Country Malaysia Turned pro 2003 Racquet used Wilson Retired 2009 | Plays Right Handed Name Lim Wah Residence Ipoh, Malaysia | |
Born 6 January 1986 (age 38)
Ipoh, Malaysia ( 1986-01-06 ) | ||
Highest ranking No. 41 (June 2008) Current ranking No. 58 (December 2009) | ||
Lim Yoke Wah (林玉华; born 6 January 1986 in Ipoh, Perak) is a professional squash player who represented Malaysia.
Lim grew up at her birthplace Ipoh and started playing squash aged ten after being introduced to the sport by a coach. She was trained by Lee See Wee and Ahmed Malik from Pakistan.
In 2002, Lim represented Malaysia at the Hong Kong Junior Open and defeated Lau Siu-ying (劉小瑩) of Hong Kong to win the tournament. In 2006, Lim became the first Malaysian to win a gold medal at the World University Squash Championships. By that year, Lim ranked as the top women's player in Perak.
During her squash career she was based in Kuala Lumpur and coached by Ahmed Malik while studying at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
References
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