Lim Khim Wah

In this Chinese name, the family name is Lim (林).

Lim Khim Wah (born 29 April 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player from Penang who plays in the doubles category.^[2][3] His men's doubles partner was Goh V Shem until late 2014. They two won their first Superseries title at the 2014 Malaysia Open.^[4] Together with Goh, Lim reached a career high as world number 11 in the men's doubles in May 2013.^[1] In 2015, Lim resigned from the Badminton Association of Malaysia.^[5] In 2022, Lim teamed up with Nur Mohd Azyriyn Ayub, they started their career in three back-to-back tournaments in India, with the India Open as the first tournament.^[6]

Lim Khim Wah 林钦华
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1989-04-29) 29 April 1989 (age 36) Penang, Malaysia
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Handedness	Left
Coach	Pang Cheh Chang
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	11 (MD with Goh V Shem 30 May 2013[1])
Current ranking	68 (MD with Goh V Shem), 184 (MD with Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub) (6 June 2023)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Thomas Cup 2014 New Delhi Men's team Asian Games 2014 Incheon Men's team Asian Championships 2013 Taipei Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's doubles 2013 Naypyidaw Men's doubles World Junior Championships 2007 Waitakere City Mixed doubles 2006 Incheon Boys' doubles 2006 Incheon Mixed team 2007 Waitakere City Boys' doubles Asia Junior Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team 2006 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Taiwan	Goh V Shem	Ko Sung-hyun Lee Yong-dae	17–21, 16–21	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Goh V Shem	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	13–21, 21–17, 19–21	Bronze
2013	Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar	Ow Yao Han	Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro	16–21, 15–21	Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Samsan World Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Mak Hee Chun	Cho Gun-woo Lee Yong-dae	6–21, 11–21	Bronze
2007	The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand	Mak Hee Chun	Chung Eui-seok Shin Baek-cheol	13–21, 13–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City, New Zealand	Ng Hui Lin	Chris Adcock Gabrielle White	23–25, 22–20, 21–19	Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Mak Hee Chun	Cho Gun-woo Lee Yong-dae	11–21, 15–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Ng Hui Lin	Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Hyun-young	15–21, 11–21	Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[8]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Odisha Open	Super 100	Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub	P. S. Ravikrishna Sankar Prasad Udayakumar	18–21, 21–14, 21–16	Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Malaysia Open	Goh V Shem	Chai Biao Hong Wei	21–19, 21–18	Winner

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Thailand Open	Chan Peng Soon	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	20–22, 21–14, 21–11	Winner
2013	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Goh V Shem	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	22–20, 21–15	Winner
2014	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Goh V Shem	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chayut Triyachart	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2015	Chinese Taipei Masters	Hoon Thien How	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	12–21, 8–21	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Malaysia International	Chan Peng Soon	Bodin Isara Maneepong Jongjit	22–20, 28–26	Winner
2010	Malaysia International	Goh V Shem	Rahmat Adianto Andrei Adistia	21–15, 21–16	Winner
2018	Dubai International	Tarun Kona	Kim Sang-soo Yoo Yeon-seong	16–21, 9–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Malaysia International	Ng Hui Lin	Tan Wee Kiong Woon Khe Wei	21–15, 21–14	Runner-up
2008	Vietnam International	Ng Hui Lin	Mohd Razif Abdul Latif Chong Sook Chin	21–15, 19–21, 21–15	Winner
2010	Malaysia International	Chong Sook Chin	Mohd Razif Abdul Latif Amelia Alicia Anscelly	30–28, 21–13	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament