Tan Aik Mong

Tan Aik Mong (6 April 1950 – 31 May 2020) was a Malaysian Chinese badminton player.[1][2] He was the younger brother of Tan Aik Huang.[3]

Tan Aik Mong
陈奕茂
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born(1950-04-06)6 April 1950
Penang, Federation of Malaya
Died (aged 70)
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Years active1966-1975
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles and men's doubles
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place1970 Kuala LumpurTeam
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Jakarta Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1971 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1969 Manila Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place1973 SingaporeMen's singles
Silver medal – second place1973 SingaporeMen's team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陳).

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1971 Jakarta, Indonesia Japan Junji Honma 15–5, 15–10 Gold Gold

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1973 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore City, Singapore Malaysia Punch Gunalan 8–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1969 Singapore Pesta Indonesia Muljadi 13–18, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1972 Singapore Open Indonesia Iie Sumirat 5–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Denmark Open Malaysia Tan Aik Huang Japan Ippei Kojima
Denmark Bjarne Andersen		 9–15, 15–6, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1972 Singapore Open Malaysia Tan Aik Huang Malaysia Punch Gunalan
Malaysia Ng Boon Bee		 15–11, retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1972 Jakarta Open Malaysia Tan Aik Huang Indonesia Ade Chandra
Indonesia Christian Hadinata		 10–15, 15–9, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References
  1. "Badminton: Goodbye to the gentle giant of badminton | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  2. "National badminton legend Aik Mong dies". The Sun Daily. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. PAUL, RAJES (2013-08-22). "Badminton legend Aik Mong on a mission at BAM". The Star Online. Retrieved 2019-11-06.


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