ranking9 (19 November 2015)
Current ranking28 (18 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Mixed team
2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asian Games
2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Asian Championships
2010 New Delhi Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
Southeast Asian Games
2013 Naypyidaw Women's doubles
2015 Singapore Women's doubles
2015 Singapore Women's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
2011 Jakarta Women's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
2019 Philippines Women's doubles
2019 Philippines Women's team
World Junior Championships
2008 Pune Mixed doubles
2008 Pune Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

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

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

Asian Games

Women's doubles

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

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

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

BWF World Junior Championships

Mixed' doubles

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

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

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely 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 Macau Open Super 300 Yap Cheng Wen Misato Aratama
Akane Watanabe		 21–15, 22–20 Winner
2018 Hyderabad Open Super 100 Yap Cheng Wen Ng Tsz Yau
Yuen Sin Ying		 18–21, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up

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

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

Women's doubles

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

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Bangladesh International Yap Cheng Wen Aparna Balan
Sruthi K.P		 21–14, 21–13 Winner
2018 Vietnam International Chow Mei Kuan Baek Ha-na
Lee Yu-rim		 19–21, 21–17, 17–21 Runner-up
2009 Iran Fajr International Sannatasah Saniru Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
Ezgi Epice		 21–9, 11–21, 9–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
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References
  1. "Players: Vivian Hoo". bwfbadminton.com. 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. "Participants: Vivian Hoo". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  4. "(Olympics) Japanese pair too strong for shuttlers Vivian, Khe Wei". www.nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2016/12/11/pang-ron-wants-to-excel-in-badminton-just-like-his-sister/
  6. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
  7. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
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