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{{Infobox television
| native_name        = 双天至尊
| genre              = Gambling
| runtime            = 60 minutes
| creator            = Li Yanping (李艳萍）
| executive_producer = Lau Tin Fook (刘天富）
| starring           = [[Li Nanxing]]<br>[[Zoe Tay]]<br>[[Chen Shucheng]]<br>[[Zhu Houren]]
| opentheme          = 《沉默的羔羊》 by [[Chao Chuan]] (赵传)
| endtheme           = 《爱要怎么说出口》 by [[Chao Chuan]] (赵传)
| country            = [[Singapore]]
| network            = [[Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)|SBC 8]]
| first_aired        = {{start date|1993|11|4|df=y}}
| last_aired         = {{end date|1993|12|1|df=y}}
| num_episodes       = 20
| related            = [[The Unbeatables II]] <br> [[The Unbeatables III]]
}}

'''The Unbeatables I''' (双天至尊I) is a Singapore drama series that was made by [[Singapore Broadcasting Corporation]]'s (SBC) [[Channel 8 (Singaporean TV channel)|Channel 8]]. The popularity of the series led to the production of 2 follow-ups, [[The Unbeatables II]] and [[The Unbeatables III]].

==Cast==

*[[Li Nanxing]] as Yan Fei/Lin Jianfei<ref name="managementagency">{{Cite news |title=Local actor Li Nanxing signs with Chinese actress Vicki Zhao's management agency |work=[[The Straits Times]] |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/local-actor-li-nanxing-signs-up-with-chinese-actress-vicki-zhaos-management |url-status=}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2 November 1993 |title=Tale of warring families |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newpaper19931102-1.2.33.3 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=23 |language=en-SG}}</ref>
*[[Zoe Tay]] as Luo Qifang/Long Jiajia<ref name=":0" />
*[[Zhu Houren]] as Long Tingguang<ref name=":0" />
*[[Chen Shucheng]] as Yan Kun<ref name=":0" />
*Cassandra See as Luo Wenxin
*Lin Yisheng as He Xiangnan
*Liang Weidong as Cai Haijie
*[[Hong Huifang]] as Qiu Huaifeng
*[[Richard Low]] as Qiu Dingtian

==Synopsis==

King of Gamblers, Yan Kun and King of Deception, Long Tingguang, both set their eyes on Coral Island - an undeveloped empty island- for their future casino landmark. Through underhanded methods, Long wins the gambling match with Yan and thus acquires the rights to the island. Yan is then forced to blind his own eyes, while his wife is made to commit suicide, leaving Yan's five-year-old son an orphan.

18 years later, Yan's son has grown up as Lin Jianfei. His happy-go-lucky attitude is a cover for his ultimate goal: to avenge his parents' misfortunes. His gambling skills draws the attention of Long's enemy, Qiu Huaifeng. She hires Lin to work for her family's casino and Lin uses this opportunity to perfect his gambling skills.

Later, Lin and his friend, Xiangnan, are mistakenly arrested for illegal gambling by policewoman, Luo Qifang. Qifang and her sister, Wenxin, both turn out to be Lin's neighbour. Over time, the bickering pair become romantically involved, and Lin reveals his true identity as Yan Fei, the son of the King of Gamblers.

Just as the young couple's relationship blooms, Qifang discovers that she is actually Long Jiajia - the long lost daughter and the only surviving child of Long, Yan Fei's arch enemy.<ref name=":0" />

==Production==
A Singapore card expert, Robin Chew, was engaged to teach the cast card tricks. SBC also engaged Jiang Dou Hai, who directed gambling stunts in Hong Kong gambling films, to teach the cast for two months.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ho |first=Sheo Be |date=1 November 1993 |title=Zoe Tay plays her cards right in new serial |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19931101-1.2.69.5.2 |access-date=26 July 2022 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=13 |language=en-SG}}</ref>

One of the few Singapore series (inclusive of the sequels) with gambling theme and the only one during the 1990s.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
!Year
!Ceremony
! Award !! Nominee !! Result
!Ref
|-
|1994
|Star Awards
| Most Popular Drama Serial Award || {{N/A}}  || {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 February 1994 |title=Favourites win Star Awards |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19940228-1.2.73.5.4 |access-date=2022-07-26 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=11 |language=en-SG}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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{{sequence
|prev=Award established
|list=[[Star Awards for Best Drama Serial|''Star Awards'' for Best Drama Serial]]<br />''The Unbeatables'' (season 1)<br />1994|next=''Chronicle of Life''<br />1995
}}

{{Star Awards for Best Drama Serial}}
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[[Category:Singapore Chinese dramas]]
[[Category:1993 Singaporean television seasons]]
[[Category:Television shows about gambling]]

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