Eng Hian

Eng Hian
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Didi[1]
Country	Indonesia (1997–2001, 2003–present) England (2001–2003)
Born	(1977-05-17) 17 May 1977 (age 48) Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia[2]
Spouse	Lia Baiin ​ (m. 2003)​
Handedness	Right
Coach	Christian Hadinata Herry Iman Pierngadi
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 2001 Seville Mixed team 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team Thomas Cup 2004 Jakarta Men's team Asian Championships 1997 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles 2003 Jakarta Men's doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles SEA Games 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's doubles World Junior Championships 1994 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Eng Hian (simplified Chinese: 徐永贤; traditional Chinese: 徐永賢; pinyin: Xú Yǒngxián; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhî Éng-hiân; 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 (1999), 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^[3] before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics.^[4] They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006.

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.

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.^[5][6][7]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Flandy Limpele	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–13, 15–7	Bronze	[10]

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	[11]
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Flandy Limpele	Zhang Jun Zhang Wei	15–17, 15–9, 12–15	Bronze	[12]
2003	Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Flandy Limpele	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	13–15, 15–11, 7–15	Bronze	[13]
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Flandy Limpele	Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya	7–15, 11–15	Bronze	[14]

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	[15]

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	[16]

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	[17]
1998	Indonesia Open	Flandy Limpele	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	5–15, 4–15	Runner-up	[18]
1998	Denmark Open	Flandy Limpele	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up	[19]
1999	Korea Open	Flandy Limpele	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	15–6, 15–7	Winner	[20]
1999	Malaysia Open	Flandy Limpele	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up	[21]
2000	Indonesia Open	Flandy Limpele	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	17–14, 6–15, 8–15	Runner-up	[22]
2000	Denmark Open	Flandy Limpele	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	15–13, 15–10	Winner	[23]
2000	Malaysia Open	Flandy Limpele	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–9, 15–9	Winner	[24]
2002	Singapore Open	Flandy Limpele	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	15–8, 11–15, 17–14	Winner	[25]
2002	Indonesia Open	Flandy Limpele	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up	[26]
2002	All England Open	Flandy Limpele	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7	Runner-up	[27][28]
2003	Swiss Open	Flandy Limpele	Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu	10–15, 15–5, 15–1	Winner	[29]
2003	Japan Open	Flandy Limpele	Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu	15–5, 15–12	Winner	[30]
2003	German Open	Flandy Limpele	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	9–15, 15–8, 15–4	Winner	[31]
2003	Chinese Taipei Open	Flandy Limpele	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	4–15, 1–15	Runner-up	[32]
2005	Swiss Open	Flandy Limpele	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–8, 11–15, 11–15	Runner-up	[33]
2006	New Zealand Open	Rian Sukmawan	Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendra Wijaya	21–13, 11–9 retired	Winner	[34]
2006	Dutch Open	Rian Sukmawan	Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi	21–15, 21–10	Winner	[35]

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	[36]

Boys' doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1995	Dutch Junior	Karel Mainaky			Winner	[37]
1995	German Junior	Karel Mainaky	Peter Gade Peder Nissen		Winner	[38]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1999	Ipoh Masters	Flandy Limpele	Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up	[39]
2000	Copenhagen Masters	Flandy Limpele	Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	8–7, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7, 7–5	Winner	[40]
2004	Copenhagen Masters	Flandy Limpele	Sang Yang Zheng Bo	15–13, 15–5	Winner	[41]

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