Lim Yoke Wah

Malaysian squash player

Lim Yoke Wah
Women's singles
Country	Malaysia
Residence	Ipoh, Malaysia
Born	(1986-01-06) 6 January 1986 (age 38) Ipoh, Malaysia
Turned Pro	2003
Retired	2009
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Lee See Wee, Ahmed Malik
Racquet used	Wilson
Highest ranking	No. 41 (June 2008)
Current ranking	No. 58 (December 2009)
Last updated: 20 December 2009.

Chinese name

Traditional Chinese	林玉華
Simplified Chinese	林玉华

Hanyu Pinyin	Lín Yùhuá
Hokkien POJ	Lîm Gio̍k-hôa

Lim Yoke Wah (林玉华; born 6 January 1986 in Ipoh, Perak) is a professional squash player who represented Malaysia.

Lim grew up in her hometown 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.^[1] In 2006, Lim became the first Malaysian to win a gold medal at the World University Squash Championships.^[2] By that year, Lim ranked as the top women's player in Perak.^[3]

During her squash career she was based in Kuala Lumpur and coached by Ahmed Malik while studying at Universiti Putra Malaysia.^[4]^[5]

References

^ "越級挑戰19歲組青少年壁球賽劉少維封王". Apple Daily. 11 August 2002. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^ "世界大学壁球锦標赛大马做东放眼1金". Oriental Daily. 2 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^ Chan, Peter (27 October 2006). "Yoke Wah stunner". The Star. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
^ WISPA Player Profile
^ "Squash Info | Lim Yoke Wah | Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 1 September 2024.