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Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Ipoh, Perak, British Malaya (now Malaysia) | 24 September 1940||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 1961–1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Datuk Tan Yee Khan PJN DPMP AMN (simplified Chinese: 陈贻权; traditional Chinese: 陳貽權; pinyin: Chén Yíquán; born 24 September 1940) is a former Malaysian badminton player who represented his country in badminton events around the world during the 1960s.
Career
[edit]Though capable of high level singles (he won Japan's "World Invitational" tourney in 1964 and ousted Erland Kops in the first round of the 1966 All Englands),[1] Yee Khan was primarily a doubles player who won numerous major international titles in partnership with Ng Boon Bee. Powerfully built and substantially bigger than most Asian players of his day, he was reputed to be the hardest smasher in the game. He won the coveted All-England men's doubles title with Boon Bee consecutively in 1965 and 1966.[2] In 1967 he was a member of Malaysia's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) team. Plagued by back problems he retired from badminton competition in 1969 but soon became one of Malaysia's leading golfers.[3] He was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998.[4]
He now runs an island resort on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, on the island of Pangkor called Sea View Hotel & Holiday Resort.[5]
Achievements
[edit]Asian Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1962 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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15–13, 18–17 | ![]() |
1966 | Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
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12–15, 15–8, 18–16 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1965 | Lucknow, India | ![]() |
15–12, 13–15, 1–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1962 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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15–9, 15–10 | ![]() |
1965 | Lucknow, India | ![]() |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1965 | Lucknow, India | ![]() |
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6–15, 15–3, 15–2 | ![]() |
Southeast Asian Peninsular Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1961 | Yangon, Myanmar | ![]() |
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15–8, 6–15, 15–10 | ![]() |
1965 | Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–11 | ![]() |
1967 | Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
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Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1965 | Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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11–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
Commonwealth Games
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1966 | Kingston, Jamaica | ![]() |
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14–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
International tournaments
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1963 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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14–17, 15–9, 15–7 | ![]() |
1965 | All England | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–5 | ![]() |
1966 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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15–13, 15–10 | ![]() |
1966 | All England | ![]() |
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9–15, 15–9, 17–15 | ![]() |
1966 | Canadian Open | ![]() |
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12–15, 15–1, 17–14 | ![]() |
1966 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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15-6, 15-12 | ![]() |
1966 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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13–15, 15–8, 2–15 | ![]() |
1967 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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15–3, 15–8 | ![]() |
1967 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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8–15, 18–16, 17–15 | ![]() |
1967 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 15–10 | ![]() |
1968 | All England | ![]() |
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6–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
1968 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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11–15, 15–9, 15–9 | ![]() |
1968 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 15–1 | ![]() |
1968 | German Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 15–2 | ![]() |
1968 | Northern Indian | ![]() |
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15–3, 6–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1966 | Perak Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 15–11 | ![]() |
Honours
[edit]Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1972)[6]
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (P.J.N.) – Datuk (2023)[7]
Perak :
Knight Commander of the Order of the Perak State Crown (D.P.M.P.) – Dato' (2007)[6][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Herbert Scheele, International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1969 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1969) 202.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 107.
- ^ ms:Tan Yee Khan
- ^ ":::Internationalbadminton.org:::". www.worldbadminton.net. Archived from the original on 12 February 2006.
- ^ Sea View Hotel & Holiday Resort Pangkor Island
- ^ a b "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Former doubles ace Boon Bee receives Datukship - Other Sports | The Star Online". Retrieved 8 July 2016.