Woon Khe Wei

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Woon Khe Wei
温可微
Personal information
Birth nameJanice Woon Khe Wei
CountryMalaysia
Born (1989-03-18) 18 March 1989 (age 34)
Selangor, Malaysia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Years active2007–2018
HandednessLeft
Women's & mixed doubles
Career recordWD: 161 wins, 161 losses
XD: 54 wins, 56 losses
Highest ranking9 (WD with Vivian Hoo 19 November 2015)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 New Delhi Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Women's doubles
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Women's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 New Delhi Women's doubles
SEA Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Vientiane Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Naypyidaw Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Singapore Women's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Singapore Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Incheon Mixed team
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Bendigo Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Janice Woon Khe Wei (born 18 March 1989) is a Malaysian former badminton player in the doubles event. [1]

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Career

Her regular partner was Vivian Hoo. Together, they had ranked as high as No. 9 worldwide. They won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and they also reached the quarterfinals in the 2016 Olympics. [2] [3] She announced her retirement in December 2018, months after her last performance in the 2018 BWF World Championships.

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of India.svg Jwala Gutta
Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa
21–17, 23–21 Med 1.png Gold

Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Matsutomo
Flag of Japan.svg Ayaka Takahashi
16–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi, India Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Pan Pan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Qing
10–21, 6–21 Med 2.png Silver

SEA Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of Indonesia.svg Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Flag of Indonesia.svg Greysia Polii
21–17, 18–21, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of Malaysia.svg Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Flag of Malaysia.svg Soong Fie Cho
18–21, 13–21 Med 2.png Silver
2017 Axiata Arena,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of Thailand.svg Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Flag of Thailand.svg Rawinda Prajongjai
21–17, 20–22, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Wee Kiong Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Yong-dae
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Hyun-young
15–21, 9–21 Med 2.png Silver
2007 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Wee Kiong Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Baek-cheol
Flag of South Korea.svg Yoo Hyun-young
21–18, 16–21, 21–12 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Grand Prix

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
2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Bao Yixin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhong Qianxin
19–21, 21–19, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 New Zealand Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ou Dongni
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Yuanting
15–21, 21–11, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Syed Modi International Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of Malaysia.svg Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Flag of Malaysia.svg Soong Fie Cho
20–22, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 New Zealand Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Vivian Hoo Flag of Japan.svg Ayako Sakuramoto
Flag of Japan.svg Yukiko Takahata
18–21, 21–16, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Chong Sook Chin Flag of Japan.svg Rie Eto
Flag of Japan.svg Yu Wakita
18–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Wee Kiong Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Khim Wah
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin
15–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Wee Kiong Flag of Malaysia.svg Mak Hee Chun
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Hui Lin
21–6, 13–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Jian Guo Flag of Indonesia.svg Lukhi Apri Nugroho
Flag of Indonesia.svg Annisa Saufika
21–11, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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References

  1. "Woon Khe Wei | Profile". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  2. "More to come from Khe Wei-Vivian after Glasgow triumph". The Star . Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. "(Olympics) Japanese pair too strong for shuttlers Vivian, Khe Wei". New Straits Times . Retrieved 13 May 2017.