Yew Cheng Hoe PJN AMN (born 1943) is a former world-class Malaysian badminton player.

Yew Cheng Hoe
尤清和
Personal information
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Penang, British Malaya[1]
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1967 Jakarta Men's team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Kingston Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kingston Men's singles
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Lucknow Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1965 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1969 Rangoon Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1969 Rangoon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Bangkok Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Bangkok Men's doubles

Career

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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

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Asian Championships

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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

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1965 Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Bronze
1967 Bangkok, Thailand   Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 15–9, 12–15, 8–15   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1965 Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Tan Aik Huang   Bronze
1967 Bangkok, Thailand   Khor Cheng Chye   Narong Bhornchima
  Raphi Kanchanaraphi
13–15, 3–15   Bronze
1969 Yangon, Myanmar   Punch Gunalan   Thongchai Phongful
  Singha Siribanterng
  Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Yangon, Myanmar   Khaw Gaik Bee   Ng Boon Bee
  Rosalind Singha Ang
  Silver

Commonwealth Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1966 Kingston, Jamaica   Tan Aik Huang 8–15, 8–15   Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Kingston, Jamaica   Tan Aik Huang   Ng Boon Bee
  Tan Yee Khan
15–14, 15–5   Gold

International tournaments

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1961 Penang Open   Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 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, 15–1   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   Indratno 15–7, 15–1   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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
  Khor Cheng Chye
15–13, 8–15, 15–2   Winner

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Cheng Hoe is Ill - Will Miss the Kl 'Festival'". The Straits Times. 9 February 1967. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  2. ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 78, 84.
  3. ^ Scheele, 229, 252.
  4. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 113.
  5. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  6. ^ "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.