Teh Kew San Explained

Teh Kew San 郑求山
Country:	Malaysia
Birth Date:	1935 1, df=yes^[1]
Birth Place:	Penang, Malaya
Handedness:	Right

Teh Kew San (郑求山) (born 26 January 1935) is a former Malaysian badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.

Career

An "all-rounder" (player competitive in all three events: singles, doubles, and mixed doubles), his greatest successes came in men's doubles with Lim Say Hup. They won a number of major international tournaments on three continents, most notably the prestigious All-England title in 1959.^[2] Kew San's singles titles included the Mexico City International in 1960 and the Asian Championship in 1962.^[3] Known for his agility and deft racket work, he was a member of four consecutive Malayan/Malaysian Thomas Cup teams (1958, 1961, 1964, 1967), captaining the last which captured the world team title.^[4]

Personal life

Teh married his national mixed doubles partner, Ng Mei Ling and they have two children, a son (Thomas) and a daughter (Karen).

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Mixed doubles

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's singles

International tournaments

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1957	Malaysia Open	Lim Say Hup			Winner
1959	All England	Lim Say Hup	Henning Borch Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1959	Canada Open	Lim Say Hup	Thanoo Khadjadbhye Charoen Wattanasin	10–15, 15–13, 15–13	Winner
1959	US Open	Lim Say Hup			Winner
1959	Malaysia Open	Lim Say Hup	Eddy Choong Erland Kops	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1959	Mexico International	Lim Say Hup			Winner
1960	All England	Lim Say Hup	Finn Kobberø Poul-Erik Nielsen	17–14, 3–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1960	Malaysia Open	Lim Say Hup			Winner
1960	Canada Open	Lim Say Hup	Charoen Wattanasin Ferry Sonneville	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1962	Malaysia Open	George Yap			Winner
1963	Malaysia Open	Lim Say Hup	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	17–14, 9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1966	Penang Open	Yew Cheng Hoe	Ang Tjin Siang Rudy Nio		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	Malaysia Open	Ng Mei Ling			Winner
1965	Malaysia Open	Ng Mei Ling			Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	Ng Mei Ling	Svend Andersen Eva Twedberg	17–18, 13–15	Runner-up

Invitational Tournaments

Men's singles

Men's doubles

Honours

• :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1968)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2023)^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Legend Teh Kew San ‘I can’t stop playing badminton’ turns 87. Free Malaysia Today. 29 January 2022.
2. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1983) 107.
3. Herbert Scheele ed. The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1967) 232, 309.
4. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1983) 123, 124.
5. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat.
6. 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.