Lim Say Hup (1935-2005), was a male badminton player from Malaysia.[1]
| Lim Say Hup 林世合 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1935 Penang, British Malaya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | September 2005 (aged 69–70) Manila, Philippines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
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 edit
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 edit
Say Hup died in 2005 at his residence in Manila, Philippines. He was 70 years old.[3]
Achievements edit
Asian Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1962 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Teh Kew San
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Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan
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9–15, 10–15 |  Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1962 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ng Mei Ling
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 Chuchart Vatanatham Prathin Pattabongse
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15–7, 15–4 |  Gold
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International tournaments edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1957 | Malaysia Open | Teh Kew San
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 Winner
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| 1959 | All England | Teh Kew San
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 Henning Borch Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
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15–12, 15–10 | Winner
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| 1959 | Canada Open | Teh Kew San
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Thanoo Khadjadbhye Charoen Wattanasin
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10–15, 15–13, 15–13 | Winner
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| 1959 | US Open | Teh Kew San
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 Joe Alston Wynn Rogers
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Winner
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| 1959 | Malaysia Open | Teh Kew San
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Eddy Choong Erland Kops
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15–11, 15–9 | Winner
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| 1959 | Mexico International | Teh Kew San
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Winner
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| 1960 | All England | Teh Kew San
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Finn Kobberø Poul-Erik Nielsen
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17–14, 3–15, 1–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1960 | Malaysia Open | Teh Kew San
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Winner
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| 1960 | Canada Open | Teh Kew San
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Charoen Wattanasin  Ferry Sonneville
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15–8, 15–8 | Winner
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| 1963 | Malaysia Open | Teh Kew San
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Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan
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17–14, 9–15, 7–15 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1957 | Malaysia Open | Tan Gaik Bee
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Winner
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| 1958 | Malaysia Open | Tan Gaik Bee
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 Nandu M. Natekar Alice Lim
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15–8, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1959 | Malaysia Open | Tan Gaik Bee
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Winner
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| 1960 | Malaysia Open | Tan Gaik Bee
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Winner
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Invitational Tournaments edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1959 | World Invitational Championships | Teh Kew San
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 Berndt Dahlberg Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
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15–13, 18–15 | Gold
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References edit
- ^ "History". All England Badminton.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ a b c d "Say Hup – the passing of a legend". The Star.
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