Vivian Hoo | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 許家雯 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 许家雯 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 formerbadminton player. She is the elder sister ofHoo Pang Ron, who is also a Malaysian badminton player.[1]
Teamed-up withWoon Khe Wei in the women's doubles event, they reached top 10BWF 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 the2014 Commonwealth Games inGlasgow and a second time withChow Mei Kuan at the2018 Commonwealth Games inGold Coast.[2][3] Hoo and Woon had also reached the quarter-finals of the2016 Rio Olympics.[4]
Vivian is the older sister ofHoo Pang Ron, who is also a badminton player. She is an alumna of University of Malaya.[5]
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland | 21–17, 23–21 | Gold | ||
| 2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia | 21–12, 21–12 | Gold |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | 16–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India | 10–21, 6–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | 21–17, 18–21, 21–17 | Gold | ||
| 2015 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore | 18–21, 13–21 | Silver | ||
| 2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 21–17, 20–22, 17–21 | Bronze | ||
| 2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines | 18–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Mixed' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Badminton Hall, Pune, India | 12–21, 7–21 | Bronze |
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 theBadminton 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
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | 18–21, 21–16, 14–21 | |||
| 2018 | Macau Open | Super 300 | 21–15, 22–20 |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2011 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | 19–21, 21–19, 21–18 | |||
| 2013 | New Zealand Open | 15–21, 21–11, 19–21 | |||
| 2015 | Syed Modi International | 20–22, 15–21 | |||
| 2017 | New Zealand Open | 18–21, 21–16, 21–19 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Iran Fajr International | 21–9, 11–21, 9–21 | |||
| 2018 | Vietnam International | 19–21, 21–17, 17–21 | |||
| 2018 | Bangladesh International | 21–14, 21–13 |