# Eng Hian

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 a retired Indonesian badminton player. 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 before returning to PBSI just in time for 2004 Summer Olympics. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002. Hian won the Dutch Open with Rian Sukmawan in 2006. He is currently the Indonesia national team women's doubles head coach.

## 2004 Olympics

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 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.

## Controversy

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.

## Achievements
### Olympic Games

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 | |

### Asian Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1997 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hermono Yuwono | Antonius Budi Ariantho Denny Kantono | 12–15, 10–15 | Bronze |
| 1998 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Flandy Limpele | Zhang Wei Zhang Jun | 15–17, 15–9, 12–15 | Bronze |
| 2003 | Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Flandy Limpele | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 13–15, 15–11, 7–15 | Bronze |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Flandy Limpele | Candra Wijaya Halim Haryanto | 7–15, 11–15 | Bronze |

### SEA Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
| 1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Flandy Limpele | Pramote Teerawiwatana Tesana Panvisvas | 8–15, 15–8, 13–15 | Silver | |

### World Junior Championships

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 | |

### IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Dutch Open | Rian Sukmawan | Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi | 21–15, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2006 | New Zealand Open | Rian Sukmawan | Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendra Wijaya | 21–13, 11–9 Retired | Winner |
| 2005 | Swiss Open | Flandy Limpele | Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto | 15–8, 11–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | Chinese Taipei Open | Flandy Limpele | Kim Dong-moon Ha Tae-kwon | 4–15, 1–15 | Runner-up |
| 2003 | German Open | Flandy Limpele | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 9–15, 15–8, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2003 | Japan Open | Flandy Limpele | Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu | 15–5, 15–12 | Winner |
| 2003 | Swiss Open | Flandy Limpele | Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu | 10–15, 15–5, 15–1 | Winner |
| 2002 | All England Open | Flandy Limpele | Kim Dong-moon Ha Tae-kwon | 2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Indonesia Open | Flandy Limpele | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 10–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | Singapore Open | Flandy Limpele | Kim Dong-moon Ha Tae-kwon | 15–8, 11–15, 17–14 | Winner |
| 2000 | Malaysia Open | Flandy Limpele | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–9, 15–9 | Winner |
| 2000 | Denmark Open | Flandy Limpele | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen | 15–13, 15–10 | Winner |
| 2000 | Indonesia Open | Flandy Limpele | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 17–14, 6–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Malaysia Open | Flandy Limpele | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 6–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Korea Open | Flandy Limpele | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen | 15–6, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1998 | Denmark Open | Flandy Limpele | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 11–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Indonesia Open | Flandy Limpele | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 5–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Hong Kong Open | Hermono Yuwono | Kim Dong-moon Ha Tae-kwon | 4–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |

### IBF International

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 | |