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

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

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
Woon Khe Wei Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
16–21, 17–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Siri Fort Indoor Stadium,
New Delhi, India
Woon Khe Wei Pan Pan
Tian Qing
10–21, 6–21 Silver

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

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall,
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, 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

References