Yew Cheng Hoe

Career

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.[1] 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.[2] With Tan Aik Huang he won men's doubles at the British Commonwealth Games in 1966.[3]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1962 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bronze

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1965 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Bronze
1967 Bangkok, Thailand Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1965 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tan Aik Huang Bronze
1967 Bangkok, Thailand Khor Cheng Chye 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

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

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, 15–11 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

Honours
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References
  1. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 78, 84.
  2. Scheele, 229, 252.
  3. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 113.
  4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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