Yap Kim Hock

Yap Kim Hock AMN (simplified Chinese: 叶锦福; traditional Chinese: 葉錦福; pinyin: Yé Jǐnfú; Jyutping: Jip6 Gam2 Fuk1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ia̍p Kím-hok; born on 2 August 1970) is a retired badminton player from Malaysia.[1] He is the doubles head coach of the Singapore national badminton team.[2]

Yap Kim Hock
叶锦福
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1970-08-02) 2 August 1970
Muar, Johor, Malaysia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Years active1989–2000
HandednessLeft
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1 (1996)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta Men's doubles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1997 Glasgow Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Jakarta Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1994 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Beijing Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1994 Shanghai Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1995 Qingdao Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Beijing Men's doubles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Victoria Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Singapore Men's doubles
BWF profile

Career

He had played with different pairs such as Tan Kim Her (1989–1994) and Cheah Soon Kit (1995–2000). Yap represented Malaysia and competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the badminton men's doubles event with Cheah Soon Kit. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, they had a bye in the first round and defeated Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho of Indonesia in semifinals.[3] In the final, Cheah and Yap lost to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia 15–5, 13–15, 12–15. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, they could only reach the second round before losing to the Korean doubles.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
15–5, 13–15, 12–15 Silver

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
8–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
15–8, 17–18, 7–15 Silver Silver

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Phan Dinh Phung Indoor Stadium,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Malaysia Tan Kim Her Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
15–6, 11–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
13–18, 9–15 Bronze Bronze
1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
Indonesia Denny Kantono
11–15, 15–3, 13–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Malaysia Tan Kim Her China Chen Hongyong
China Chen Kang
10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver
1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit China Huang Zhanzhong
China Jiang Xin
7–15, 15–8, 15–7 Gold Gold
1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit China Zhang Jun
China Zhang Wei
16–17, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Malaysia Tan Kim Her Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
18–17, 0–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze
1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit China Huang Zhanzhong
China Jiang Xin
10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Malaysia Tan Kim Her Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
17–15, 7–15, 14–17 Bronze Bronze
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
15–13, 15–9 Gold Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah
7–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 Dutch Open Malaysia Tan Kim Her Netherlands Chris Bruil
Netherlands Ron Michels
15–9, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1994 Swiss Open Malaysia Tan Kim Her Sweden Peter Axelsson
Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
7–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1994 China Open Malaysia Tan Kim Her China Huang Zhanzhong
China Jiang Xin
10–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Malaysia Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Thailand Pramote Teerawiwatana
Thailand Sakrapee Thongsari
15–5, 12–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Thailand Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit China Huang Zhanzhong
China Jiang Xin
9–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 World Grand Prix Finals Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
13–18, 15–2, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 Korea Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
5–15, 14–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 All England Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
6–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Malaysia Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah
15–5, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1996 US Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
16–18, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Hong Kong Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
Indonesia Denny Kantono
6–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 World Grand Prix Finals Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
4–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Korea Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
South Korea Kang Kyung-jin
15–4, 3–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 World Grand Prix Finals Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
15–17, 15–11, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Japan Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
Indonesia Denny Kantono
15–9, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Hong Kong Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Halim Haryanto
15–12, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Chinese Taipei Open Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Indonesia Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
7–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 French Open Malaysia Tan Kim Her Malaysia Yap Yee Guan
Malaysia Yap Yee Hup
7–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Honours

Honour of Malaysia

References

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