Ho Yen Mei
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| Country |  Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Wong Tat Meng and Rony Agustinus[2] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 93-71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career title(s) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 何豔美 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 何艳美 | ||
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Ho Yen Mei (born 29 April 1996) is a Malaysian badminton player who competes in the singles category. She won gold medal at the BWF Tour Super 100 2018 Russian Open (badminton) in the women’s singles event. She was the winner at the Varcolar Polish International 2015. Ho was also the part of the Malaysia team to win the women’s team silver at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games & 2017 Southeast Asian Games. In junior, she was the winner of the Maybank Youth International 2014.
Early life[]
Ho was born on 29 April 1996 to her father, Albert Ho.[3] When she was young, her family used to go to the Pandan Lake Club.[3] Her mother would take her for swimming classes while her father played badminton.[3] After swimming classes, she and her mother would wait for her father. Yen Mei then started playing badminton with her father and his friends.[3] A year later, she signed up for badminton classes. She got a place at the Bukit Jalil Sports School when she was Form Three.[3]
Ho has said that she would have become a swimmer if not for her father, and that she has no regrets taking up badminton whilst she still favours swimming.[3]
Career overview[]
- Singles
| Played | Wins | Losses | Balance | |
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| Total | 164 | 93 | 71 | +22 |
| Current year | 18 | 6 | 12 | -6 |
- Doubles
| Played | Wins | Losses | Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 17 | 6 | 11 | -5 |
| Current year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Mixed doubles
| Played | Wins | Losses | Balance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 12 | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| Current year | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Achievements[]
BWF World Tour[]
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[5]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Russian Open | Super 100 | 
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22–20, 11–21, 21–18 |  Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series[]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Malaysia International | Sayaka Takahashi
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17–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2015 | Polish International | Lim Chiew Sien
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21–16, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2013 | Smiling Fish International |  Rawinda Prajongjai
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9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
National Championships[]
| Year | Tournament | Category | Opponent in final | Score |
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| 2014 | 100PLUS National Junior Circuit Grand Prix Finals (Kuala Lumpur)[6]
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GS U18 | Yap Rui Chen
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21–15, 21–18 |
| Maybank National Circuit Perak Open (1st Leg)[7]
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WS [D1] | Yang Li Lian
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23–21, 19–21, 21–12[8] |
Record against selected opponents[]
Aprilla Yuswandari 0–1
Neslihan Yigit 0-1
Julia Wong Pei Xian 1-0- Ebru Yazgan 1-0
- Yap Rui Chen 1-0
Vu Thi Thrang 0-1
0-2
Stefani Stoeva 0-1- Sannatasah Saniru 0-2
- Kisona S. 2-0
- Hana Ramadhini 1-0
Qin Jinjing 0-2- Rawinda Prajongjai 0-1
- Busanan Ongbumrungpan 0-1
1-0- Thinaah M. 2-0
Anna Thea Madsen 0-1- Liang Xiaoyu 0–1
- Lee Ying Ying 2-0
- 1-0
Joy Lai 1-0
Kim Ga-eun 2-0- Supanida Katethong 1-1
Gadde Ruthvika Shivani 0-1- Adrianti Firdasari 0-1
- Cemre Fere 1-0
- Elyzabeth Purwaningtyas 1-0
Soraya de Visch Eijbergen 0-1
1-0
Cheng Chi-ya 0-1- Chen Jiayuan 0-1
- Anggia Shitta Awanda 1-0
- Febby Angguni 1-0
References[]
- ^ HO Yen Mei Archived 13 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine. seagames2015.com
- ^ "Yen Mei finds joy in badminton’s new scoring format". www.thestar.com.my. 14 September 2014
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Yen Mei has no regrets switching from swimming to badminton". thestar.com.my Published: Monday 8 December 2014 MYT 11:07:00 PM, Updated: Tuesday 9 December 2014 MYT 1:13:59 AM
- ^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
- ^ "100PLUS National Junior Circuit Grand Prix Finals 2014 (Kuala Lumpur)". tournamentsoftware.com Last updated: 22 June 2014 11:32 AM
- ^ "MAYBANK National Circuit Perak Open 2014 (1st Leg)". tournamentsoftware.com Last updated: 13 October 2014 5:40 PM
- ^ "Daren and Yen Mei delight in first local title". www.thestar.com.my. 12 October 2014
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10. https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/07/30/from-russia-with-love
12. https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2015/06/11/womens-badminton-team-in-final
15. https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2014/04/13/the-shuttles-in-your-court-yen-mei
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Sportspeople from Kuala Lumpur
- Malaysian female badminton players
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Competitors at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games