Sylvia Ng

Sylvia Ng
Sylvia Ng
Personal information
Medal record
Representing Malaysia
Women's badminton
Asian Games
Commonwealth Games
Southeast Asian Games
Asian Championships

Sylvia Ng Meow Eng (born 24 September 1949 in Johor Bahru) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. She was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia's Hall of Fame in 2004.[1]

Career

Her major international success in 1969 was at the Southeast Asia Games in Rangoon, where she won the women's singles. Four years later, she was again successful in the same event in women's singles. In 1970, she won the mixed doubles at the Belgian International partnering Ng Boon Bee. At the Asian Games in 1970 she was also successful with Ng Boon Bee in Mixed Doubles and finished third in the Women's Singles. Again with Boon Bee she won a year later at the Canadian Open in the Mixed Doubles category.

At the Commonwealth Games in 1974, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles together with Rosalind Singha Ang. In the Asian Games 1974, she finished without a medal. In 1977 she won another gold at the Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur. She also won a Commonwealth Games gold for women's singles in 1978.[2]

Sylvia was Malaysia's Sportswoman of the Year twice in 1975 & 1978.[3]

Achievements

Asian Games

Women singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thongkam Kingmanee	7–11, 4–11	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Ng Boon Bee	Bandid Jaiyen Achara Pattabongs		Gold

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Jakarta, Indonesia	Yoon Im-soon	4–11, 7–11	Bronze

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games/Southeast Asian Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Yangon, Myanmar	Khin Than Nwe		Gold
1973	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore	Rosalind Singha Ang	11–1, 11–3	Gold
1975	Bangkok, Thailand	Thongkam Kingmanee	11–1, 12–9	Gold
1977	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Verawaty Wiharjo	4–11, 11–4, 11–5	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1969	Rangoon, Myanmar	Khaw Gaik Bee	Teoh Siew Yong Rosalind Singha Ang		Silver
1973	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore	Rosalind Singha Ang	Thongkam Kingmanee Sirisriro Patama	15–2, 15–5	Gold
1975	Bangkok, Thailand	Rosalind Singha Ang	Thongkam Kingmanee Sirisriro Patama	15–5, 15–3	Gold
1977	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Rosalind Singha Ang	Theresia Widiastuti Regina Masli	2–15, 4–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore City, Singapore	Punch Gunalan	Yeo Ah Seng Tan Chor Kiang	15–5, 15–6	Bronze
1975	Bangkok, Thailand	Cheah Hong Chong	Dominic Soong Rosalind Singha Ang	5–15, 4–15	Silver

Commonwealth Games

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Susan Whetnall	11–2, 11–8	Bronze
1978	University of Alberta Arena, Edmonton, Canada	Katherine Teh	11–5, 11–3	Gold

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand	Rosalind Singha Ang	Mimi Nilsson Judy Rollick	15–2, 15–8	Bronze

International tournaments

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Singapore Open	Thongkam Kingmanee	3–11, 11–9, 11–6	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1970	Singapore Open	Ng Boon Bee	Chirasak Champakao Pachara Pattabongse	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1971	Singapore Open	Ng Boon Bee	Thongkam Kingmanee Bandid Jaiyen	15–6, 15–9	Winner
1971	Poona Open	Ng Boon Bee	Joke van Beusekom Piet Ridder		Winner
1971	Canada Open	Ng Boon Bee	Rolph Patterson Mimi Nilsson	15–11, 15–4	Winner

Invitational tournament

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1976	Asian Invitational Championships	Rosalind Singha Ang	Kingmanee Thongkam Sirisriro Patama	15–9, 18–14	Gold
1977	Asian Invitational Championships	Rosalind Singha Ang	Kingmanee Thongkam Sirisriro Patama	15–7, 15–3	Bronze

Honour

Honour of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1982)[4]

References

"Peng Soon, Poh Lim in OCM Hall of Fame". New Straits Times. 5 December 2004. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
Boopathy, K.M. (13 March 2006). "Yap: Women Will Surely Deliver". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.
Kathigasu, Sybil (8 March 2011). "100 Memorable Malaysian Women". The Star Online. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
"Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat" (in Malay). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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[1] "Peng Soon, Poh Lim in OCM Hall of Fame". New Straits Times. 5 December 2004. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.

[2] Boopathy, K.M. (13 March 2006). "Yap: Women Will Surely Deliver". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016 – via HighBeam Research.

[3] Kathigasu, Sybil (8 March 2011). "100 Memorable Malaysian Women". The Star Online. Retrieved 8 January 2016.

[4] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat" (in Malay). Bahagian Istiadat & Urusetia Persidangan Antarabangsa. Retrieved 27 October 2019.