Tan Aik Huang
Tan Aik Huang (Chinese: 陳奕芳; pinyin: Chén Yìfāng, born 1945) is a retired Malaysian Chinese badminton player noted for his superb footwork and patience.
He won the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1966, defeating Japan's Masao Akiyama in the finals.[1] He was a singles finalist at the All-England for four consecutive years, from 1965 through 1968, losing hard-fought finals to Erland Kops in '65 and '67 and to Rudy Hartono in '68.[2] He was a member of several Malaysian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams including its world champion team of 1967.[3] Tan Aik Huang won numerous major international singles titles in the mid to late 1960s including the Danish Open, the U.S. Open, the Canadian Open, and the Malaysian Open. He won both singles and doubles at the British Commonwealth Games of 1966.[4]
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