Sylvia Ng

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Sylvia Ng
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Sylvia Ng Meow Eng (born 24 September 1949 in Johor Bahru) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. She was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]

Career[]

Her major international success in 1969 was at the Southeast Asia Games in Rangoon, where she won the women's singles. Four years later, she was again successful in the same event in women's singles. In 1970, she won the mixed doubles at the Belgian International partnering Ng Boon Bee. At the Asian Games in 1970 she was also successful with Ng Boon Bee in Mixed Doubles and finished third in the Women's Singles. Again with Boon Bee she won a year later at the Canadian Open in the Mixed Doubles category.

At the Commonwealth Games in 1974, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles together with Rosalind Singha Ang. In the Asian Games 1974, she finished without a medal. In 1977 she won another gold at the Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur. She also won a Commonwealth Games gold for women's singles in 1978.[2]

Sylvia was Malaysia's Sportswoman of the Year twice in 1975 & 1978.[3]

Achievements[]

Asian Games[]

Women singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Thailand 7–11, 4–11 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Thailand Bandid Jaiyen
Thailand
Gold Gold

Asian Championships[]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1971 Jakarta, Indonesia South Korea 4–11, 7–11 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games/Southeast Asian Games[]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1969 Yangon, Myanmar Myanmar Gold Gold
1973 Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang 11–1, 11–3 Gold Gold
1975 Bangkok, Thailand Thailand 11–1, 12–9 Gold Gold
1977 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Verawaty Wiharjo 4–11, 11–4, 11–5 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Rangoon, Myanmar Malaysia Malaysia Teoh Siew Yong
Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang
Silver Silver
1973 Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Thailand
Thailand
15–2, 15–5 Gold Gold
1975 Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Thailand Thongkam Kingmanee
Thailand Sirisriro Patama
15–5, 15–3 Gold Gold
1977 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Indonesia Theresia Widiastuti
Indonesia Regina Masli
2–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1973 Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore Malaysia Punch Gunalan Singapore
Singapore
15–5, 15–6 Bronze Bronze
1975 Bangkok, Thailand Malaysia Malaysia Dominic Soong
Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang
5–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

Commonwealth Games[]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1974 , Christchurch, New Zealand England Susan Whetnall 11–2, 11–8 Bronze Bronze
1978 University of Alberta Arena, Edmonton, Canada Malaysia 11–5, 11–3 Gold Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1974 , Christchurch, New Zealand Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Canada
Canada
15–2, 15–8 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments[]

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1971 Singapore Open Thailand 3–11, 11–9, 11–6 Gold Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Singapore Open Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Thailand
Thailand
15–11, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1971 Singapore Open Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Thailand
Thailand Bandid Jaiyen
15–6, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1971 Poona Open Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Netherlands Joke van Beusekom
Netherlands
1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1971 Canada Open Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Canada
Canada
15–11, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Invitational tournament[]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1976 Asian Invitational Championships Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Thailand
Thailand
15–9, 18–14 Gold Gold
1977 Asian Invitational Championships Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Thailand Kingmanee Thongkam
Thailand Sirisriro Patama
15–7, 15–3 Bronze Bronze

Honour[]

Honour of Malaysia[]

  •  Malaysia :
    • MY Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara (Defender of the Realm) - SMN.svg Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1982)[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Peng Soon, Poh Lim in OCM Hall of Fame". New Straits Times. 5 December 2004. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  2. ^ Boopathy, K.M. (13 March 2006). "Yap: Women Will Surely Deliver". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
  3. ^ Kathigasu, Sybil (8 March 2011). "100 Memorable Malaysian Women". The Star Online. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat" (in Malay). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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