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1973 Thomas Cup
The 1973 Thomas Cup was the ninth edition of the Thomas Cup, the world championship of men's international team badminton (its female counterpart is the Uber Cup). The final set of ties (team matches) involving regional zone winners and the defending champion nation were held in Jakarta, Indonesia in late May and early June 1973. Beginning in 1948–49 the tournament was held every three years until 1982 and has been held every two years thereafter. For more details on the format of Thomas Cup competition see Wikipedia's general article on the Thomas Cup. Indonesia won its fifth title after beating Denmark in the Final Round. Teams 23 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champion, Indonesia skipped the qualifications and the first round of inter-zone competition, and played directly in the second round (effectively, the semifinals of the tournament). ;Australasian zone *' * * * ;Asian zone * * * * * * ;European zone * * * * * * * * * ;Panamerican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istora Gelora Bung Karno
Gelora Bung Karno Sports Palace ( id, Istana Olahraga Gelora Bung Karno, abbreviated as ''Istora''), the formerly name ''Istora Senayan'' is an indoor sporting arena located in Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia. The capacity of the arena after 2018 reopening is 7,166. This arena is usually used for badminton tournaments. Its maiden event was the 1961 Thomas Cup. It was also used during the 1962 Asian Games and was renovated to host the 2018 edition. Its first post-renovation event was the 2018 Indonesia Masters. During the latter Games, it hosted the badminton and later stages of basketball events. The arena originally was planned to stage the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and becoming the only Indonesian venue in the three-country joint bid but was moved to a newly-built arena inside the complex. It hosted the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup instead. Development Istora had a U-shaped indoor lobby attached on its front since some time after the 1960s to 2016. The cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolfgang Bochow
Wolfgang Bochow (26 May 1944 – 14 September 2017) was a badminton player from West Germany who rated among the world's best in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Tall and powerful, he had one of the strongest backhands in the game. Career Bochow won the gold medal at the 1972 European Badminton Championships in men's singles. Between 1968 and 1976 he won eight other medals at this biennial event; three bronzes and a silver in mixed doubles, a silver and two bronzes in singles, and a bronze in men's doubles. Bochow was a men's singles semi-finalist in the 1971 All-England Championships and an All-England mixed doubles finalist with Irmgard Latz (Gerlatzka) in 1970.http://www.dillesport.dk/sportspc/AllEngland/allmx.uk.html He was the bronze medalist at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Pare
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Jamie Paulson
Jamie Paulson (born April 26, 1948) is a Canadian former badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. In 1970 he won the men's singles at the quadrennial 1970 British Commonwealth Games making him the only Canadian to do so. He was the flag bearer for Canada at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch where he finished second to Malaysia's Punch Gunalan. Paulson won men's singles and men's doubles with Yves Pare at the Canadian Open in 1973,Doris L. Smith, "Twinkle twinkle", ''Badminton USA'', May 1973, 12. and repeated in men's singles in 1974. He was a leading player on Canadian Thomas Cup (men's international) team that reached the inter-zone playoffs in 1970 and 1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandid Jaiyen
Bandid Jaiyen is a former badminton player who won numerous Thai national titles and also excelled internationally between the late 1960s and the early 1980s. Career Thailand's leading singles player for a decade, the diminutive Jaiyen performed exceptionally well in Thomas Cup (men's international team) competition. He played a leading role in Thailand's upset win over Malaysia in Asian zone final of the 1973 Thomas Cup series. Noted for his exquisite strokes and tactical astuteness, he was the only player to win a match against an Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ... opponent in the 1976 Thomas Cup series, and was one of only two to do so in the 1973 series. Among other international tournaments, Jaiyen won the South East Asian Peninsular singles title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangob Rattanusorn
Sangob Rattanusorn (born 1943) is a former badminton player from Thailand who won numerous titles and represented his country in team play from the early 1960s through the early 1970s. Career A fine "all-arounder" (proficient in all three events: singles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles), Rattanusorn won eight Thai national singles titles between 1962 and 1970, and the Southeast Asian Peninsular singles title in 1967. Outside of Asia, his most significant victories came in doubles events. He shared the U.S. Open mixed doubles title with England's Margaret Barrand in 1963, and the Canadian Open mixed doubles title with the USA's Lois Alston in 1968. In 1968 he also won the Canadian Open and Dutch Open men's doubles titles, and reached the men's doubles semifinal at the All-England Championships with fellow countryman Chavalert Chumkum. Perhaps the best year in his badminton career, however, came toward the end of it in 1973, when he helped Thailand to a surprise victory ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ng Boon Bee
Dato' Ng Boon Bee (; 17 December 1937 – 3 August 2022) was a Malaysian badminton player who excelled from the 1960s through the early 1970s. His success in doubles earned him recognition as one of greatest doubles players in badminton history. Early life Boon Bee started to play badminton when he was ten years inspired by his badminton-playing father. His first success in badminton came in 1955 when he became Perak schoolboy champ in the singles and doubles. A year later, he won the Perak junior. He also excelled in all types of sports beside badminton such as athletics, tennis, rugby, and playing association football at the national level. It was some time in 1961 that he finally decided to concentrate on badminton. Career During the 1960s, Boon Bee and his partner, Tan Yee Khan formed one of the most successful men's doubles teams of the decade, winning most of the sport's biggest titles including the coveted All England, Asian Games and Asian Championships. Known for ... [...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] |
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] |
Junji Honma
is a common masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Junji can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: *純二, "chaste, two" * 純次, "chaste, next" * 純治, "chaste, govern" * 淳司, "pure, conduct" * 淳次, "pure, next" * 準二, "conform, two" * 准次, "associate, next" * 順二, "sequence, two" * 順治, "sequence, govern" * 潤次, "moisture, next" The name can also be written in hiragana or katakana. Real people * Junji Arias (born 1976), Filipino singer and songwriter * Junji C. (順冶, born 1985) Filipino pokerstar player * Junji Chiba (順二, 1926-1988), Japanese voice actor * Junji Hirata (淳嗣, born 1956), Japanese professional wrestler * Junji Ishiwatari (born 1977), Japanese musician, and former guitarist and songwriter for the Japanese rock band Supercar * Junji Ito (潤二, born 1963), Japanese horror manga artist * Junji Kinoshita (順二, 1914–2006), Japanese playwright * Junji Majima (淳司, born 1978), Japanese voice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punch Gunalan
Datuk Punch Gunalan (4 February 1944 – 15 August 2012) was a Malaysian badminton player, who achieved success in both singles and doubles competitions. Badminton career Gunalan was a talented right-hander who spent what might have been some of the best years of his playing career competing only sporadically as a student in England. In early 70s, Gunalan and his partner, Ng Boon Bee became the leading men's doubles team in the world. They captured gold at the biennial Asian Games (1970), at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games (1970), and at the Asian Championships (1969). They captured the venerable All England title in 1971. Though perhaps less consistent in singles than he was in doubles, Gunalan was capable of playing it at the highest level. He reached the All-England singles final in 1974, losing in three close sets to the iconic Rudy Hartono. He also helped Malaysia reach the Thomas Cup final in 1970. He is the only Malaysian to capture gold medals in both men's single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flemming Delfs
Flemming Delfs (born September 7, 1951) is a former Danish badminton player who was world no. 1 in 1977. He won the All England Championship, the European and the World Championship in the 1970s. Career Delfs is especially noteworthy for winning men's singles at the first IBF World Championships held in Malmö, Sweden in 1977. He dominated that same 1976/1977 season by winning nearly all other noteworthy tournaments, including the All-England Championships. Delfs won three consecutive European men's singles titles in 1976, 1978, and 1980. He played on all four Danish Thomas Cup (men's international) teams between 1972 and 1982, two of which (1973, 1979) reached the championship round before losing to Indonesia. Tall, with an elegant style and powerful backhand, Delfs was a highly impressive player at his best, but typically had difficulty in the hot, humid conditions he encountered in the Far East.Davis, 149. Later life After ending his active career, Delfs became CEO an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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