Eng Hian

Eng Hian (; born 17 May 1977) is an Indonesian badminton player and coach. 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 (2000), Singapore (2002), 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.

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 South 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.

Controversy In 2022, he was in trouble for using racist remark against Malaysian shuttlers ethnic Indian Thinaah Muralitharan and ethnic Chinese Pearly Tan during the French Open championship at Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris who he referred to as 'hitam' (black) and 'putih' (white) respectively. His remarks went viral online when it was caught live on television during round 16 of the match.

Awards

Achievements

Olympic Games Men's doubles

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

SEA Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Flandy Limpele Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana 8–15, 15–8, 13–15 Silver Silver

World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1994 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Andreas Peter Gade Peder Nissen 10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

IBF Grand Prix (9 titles, 9 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

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

IBF International (1 runner-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1997 Indonesia International Hermono Yuwono Davis Efraim Halim Haryanto 5–15, 5–15 Runner-up

IBF Junior International (2 titles)

Boys' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1995 Dutch Junior Karel Mainaky Winner 1995 German Junior Karel Mainaky Peter Gade Peder Nissen Winner

Invitational tournaments

Men's doubles