Justin Hoh

Justin Hoh Shou Wei (; born 1 April 2004) is a Malaysian badminton player. Hoh was ranked first in BWF World Junior Ranking in both boys' singles and boys' doubles on 1 April 2022.

Early life

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

Career

2019

In December, Hoh won the Asian Youth Championships beating Jason Gunawan from Hong Kong in the boys' singles U-17 final. 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.

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.

2022

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

In June, he won his first senior title at the Bonn International after beating Su Li-yang in the final. 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.

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

Hoh was promoted to senior ranks in November.

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

2023

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

In February, he captured his fourth senior title at the Uganda International.

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. The injury forced him to withdraw from the SEA Games.

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

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.

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

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

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

Achievements

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

''Men's singles''

: BWF International Challenge tournament
: BWF International Series tournament
: BWF Future Series tournament

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

''Boys' singles''

''Boys' doubles''

: BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
: BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
: BWF Junior International Series tournament
: BWF Junior Future Series tournament

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2004 births
Living people
Badminton players from Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian male badminton players
Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
21st-century Malaysian sportsmen
SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
SEA Games medalists in badminton
Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games