Julia Wong Pei Xian
Malaysian badminton player
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Julia Wong Pei Xian (Chinese: 黄佩娴, born 12 September 1987) is a badminton player from Malaysia.[1]
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| Born | 12 September 1987 Malacca, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Rashid Sidek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 16 (19 February 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Wong was a champion of the women' singles event at the national championships in 2005, 2007 and 2008, also in the doubles event in 2006. In 2006, she won the women's singles title in Sri Lanka Satellite tournament.[2] Wong played the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Maria Kristin Yulianti, of Indonesia, 16-21, 21-14, 21-18.[3] In 2008, she played at the Macau Open Badminton Championships in women's singles, and cruised to the final against Zhou Mi but she lost to her 21-13, 21-19.[4] Before that she did beat Wang Lin and Yip Pui Yin.[2]
Achievements
Southeast Asian Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |  Maria Kristin Yulianti |
15–21, 22–24 |  Bronze |
ASEAN University Games
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2008 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Fransisca Ratnasari |
19–21, 21–10, 21–15 |  Gold |
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BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | India Open |  Pi Hongyan |
21–17, 15–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2008 | Macau Open |  Zhou Mi |
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Philippines Open |  Saina Nehwal |
15–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Maribyrnong International |  Wendy Chen Hsuan-yu |
20–22, 21–19, 21–14 |  Winner |
| 2007 | Malaysia International |  Porntip Buranaprasertsuk |
11–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Surabaya Satellite | Maria Kristin Yulianti |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Cheers Asian Satellite | Maria Kristin Yulianti |
13–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Sri Lanka Satellite |  Anita Raj Kaur |
21–14, 16–21, 21–19 | Winner |
| 2005 | Vietnam Satellite | Sujitra Ekmongkolpaisarn |
1–11, 4–11 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series & Asian Satellite tournament