Lim Yin Loo (born 24 September 1988) is a Malaysian professional badminton player.[2] She was part of the national team that won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.[3] Lim won her first BWF Grand Prix title at the 2016 Scottish Open in the women's doubles event partnered with Yap Cheng Wen.[4]

Lim Yin Loo
林芸如
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1988-09-24) 24 September 1988 (age 35)
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia[1]
ResidenceKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking21 (WD), 20 (XD)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta Women's team
BWF profile

Achievements edit

BWF Grand Prix (1 title) edit

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Scottish Open   Yap Cheng Wen   Amelia Alicia Anscelly
  Teoh Mei Xing
21–17, 21–13   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (3 titles, 4 runners-up) edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Sri Lanka Satellite   Haw Chiou Hwee   Jwala Gutta
  Shruti Kurien
15–21, 21–14, 20–22   Runner-up
2008 Iran Fajr International   Norshahliza Baharum   Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige
  Thilini Jayasinghe
21–12, 21–15   Winner
2011 Malaysia International   Marylen Ng   Naoko Fukuman
  Kurumi Yonao
16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2015 Bangladesh International   Lee Meng Yean   Chaladchalam Chayanit
  Phataimas Muenwong
15–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2016 Vietnam International Series   Yap Cheng Wen   Nguyễn Thị Sen
  Vũ Thị Trang
18–21, 22–24   Runner-up
2016 USM Indonesia International   Yap Cheng Wen   Nisak Puji Lestari
  Merisa Cindy Sahputri
14–21, 15–10 Retired   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Malaysia International   Mohd Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Yu Yan Vanessa Neo
14–21, 21–17, 21–19   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/ Satellite tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Player profile: Lim Yin Loo". www.bam.org.my. Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Players: Lim Yin Loo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Lim Yin Loo Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Magic month for new combo Yin Loo-Cheng Wen". The Star. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

External links edit