Lim Khim Wah

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Lim Khim Wah
林钦华
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 34)
Penang, Malaysia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
HandednessLeft
CoachPang Cheh Chang
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking11 (MD with Goh V Shem 30 May 2013 [1] )
Current ranking96 (MD with Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub 5 July 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Taipei Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Naypyidaw Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Waitakere City Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Incheon Boys' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Incheon Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Waitakere City Boys' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Lim Khim Wah (born 29 April 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player from Penang who plays in the doubles category. [2] [3] His men's doubles partner was Goh V Shem until late 2014. They two won their first Superseries title at the 2014 Malaysia Open. [4] Together with Goh, Lim reached a career high as world number 11 in the men's doubles in May 2013. [1] In 2015, Lim resigned from the Badminton Association of Malaysia. [5] In 2022, Lim teamed up with Nur Mohd Azyriyn Ayub, they started their career in three back-to-back tournaments in India, with the India Open as the first tournament. [6]

Contents

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Taipei Arena,
Taipei, Taiwan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh V Shem Flag of South Korea.svg Ko Sung-hyun
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong-dae
17–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh V Shem Flag of Indonesia.svg Markis Kido
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
13–21, 21–17, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ow Yao Han Flag of Indonesia.svg Angga Pratama
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rian Agung Saputro
16–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Samsan World Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mak Hee Chun Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Gun-woo
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong-dae
6–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2007 The Trusts Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mak Hee Chun Flag of South Korea.svg Chung Eui-seok
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Baek-cheol
13–21, 13–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 The Trusts Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin Flag of England.svg Chris Adcock
Flag of England.svg Gabrielle White
23–25, 22–20, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mak Hee Chun Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Gun-woo
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong-dae
11–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Baek-cheol
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Hyun-young
15–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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. [8]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Flag of India.svg P. S. Ravikrishna
Flag of India.svg Sankar Prasad Udayakumar
18–21, 21–14, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF Superseries (1 title)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. [10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh V Shem Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chai Biao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hong Wei
21–19, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

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.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Thailand Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Peng Soon Flag of Malaysia.svg Choong Tan Fook
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Wan Wah
20–22, 21–14, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh V Shem Flag of Malaysia.svg Koo Kien Keat
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Boon Heong
22–20, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh V Shem Flag of Singapore.svg Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Flag of Singapore.svg Chayut Triyachart
17–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Flag of Malaysia.svg Hoon Thien How Flag of Indonesia.svg Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Flag of Indonesia.svg Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
12–21, 8–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Chan Peng Soon Flag of Thailand.svg Bodin Isara
Flag of Thailand.svg Maneepong Jongjit
22–20, 28–26Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh V Shem Flag of Indonesia.svg Rahmat Adianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Andrei Adistia
21–15, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Dubai International Flag of India.svg Tarun Kona Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Sang-soo
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Yeon-seong
16–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Wee Kiong
Flag of Malaysia.svg Woon Khe Wei
21–15, 21–14Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Vietnam International Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Razif Abdul Latif
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chong Sook Chin
21–15, 19–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2010Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Chong Sook Chin Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Razif Abdul Latif
Flag of Malaysia.svg Amelia Alicia Anscelly
30–28, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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