| Eng Hian | |
| Birth Date: | 1977 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia[1] |
| Event: | Men's doubles |
| Highest Ranking: | 1 |
| Country: | (1997–2001, 2003–present) (2001–2003) |
| Coach: | Christian Hadinata Herry Iman Pierngadi |
| Handedness: | Right |
| Bwf Id: | 07ED50D0-7383-4508-8698-9B61F7813571 |
Eng Hian (; born 17 May 1977) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Their victories included the Korea (1999), Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002), and Japan Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters in 2000 and 2004. Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003[2] before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006. He is currently the Indonesia national team women's doubles head coach.
Hian competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Flandy Limpele. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hian and Limpele beat Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea 15–1, 15–10. They lost the semifinal to Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon, also of Korea, 15–8, 15-2 but won the match against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 15–13, 15–7 to finish with the bronze medal.
In 2022, he was in trouble for using racist remark against Malaysian shuttlers ethnic Indian Thinaah Muralitharan and ethnic Chinese Pearly Tan during the French Open championship at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris who he referred to as 'hitam' (black) and 'putih' (white) respectively. His remarks went viral online when it was caught live on television during round 16 of the match.[4] [5] [6]
Men's doubles
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hermono Yuwono | Antonius Budi Ariantho Denny Kantono | 12–15, 10–15 | Bronze | [8] |
| 1998 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Flandy Limpele |  Zhang Wei Zhang Jun | 15–17, 15–9, 12–15 | Bronze | [9] |
| 2003 | Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Flandy Limpele | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 13–15, 15–11, 7–15 | Bronze | [10] |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Flandy Limpele | Candra Wijaya Halim Haryanto | 7–15, 11–15 | Bronze | [11] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Flandy Limpele |  Pramote Teerawiwatana Tesana Panvisvas | 8–15, 15–8, 13–15 | Silver | [12] |
Boys' doubles
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
Men's doubles
