Lim Say Hup
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Lim Say Hup (1935-2005), was a male badminton player from Malaysia.[1]
Profile
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]
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1962 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Teh Kew San
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Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan
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 Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1962 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ng Mei Ling
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 Chuchart Vatanatham Prathin Pattabongse
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 Gold
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International tournaments
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1960 | Canadian 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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References
- ^ "History". All England Badminton.
- ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ a b c "Say Hup – the passing of a legend". The Star.
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