(1937-12-17)17 December 1937 Ipoh, Perak, British Malaya
Died
3 August 2022(2022-08-03) (aged 84) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Years active
1960–1973
Handedness
Right
Event
Men's doubles & mixed doubles
Medal record
Representing Malaysia
Men's badminton
Thomas Cup
1967 Jakarta
Men's team
1970 Kuala Lumpur
Men's team
Commonwealth Games
1970 Edinburgh
Men's doubles
1966 Kingston
Men's doubles
Asian Games
1962 Jakarta
Men's doubles
1966 Bangkok
Men's doubles
1970 Bangkok
Men's doubles
1970 Bangkok
Mixed doubles
1966 Bangkok
Men's team
1962 Jakarta
Men's team
1970 Bangkok
Men's team
Asian Championships
1962 Kuala Lumpur
Men's doubles
1962 Kuala Lumpur
Men's team
1969 Manila
Men's doubles
1969 Manila
Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
1961 Rangoon
Men's doubles
1965 Kuala Lumpur
Men's doubles
1965 Kuala Lumpur
Men's team
1965 Kuala Lumpur
Mixed doubles
1967 Bangkok
Men's doubles
1969 Rangoon
Mixed doubles
1971 Kuala Lumpur
Men's doubles
1971 Kuala Lumpur
Men's team
1961 Rangoon
Mixed doubles
1971 Kuala Lumpur
Mixed doubles
1967 Bangkok
Mixed doubles
Dato' Ng Boon BeeDPTJ AMN (Chinese: 伍文美; pinyin: Wǔ Wénměi; 17 December 1937 – 3 August 2022) was a Malaysian badminton player who excelled from the 1960s through the early 1970s. His success in doubles earned him recognition as one of greatest doubles players in badminton history.[1]
^Pat Davis,The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 107.
Tan Boon Heong (Chinese: 陈文宏; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Bûn-hông, born 18 September 1987) is a former World No.1 Malaysian professional badminton player in the men's...
sporadically as a student in England. In early 70s, Gunalan and his partner, NgBoonBee became the leading men's doubles team in the world. They captured gold...
To Hartono". Eastern Sun. 1 April 1969. p. 12. Retrieved 17 June 2022. "BoonBee and Gunalan win US title, Singles Crown To Hartono". The Straits Times...
565 km/h. The previous record of 493 km/h was held by Malaysian player Tan Boon Heong, set in May 2013. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy made the record-breaking...
Denmark Opens, but they were defeated by Malaysian pair Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong in both tournaments. Setiawan and Kido had never won a single match...
player who won numerous major international titles in partnership with NgBoonBee. Powerfully built and substantially bigger than most Asian players of...
department and his biggest success was bringing up Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. He guided the pair to an Asian Games Gold Medal in Doha 2006. However...
the Belgian International partnering NgBoonBee. At the Asian Games in 1970 she was also successful with NgBoonBee in Mixed Doubles and finished third...
first success came at the Penang Open, where he upset Thomas Cup player NgBoonBee in the singles final. At just 16 years old, he became the youngest winner...
On 17 December 2009, they defeated Malaysian duo Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong to win gold at the 2009 SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos. They continued...
November 2013. Paul, Rajes (27 October 2013). "Chong Wei beaten, Kien Keat-Boon Heong in French Open final". The Star. Retrieved 25 November 2013. "Super...
overcame the first-seed and Malaysian world no. 1 Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–18, 21–14 to win the world title for the 3rd time. They are...
Henning Borch, and Svend Andersen (Pri) for Denmark, and Tan Aik Huang, NgBoonBee, and Tan Yee Khan for Malaysia. With wins by Kops in singles and Andersen...
overcame the first seed and Malaysian world no. 1 Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–18, 21–14 to win the world title for the 3rd time. They are...
both men's and mixed doubles but is best known for his partnership with Tan Boon Heong with whom, he reached a career high ranking of world number 1. In 2004...
Rasmussen Tony Jordan Jenny Pritchard 1965 Erland Kops Ursula Smith NgBoonBee Tan Yee Khan Karin Jørgensen Ulla Strand Finn Kobberø Ulla Strand 1966...
Brother of Eddy Choong; All-England champion in 1951, 1952, and 1953 NgBoonBee – All-England Open men's doubles champion in 1965, 1966, and 1971; member...
Batu Berendam, Melaka to Malaysian Chinese parents, Chan Mee Kee and Chia Boon Foo. He is the second of three siblings. His interest in badminton began...