KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 10 — Malaysia’s most prominent and veteran women’s doubles shuttler, Vivian Hoo, brought the curtain down on her more than a decade old career by announcing...
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In the second round of the ongoing season opening Malaysia Open, Hoo, who partnered Lim Chiew Sien, was shown the exit by top seeds from China, Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning 21-6, 21-5. “I hope to produce players with talent, especially women players, because we know that since the past we have always been lacking women players. I feel that is my own wish after my retirement,” she told reporters at the mixed zone today.
Meanwhile, Lim said she was pleased to share the court with Hoo whom she described as a good senior since they partnered at the end of 2020.
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