Yew Cheng Hoe

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| name = Yew Cheng Hoe
尤清和

| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1943}}

| birth_place = Penang, British Malaya{{cite news|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19670209-1.2.86.10|title=Cheng Hoe is Ill - Will Miss the Kl 'Festival'|publisher=The Straits Times|date=9 February 1967|page=17|accessdate=2023-04-26}}

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Yew Cheng Hoe {{post-nominals|post-noms=PJN AMN}} (born 1943) is a former world-class Malaysian badminton player.

Career

He played on the Malaysian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1963-1964 and 1966-1967, the latter of which won the world championship.Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 78, 84. During the 1965-1966 tournament season Cheng Hoe was a frequent runner-up to fellow countryman Tan Aik Huang who dominated international singles competition that year. Cheng Hoe won the Malaysian Open and New Zealand Open singles titles in 1963.Scheele, 229, 252. With Tan Aik Huang he won men's doubles at the British Commonwealth Games in 1966.Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 113.

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}} Billy Ng

|12–15, 12–15

|style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

= Southeast Asian Peninsular Games =

Men's singles

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!Year

!Venue

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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| align="center" |1965

| align="left" |Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" |

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

style="background:#FFAAAA"

| align="center" |1967

| align="left" |Bangkok, Thailand

| align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Somsook Boonyasukhanonda

| align="left" |15–9, 12–15, 8–15

|style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

!Year

!Venue

!Partner

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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| align="center" |1965

| align="left" |Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MAS}} Tan Aik Huang

| align="left" |

|style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

style="background:#FFAAAA"

| align="center" |1967

| align="left" |Bangkok, Thailand

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MAS}} Khor Cheng Chye

| align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Narong Bhornchima
{{flagicon|THA}} Raphi Kanchanaraphi

| align="left" |13–15, 3–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze

style="background:#FFAAAA"

| align="center" |1969

| align="left" |Yangon, Myanmar

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MAS}} Punch Gunalan

| align="left" |{{flagicon|THA}} Thongchai Phongful
{{flagicon|THA}} Singha Siribanterng

| align="left" |

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

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!Year

!Venue

!Partner

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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| align="center" |1969

| align="left" |Yangon, Myanmar

| align="left" |{{Flagicon|MAS}} Khaw Gaik Bee

| align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Ng Boon Bee
{{flagicon|MAS}} Rosalind Singha Ang

| align="left" |

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |Silver Silver

= Commonwealth Games =

Men's singles

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!Year

!Venue

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

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| align="center" |1966

|Kingston, Jamaica

| align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Aik Huang

| align="left" |8–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|Silver Silver

Men's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

!Year

!Venue

!Partner

!Opponent

!Score

!Result

style="background:#FFE4B5"

| align="center" |1966

|Kingston, Jamaica

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Tan Aik Huang

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ng Boon Bee
{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Yee Khan

|15–14, 15–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white"|Gold Gold

= International tournaments =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" |1961

|Penang Open

|{{flagicon|THA}} Somsook Boonyasukhanonda

|12–15, 13–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1963

|Singapore Open

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Teh Kew San

|15–11, 3–15, 1–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1963

|Malaysia Open

|{{flagicon|THA}} Sangob Rattanusorn

|15–9, 15–1

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" |1966

|Canada Open

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Aik Huang

|11–15, 3–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1966

| align="left" |U.S. Open

| align="left" |{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Aik Huang

| align="left" |5–15, 1–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1966

|Singapore Open

|{{flagicon|INA}} Indratno

|15–7, 15–1

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Men's doubles

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

!Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" |1966

|Denmark Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Tan Aik Huang

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Yee Khan
{{flagicon|MAS}} Ng Boon Bee

|13–15, 10–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1966

|Canadian Open

|{{Flagicon|DEN}} Svend Pri

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Yee Khan
{{flagicon|MAS}} Ng Boon Bee

|15–12, 1–15, 14–17

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1966

|Penang Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Teh Kew San

|{{flagicon|INA}} Ang Tjin Siang
{{flagicon|INA}} Rudy Nio

|15–0, 15–0

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} Winner

align="center" |1966

|Singapore Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Tan Yee Khan
{{flagicon|MAS}} Khor Cheng Chye

|15–13, 8–15, 15–2

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{gold1}} Winner

Honours

{{Flag|Malaysia}} :
50px Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1972){{cite web

|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat}}

50px Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2023){{cite web|url=https://www.theborneopost.com/2023/06/05/thomas-cup-1967-winners-honoured-with-panglima-jasa-negara-award-carrying-datuk-title/ |language=en |date=5 June 2023 |accessdate=5 June 2023 |title=Thomas Cup 1967 winners honoured with 'Panglima Jasa Negara' award carrying 'Datuk' title |via=The Borneo Post |publisher=Malay Mail}}