Justin Hoh

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hoh.

Justin Hoh 贺首维
Personal information
Birth name	Justin Hoh Shou Wei
Country	Malaysia
Born	(2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia[1]
Years active	2017–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Kenneth Jonassen[2]
Men's singles
Career record	159 wins, 38 losses
Highest ranking	48 (16 May 2023)
Current ranking	48 (22 October 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Thomas Cup 2024 Chengdu Men's team Southeast Asian Games 2021 Vietnam Men's team
BWF profile

Justin Hoh Shou Wei (Chinese: 賀首維; pinyin: Hè Shǒuwéi; born 1 April 2004) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[1][3] Hoh was ranked first in BWF World Junior Ranking in both boys' singles and boys' doubles on 1 April 2022.^[4]

Early life

Hoh was born in Kuala Lumpur. He started playing badminton at the age of seven.^[5]

Career

2019

In December, Hoh won the Asian Youth Championships beating Jason Gunawan from Hong Kong in the boys' singles U-17 final.^[6] Just one week later, he won the men's doubles U-19 title at the Bangladesh Junior International with his partner Fazriq Razif beating compatriot Eogene Ewe and Ong Zhen Yi in the final.^[7]

2021

After more than a year not competing internationally due to pandemic, in October, Hoh made a comeback at the Finnish Junior where he won the men's doubles U-19 title with his partner Ong Zhen Yi, beating compatriot Fazriq Razif & Wong Vin Sean in an all-Malaysian final.^[8]

2022

In May, Hoh won the National Under-21 Championships for the first time after beating Chia Jeng Hon.^[9]

In June, he won his first senior title at the Bonn International after beating Su Li-yang in the final.^[10] He then proceeded to win his second senior title in the following week at Croatia Open, after defeating Nguyễn Hải Đăng from Vietnam in 80 minutes.^[11][12]

In August, he won his third international title for the season at the India Junior International after defeating his opponent, Pranay Shettigar from India.^[13]

Hoh was promoted to senior ranks in November.^[2]

In December, he won the Malaysia International title, beating compatriot Aidil Sholeh in the final.^[14]

2023

In January, Hoh competed at the Iran Fajr International and finished as runner-up.^[15]

In February, he captured his fourth senior title at the Uganda International.^[16]

In March, he was selected to represent Malaysia at 2023 SEA Games. Unfortunately, he suffered a left Achilles tendon rupture in training on April 10 and underwent surgery the following day. He was expected to be out for six to nine months after the surgery.^[17] The injury forced him to withdraw from the SEA Games.^[18]

Hoh played his first international tournament since the injury at the 2023 Syed Modi International in November.^[19]

2024

In January, Hoh was selected to represent Malaysia at 2024 Asia Team Championships. Unfortunately, he had picked up a knee injury and was replaced for the tournament.^[20]

In April, he was included in Malaysia's squad for 2024 Thomas Cup in Chengdu, China.^[21] The team clinched bronze after losing to China in the semi-finals.^[22]

At the Slovenia Open in May, he was crowned champion after beating Indonesian Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo 19–21, 21–11, 21–15.^[23]

In July, Hoh finished as the runner-up at the Northern Marianas Open.^[24] He then reached the final of Saipan International the following week where he clinched his second title of the year.^[25]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bonn International	Su Li-yang	21–19, 21–17	Winner
2022	Croatia Open	Nguyễn Hải Đăng	21–15, 16–21, 21–18	Winner
2022	Malaysia International	Aidil Sholeh	18–21, 21–16, 21–17	Winner
2023	Iran Fajr International	Syabda Perkasa Belawa	21–18, 12–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2023	Uganda International	Kanishq M.	21–8, 21–12	Winner
2024	Slovenia Open	Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo	19–21, 21–11, 21–15	Winner
2024	Northern Marianas Open	Cheng Kai	12–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2024	Saipan International	Ryoma Muramoto	21–16, 21–18	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Boys' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	India Junior International	Pranay Shettigar	21–18, 21–14	Winner

Boys' doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Malaysia Junior	Fazriq Razif	Ooi Jhy Dar Yap Roy King	14–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Bangladesh Junior	Fazriq Razif	Eogene Ewe Ong Zhen Yi	13–21, 22–20, 21–12	Winner
2021	Finnish Junior	Ong Zhen Yi	Fazriq Razif Wong Vin Sean	23–21, 17–21, 21–18	Winner

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

1. "Justin Hoh Shou Wei | BAM". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
2. "Justin vows to justify his promotion to senior ranks". The Star. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
3. "HOH Justin | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
4. "BWF Junior Rankings (1/4/2022)". Tournamentsoftware.com. 1 April 2022.
5. "Inspired by Lee Chong Wei: Malaysia's rising star Justin Hoh doing it his way". Olympics.com. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
6. "Justin wins Asia Junior U-17 Crown". bam.org.my. 15 December 2019.
7. "Bangladesh Junior IS: Young Malaysians Dominant in Dhaka". bam.org.my. 22 December 2019.
8. "Doubles success soothes Justin's singles pain in Finland". The Star. 2 November 2021.
9. R., Kirubashini (30 May 2022). "Justin and former partner Fazriq show who's boss in U-21 tourney". The Star. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
10. Tan, Ming Wai (21 June 2022). "Ambitious Justin aiming high". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
11. Tan, Ming Wai (24 June 2022). "Justin captures second badminton title in Europe". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
12. R., Kirubashini (24 June 2022). "Justin Hoh wins Croatian Open, his second title in a week". The Star. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
13. Peter, Fabian (28 August 2022). "Justin bags fourth title of the season". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
14. R., Kirubashini (19 December 2022). "Justin justifies promotion to senior ranks with Malaysian IC title". The Star. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
15. Liu, Fiona (5 February 2023). "Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei win 2023 Iran Fajr International Challenge". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
16. Peter, Fabian (26 February 2023). "Justin, Letshanaa make it a sweet double at Uganda IC". New Straits Times. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
17. K., Rajan (12 April 2023). "Be mentally ready to do Justin's job". New Straits Times. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
18. R., Kirubashini (12 April 2023). "Justin out of SEA Games after injuring Achilles in training". The Star. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
19. Peter, Fabian (27 November 2023). "Shuttler Justin faces Jun Hao in Lucknow on return from injury". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
20. Peter, Fabian (27 January 2024). "Jun Hao replaces Justin for Asia Team Championships". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
21. Peter, Fabian (22 April 2024). "Justin can now write his own Thomas Cup story". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
22. "#ThomasCup2024 Bronze medal finish for Malaysia". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 4 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
23. R., Kirubashini (20 May 2024). "Justin Hoh bags first title of the year with Slovenian Open win". The Star. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
24. "Malaysian shuttler Justin Hoh finishes second at Northern Marianas Open after tough final". Malay Mail. 7 July 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
25. Salim, Faizal (13 July 2024). "Shuttler Justin wins Saipan International title". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

External links

• Justin Hoh at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com