Ong Poh Lim

Ong Poh Lim ( born November 18, 1921 in Kuching, † 17 April 2003 in Singapore ) was a badminton player from Singapore. Lim was one of the greatest badminton player of the 1950s.

Career

Ong Poh Lim won with the Malaysian team the first edition of the World Championship for Men teams, the. Thomas Cup in season 1948/49,

For the finale, he went with his seven teammates Chan Kon Leong, Law Teik Hock, Teoh Seng Khoon, Ooi Teik Hock, Yeoh Teck Chye, Lim Kee Fong, Wong Peng Soon and the nichtspielendem Captain Lim Chuan Geok in December 1948 on a 25 - day boat trip to the United Kingdom, where the Malays were first confronted with a European winter. In the final against Denmark Ong Poh Lim Poul Holm defeated with 17:14 and 15:8.

1952 Ong Poh Lim was again a member of the Malaysian Thomas Cup team and contributed three wins in the final against the United States for a successful title defense at. Three years later he was once again in support of his team in the third Malaysia's success in the Thomas Cup in series, where he again three victories contributed to the overall success.

Also known as Ong Poh Lim single player was extremely successful. He won the All England, the Malaysian Open, the Denmark Open, the French Open, the Irish Open and the U.S. Open.