Sylvia Ng

Sylvia Ng Meow Eng (born 24 September 1949 in Johor Bahru) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. She was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malysia's Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]

Sylvia Ng
Personal information

Career

Her major international success in 1969 was at the Southeast Asia Games in Rangoon, where she won the women's singles. Four years later, she was again successful in the same event in women's singles. In 1970, she won the mixed doubles at the Belgian International partnering Ng Boon Bee. At the Asian Games in 1970 she was also successful with Ng Boon Bee in Mixed Doubles and finished third in the Women's Singles. Again with Boon Bee she won a year later at the Canadian Open in the Mixed Doubles category.

At the Commonwealth Games in 1974, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles together with Rosalind Singha Ang. In the Asian Games 1974, she finished without a medal. In 1977 she won another gold at the Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur. She also won a Commonwealth Games gold for women's singles in 1978.[2]

Sylvia was Malaysia's Sportswoman of the Year twice in 1975 & 1978.[3]

Achievements

Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Ng Boon Bee Bandid Jaiyen
Achara Pattabongs
Gold

Women singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1970 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Thongkam Kingmanee 7–11, 4–11 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1971 Jakarta, Indonesia Yoon Im-soon 4-11, 7-11 Bronze

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games/Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Rangoon, Myanmar Khaw Gaik Bee Teoh Siew Yong
Rosalind Singha Ang
Silver
1973 Singapore, Singapore Rosalind Singha Ang Thongkam Kingmanee
Sirisriro Patama
Gold
1975 Bangkok, Thailand Rosalind Singha Ang Thongkam Kingmanee
Sirisriro Patama
Gold
1977 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Theresia Widiastuti
Regina Masli
Silver

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1969 Yangon, Myanmar Khin Than Nwe Gold
1973 Singapore, Singapore Rosalind Singha Ang Gold
1975 Bangkok, Thailand Thongkam Kingmanee Gold
1977 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Verawaty Wiharjo Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1973 Singapore, Singapore Punch Gunalan Bronze
1975 Bangkok, Thailand Cheah Hong Chong Dominic Soong
Rosalind Singha Ang
Silver

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1974 Christchurch, New Zealand Rosalind Singha Ang Mimi Nilsson
Judy Rollick
15-2, 15-8 Bronze

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1974 Christchurch, New Zealand Susan Whetnall 11-2, 11-8 Bronze
1978 Edmonton, Canada Katherine Teh 11-5, 11-3 Gold

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1971 Singapore Open Thongkam Kingmanee 3-11, 11-9, 11-6 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Singapore Open Ng Boon Bee Chirasak Champakao
Pachara Pattabongse
15-11, 15-12 Winner
1971 Singapore Open Ng Boon Bee Thongkam Kingmanee
Bandid Jaiyen
15-6, 15-9 Winner
1971 Poona Open Ng Boon Bee Joke van Beusekom
Piet Ridder
Winner
1971 Canada Open Ng Boon Bee Rolph Patterson
Mimi Nilsson
15-11, 15-4 Winner

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

References

  1. "Peng Soon, Poh Lim in OCM Hall of Fame". New Straits Times. 5 December 2004. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016 via HighBeam Research.
  2. Boopathy, K.M. (13 March 2006). "Yap: Women Will Surely Deliver". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016 via HighBeam Research.
  3. Kathigasu, Sybil (8 March 2011). "100 Memorable Malaysian Women". The Star Online. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat" (in Malay). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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