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1969 Asian Badminton Championships
The 1969 Asian Badminton Championships took place from 3–15 February 1969, in Manila, Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ .... Indonesia won the men's team competition after beating Malaysia 3–2 in the final. The match for third place between Japan and Philippines also ended 3–2. Medalists Medal table Semifinals *Below are the partial results of semifinals. Final results Notes References {{Asian badminton champs Badminton Asia Championships 1969 in badminton 1969 in Philippine sport Sports competitions in Manila Asia Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populated city proper. Manila is considered to be a global city and rated as an Alpha – City by Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC). It was the first chartered city in the country, designated as such by the Philippine Commission Act 183 of July 31, 1901. It became autonomous with the passage of Republic Act No. 409, "The Revised Charter of the City of Manila", on June 18, 1949. Manila is considered to be part of the world's original set of global cities because its commercial networks were the first to extend across the Pacific Ocean and connect Asia with the Spanish Americas through the galleon trade; when this was accomplished, it marked the first time in world history that an uninterrupted chain of trade routes circling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chavalert Chumkum
Chavalert Chumkum was a former world-class badminton player who represented Thailand from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. Career At a time when Thailand was known for its doubles specialists, Chumkum won more Thai national men's doubles titles than any other player of his era. His Thomas Cup (men's international team) record is particularly noteworthy. Participating in the '60-'61, '63-'64, and '69-'70 campaigns (Thailand declined to compete in '66-'67), Chumkum won 19 of the 23 doubles matches that he contested in ties (team matches) against Indonesia, Denmark, Malaysia, Japan, and India among other nations. He captured the men's doubles title at the 1965 Asian Badminton Championships with Narong Bhornchima. Touring internationally in 1968 he shared the Dutch Open and the Canadian Open men's doubles titles,Scheele, 1971 ed., 137, 246. and reached the All England Open men's doubles semifinal, with Sangob Rattanusorn Sangob Rattanusorn (born 1943) is a former badmi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 In Philippine Sport
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 ** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Isr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1969 In Badminton
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's Gatwick Airport, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near Hawaii kills 27 and injures 314. * January 19 – End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is sworn in as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22 – An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. * January 27 ** Fourteen men, 9 of them Jews, are executed in Baghdad for spying for Israel. ** Reveren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badminton Asia Championships
The Badminton Asia Championships (formerly Asian Badminton Championships until 2006) is a tournament organized by governing body Badminton Asia to crown the best badminton players in Asia. The tournament started in 1962 and is held annually since 1991. The event had rotated between team and individual competitions before the team event became null since 1994. At the 2003 event however, there is a controversy when China decided to pull out from the tournament at the last minute. Head coach Li Yongbo said that the tournament did not award any ranking points for the 2004 Summer Olympics event and wanted to give his players more time to rest. Some of the top players were also willing to pull out from the tournament since the competitiveness of the event was low. Championships Individual championships The table below states all the host cities (and their countries) of the Asia Championships. The number of events at each has ranged from one to six, and is given in the right-mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanyang Siang Pau
''Nanyang Siang Pau'' or ''Nanyang Business Daily'' () was founded by philanthropist-entrepreneur Tan Kah Kee on 6 September 1923 in Straits Settlements, currently published in Malaysia. ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' is one of the oldest Chinese-language newspapers in the country, with only ''Kwong Wah Yit Poh'' having been published longer. It has been published continuously except for four months in 1923 and 1924 and during the World War II between 1942 and 1945, before publication resumed on 8 September 1945. History Originally started in Straits Settlements, the newspaper first ventured into Kuala Lumpur in 1958, but the newspaper remains printed in Singapore. In 1962, the headquarters of ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' moved to Kuala Lumpur, first with Jalan Travers, Brickfields and followed by Jalan Bangsar in 1972. The Singapore edition of the paper has merged with ''Sin Chew Jit Poh'' on March 16, 1983 to form the current ''Lianhe Zaobao''. In August 1932, the ''Nanyang Daily'' was s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Aik Huang
Tan Aik Huang (, born 14 February 1946) is a retired Malaysian badminton player noted for his footwork and patience. He is the elder brother of Tan Aik Mong. Career In 1966 he won men's singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, defeating Japan's Masao Akiyama in the finals. This came during a run of four straight appearances in the All England finals from 1965 through 1968. He lost hard-fought matches to Erland Kops in '65 and '67 and to Rudy Hartono in '68. Tan was a member of four Malaysian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams including its world champion team of 1967. He won numerous major international singles titles during the mid- and late 1960s including the Danish Open, the US Open, the Canadian Open, and the Malaysian Open. He won both singles and doubles at the British Commonwealth Games of 1966. Achievements Southeast Asian Peninsular Games ''Men's singles'' Commonwealth Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tan Aik Mong
Tan Aik Mong (6 April 1950 – 31 May 2020) was a Malaysian Chinese badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ... player. He was the younger brother of Tan Aik Huang. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' Southeast Asian Peninsular Games ''Men's singles'' International tournaments ''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles'' References 1950 births 2020 deaths Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Teochew descent Sportspeople from Penang Malaysian male badminton players SEA Games medalists in badminton SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 1973 SEAP Games Badminton players at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Malaysia Badminton players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darmadi
Darmadi (born 1945; as Wong Pek Sen; ) is an Indonesian badminton player from the 60s to 70s. Career Darmadi competed at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. He managed to bring home two medals; a silver in the men's singles and bronze in the mixed doubles. He and with the men's team also succeeded in bringing Indonesia to conquer Malaysia in the third 1969 Asian Badminton Championships in the Philippines for the first time. He also played in the men's doubles with partner Ang Tjin Siang (later known as Muljadi) and won the French Open in 1966. Partnered with Minarni in the mixed doubles, they won 1967 Singapore and Canada Opens. Darmadi and the Indonesian men's team also succeeded in bringing Indonesia back to the winner of the 1970 Thomas Cup The 1970 Thomas Cup was the eighth tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final set of ''ties'' (team matches) were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Indonesia won its four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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