Lim Yoke Wah
Lim Yoke Wah (林玉华; born 6 January 1986 in Ipoh, Perak) is a professional squash player who represented Malaysia.
Country | Malaysia |
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Residence | Ipoh, Malaysia |
Born | Ipoh, Malaysia | 6 January 1986
Turned Pro | 2003 |
Retired | 2009 |
Plays | Right Handed |
Racquet used | Wilson |
Women's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 41 (June 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 58 (December 2009) |
Last updated on: 20 December 2009. |
Chinese name | |
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Traditional Chinese | 林玉華 |
Simplified Chinese | 林玉华 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Lín Yùhuá |
Hokkien POJ | Lîm Gio̍k-hôa |
Lim grew up at her birthplace Ipoh and started playing squash aged ten after being introduced to the sport by a coach. She was trained by Lee See Wee and Ahmed Malik from Pakistan.
In 2002, Lim represented Malaysia at the Hong Kong Junior Open and defeated Lau Siu-ying (劉小瑩) of Hong Kong to win the tournament.[1] In 2006, Lim became the first Malaysian to win a gold medal at the World University Squash Championships.[2] By that year, Lim ranked as the top women's player in Perak.[3]
During her squash career she was based in Kuala Lumpur and coached by Ahmed Malik while studying at Universiti Putra Malaysia.[4][5]
- "越級挑戰19歲組 青少年壁球賽劉少維封王". Apple Daily. 11 August 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- "世界大学壁球锦標赛 大马做东放眼1金". Oriental Daily. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- Chan, Peter (27 October 2006). "Yoke Wah stunner". The Star. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- WISPA Player Profile
- SquashInfo: Lim Yoke Wah
External links
- Lim Yoke Wah at WISPA (archived)
- Lim Yoke Wah at Squash Info
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2006/10/27/yoke-wah-stunner/