Sylvia Ng


Sylvia Ng Meow Eng is a former badminton player from Malaysia. She was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malysia's Hall of Fame in 2004.

Career

Her major international success in 1969 was at the Southeast Asia Games in Rangoon, where she won the women's singles. Four years later, she was again successful in the same event in women's singles. In 1970, she won the mixed doubles at the Belgian International partnering Ng Boon Bee. At the Asian Games in 1970 she was also successful with Ng Boon Bee in Mixed Doubles and finished third in the Women's Singles. Again with Boon Bee she won a year later at the Canadian Open in the Mixed Doubles category.
At the Commonwealth Games in 1974, she won the bronze medal in women's doubles together with Rosalind Singha Ang. In the Asian Games 1974, she finished without a medal. In 1977 she won another gold at the Southeast Asian Games held in Kuala Lumpur. She also won a Commonwealth Games gold for women's singles in 1978.
Sylvia was Malaysia's Sportswoman of the Year twice in 1975 & 1978.

Achievements

Asian Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1970Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Ng Boon Bee Bandid Jaiyen
Achara Pattabongs		 Gold

Women singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1970Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Thongkam Kingmanee7–11, 4–11 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1971Jakarta, Indonesia Yoon Im-soon4–11, 7–11 Bronze

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games/Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1969Rangoon, Myanmar Khaw Gaik Bee Teoh Siew Yong
Rosalind Singha Ang		 Silver
1973Singapore, Singapore Rosalind Singha Ang Thongkam Kingmanee
Sirisriro Patama		 Gold
1975Bangkok, Thailand Rosalind Singha Ang Thongkam Kingmanee
Sirisriro Patama		 Gold
1977Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Theresia Widiastuti
Regina Masli		 Silver

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1969Yangon, Myanmar Khin Than Nwe Gold
1973Singapore, Singapore Rosalind Singha Ang Gold
1975Bangkok, Thailand Thongkam Kingmanee Gold
1977Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Verawaty Wiharjo Gold

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1973Singapore, Singapore Punch Gunalan Bronze
1975Bangkok, Thailand Cheah Hong Chong Dominic Soong
Rosalind Singha Ang		 Silver

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1974Christchurch, New Zealand Rosalind Singha Ang Mimi Nilsson
Judy Rollick		15–2, 15–8 Bronze

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1974Christchurch, New Zealand Susan Whetnall11–2, 11–8 Bronze
1978Edmonton, Canada Katherine Teh11–5, 11–3 Gold

International tournaments

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1971Singapore Open Thongkam Kingmanee3–11, 11–9, 11–6 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1970Singapore Open Ng Boon Bee Chirasak Champakao
Pachara Pattabongse		15–11, 15–12 Winner
1971Singapore Open Ng Boon Bee Thongkam Kingmanee
Bandid Jaiyen		15–6, 15–9 Winner
1971Poona Open Ng Boon Bee Joke van Beusekom
Piet Ridder		 Winner
1971Canada Open Ng Boon Bee Rolph Patterson
Mimi Nilsson		15–11, 15–4 Winner

Honour

Honour of Malaysia