Lim Say Hup

Lim Say Hup (1935-2005), was a male badminton player from Malaysia.[1]

Lim Say Hup
Personal information
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
1958 SingaporeTeam
Asian Championships
1962 Kuala LumpurMixed doubles
1962 Kuala LumpurMen's team
1962 Kuala LumpurMen's doubles

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
1962 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Teh Kew San Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan		 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1962 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ng Mei Ling Chuchart Vatanatham
Prathin Pattabongse		 Gold

International tournaments

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1960 Canadian Open Teh Kew San Charoen Wattanasin
Ferry Sonneville		 15-8, 15-8 Winner
1963 Malaysia Open Teh Kew San Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan		 17-14, 9-15, 7-15 Runner-up

References
  1. "History". All England Badminton.
  2. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian. The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 74-78. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  3. "Say Hup – the passing of a legend". The Star.
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