1967 Singapore Open

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1967 Singapore Open
Tournament details
Dates6 October 1967–
8 October 1967
Edition34th
Venue Singapore Badminton Hall
Location Geylang, Singapore
Champions
Men's singles Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Aik Huang
Women's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarni
Men's doubles Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Yee Khan
Women's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Retno Koestijah
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarni
Mixed doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Darmadi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarni
1966 1968

The 1967 Singapore Open , also known as the 1967 Singapore Open Badminton Championships, took place from 6 to 8 October 1967 at the Singapore Badminton Hall in Singapore. [1] [2]

Final results

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Aik Huang Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops 15–11, 15–8
Women's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Minarni Flag of Indonesia.svg Retno Koestijah 5–11, 11–6, retired
Men's doubles Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan Flag of Indonesia.svg Indratno & Mintarja 15–3, 15–8
Women's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Retno Koestijah & Minarni Flag of Japan.svg Noriko Takagi & Hiroe Amano 15–6, 18–13
Mixed doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Darmadi & Minarni Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee & Rosalind Singha Ang 15–4, 15–5

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References

  1. "Aik Huang the master in 35 min". Straits Budget. 11 October 1967.
  2. "It's Cool, Cool Kops Against Tenacious Tan". The Straits Times. 8 October 1967.