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Born | 1943 (age 80–81) Penang, British Malaya[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Yew Cheng Hoe PJN AMN (born 1943) is a former world-class Malaysian badminton player.
Career
[edit]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.[2] 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.[3] With Tan Aik Huang he won men's doubles at the British Commonwealth Games in 1966.[4]
Achievements
[edit]Asian Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1962 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
12–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1965 | Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() | ||
1967 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
15–9, 12–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1965 | Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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1967 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
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13–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
1969 | Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1969 | Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() |
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Commonwealth Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1966 | Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
8–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1966 | Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
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15–14, 15–5 | ![]() |
International tournaments
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1961 | Penang Open | ![]() |
12–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1963 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
15–11, 3–15, 1–15 | ![]() |
1963 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
15–9, 15–1 | ![]() |
1966 | Canada Open | ![]() |
11–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
1966 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
5–15, 1–15 | ![]() |
1966 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
15–7, 15–1 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1966 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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13–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1966 | Canadian Open | ![]() |
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15–12, 1–15, 14–17 | ![]() |
1966 | Penang Open | ![]() |
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1966 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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15–13, 8–15, 15–2 | ![]() |
Honours
[edit]Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1972)[5]
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2023)[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cheng Hoe is Ill - Will Miss the Kl 'Festival'". The Straits Times. 9 February 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ 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".
- ^ "Thomas Cup 1967 winners honoured with 'Panglima Jasa Negara' award carrying 'Datuk' title". Malay Mail. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via The Borneo Post.