Tan Yee Khan

Dato' Tan Yee Khan 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.

Tan Yee Khan
Personal information
Birth name陈贻权
Country Malaysia
Born (1940-09-24) 24 September 1940
Ipoh, Perak, Malaya (now Malaysia)
Years active1961-1969

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 Peninsula Malaysia, on the island of Pangkor called Sea View Hotel & Holiday Resort.[5]

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1962 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ng Boon Bee Tan Joe Hock
Liem Tjeng Kiang
15–13, 18–17 Gold
1966 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Ng Boon Bee Ang Tjin Siang
Tjoe Tjong Boon
12–15, 15–8, 18–16 Gold

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1965 Lucknow, India Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1962 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
15–9, 15–10 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1965 Lucknow, India Angela Bairstow Ursula Smith
Chavalert Chumkum
Gold

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1961 Yangon, Myanmar Ng Boon Bee Narong Bhornchima
Raphi Kanchanaraphi
Gold
1965 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Narong Bhornchima
Raphi Kanchanaraphi
Gold
1967 Bangkok, Thailand Ng Boon Bee Narong Bhornchima
Raphi Kanchanaraphi
Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Kingston, Jamaica Ng Boon Bee Tan Aik Huang
Yew Cheng Hoe
14–15, 5–15 Silver

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1963 Malaysia Open Ng Boon Bee Teh Kew San
Lim Say Hup
14–17, 15–9, 15–7 Winner
1965 All England Ng Boon Bee Erland Kops
Oon Chong Jin
15–7, 15–5 Winner
1966 Denmark Open Ng Boon Bee Tan Aik Huang
Yew Cheng Hoe
15–13, 15–10 Winner
1966 All England Ng Boon Bee Finn Kobberø
Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
9–15, 15–9, 17–15 Winner
1966 Canadian Open Ng Boon Bee Svend Pri
Yew Cheng Hoe
12–15, 15–1, 17–14 Winner
1966 U.S. Open Ng Boon Bee Don Paup
Jim Poole
15-6, 15-12 Winner
1967 Singapore Open Ng Boon Bee Indratno
Mintarja
15–3, 15–8 Winner
1967 Denmark Open Ng Boon Bee Svend Pri
Per Walsøe
8–15, 18–16, 17–15 Winner
1967 Malaysia Open Ng Boon Bee Indratno
Mintarja
15–9, 15–10 Winner
1968 All England Ng Boon Bee Henning Borch
Erland Kops
6–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1968 Malaysia Open Ng Boon Bee Ippei Kojima
Issei Nichino
11–15, 15–9, 15–9 Winner
1968 Singapore Open Ng Boon Bee Sangob Rattanusorn
Chavalert Chumkum
Winner
1968 German Open Ng Boon Bee Sangob Rattanusorn
Chavalert Chumkum
15–9, 15–2 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Perak Open Retno Koestijah Eddy Choong
Minarni
15–9, 15–11 Winner

Honours

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. http://www.worldbadminton.net/Awards.asp#hall
  5. Sea View Hotel & Holiday Resort Pangkor Island
  6. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  7. "Former doubles ace Boon Bee receives Datukship - Other Sports | The Star Online". Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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