Justin Hoh

In this Chinese name, the family name is Hoh.

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]

Justin Hoh Shou Wei 贺首维
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[1]
Years active	2017–present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Hendrawan Tey Seu Bock^[2]
Men's singles
Career record	126 wins, 26 losses
Highest ranking	48 (16 May 2023)
Current ranking	233 (2 April 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia SEA Games 2021 Vietnam Men's team
BWF profile

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 Badminton Asia U-17 Junior Championships or known as Asian Youth Badminton Championships beating Jason Gunawan from Hong Kong in the Boys' Singles U-17 final.^[6] Just one week later, he won men's doubles U-19 title in Bangladesh Junior International Series with his partner Muhammad Fazriq Mohammad Razif beating compatriot Eogene Ewe and Ong Zhen Yi in the final.^[7]

2021

After more than one year not competing internationally due to pandemic, in October, Hoh made a comeback on Finnish Junior where he won men's doubles U-19 title with his partner Ong Zhen Yi, beating compatriot Muhammad Fazriq Mohammad 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 in 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 Series after defeating his opponent, Pranay Shettigar from India.^[13] Hoh was promoted to senior ranks in November 2022.^[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 plays in his first international tournament since the injury at the 2023 Syed Modi International in November.^[19]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-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

  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". bam.org.my. April 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
2. "Justin vows to justify his promotion to senior ranks". The Star. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
3. "HOH Justin | Profile". bwfworldtourfinals.bwfbadminton.com. 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. "Justin and former partner Fazriq show who's boss in U-21 tourney". The Star. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
10. "Ambitious Justin aiming high". New Straits Times. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
11. "Justin captures second badminton title in Europe". New Straits Times. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
12. "Justin Hoh wins Croatian Open, his second title in a week". The Star. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
13. "Justin bags fourth title of the season". New Straits Times. 28 August 2022. 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. Fabian Peter (27 November 2023). "Shuttler Justin faces Jun Hao in Lucknow on return from injury". New Straits Times. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links

• Justin Hoh at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com