Wikipedia / Eng Hian
Wikipedia / Eng Hian
Eng Hian (; born 17 May 1977) is an Indonesian badminton player and coach. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Their victories included the Korea (1999), Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002), and Japan Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters in 2000 and 2004. Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003 before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006.
2004 Olympics
Hian competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Flandy Limpele. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hian and Limpele beat Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of South Korea 15–1, 15–10. They lost the semifinal to Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon, also of Korea, 15–8, 15-2 but won the match against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 15–13, 15–7 to finish with the bronze medal.
Controversy
In 2022, he was in trouble for using racist remark against Malaysian shuttlers ethnic Indian Thinaah Muralitharan and ethnic Chinese Pearly Tan during the French Open championship at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris who he referred to as 'hitam' (black) and 'putih' (white) respectively. His remarks went viral online when it was caught live on television during round 16 of the match.
Awards
Award | Year | Category | Result |
Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre Awards | 2017 | The best women's doubles coach | |
Government of Indonesia Awards | 2021 | Satyalancana Dharma Olahraga |
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece | 15–13, 15–7 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
Stadium Negara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 12–15, 10–15 | Bronze | ||||
Nimibutr Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand | 15–17, 15–9, 12–15 | Bronze | ||||
Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,Jakarta, Indonesia | Flandy Limpele | 13–15, 15–11, 7–15 | Bronze | |||
Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Flandy Limpele | 7–15, 11–15 | Bronze |
SEA Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
8–15, 15–8, 13–15 | Silver |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Andreas | 10–15, 11–15 | Silver |
IBF Grand Prix (9 titles, 9 runners-up)
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
1997 | 4–15, 12–15 | Runner-up | ||||
1998 | 5–15, 4–15 | Runner-up | ||||
Flandy Limpele | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 11–15, 6–15 | Runner-up | |||
1999 | Flandy Limpele | 15–6, 15–7 | Winner | |||
1999 | Flandy Limpele | 6–15, 11–15 | Runner-up | |||
Indonesia Open | Flandy Limpele | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 17–14, 6–15, 8–15 | Runner-up | ||
Denmark Open | Flandy Limpele | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen | 15–13, 15–10 | Winner | ||
2000 | Malaysia Open | Flandy Limpele | 15–9, 15–9 | Winner | ||
2002 | Flandy Limpele | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | 15–8, 11–15, 17–14 | Winner | ||
2002 | Indonesia Open | Flandy Limpele | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 10–15, 11–15 | Runner-up | |
Flandy Limpele | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | 2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7 | Runner-up | |||
2003 | Flandy Limpele | 10–15, 15–5, 15–1 | Winner | |||
2003 | Flandy Limpele | Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu | 15–5, 15–12 | Winner | ||
2003 | Flandy Limpele | 9–15, 15–8, 15–4 | Winner | |||
2003 | Flandy Limpele | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | 4–15, 1–15 | Runner-up | ||
2005 | Swiss Open | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 15–8, 11–15, 11–15 | Runner-up | ||
2006 | 21–13, 11–9 retired | Winner | ||||
2006 | 21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
IBF International (1 runner-up)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
1997 | 5–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
IBF Junior International (2 titles)
Boys' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
1995 | Dutch Junior | Winner | ||||
1995 | German Junior | Winner |
Invitational tournaments
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
1999 | 11–15, 9–15 | Runner-up | ||||
2000 | Flandy Limpele | 8–7, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7, 7–5 | Winner | |||
2004 | Copenhagen Masters | Flandy Limpele | 15–13, 15–5 | Winner |
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