Kenn Lim 林生勤 | ||||||||||||||
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||
Born | Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia | 20 May 1986|||||||||||||
Event | Men's singles | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Kenn Lim (born 20 May 1986) is a Malaysian badminton player. [1] He was part of the Malaysian junior team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' team event. [2] He was the champion at the 2006 Sri Lanka Satellite and 2010 Portugal International tournament in the men's singles event. [3] [4] Lim who was educated at the Leeds Metropolitan University was the 2008 runner-up and 2009 champion at the BUCS Badminton Championships, and also won the 2008 Wimbledon National Elite Open. [5] [6] Lim represented Yorkshire at the Badminton England circuit, and clinched the men's singles title at the Northumberland Championships. [7]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Portugal International | ![]() | 21–14, 21–17 | ![]() |
2006 | Sri Lanka Satellite | ![]() | 20–22, 21–18, 21–8 | ![]() |
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