Low Wee Wern
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Low Wee Wern (Template:Zh; born 25 July 1990 in Penang, Malaysia) is a retired Malaysian professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in October 2014.[1]
Personal life
Low attended Methodist Girls' School, Penang for her primary school years before moving to Sri Pelita for her secondary school years. Her sister Low Wee Nee is also a former professional squash player.
Career
Low began playing squash at the age of nine based at the Penang International Squash Centre at Bukit Dumbar in George Town, Penang. Between 2001 and 2006, Low won 19 Junior titles including U19 Asian Junior and Pioneer Cup titles in 2006.
In 2010, she was part of the Malaysian team that won the bronze medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[2] Two years later, she was again part of the Malaysian team that won the bronze medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships.[3]
In 2014 Incheon Asian Games, Low took the women's singles silver medal after losing to her compatriot Nicol David. She also won the gold medal for women's team alongside David and her teammates. Also in 2014, she was part of the Malaysian team that won the silver medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships; she had previously won two bronze medals. She also reached a career high of world number 5.[4]
In 2019, she won her third Malaysian national title.[1] After suffering several knee injuries, she returned to the tour in September 2022.[5] She retired in February 2024.[6]
Coaching career
After her retirement, Low in March 2024 was signed in by the Philippine Squash Academy to be the head coach of the Philippine squash national squash team.[7][8][9]
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External links
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- Asian Games gold medalists in squash
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