Lim Say Hup


Lim Say Hup, was a male badminton player from Malaysia.

Profile

Say Hup won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered as the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's doubles with Teh Kew San in 1959.
He featured in the final of the 1958 Thomas Cup in addition to representing Malaysia in the Thomas Cup during 1961 and 1964.
Say Hup also won the Glasgow World Invitational, All-Canadian Championships, All-American Championships and Malaysian Open before retiring in 1964.

Personal life

The same year that he won the All England Championships he received a BA with honours in history from University of Malaya in 1959. He worked for the Commerce and Industry Ministry, Esso and the Asian Development Bank in Manila.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Teh Kew San Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1962Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ng Mei Ling Chuchart Vatanatham
Prathin Pattabongse
Gold

International tournaments

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1960Canadian Open Teh Kew San Charoen Wattanasin
Ferry Sonneville
15-8, 15-8 Winner
1963Malaysia Open Teh Kew San Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
17-14, 9-15, 7-15 Runner-up