Yap Kim Hock

Yap Kim Hock (; born on 2 August 1970) is a retired badminton player from Malaysia. He is the doubles head coach of the Singapore national badminton team.

Career He had played with different pairs such as Tan Kim Her (1989–1994) and Cheah Soon Kit (1995–2000). Yap represented Malaysia and competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the badminton men's doubles event with Cheah Soon Kit. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, they had a bye in the first round and defeated Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho of Indonesia in semifinals. In the final, Cheah and Yap lost to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia 15–5, 13–15, 12–15. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, they could only reach the second round before losing to the Korean doubles.

Achievements

Olympic Games Men's doubles

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 8–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Cheah Soon Kit Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15–8, 17–18, 7–15 Silver Silver

World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tan Kim Her Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 15–6, 11–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze 1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 13–18, 9–15 Bronze Bronze 1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Cheah Soon Kit Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 11–15, 15–3, 13–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Tan Kim Her Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver 1995 Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China Cheah Soon Kit Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin 7–15, 15–8, 15–7 Gold Gold 1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Zhang Jun Zhang Wei 16–17, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Tan Kim Her Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 18–17, 0–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Cheah Soon Kit Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin 10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

Southeast Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1993 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Tan Kim Her Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 17–15, 7–15, 14–17 Bronze Bronze 1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,Chiang Mai, Thailand Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 15–13, 15–9 Gold Gold

Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 7–15, 4–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Dutch Open Tan Kim Her Chris Bruil Ron Michels 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1994 Swiss Open Tan Kim Her Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 7–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1994 China Open Tan Kim Her Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1995 Malaysia Open Cheah Soon Kit Pramote Teerawiwatana Sakrapee Thongsari 15–5, 12–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1995 Thailand Open Cheah Soon Kit Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin 9–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1995 World Grand Prix Finals Cheah Soon Kit Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 13–18, 15–2, 15–12 Winner 1996 Korea Open Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 5–15, 14–15 Runner-up 1996 All England Open Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 6–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1996 Malaysia Open Cheah Soon Kit Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 15–5, 15–3 Winner 1996 US Open Cheah Soon Kit Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 16–18, 10–15 Runner-up 1996 Hong Kong Open Cheah Soon Kit Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 6–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1996 World Grand Prix Finals Cheah Soon Kit Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 4–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1997 Korea Open Cheah Soon Kit Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin 15–4, 3–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1997 World Grand Prix Finals Cheah Soon Kit Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15–17, 15–11, 5–15 Runner-up 1998 Japan Open Cheah Soon Kit Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 15–9, 15–7 Winner 1999 Hong Kong Open Cheah Soon Kit Sigit Budiarto Halim Haryanto 15–12, 15–12 Winner 2000 Chinese Taipei Open Cheah Soon Kit Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 7–15, 7–15 Runner-up

IBF International Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 French Open Tan Kim Her Yap Yee Guan Yap Yee Hup 7–15, 11–15 Runner-up

Honours Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1995).