Tan Yee Khan Explained

Tan Yee Khan
陈贻权
Birth Date:1940 9, df=yes
Country:Malaysia
Years Active:1961–1969

Tan Yee Khan (; born 24 September 1940) is a former Malaysian badminton player who represented his country in badminton events around the world during the 1960s.

Career

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

Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ng Boon Bee Tan Joe Hock
Liem Tjeng Kiang
15–13, 18–17 Gold
1966Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Ng Boon Bee Ang Tjin Siang
Tjoe Tjong Boon
12–15, 15–8, 18–16 Gold

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
15–9, 15–10 Gold
1965Lucknow, India Temshakdi Mahakonok Narong Bhornchima
Chavalert Chumkum
Silver

Mixed doubles

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1961Yangon, Myanmar Ng Boon Bee Narong Bhornchima
Raphi Kanchanaraphi
15–8, 6–15, 15–10 Gold
1965Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Narong Bhornchima
Raphi Kanchanaraphi
15–8, 15–11 Gold
1967Bangkok, Thailand Ng Boon Bee Narong Bhornchima
Raphi Kanchanaraphi
Gold

Mixed doubles

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

International tournaments

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1963Malaysia Open Ng Boon Bee Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
14–17, 15–9, 15–7 Winner
1965All England Ng Boon Bee15–7, 15–5 Winner
1966Denmark Open Ng Boon Bee Tan Aik Huang
Yew Cheng Hoe
15–13, 15–10 Winner
1966All England Ng Boon Bee Finn Kobberø
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
9–15, 15–9, 17–15 Winner
1966Canadian Open Ng Boon Bee Svend Pri
Yew Cheng Hoe
12–15, 15–1, 17–14 Winner
1966U.S. Open Ng Boon Bee Don Paup
Jim Poole
15-6, 15-12 Winner
1966Singapore Open Khor Cheng Chye Eddy Choong
Yew Cheng Hoe
13–15, 15–8, 2–15 Runner-up
1967Singapore Open Ng Boon Bee Indratno
Mintarja
15–3, 15–8 Winner
1967Denmark Open Ng Boon Bee Svend Pri
Per Walsøe
8–15, 18–16, 17–15 Winner
1967Malaysia Open Ng Boon Bee Indratno
Mintarja
15–9, 15–10 Winner
1968All England Ng Boon Bee Henning Borch
Erland Kops
6–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1968Malaysia Open Ng Boon Bee Ippei Kojima
Issei Nichino
11–15, 15–9, 15–9 Winner
1968Singapore Open Ng Boon Bee Sangob Rattanusorn
Chavalert Chumkum
15–9, 15–1 Winner
1968German Open Ng Boon Bee Sangob Rattanusorn
Chavalert Chumkum
15–9, 15–2 Winner
1968Northern Indian Punch Gunalan Rudy Hartono
Indratno
15–3, 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Herbert Scheele, International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1969 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1969) 202.
  2. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 107.
  3. [:ms:Tan Yee Khan]
  4. Web site: :::Internationalbadminton.org::: . www.worldbadminton.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060212223254/http://www.worldbadminton.net/Awards.asp . 2006-02-12.
  5. http://www.seaviewpangkor.com/ Sea View Hotel & Holiday Resort Pangkor Island
  6. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat. Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). 2016-07-08.
  7. Web site: 5 June 2023 . Thomas Cup 1967 winners honoured with ‘Panglima Jasa Negara’ award carrying ‘Datuk’ title . 5 June 2023 . . en . The Borneo Post.
  8. Web site: Former doubles ace Boon Bee receives Datukship - Other Sports The Star Online. 2016-07-08.