Julia Wong Pei Xian (, born 12 September 1987) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player from

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

Career

Wong was a champion of the women' singles event at the

national championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

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. Wong played the 2007 BWF World Championships in women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by

Maria Kristin Yulianti Maria Kristin Yulianti (born 25 June 1985) is an Indonesian badminton player. She is a bronze medalist in Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, women's singles at the 2008 Olympics. Career 2004 Yulianti played in some s ...

, of

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

, 16-21, 21-14, 21-18. In 2008, she played at the

Macau Open Badminton Championships The Macau Open Badminton Championships is an open international championship in badminton held in Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and spe ...

in women's singles, and cruised to the final against Zhou Mi but she lost to her 21-13, 21-19. Before that she did beat Wang Lin and

Yip Pui Yin Yip Pui Yin (; born 6 August 1987) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. Career Yip played at the 2005 World Badminton Championships in Anaheim. In the women's singles event she reached the third round after beating Laura Molina of Spain and ...

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

''Women's singles''

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'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

''Women's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series & Asian Satellite tournament

References

External links

BWF Player Profile

Badminton Malaysia Player Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Julia 1987 births Living people People from Malacca Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian female badminton players Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Competitors at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton