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Medal record
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Yew Cheng Hoe AMN (born 1943) is a former world-class Malaysian badminton player.
Career[]
He played on the Malaysian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1963-1964 and 1966-1967, the latter of which won the world championship.[1] During the 1965-1966 tournament season Cheng Hoe was a frequent runner-up to fellow countryman Tan Aik Huang who dominated international singles competition that year. Cheng Hoe won the Malaysian Open and New Zealand Open singles titles in 1963.[2] With Tan Aik Huang he won men's doubles at the British Commonwealth Games in 1966.[3]
Achievements[]
Asian Championships[]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1962 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Billy Ng | 12–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games[]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1965 | , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Bronze | ||
1967 | Bangkok, Thailand | 15–9, 12–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1965 | , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Tan Aik Huang | Bronze | ||
1967 | Bangkok, Thailand | Raphi Kanchanaraphi |
13–15, 3–15 | Bronze | |
1969 | Yangon, Myanmar | Punch Gunalan | |
Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1969 | Yangon, Myanmar | Ng Boon Bee Rosalind Singha Ang |
Silver |
Commonwealth Games[]
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1966 | Kingston, Jamaica | Tan Aik Huang | 8–15, 8–15 | Silver |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1966 | Kingston, Jamaica | Tan Aik Huang | Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan |
15–14, 15–5 | Gold |
International tournaments[]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1961 | Penang Open | 12–15, 13–15 | Runner-up | |
1963 | Singapore Open | Teh Kew San | 15–11, 3–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
1963 | Malaysia Open | Sangob Rattanusorn | 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
1966 | Canada Open | Tan Aik Huang | 11–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
1966 | U.S. Open | Tan Aik Huang | 5–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
1966 | Singapore Open | 15–7, 15–1 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1966 | Denmark Open | Tan Aik Huang | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee |
13–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1966 | Canadian Open | Svend Pri | Tan Yee Khan Ng Boon Bee |
15–12, 1–15, 14–17 | Runner-up |
1966 | Penang Open | Teh Kew San | Ang Tjin Siang Rudy Nio |
Winner | |
1966 | Singapore Open | Eddy Choong | Tan Yee Khan |
15–13, 8–15, 15–2 | Winner |
Honours[]
- Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1972)[4]
References[]
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 78, 84.
- ^ Scheele, 229, 252.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 113.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
Categories:
- 1942 births
- Living people
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia
- Badminton players at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 1966 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 1962 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- Malaysian badminton biography stubs