) is a former badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player from Malaysia.

Career

Ong Beng Teong won the gold medal

Gold medal

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 at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles together with Razif Sidek

Razif Sidek

Mohamad Razif Mohd Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia and a prominent world-class doubles player during the mid 1980s to early 1990s....

. In the 1988 Thomas Cup he represented Malaysia and reached with the team the final of the cup. In the final he played the men's double with Cheah Soon Kit

Cheah Soon Kit

Cheah Soon Kit is a retired male badminton player from Malaysia, specialized in men's doubles.-Career:He has played for Malaysian team since 1986 especially in doubles. He always plays with different pairs such as Ong Beng Teong , Soo Beng Kiang and Choong Tan Fook during his carer in badminton...

 and lost with him to the Chinese pair Chen Kang and Chen Hongyong 12:15 and 12:15.

Career highlights

• 1982 Gold medal - Commonwealth Games
  Commonwealth Games
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   men's doubles
• 1988 Runner up - Thomas Cup
  Thomas Cup
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• 1982 Bronze Medal - Asian Games in India team Event.
• 1982 Played in the All-England tournaments in and upset the top seed in the doubles. Made quarterfinal.
• 1983 Silver Medal - SEA Games in Singapore, winning Team Event for singles and doubles.
• 1983 Semi-finalist - Malaysian Open
  Malaysian Open
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   singles and doubles.
• 1983 Achieved 8th position in World Ranking for singles.
• 1983 Qualified for Grand Prix finals in singles in Indonesia.
• 1984 Thomas Cup
  Thomas Cup
  The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...
  
   series singles
• 1984 Quarter-finalist World Cup
  World Cup
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   defeating China’s No.1 (Yang Yang) in the singles.
• 1985 Malaysian National Champion. Ranked No.1 in Malaysia
• 1985 quarter-finalist All-England Tournament singles
• 1985 semi-finalist Japan Open
  Japan Open
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   doubles
• 1985 quarter-finalist Danish Open singles
• 1986 Thomas Cup - (singles and doubles)
• 1986 Runner Up - Hong Kong Open
  Hong Kong Open
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   doubles
• 1987 Runner Up - Silverbowl in Melbourne (singles)
• 1988 Champion - Swiss Open Championship doubles
• 1988 Runner Up - Poona Open in Belgium (singles)
• 1988 ranked No.2 in the World for doubles.

External links

• Badminton World Federation Player Profile
• The Star Article
• Pro Badminton Academy Website Link --> http://probadmintonacademy.com
• The Star Article http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2010/8/21/sports/6895677&sec=sports
• The Star Article http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?sec=central&file=/2011/3/5/central/8155883