Billy Ng
{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player}}
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{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Billy Ng
黄绍铭
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| nickname = Billy the Kid
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1940}}
| birth_place = Johor Bahru, Johor, British Malaya
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| event = Men's singles
| country = Malaysia
| years_active = 1959-1967
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| coach = Eddie Choong, Roland Ng & Ng Ngoh Tee
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{{MedalSport|Men's badminton}}
{{MedalCountry|{{MAS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Thomas Cup}}
{{MedalGold|1967 Jakarta|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Games}}
{{MedalSilver|1966 Bangkok|Men's team}}
{{MedalBronze|1962 Jakarta|Men's team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Asian Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1962 Kuala Lumpur|Men's team}}
{{MedalSilver|1962 Kuala Lumpur|Men's singles}}
{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalBronze|1967 Bangkok|Men's singles}}
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Datuk' Billy Ng ({{zh|s=黄绍铭}}; born 1940) is a former Malaysian badminton player.
Career
Ng was the son of Ng Ngoh Tee, who was of Teochew Chinese origin and represented Johor in Badminton championships during the 1920s and 1930s and his wife Mak Cheng Hai, who was a distant relative of another state badminton champion Wong Peng Soon.Peggy Loh [http://www.nst.com.my/streets/johor/a-good-father-and-grandfather-1.308221 A good father and grandfather] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029185240/http://www.nst.com.my/streets/johor/a-good-father-and-grandfather-1.308221 |date=29 October 2013 }}, 27 June 2013, New Straits Times Billy made his first foray into badminton in August 1959 when he was crowned Malaysian Schoolboy Singles Champion.The Free Press, Wednesday, 12 August 1959 Then Billy was a student at the renowned Foon Yew High School, Johor Bahru. Later that month, Billy led the Malayan Combined Schools against the Indonesian Youth Team where Billy defeated Lin Dan's current coach Tang Xien Hu in straight sets 15-12 15–12.
Billy represented Malaysia & finished runner-up in the inaugural Asian Badminton Championship (ABC) in 1960. In 1964, Billy became the winner of the 1964 Malaysia Open.Rajes Paul, [http://www.thestar.com.my/story.aspx?file=%2F2007%2F1%2F12%2Fsports%2F16547320&sec= Dreaming of Malaysian women’s rebirth in world badminton] 12 January 2007, The Star (Malaysia) He was also a member of the victorious 1967 Thomas Cup team, and of the Malaysian men's team that won the silver in the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok. Billy also won the Malaysian Open men's singles title in 1965. The Malayan 1967 Thomas Cup team played in an extremely hostile home crowd at the Istora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta.
In 2007, he was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame. Three years later in July 2010, Billy Ng was conferred Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) which carries the title Dato'. In June 2023, Billy Ng and fellow 1967 Thomas Cuppers were conferred Panglima Jasa Negara (PJN) which carries the title Datuk at Istana Negara.
Achievements
= Asian Championships =
Men's singles
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!Year !Venue !Opponent !Score !Result |
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| align="center" |1962 |Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |{{flagicon|MAS}} Teh Kew San |15–7, 1–15, 10–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |Silver Silver |
= Southeast Asian Peninsular Games =
Men's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!Year !Venue !Opponent !Score !Result |
| style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" |1967 | align="left" |Bangkok, Thailand | align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Sangob Rattanusorn | align="left" |9–15, 6–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze |
Honours
- {{Flag|Malaysia}} :
- 50x50px Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2023){{cite web |date=5 June 2023 |title=Thomas Cup 1967 winners honoured with 'Panglima Jasa Negara' award carrying 'Datuk' title |url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/06/05/thomas-cup-1967-winners-honoured-with-panglima-jasa-negara-award-carrying-datuk-title/ |accessdate=5 June 2023 |publisher=Malay Mail |language=en |via=The Borneo Post}}
- {{Flag|Pahang}}
- 50x50px Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) - Dato’ (2010)
References
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External links
- [http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19590826.2.111 Johore Bahru District Championships 1959]
- [http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19601022.2.126 Photo 1960]
- [http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19650111.2.94.2 Malaysian Open 1964/65]
- [http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19650113.2.120.1 Photo 1965]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110622042718/http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/8pegs/Article The Ng badminton family]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719174134/http://www.olympic.org.my/museum/hof/ind/bn%40nsm.htm]
- [http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2010/1/31/columnists/onthebeat/5576893&sec=On%20The%20Beat] Our Forgotten Heroes
{{Footer Thomas Cup Champions Badminton Team Men}}
{{Footer Asian Champions Badminton Team Men}}
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Category:People from Johor Bahru
Category:Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Malaysian people of Teochew descent
Category:Malaysian male badminton players
Category:Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
Category:Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
Category:Asian Games medalists in badminton
Category:Badminton players at the 1962 Asian Games
Category:Badminton players at the 1966 Asian Games
Category:Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games