Woon Khe Wei

Woon Khe Wei
Personal information
Birth name Janice Woon Khe Wei
Country  Malaysia
Born (1989-03-18) 18 March 1989
Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Handedness Left
Coach Wong Pek Siah
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking 9 (WD) (19 November 2015)
Current ranking 14 (WD) (24 August 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
2010 New DelhiMixed team
2014 GlasgowMixed team
2014 GlasgowWomen's doubles
Asian Games
2014 IncheonWomen's doubles
Asian Championships
2010 New DelhiWomen's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
2009 VientianeWomen's team
2013 NaypyidawWomen's doubles
2015 SingaporeWomen's doubles
2015 SingaporeWomen's team
2017 Kuala LumpurWomen's team
2017 Kuala LumpurWomen's doubles
2011 JakartaWomen's team
World Junior Championships
2006 IncheonMixed team
Commonwealth Youth Games
2004 BendigoMixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2007 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles
2007 Kuala LumpurMixed team
2006 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles
2006 Kuala LumpurMixed team
BWF profile

Janice Woon Khe Wei (born 18 March 1989) is a Malaysian professional badminton player in the doubles event.[1] Her current partner is Vivian Hoo Kah Mun. Together, they have ranked as high as No. 9 worldwide. Being a regular women's doubles player in super series tournament, Woon has achieved success with Hoo. They won a gold medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and they also reached the quarterfinals in the 2016 Rio Olympics.[2][3]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena,
Glasgow, Scotland		 Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun India Jwala Gutta
India Ashwini Ponnappa		 21–17, 23–21 Gold

Asian Games

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea		 Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Japan Misaki Matsutomo
Japan 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		 Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun China Pan Pan
China Tian Qing		 10–21, 6–21 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Women's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Axiata Arena,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Thailand Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Thailand Rawinda Prajongjai		 21–17, 20–22, 17–21 Bronze
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium,
Singapore		 Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Malaysia Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Malaysia Soong Fie Cho		 18–21, 13–21 Silver
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar		 Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Indonesia Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Indonesia Greysia Polii		 21–17, 18–21, 21–17 Gold

Asia Junior Championships

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young		 21–18, 16–21, 21–12 Gold
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong South Korea Lee Yong-dae
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young		 15–21, 9–21 Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 New Zealand Open Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Japan Ayako Sakuramoto
Japan Yukiko Takahata		 18–21, 21–16, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Syed Modi International Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Malaysia Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Malaysia Soong Fie Cho		 20–22, 15–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 New Zealand Open Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun China Ou Dongni
China Tang Yuanting		 15–21, 21–11, 19–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Indonesian Masters Malaysia Vivian Hoo Kah Mun China Bao Yixin
China Zhong Qianxin		 19–21, 21–19, 21–18 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Malaysia International Malaysia Chong Sook Chin Japan Rie Eto
Japan Yu Wakita		 18–21, 11–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Malaysia International Malaysia Ong Jian Guo Indonesia Lukhi Apri Nugroho
Indonesia Annisa Saufika		 21–11, 21–14 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Malaysia International Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong Malaysia Mak Hee Chun
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin		 21–6, 13–21, 21–17 1st, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Malaysia International Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong Malaysia Lim Khim Wah
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin		 15–21, 14–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Khe Wei Woon". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "More to come from Khe Wei-Vivian after Glasgow triumph". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "(Olympics) Japanese pair too strong for shuttlers Vivian, Khe Wei". www.nst.com.my. New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.