Wong Peng Soon
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| Nickname(s) | Great Wong | ||||||||||||||||||
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 Singapore
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17 February 1918 Johor Bahru, Malaya (now Malaysia) |
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| Died | 22 May 1996 (aged 78) Singapore |
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| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wong Peng Soon, MBE (simplified Chinese: 黄秉璇; traditional Chinese: 黃秉璇; pinyin: Huáng Bǐng Xuán; 17 February 1918 – 22 May 1996) was an ethnic Chinese Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s. Noted for his smooth but powerful strokes and graceful footwork, he won the singles title seven times in Singapore and eight times in Malaya during this period, as well as being the top player in the All England, the Danish Open, the Indian Open, and the Philippines Open to name a few. Wong's great rival during his career was his contemporary Ong Poh Lim.
Wong was born into a large and wealthy family in Johor Bahru, Malaya. He was the seventh son of Mr Wong Ah Yam and Madam Mak Qui Tong. His granduncle is Wong Ah Fook, who was a good friend of Sultan Abu Bakar and was the contractor responsible for the construction of Istana Besar. Wong has nine brothers and seven sisters. Of his siblings, five brothers and one sister were also prominent Johore badminton players. The family stayed in a big mansion in Jalan Ah Siang, Johor Bahru. Wong married his wife, Doreen Poi Chim Neo, at a church in Seremban on 3 August 1947 and moved to Singapore shortly after. They lived at a single-storey home in Jalan Jarak, Seletar Hills and had three children together, namely Patricia, Audrey and Dennis.
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