Lim Say Hup

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Lim Say Hup
林世合
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born1935 (1935)
Penang, British Malaya
Died2005 (aged 6970)
Manila, Philippines
Medal record
Representing Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1958 Singapore Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1962 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1962 Kuala LumpurMen's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1962 Kuala LumpurMen's doubles

Lim Say Hup (1935-2005), was a male badminton player from Malaysia. [1]

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Career

Say Hup won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered as the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's doubles with Teh Kew San in 1959. [2]

He featured in the final of the 1958 Thomas Cup in addition to representing Malaysia in the Thomas Cup during 1961 and 1964. [3]

Say Hup also won the Glasgow World Invitational, All-Canadian Championships, All-American Championships and Malaysian Open before retiring in 1964. [3]

Personal life

The same year that he won the All England Championships (1959) he received a BA with honours in history from University of Malaya in 1959. He worked for the Commerce and Industry Ministry, Esso and the Asian Development Bank in Manila. [3]

Death

Say Hup died in 2005 at his residence in Manila, Philippines. He was 70 years old. [3]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Yee Khan
9–15, 10–15 Med 2.png Silver

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Mei Ling Flag of Thailand.svg Chuchart Vatanatham
Flag of Thailand.svg Prathin Pattabongse
15–7, 15–4 Med 1.png Gold

International tournaments

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1957 Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1959 All England Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of Denmark.svg Henning Borch
Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
15–12, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1959 Canada Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of Thailand.svg Thanoo Khadjadbhye
Flag of Thailand.svg Charoen Wattanasin
10–15, 15–13, 15–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1959 US Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of the United States.svg Joe Alston
Flag of the United States.svg Wynn Rogers
Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1959Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of Malaysia.svg Eddy Choong
Flag of Denmark.svg Erland Kops
15–11, 15–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1959 Mexico International Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew SanGold medal icon.svgWinner
1960 All England Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of Denmark.svg Finn Kobberø
Flag of Denmark.svg Poul-Erik Nielsen
17–14, 3–15, 1–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
1960Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew SanGold medal icon.svgWinner
1960Canada Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of Thailand.svg Charoen Wattanasin
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ferry Sonneville
15–8, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1963Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Boon Bee
Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Yee Khan
17–14, 9–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1957 Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Gaik Bee Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1958Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Gaik Bee Flag of India.svg Nandu M. Natekar
Flag of Malaysia.svg Alice Lim
15–8, 15–3Gold medal icon.svgWinner
1959Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Gaik BeeGold medal icon.svgWinner
1960Malaysia Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan Gaik BeeGold medal icon.svgWinner

Invitational Tournaments

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1959 World Invitational Championships Flag of Malaysia.svg Teh Kew San Flag of Sweden.svg Berndt Dahlberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
15–13, 18–15 Med 1.png Gold

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References

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  2. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results . Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp.  74-78. ISBN   0-85112-492-5.
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