Yew Cheng Hoe 尤清和
Personal information
Born	1943 (age 79–80)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Thomas Cup 1967 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Men's team 1962 Jakarta Men's team Commonwealth Games 1966 Kingston Men's doubles 1966 Kingston Men's singles Southeast Asian Games 1965 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1969 Rangoon Men's doubles 1969 Rangoon Mixed doubles 1965 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 1965 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1967 Bangkok Men's singles 1967 Bangkok Men's doubles Asian Championships 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1965 Lucknow Men's team 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles

Yew Cheng Hoe AMN (born 1943) is a former world-class Malaysian badminton player.

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	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Billy Ng	12–15, 12–15	Bronze

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia			Bronze
1967	Bangkok, Thailand	Somsook Boonyasukhanonda	15–9, 12–15, 8–15	Bronze

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1965	Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Tan Aik Huang			Bronze
1967	Bangkok, Thailand	Khor Cheng Chye	Narong Bhornchima Raphi Kanchanaraphi	13–15, 3–15	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
1966	Penang Open	Teh Kew San	Ang Tjin Siang Rudy Nio		Winner
1966	Singapore Open	Eddy Choong	Tan Yee Khan Khor Cheng Chye	15–13, 8–15, 15–2	Winner

Honours

•  Malaysia :
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    Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1972)^[4]