Eng Hian

Personal informationDidi[1]Born (1977-05-17) 17 May 1977 (age 48) SportCountryIndonesia (1997-2001, 2003-present)England (2001-2003)SportBadmintonHandednessRightCoached byChristian HadinataHerry Iman PierngadiMen's doublesHighest ranking1BWF profile

Eng Hian (simplified Chinese: 徐永贤; traditional Chinese: 徐永賢; pinyin: Xú Yǒngxián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhî Éng-hiân; 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[3] before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics.[4] They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006.

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.

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.[5][6][7]

Award Year Category Result Ref. Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre Awards 2017 The best women's doubles coach Honored [8] Government of Indonesia Awards 2021 Satyalancana Dharma Olahraga Honored [9]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2004 Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 15-13, 15-7 Bronze [10]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1997 Stadium Negara,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hermono Yuwono Antonius Budi Ariantho Denny Kantono 12-15, 10-15 Bronze [11] 1998 Nimibutr Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Flandy Limpele Zhang Jun Zhang Wei 15-17, 15-9, 12-15 Bronze [12] 2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,Jakarta, Indonesia Flandy Limpele Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 13-15, 15-11, 7-15 Bronze [13] 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flandy Limpele Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya 7-15, 11-15 Bronze [14]

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Flandy Limpele Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana 8-15, 15-8, 13-15 Silver [15]

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Andreas Peter Gade Peder Nissen 10-15, 11-15 Silver

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1997 Hong Kong Open Hermono Yuwono Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 4-15, 12-15 Runner-up [17] 1998 Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 5-15, 4-15 Runner-up [18] 1998 Denmark Open Flandy Limpele Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 11-15, 6-15 Runner-up [19] 1999 Korea Open Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 15-6, 15-7 Winner [20] 1999 Malaysia Open Flandy Limpele Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 6-15, 11-15 Runner-up [21] 2000 Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 17-14, 6-15, 8-15 Runner-up [22] 2000 Denmark Open Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 15-13, 15-10 Winner [23] 2000 Malaysia Open Flandy Limpele Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15-9, 15-9 Winner [24] 2002 Singapore Open Flandy Limpele Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 15-8, 11-15, 17-14 Winner [25] 2002 Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 10-15, 11-15 Runner-up [26] 2002 All England Open Flandy Limpele Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 2-7, 2-7, 7-1, 3-7 Runner-up [27][28] 2003 Swiss Open Flandy Limpele Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu 10-15, 15-5, 15-1 Winner [29] 2003 Japan Open Flandy Limpele Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu 15-5, 15-12 Winner [30] 2003 German Open Flandy Limpele Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 9-15, 15-8, 15-4 Winner [31] 2003 Chinese Taipei Open Flandy Limpele Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 4-15, 1-15 Runner-up [32] 2005 Swiss Open Flandy Limpele Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15-8, 11-15, 11-15 Runner-up [33] 2006 New Zealand Open Rian Sukmawan Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendra Wijaya 21-13, 11-9 retired Winner [34] 2006 Dutch Open Rian Sukmawan Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi 21-15, 21-10 Winner [35]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1997 Indonesia International Hermono Yuwono Davis Efraim Halim Haryanto 5-15, 5-15 Runner-up [36]

Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1995 Dutch Junior Karel Mainaky Winner [37] 1995 German Junior Karel Mainaky Peter Gade Peder Nissen Winner [38]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1999 Ipoh Masters Flandy Limpele Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan 11-15, 9-15 Runner-up [39] 2000 Copenhagen Masters Flandy Limpele Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto 8-7, 5-7, 7-4, 5-7, 7-5 Winner [40] 2004 Copenhagen Masters Flandy Limpele Sang Yang Zheng Bo 15-13, 15-5 Winner [41]

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