Eng Hian

Eng Hian (simplified Chinese: 徐永贤; traditional Chinese: 徐永賢; pinyin: Xú Yǒngxián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhî Éng-hiân; born 17 May 1977) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Their victories included the Korea (1999), Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002), and Japan Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters in 2000 and 2004. Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003[2] before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006. He is currently the Indonesia national team women's doubles head coach.

Eng Hian
Personal information
Country Indonesia (1997–2001, 2003–present)
 England (2001–2003)
Born (1977-05-17) 17 May 1977
Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia[1]
HandednessRight
CoachChristian Hadinata
Herry Iman Pierngadi
EventMen's doubles
BWF profile

2004 Olympics

Hian competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Flandy Limpele. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hian and Limpele beat Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea 15-1, 15-10. They lost the semifinal to Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon, also of Korea, 15-8, 15-2 but won the match against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 15-13, 15-7 to finish with the bronze medal.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
15–13, 15–7 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flandy Limpele Candra Wijaya
Halim Haryanto
7–15, 11–15 Bronze
2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Flandy Limpele Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
13–15, 15–11, 7–15 Bronze
1998 Bangkok, Thailand Flandy Limpele Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun
15–17, 15–9, 12–15 Bronze
1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hermono Yuwono Antonius Budi Ariantho
Denny Kantono
12–15, 10–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Flandy Limpele Pramote Teerawiwatana
Tesana Panvisvas
8–15, 15–8, 13–15 Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Andreas Peter Gade
Peder Nissen
10–15, 11–15 Silver

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Dutch Open Rian Sukmawan Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Joko Riyadi
21–15, 21–10 Winner
2006 New Zealand Open Rian Sukmawan Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Hendra Wijaya
21–13, 11–9 Retired Winner
2005 Swiss Open Flandy Limpele Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
15–8, 11–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2003 Chinese Taipei Open Flandy Limpele Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
4–15, 1–15 Runner-up
2003 German Open Flandy Limpele Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
9–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner
2003 Japan Open Flandy Limpele Cheng Rui
Chen Qiqiu
15–5, 15–12 Winner
2003 Swiss Open Flandy Limpele Cheng Rui
Chen Qiqiu
10–15, 15–5, 15–1 Winner
2002 All England Open Flandy Limpele Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7 Runner-up
2002 Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2002 Singapore Open Flandy Limpele Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
15–8, 11–15, 17–14 Winner
2000 Malaysia Open Flandy Limpele Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–9, 15–9 Winner
2000 Denmark Open Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen
15–13, 15–10 Winner
2000 Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
17–14, 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1999 Malaysia Open Flandy Limpele Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
6–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1999 Korea Open Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen
15–6, 15–7 Winner
1998 Denmark Open Flandy Limpele Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
11–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1998 Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
5–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1997 Hong Kong Open Hermono Yuwono Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
4–15, 12–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Indonesia International Hermono Yuwono Davis Efraim
Halim Haryanto
5–15, 5–15 Runner-up

References

  1. "Hian Eng Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. "Eng Hian Hijrah ke Singapura Di Kontrak Dua Tahun". bulutangkis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "Flandi/Eng Hian Janjikan Emas". suaramerdeka.com (in Indonesian). 3 July 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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