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Teh Kew San

Teh Kew San 郑求山
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1935-01-26) 26 January 1935 (age 89)[1] Penang, Malaya
Handedness	Right
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Thomas Cup 1967 Jakarta Men's team 1958 Singapore Men's team Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1962 Jakarta Men's singles 1966 Bangkok Men's team 1962 Jakarta Men's team Asian Championships 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1965 Lucknow Men's team 1962 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games 1961 Rangoon Men's singles

Teh Kew San (郑求山) AMN (born 26 January 1935) is a former Malaysian badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.

An "all-rounder" (player competitive in all three events: singles, doubles, and mixed doubles), his greatest successes came in men's doubles with Lim Say Hup. They won a number of major international tournaments on three continents, most notably the prestigious All-England title in 1959.^[2] Kew San's singles titles included the Mexico City International in 1960 and the Asian Championship in 1962.^[3] Known for his agility and deft racket work, he was a member of four consecutive Malayan/Malaysian Thomas Cup teams (1958, 1961, 1964, 1967), captaining the last which captured the world team title.^[4]

Teh married his national mixed doubles partner, Ng Mei Ling and they have two children, a son (Thomas) and a daughter (Karen).^[1]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tan Joe Hock	9–15, 3–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1966	Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Rosalind Singha Ang	Eddy Choong Tan Gaik Bee	18–13, 11–15, 15–5	Gold

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Billy Ng	7–15, 15–1, 15–10	Gold

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lim Say Hup	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	9–15, 10–15	Silver

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1961	Rangoon, Myanmar	Vondeune	Walkover	Bronze

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1959	Mexico International			Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1957	Malaysia Open	Lim Say Hup			Winner
1959	All England	Lim Say Hup	Henning Borch Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1959	Canada Open	Lim Say Hup	Thanoo Khadjadbhye Charoen Wattanasin	10–15, 15–13, 15–13	Winner
1959	US Open	Lim Say Hup			Winner
1959	Malaysia Open	Lim Say Hup	Eddy Choong Erland Kops	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1959	Mexico International	Lim Say Hup			Winner
1960	All England	Lim Say Hup	Finn Kobberø Poul-Erik Nielsen	17–14, 3–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1960	Malaysia Open	Lim Say Hup			Winner
1960	Canada Open	Lim Say Hup	Charoen Wattanasin Ferry Sonneville	15–8, 15–8	Winner
1962	Malaysia Open	George Yap			Winner
1963	Malaysia Open	Lim Say Hup	Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan	17–14, 9–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1966	Penang Open	Yew Cheng Hoe	Ang Tjin Siang Rudy Nio		Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1962	Malaysia Open	Ng Mei Ling			Winner
1965	Malaysia Open	Ng Mei Ling			Winner
1968	Malaysia Open	Ng Mei Ling	Svend Andersen Eva Twedberg	17–18, 13–15	Runner-up

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1959	World Invitational Championships	Charoen Wattanasin	1–15, 7–15	Silver

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1959	World Invitational Championships	Lim Say Hup	Berndt Dahlberg Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15–13, 18–15	Gold

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1968)^[5]
  • Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2023)^[6]