| Ong Poh Lim 王保林 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ong Poh Lim in 1952 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Gay Cavalier[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Malaya Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 November 1923[2] Kuching, Kingdom of Sarawak | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 April 2003 (aged 79) Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Ong Poh Lim (Chinese: 王保林; pinyin: Wáng Bǎo Lín; 18 November 1923 – 17 April 2003) was a Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who had won numerous national and international titles from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Known for his quickness and his aggressive, unorthodox playing style,[3] Ong won many singles and doubles titles, including the All-England, Danish, French, Malayan, Singapore and Thomas Cup championships in the 1940s and 1950s. He also invented the backhand flick serve known as the “crocodile serve”, a tactic that had been routinely used in the modern game.[4][5] Ong was a keen rival to badminton legend Wong Peng Soon.[6]
- ^ "Poh Lim Gets An Offer". The Straits Times. 17 November 1962.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
infopediawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Poh Lim is under-rated says Mr Lim". The Straits Times. 26 November 1952.
- ^ "Legend's Tricky Serve". The Straits Times. 23 August 2000.
- ^ "The 'crocodile' survives, in fact thrives". Khaleej Times. 21 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Peng Soon vs Poh Lim Return on Sunday". The Singapore Free Press. 27 January 1955.