Punch Gunalan

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Datuk Punch Gunalan Template:Post-nominals (4 February 1944 – 15 August 2012)[1][2] was a Malaysian badminton player, who achieved success in both singles and doubles competitions.

Badminton career

Gunalan was a talented right-hander who spent what might have been some of the best years of his playing career competing only sporadically as a student in England.

In early 70s, Gunalan and his partner, Ng Boon Bee became the leading men's doubles team in the world.[3] They captured gold at the biennial Asian Games (1970), at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games (1970), and at the Asian Championships (1969). They captured the venerable All England title in 1971.

Though perhaps less consistent in singles than he was in doubles, Gunalan was capable of playing it at the highest level. He reached the All-England singles final in 1974, losing in three close sets to the iconic Rudy Hartono.[4] He also helped Malaysia reach the Thomas Cup final in 1970. He is the only Malaysian to capture gold medals in both men's singles and men's doubles at the Sea Games, the Commonwealth Games, and the Asian Games.[5]

Post-retirement

After retiring as a player in 1974 Gunalan served in various stints as coach of the Malaysian team, an official in the Malaysian Badminton Association and as an official in the International Badminton Federation (now Badminton World Federation). In 1992, as team manager of the Thomas Cup together with Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) president Tan Sri Elyas Omar, Malaysia won the Thomas Cup beating Indonesia.[6]

Death

Gunalan died on 15 August 2012 in Subang Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, after a short battle against cancer. He was 68.[7]

Honours

Achievements

Olympic Games (demonstration)

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1972 Volleyballhalle, Munich, West Germany Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra
Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata 		4–15, 15–2, 11–15 File:Silver medal.svg Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Template:Flagicon Jamie Paulson 15–1, 15–6 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Ng Tat Wai
Template:Flagicon Tan Soon Hoi 		15–3, 15–3 Gold Gold
1974 Cowles Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Template:Flagicon Dominic Soong Template:Flagicon Bob McCoig
Template:Flagicon Fraser Gow 		17–18, 15–5, 15–7 Bronze Bronze

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Template:Flagicon Muljadi 4–15, 15–3, 15–12 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Junji Honma
Template:Flagicon Shoichi Toganoo 		5–15, 15–8, 15–7 Gold Gold

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1969 Rizal Stadium, Manila, Philippines Template:Flagicon Muljadi 11–15, 3–15 Silver Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Rizal Stadium, Manila, Philippines Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Yukinori Hori
Template:Flagicon Ippei Kojima 		15–8, 5–15, 15–11 Gold Gold

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1969 Aung San National Indoor Stadium, Rangoon, Burma Template:Flagicon Soon Akayapisud 15–2, 15–4 Gold Gold
1971 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Tan Aik Huang 12–15, 11–15 Silver Silver
1973 Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore Template:Flagicon Tan Aik Mong 15–8, 15–11 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1969 Aung San National Indoor Stadium, Rangoon, Burma Template:Flagicon Yew Cheng Hoe Template:Flagicon Thongchai Phongful
Template:Flagicon Singha Siribanterng 		15–8, 15–9 Gold Gold
1971 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Ng Tat Wai
Template:Flagicon Ho Khim Kooi 		15–10, 15–10 Gold Gold
1973 Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore Template:Flagicon Dominic Soong Template:Flagicon Sangob Rattanusorn
Template:Flagicon Bandid Jaiyen 		10–15, 15–18 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1973 Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore Template:Flagicon Sylvia Ng Template:Flagicon Yeo Ah Seng
Template:Flagicon Tan Chor Kiang 		15–5, 15–6 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1974 All England Template:Flagicon Rudy Hartono 15–8, 9–15, 10–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Oon Chong Hau Template:Flagicon Elo Hansen
Template:Flagicon Knud Aage Nielsen 		15–4, 15–4 Template:Gold1 Winner
1968 Northern Indian Template:Flagicon Tan Yee Khan Template:Flagicon Rudy Hartono
Template:Flagicon Indratno 		15–3, 6–15, 7–15 Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1969 Singapore Pesta Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Indratno
Template:Flagicon Mintarja 		15–5, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1969 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Ippei Kojima
Template:Flagicon Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 		15–3, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 Poona Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Lee Kok Pheng
Template:Flagicon Lim Shook Kong 		15–4, 15–5 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 German Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Willi Braun
Template:Flagicon Roland Maywald 		15–12, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Indra Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Rudy Hartono 		11–15, 15–4, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 All England Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Indra Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Rudy Hartono 		15–5, 15–3 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 Canadian Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Raphi Kanchanaraphi
Template:Flagicon Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 		15–0, 15–11 Template:Gold1 Winner
1971 U.S. Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Don Paup
Template:Flagicon Jim Poole 		2–15, 18–13, 15–7 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Bandid Jaiyen
Template:Flagicon Sangob Rattanusorn 		15–6, 15–6 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 German Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Elliot Stuart
Template:Flagicon Derek Talbot 		15–9, 15–12 Template:Gold1 Winner
1972 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Ng Boon Bee Template:Flagicon Tan Aik Huang
Template:Flagicon Tan Aik Mong 		11–15, retired Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1974 Scottish Open Template:Flagicon Tom Bacher Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens
Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett 		15–9, 15–8 Template:Gold1 Winner

References

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