1962 Asian Badminton Championships

1962 Asian Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	21 April 1962 (1962-04-21) – 6 May 1962 (1962-05-06)
Venue	Stadium Negara
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Champions
Men's singles	Teh Kew San
Women's singles	Minarni
Men's doubles	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan
Women's doubles	Happy Herowati Corry Kawilarang
Mixed doubles	Lim Say Hup Ng Mei Ling
1965 →

The 1962 Asia Badminton Championships was the first tournament of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held May 1962 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[1]

Medalists

Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Teh Kew San	Billy Ng	Johnny Tjoa
			Yew Cheng Hoe
Women's singles	Minarni	Sumol Chanklum	Ogn Hwat Nio
			Goei Giok Nio
Men's doubles	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	Teh Kew San Lim Say Hup	Sangob Rattanusorn Sanguan Anandhanonda
			Liem Tjeng Kiang Tjap Han Tiong
Women's doubles	Happy Herowati Corry Kawilarang	Sumol Chanklum Pankae Phongarn	Jean Moey Ng Mei Ling
			Minarni Wiwiek Dwi Kaeksi
Mixed doubles	Lim Say Hup Ng Mei Ling	Chuchart Vatanatham Prathin Pattabongse	Kho Han Tjiang Corry Kawilarang
			Chavalert Chumkum Pankae Phongarn
Men's team details	Malaya Billy Ng Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan Teh Kew San	Indonesia Johnny Tjoa Liem Tjeng Kiang Tutang Djamaluddin Abdul Patah Unang	Thailand Sangob Rattanusorn Sanguan Anandhanonda Chuchart Vatanatham Somsook Boonyasukhanonda
			Pakistan Masood Khan Naqi Mohsin Wahajat Ali Akram Baig

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Malaysia	4	2	2	8
2	Indonesia	2	1	6	9
3	Thailand	0	3	3	6
4	Pakistan	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		6	6	12	24

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Teh Kew San	Billy Ng	7–15, 15–1, 15–10
Women's singles	Minarni	Sumol Chanklum	11–7, 11–3
Men's doubles	Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan	Teh Kew San & Lim Say Hup	15–9, 15–10
Women's doubles	Happy Herowati & Corry Kawilarang	Sumol Chanklum & Pankae Phongarn	16–18, 15–13, 15–3
Mixed doubles	Lim Say Hup & Ng Mei Ling	Chuchart Vatanatham & Prathin Pattabongse	15–7, 15–4

Semifinal results

Discipline	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Men's singles	Billy Ng	Yew Cheng Hoe	15–12, 15–12
	Teh Kew San	Johnny Tjoa	2–15, 15–4, 15–7
Women's singles	Minarni	Ogn Hwat Nio	Walkover
	Sumol Chanklum	Goei Giok Nio	11–7, 11–3
Men's doubles	Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan	Sangob Rattanusorn & Sanguan Anandhanonda	15–7, 15–10
	Teh Kew San & Lim Say Hup	Tjap Han Tiong & Liem Tjeng Kiang	15–5, 15–4
Women's doubles	Corry Kawilarang & Happy Herowati	Jean Moey & Ng Mei Ling	15–7, 15–6
	Pankae Phongarn & Sumol Chanklum	Minarni & Wiwiek Dwi Kaeksi	15–1, 9–15, 15–11
Mixed doubles	Lim Say Hup & Ng Mei Ling	Kho Han Tjiang & Corry Kawilarang	15–3, 15–4
	Chuchart Vatanatham & Prathin Pattabongse	Chavalert Chumkum & Pankae Phongarn	–, –

Men's team results

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
							Indonesia	5
							North Borneo	0
												Indonesia	3
		Thailand	5									Thailand	2
		Nepal	0				Thailand	5
		Chinese Taipei	5				Chinese Taipei	0
		Philippines	0														Indonesia	0
		Malaya	5														Malaya	5
		Burma	0				Malaya	5
		Hong Kong	5				Hong Kong	0
		Ceylon	0									Malaya	5
												Pakistan	0
							Pakistan	3
							Sarawak	2

References

1. "The First Asia Champion". The Straits Times. 6 May 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via NewspaperSG.

2. "The 4th Day Results". The Straits Times. 5 May 1962. p. 20.