Hoo Pang Ron (; born 29 March 1998) is a Malaysian
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...
player.
He began to play badminton at the age of ten, and started competing or playing competitively when he was eighteen. Paired with Cheng Su Yin, he entered the mixed doubles top 20 of the BWF world ranking in 26 November 2024.
Personal life
Hoo is the younger brother of
Vivian Hoo
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ''Hí Kâ-vùn''; born 19 March 1990) is a Malaysian former badminton player. She is the elder sister of Hoo Pang Ron, who is also a Malaysian badminton player.
Career
Teamed-up with Woon Khe Wei in th ...
, a professional badminton player.
Achievements
SEA Games
''Mixed doubles''
BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the
Badminton World Federation
The Badminton World Federation, aka BWF, is the international governing body for the sport of badminton approved by the International Olympic Committee. It was founded on 5 July 1934 as the International Badminton Federation with nine member ...
(BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
''Mixed doubles''
BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
''Mixed doubles''
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BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
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BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
References
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1998 births
Living people
Badminton players from Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Malaysian male badminton players
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games medalists in badminton
21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
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