Eng Hian


Eng Hian is a retired Indonesian badminton player. A men's doubles specialist, he won major international tournaments, most of them in partnership with Flandy Limpele, between 1999 and 2006. They earned a bronze medal in men's doubles at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Their victories included the Korea, Denmark, Singapore, and Japan Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters in 2000 and 2004. Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003 before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006. He is currently the Indonesia national team women's doubles head coach.

2004 Olympics

Hian competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Flandy Limpele. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Anthony Clark and Nathan Robertson of Great Britain in the second. In the quarterfinals, Hian and Limpele beat Yim Bang-eun and Kim Yong-hyun of Korea 15-1, 15-10. They lost the semifinal to Kim Dong-moon and Ha Tae-kwon, also of Korea, 15-8, 15-2 but won the match against Jens Eriksen and Martin Lundgaard Hansen of Denmark 15-13, 15-7 to finish with the bronze medal.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen
Martin Lundgaard Hansen
15–13, 15–7 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Flandy Limpele Candra Wijaya
Halim Haryanto
7–15, 11–15 Bronze
2003Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Flandy Limpele Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
13–15, 15–11, 7–15 Bronze
1998Bangkok, Thailand Flandy Limpele Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun
15–17, 15–9, 12–15 Bronze
1997Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hermono Yuwono Antonius Budi Ariantho
Denny Kantono
12–15, 10–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Flandy Limpele Pramote Teerawiwatana
Tesana Panvisvas
8–15, 15–8, 13–15 Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1994Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Andreas Peter Gade
Peder Nissen
10–15, 11–15 Silver

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Dutch Open Rian Sukmawan Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Joko Riyadi
21–15, 21–10 Winner
2006New Zealand Open Rian Sukmawan Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Hendra Wijaya
21–13, 11–9 Retired Winner
2005Swiss Open Flandy Limpele Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto
15–8, 11–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2003Chinese Taipei Open Flandy Limpele Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
4–15, 1–15 Runner-up
2003German Open Flandy Limpele Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
9–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner
2003Japan Open Flandy Limpele Cheng Rui
Chen Qiqiu
15–5, 15–12 Winner
2003Swiss Open Flandy Limpele Cheng Rui
Chen Qiqiu
10–15, 15–5, 15–1 Winner
2002All England Open Flandy Limpele Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7 Runner-up
2002Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2002Singapore Open Flandy Limpele Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
15–8, 11–15, 17–14 Winner
2000Malaysia Open Flandy Limpele Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–9, 15–9 Winner
2000Denmark Open Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen
15–13, 15–10 Winner
2000Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
17–14, 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1999Malaysia Open Flandy Limpele Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
6–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1999Korea Open Flandy Limpele Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen
15–6, 15–7 Winner
1998Denmark Open Flandy Limpele Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
11–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1998Indonesia Open Flandy Limpele Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
5–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1997Hong Kong Open Hermono Yuwono Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
4–15, 12–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Indonesia International Hermono Yuwono Davis Efraim
Halim Haryanto
5–15, 5–15 Runner-up