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1941 Singapore Open
The 1941 Singapore Open, also known as the 1941 Singapore Badminton Championships, took place from 19 July – 24 August 1941 at the Clerical Union Hall in Balestier, Singapore. The ties were played over July and August with the first round ties being played on the 19 of July and the finals been played over the weekend on 23rd and 24 August. Final results References {{Singapore Open (badminton) Singapore Open (badminton) 1941 in badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balestier
Balestier () is a sub zone located in the planning area of Novena in the Central Region of Singapore. The main road, Balestier Road, links Thomson Road to Serangoon Road and the road continues on as Lavender Street. The area is home to rows of shophouses, such as the Sim Kwong Ho shophouses, the Balestier Art Deco shophouses, 412-418 Balestier Road, and 601-639 Balestier Road, low-rise apartments and commercial buildings as well as a shopping mall known as Shaw Plaza. However, Shaw Plaza has since closed down and is under construction. Balestier also has another mall, Zhongshan Mall. There are several lighting and electrical shops along Balestier Road, which is also home to the Ceylon Sports Club and the Indian Association. The area is known for its food such as bak kut teh and chicken rice. In the area, there are several apartments, condominiums, and budget hotels. Etymology and history The precinct was named after Joseph Balestier, the then colony's first American consul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Peng Soon
Wong Peng Soon, (; 17 February 1917 – 22 May 1996) was a Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s when it was a single nation. Noted for his smooth but powerful strokes and graceful footwork, he won the singles title seven times in Singapore and eight times in Malaya during this period, as well as being the top player in the All England, the Danish Open, the Indian and Philippines championships to name a few. Acknowledged as one of the greatest badminton players of all time, he won the All England singles title four times in only five attempts and dominated the Thomas Cup in the late 1940s to the mid 1950s as a member of the Malayan teams. Wong's great rival during his career was his contemporary Ong Poh Lim. Early life Wong was born into a large and wealthy family in Johor Bahru, Malaya. He was the seventh son of Mr Wong Ah Yam and Madam Mak Qui Tong. His granduncle is Wong Ah Fook,Leo Suryadinata ed., ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ong Siew Eng , Vietnam (1967)
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Ong or ONG may refer to: Arts and media * Ong's Hat, a collaborative work of fiction * “Ong Ong”, a song by Blur from the album The Magic Whip Places * Ong, Nebraska, US, city * Ong's Hat, New Jersey, US, ghost town * Ong River, Odisha, India * Mornington Island Airport, IATA airport code "ONG" Other uses * Ong (surname), Chinese surname * Ong language * ONE Gas (Oklahoma Natural Gas), a component of ONEOK, Inc. * Non-governmental organization, abbreviated ONG in French, Italian, Spanish, Romanian and Portuguese (NGO in English) * '' Ipomoea aquatica'' or Ong choi, a semi-aquatic tropical plant grown as a leaf vegetable See also * Battle of Ong Thanh The Battle of Ong Thanh was fought at the stream of that name (Ông Thành) on the morning of 17 October 1967, in Chơn Thành District, at the time part of Bình Dương Province, South Vietnam, today in Bình Phước Province. During the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wee Boon Hai
Wee or WEE may refer to: * Wee, a slang term for urine (see also wee-wee) * Wee, short stature, or otherwise small Anthroponym * Wee (surname), Chinese surname and name * Wee Willie Harris, singer * Wee Willie Webber, Philadelphia TV and radio personality * Wee Man, actor * Pee-wee Herman, comedian * Pee Wee Crayton, singer Biochemistry * WEE virus, the western equine encephalitis virus * Wee1, a nuclear protein Arts * ''In the Wee Small Hours'', album of Frank Sinatra ** ''In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning'', song in this album * ''The Wee Hours Revue'', album by Roman Candle * ''The Wee Free Men'', comic fantasy novel * '' The Pee-wee Herman Show'' (1980), stage show by Pee-wee Herman * '' Big Top Pee-wee'' (1985), a film with Pee-wee Herman * '' Pee-wee's Big Adventure'' (1988), a film with Pee-wee Herman * '' Pee-wee's Playhouse'' (1986-1990), a program by Pee-wee Herman * '' Pee-wee's Big Holiday'' (2016), a film with Pee-wee Herman * '' Ooh Wee'', song b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Chong Teck
Wong may refer to: Name * Wong (surname), a Chinese surname Places * Wong Chuk Hang, an area to the east of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island * Wong Chuk Hang Estate, a public housing estate in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang Road, a major thoroughfare in southern Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang station, a South Island line rail station on Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Kok Tsui, a cape in north east New Territories, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Yeung (Sha Tin District), a village in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District of Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Yeung (Tai Po District), a village in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong * Wong Leng, section 9 of the Wilson trail in Pat Sin Leng Country Park, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Chung Gap, a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island * Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park, a park in Wong Nai Chung Gap, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Chung Road, a major road in Happy Valley, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Tau, a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Tun Tsuen, a village in the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chan Keng Boon
Chan may refer to: Places * Chan (commune), Cambodia * Chan Lake, by Chan Lake Territorial Park in Northwest Territories, Canada People * Chan (surname), romanization of various Chinese surnames (including 陳, 曾, 詹, 戰, and 田) *Chan Caldwell (1920–2000), Canadian football coach * Chan Gailey (born 1952), American football coach *Chan Kai-kit (born 1952), Macanese businessman *Chan Reec Madut, South Sudanese jurist * Chan Romero (born 1941), American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and musicians *Chan Santokhi (born 1959), President of Suriname and former chief of police * Bang Chan (born 1997), member of the South Korean boy band Stray Kids * Heo Chan (born 1995), member of the South Korean boy band Victon * Ta Chan, nom de guerre of Cambodian war criminal Mam Nai Computing and media *chan-, an abbreviation for channels in Internet Relay Chat (IRC) *chan, a common suffix for the title of an imageboard CHAN * African Nations Championship or ''Championnat d'Afrique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoong Sook Lian
Xiong is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname 熊 (''Xióng''). It is 41st in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈 (Xiong, Ji, Shu, Qu). Romanizations 熊 is also romanized as Hsiung2 in Wade-Giles. It is Hung or Hong in Cantonese; Him in Hokkien, Hong or Yoong in Hakka; Hiōng in Gan; Hùng in Vietnamese; and Xyooj in Hmong. Note that "Hong" and "Hung" may also refer to the unrelated surname 洪. Distribution 熊 is the 71st most common surname in mainland China. Although Chinese make up the largest part of America's Asian and Pacific Islander population, none of the romanizations of 熊 appeared among the 1000 most common surnames during the AD 2000 US census.United States Census Bureau.Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000. 27 Sept 2011. Accessed 29 Mar 2012. Origins Xiong's literal meaning is "bear", Xiong (熊) is branch to Mi (surname) (芈) of Chu (state). Xiong traces back to the legendary Chinese cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Singapore Open
The 1940 Singapore Open, also known as the 1940 Singapore Badminton Championships, took place from 20 October – 14 December 1940 at the Clerical Union Hall in Balestier, Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 20 of October and the last (men's doubles final) been played on 14 December. There was no women's doubles competition due to the lack of entries. Final results References {{Singapore Open (badminton) Singapore Open (badminton) 1940 in badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Singapore Open
The 1947 Singapore Open, also known as the 1947 Singapore Badminton Championships, took place from 19 October – 21 December 1947 at the Clerical Union Hall in Balestier, Singapore. The ties were played over a few months with the first round ties being played on the 19 of October and the last few matches (the men's singles and mixed doubles finals) were played on 21 December. Final results References {{Singapore Open (badminton) Singapore Open (badminton) 1947 in badminton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Open (badminton)
The Singapore Open is a badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1929. Badminton World Federation categorized Singapore Open as one of the seven BWF World Tour Super 500 events in the BWF events structure since 2018. In 2023, the tournament will be upgraded to a Super 750 event. In 1929, the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) was established to promote the sport and organise competitions. Its first official annual open championships was held in that same year with the best players chosen to represent Singapore in the regional tournaments. In 1957, it became an open invitation championships and was held annually until 1973. In 1987–1989, the tournament was known as the Konica Cup, an invitation championships exclusively for Asian players, and in 1990, for the first time entered the International Badminton Federation Grand Prix circuit. In 2007, Singapore Open was part of the BWF Super Series event. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yap Chin Tee
Yap ( yap, Waqaab) traditionally refers to an island group located in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, a part of Yap State. The name "Yap" in recent years has come to also refer to the state within the Federated States of Micronesia, inclusive of the Yap Main Islands and its various outer islands, the Yap Neighboring Islands. For specifying the island group, the name ''Yap Main Islands'' is most exact. Geography Yap is actually made up of four separate islands: Yap Proper (''Marbaaq''), Gagil-Tamil, Maap ( yap, Maap′), and Rumung. The four islands are separated by relatively narrow water features, and the islands are surrounded by a common coral reef. Gagil-Tamil was once connected to Yap Proper, but a canal, ''Tagireeng Canal'', less than 10 meters wide, was constructed that separated the two landmasses in 1901. Yap was formed from an uplift of the Philippine Sea Plate, and is referred to as a "high" island as opposed to atolls. The land is mostly roll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wong Peng Nam
Wong may refer to: Name * Wong (surname), a Chinese surname Places * Wong Chuk Hang, an area to the east of Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island * Wong Chuk Hang Estate, a public housing estate in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang Road, a major thoroughfare in southern Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Hang station, a South Island line rail station on Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Kok Tsui, a cape in north east New Territories, Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Yeung (Sha Tin District), a village in Fo Tan, Sha Tin District of Hong Kong * Wong Chuk Yeung (Tai Po District), a village in the Tai Po District of Hong Kong * Wong Leng, section 9 of the Wilson trail in Pat Sin Leng Country Park, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Chung Gap, a geographic gap in the middle of Hong Kong Island * Wong Nai Chung Reservoir Park, a park in Wong Nai Chung Gap, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Chung Road, a major road in Happy Valley, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Tau, a village in Sha Tin District, Hong Kong * Wong Nai Tun Tsuen, a village in the New Ter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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