Tan Aik Huang (, born 14 February 1946) is a retired Malaysian

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 pe ...

player noted for his footwork and patience. He is the elder brother of

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Career

In 1966 he won men's singles at the

All England Open Badminton Championships The All England Open Badminton Championships is the world's oldest badminton tournament, held annually in England. With the introduction of the BWF's latest grading system, it was given Super Series status in 2007, upgraded to Super Series Premie ...

, 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

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in '65 and '67 and to

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in '68. Tan was a member of four Malaysian

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(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 Games

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

International tournaments

''Men's singles'' ''Men's doubles''

Honour

* : ** Member of the

Order of the Defender of the Realm The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm ( ms, Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan Negara) is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace o ...

(AMN) (1968)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Aik Huang Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian people of Teochew descent Malaysian male badminton players 1946 births Living people Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Badminton players at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia People who lost Singaporean citizenship Singaporean emigrants to Malaysia Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Competitors at the 1965 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games Competitors at the 1971 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games