Ho Yen Mei
Ho Yen Mei is a Malaysian badminton player who competes in the singles category. She won gold medal at the BWF Tour Super 100 2018 Russian Open 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. When she was young, her family used to go to the Pandan Lake Club. Her mother would take her for swimming classes while her father played badminton. After swimming classes, she and her mother would wait for her father. Yen Mei then started playing badminton with her father and his friends. A year later, she signed up for badminton classes. She got a place at the Bukit Jalil Sports School when she was Form Three.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.
Career overview
; SinglesPlayed | Wins | Losses | Balance | |
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, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
2018 | Russian Open | Super 100 | Shiori Ebihara | 22–20, 11–21, 21–18 | Winner |
BWF International Challenge/Series
Women's singlesYear | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2016 | Malaysia International | Sayaka Takahashi | 17–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Polish International | Lim Chiew Sien | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
2013 | Smiling Fish International | Rawinda Prajongjai | 9–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
National Championships
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
- Sarita Suwannakitborihan 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
- Ong Ren-ne 1-0
- Thinaah M. 2-0
- Anna Thea Madsen 0-1
- Liang Xiaoyu 0–1
- Lee Ying Ying 2-0
- Ruethaichanok Laisuan 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
- Cheung Ying Mei 1-0
- Cheng Chi-ya 0-1
- Chen Jiayuan 0-1
- Anggia Shitta Awanda 1-0
- Febby Angguni 1-0