Ong Beng Teong BSD (Chinese: 王明忠; born 29 May 1962) is a former badminton player from Malaysia.[1]

Ong Beng Teong
王明忠
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1962-05-29) 29 May 1962 (age 62)
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federation of Malaya
HandednessRight
EventMen's & Mixed doubles
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1988 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Jakarta Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brisbane Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1983 Singapore Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1985 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Singapore Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Bangkok Men's singles
BWF profile

Career

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Ong won the gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles together with Razif Sidek. In the 1988 Thomas Cup he represented Malaysia and reached with the team the final of the cup. In the final he played the men's doubles with Cheah Soon Kit and lost with him to the Chinese pair Chen Kang and Chen Hongyong 12-15 and 12–15.

Personal life

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Ong is the head coach and founder of Pro Badminton Academy, a badminton training academy running in both Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne, Australia. His two children, Nicholas and Andrew currently live in Melbourne.

Achievements

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Southeast Asian Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1985 Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand   Icuk Sugiarto 5–15, 6–15   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore   Soh Goon Chup   Christian Hadinata
  Bobby Ertanto
15–8, 7–15, 6–15   Bronze

Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1982 Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia   Razif Sidek   Martin Dew
  Nick Yates
15–10, 17–15   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1984 Thailand Open   Razif Sidek   Christian Hadinata
  Hadibowo
13–15, 11–15   Runner-up
1986 Hong Kong Open   Jalani Sidek   Rudy Heryanto
  Bobby Ertanto
7–15, 6–15   Runner-up
1988 Swiss Open   Cheah Soon Kit   Rahman Sidek
  Ong Ewe Chye
15–9, 15–6   Winner
1988 Poona Open   Cheah Soon Kit   Michael Kjeldsen
  Jens Peter Nierhoff
10–15, 15–10, 6–15   Runner-up
1989 Swiss Open   Cheah Soon Kit   Zhang Qiang
  Zhou Jincan
15–9, 5–15, 15–7   Winner

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Other Sport: It's touch and go | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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