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Vivian Hoo
许家雯
Personal information
Birth name Vivian Hoo Kah Mun
Born (1990-03-19) 19 March 1990 (age 34)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height 1.65 m
Weight 60 kg
Country Malaysia
Handedness Right
Women's doubles
Highest Ranking 9 (with Woon Khe Wei 19 November 2015)
Current Ranking 22 (with Lim Chiew Sien 6 June 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
Gold 2018 Gold Coast Women's doubles
Silver 2018 Gold Coast Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze 2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver 2010 New Delhi Women's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Bronze 2020 Manila Women's team
SEA Games
Gold 2013 Naypyidaw Women's doubles
Silver 2015 Singapore Women's doubles
Silver 2015 Singapore Women's team
Silver 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze 2019 Philippines Women's doubles
Bronze 2019 Philippines Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze 2008 Pune Mixed doubles
Bronze 2008 Pune Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Vivian Hoo
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese 許家雯
Simplified Chinese 许家雯

Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (Chinese: 许家雯; Mandarin 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.

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. Hoo and Woon had also reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 Rio Olympics.

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.

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
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

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

SEA Games

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

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)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

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 2 Runner-up
2018 Macau Open Super 300 Malaysia Yap Cheng Wen Japan Misato Aratama
Japan Akane Watanabe
21–15, 22–20 1 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

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 1 Winner
2013 New Zealand Open Malaysia Woon Khe Wei China Ou Dongni
China Tang Yuanting
15–21, 21–11, 19–21 2 Runner-up
2015 Syed Modi International Malaysia Woon Khe Wei Malaysia Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Malaysia Soong Fie Cho
20–22, 15–21 2 Runner-up
2017 New Zealand Open Malaysia Woon Khe Wei Japan Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan Yukiko Takahata
18–21, 21–16, 21–19 1 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
2009 Iran Fajr International Malaysia Sannatasah Saniru Turkey Ezgi Epice
Turkey Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
21–9, 11–21, 9–21 2 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 2 Runner-up
2018 Bangladesh International Malaysia Yap Cheng Wen India Aparna Balan
India Sruthi K. P.
21–14, 21–13 1 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
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