Woon Khe Wei

Woon Khe Wei professional badminton profile image showing the Malaysian Women's Double player smiling Malaysian Women's Double national player Woon Khe Wei poses for his official profile headshot, representing the promising future of the national setup.
Player InformationDetails
Full NameWoon Khe Wei
CountryMalaysia
DisciplineWomen’s Doubles
Playing HandLeft-handed
Date of Birth18 March 1989
Place of BirthSelangor

Woon Khe Wei, born on March 18, 1989, in Selangor, Malaysia, is a decorated left-handed badminton player who competed in Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles across global, regional, and national arenas. Renowned for her left-handed front-court interception, sharp drive exchanges, and iconic partnership with Vivian Hoo—popularly known as the “Woon-Hoo” dynamic duo—her milestone achievements remain a prominent highlight in badminton news Malaysia.

Junior Career Achievements

Her international milestones began taking shape during an exceptionally decorated junior career representing Malaysia’s national age-group setup. In 2004, she earned a Gold medal – first place in the Mixed team event at the Bendigo Commonwealth Youth Games. She reached major world age-group peaks at the 2006 Incheon World Junior Championships, capturing a Bronze medal – third place in the Mixed team event. On the continental stage at the Asian Junior Championships in Kuala Lumpur, she claimed back-to-back Silver medals – second place in 2006 (Mixed doubles and Mixed team), before sweeping double Gold medals – first place in 2007 in both Mixed doubles (alongside Tan Wee Kiong) and the Mixed team event.

National, Regional & Commonwealth Honors

Transitioning into top-tier senior competition, Woon Khe Wei established herself as one of Malaysia’s premier women’s doubles stalwarts. At the Commonwealth Games, she captured three Gold medals – first place, winning the Mixed team event at 2010 New Delhi, followed by a double sweep in Women’s doubles and Mixed team at 2014 Glasgow alongside partner Vivian Hoo. Across the SEA Games, she earned two Gold medals – first place in Women’s team (2009 Vientiane) and Women’s doubles (2013 Naypyidaw), alongside multiple Silver medals (2015, 2017) and Bronze medals (2007, 2011, 2017). On the major continental and world team stages, she earned a Bronze medal – third place in Women’s doubles at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, a Silver medal – second place at the 2010 New Delhi Asian Championships, and a historic Bronze medal – third place in the Mixed team event at the 2009 Guangzhou Sudirman Cup.

BWF Circuit & World Tour Achievements

On the professional BWF circuit and world stage, she compiled a celebrated career performance record regularly reported on SmashNews88, the go-to portal for badminton news. Reaching a career-high World No. 9 ranking in Women’s Doubles, she captured major titles on the BWF Grand Prix circuit as a Winner – first place at the 2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold and 2017 New Zealand Open, alongside Runner-up – second place finishes at the 2013 New Zealand Open and 2015 Syed Modi International. Across the BWF International Challenge and Series circuit, she captured titles as a Winner – first place in Mixed doubles at the 2009 Malaysia International and 2012 Malaysia International, while earning runner-up finishes in 2007 and 2009. Competing regularly in top-tier global showcases, she consistently contended across Super 300 tier, Super 500 level, and Super 750 level events worldwide.