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Lim Khim Wah

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Lim Khim Wah
林钦华
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 35)
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 ranking68 (MD with Goh V Shem),
184 (MD with Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub) (6 June 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Taipei Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Naypyidaw Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Incheon Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Incheon Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Waitakere City Boys' doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 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]

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Taipei Arena,
Taipei, Taiwan
Malaysia Goh V Shem South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
17–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Malaysia Goh V Shem Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
13–21, 21–17, 19–21 Bronze Bronze
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Malaysia Ow Yao Han Indonesia Angga Pratama
Indonesia Rian Agung Saputro
16–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Samsan World Gymnasium,
Incheon, South Korea
Malaysia Mak Hee Chun South Korea Cho Gun-woo
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
6–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze
2007 The Trusts Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Malaysia Mak Hee Chun South Korea Chung Eui-seok
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
13–21, 13–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 The Trusts Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin England Chris Adcock
England Gabrielle White
23–25, 22–20, 21–19 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia Mak Hee Chun South Korea Cho Gun-woo
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
11–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Malaysia Ng Hui Lin South Korea Shin Baek-cheol
South Korea Yoo Hyun-young
15–21, 11–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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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

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 Malaysia Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub India P. S. Ravikrishna
India Sankar Prasad Udayakumar
18–21, 21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title)

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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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Malaysia Open Malaysia Goh V Shem China Chai Biao
China Hong Wei
21–19, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Thailand Open Malaysia Chan Peng Soon Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah
20–22, 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Malaysia Goh V Shem Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
22–20, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Malaysia Goh V Shem Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Chayut Triyachart
17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Malaysia Hoon Thien How Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
12–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Malaysia International Malaysia Chan Peng Soon Thailand Bodin Isara
Thailand Maneepong Jongjit
22–20, 28–26 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Malaysia International Malaysia Goh V Shem Indonesia Rahmat Adianto
Indonesia Andrei Adistia
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Dubai International India Tarun Kona South Korea Kim Sang-soo
South Korea Yoo Yeon-seong
16–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Malaysia International Malaysia Ng Hui Lin Malaysia Tan Wee Kiong
Malaysia Woon Khe Wei
21–15, 21–14 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Vietnam International Malaysia Ng Hui Lin Malaysia Mohd Razif Abdul Latif
Malaysia Chong Sook Chin
21–15, 19–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Malaysia International Malaysia Chong Sook Chin Malaysia Mohd Razif Abdul Latif
Malaysia Amelia Alicia Anscelly
30–28, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "Lim Khim Wah ranking history". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Players: Lim Khim Wah". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Player Info: Lim Khim Wah". Badminton Link. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Malaysian pair men's doubles champions of 2014 Malaysia Open". Malay Mail. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Two BAM shuttlers quit". Free Malaysia Today. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Khim Wah has no regrets quitting BAM despite struggling as a pro". The Star. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  7. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  9. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  10. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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