# Yap Kim Hock

Yap Kim Hock AMN (simplified Chinese: 叶锦福; traditional Chinese: 葉錦福; pinyin: Yé Jǐnfú; Jyutping: Jip6 Gam2 Fuk1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ia̍p Kím-hok; born on 2 August 1970) is a retired badminton player from Malaysia. He is the doubles head coach of the Singapore national badminton team.

## Career

He had played with different pairs such as Tan Kim Her (1989–1994) and Cheah Soon Kit (1995–2000). Yap represented Malaysia and competed at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the badminton men's doubles event with Cheah Soon Kit. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, they had a bye in the first round and defeated Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho of Indonesia in semifinals. In the final, Cheah and Yap lost to Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia 15–5, 13–15, 12–15. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, they could only reach the second round before losing to the Korean doubles.

## Achievements
### Olympic Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1996 | GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States | Cheah Soon Kit | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 15–5, 13–15, 12–15 | Silver |

### World Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1995 | Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland | Cheah Soon Kit | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 8–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
| 1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Cheah Soon Kit | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 15–8, 17–18, 7–15 | Silver |

### World Cup

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1994 | Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Tan Kim Her | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang | 15–6, 11–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
| 1995 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Cheah Soon Kit | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 13–18, 9–15 | Bronze |
| 1996 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Cheah Soon Kit | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 11–15, 15–3, 13–15 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1994 | Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China | Tan Kim Her | Chen Hongyong Chen Kang | 10–15, 11–15 | Silver |
| 1995 | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Cheah Soon Kit | Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin | 7–15, 15–8, 15–7 | Gold |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Cheah Soon Kit | Zhang Jun Zhang Wei | 16–17, 8–15 | Bronze |

### Asian Cup

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1994 | Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China | Tan Kim Her | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang | 18–17, 0–15, 10–15 | Bronze |
| 1995 | Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China | Cheah Soon Kit | Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin | 10–15, 11–15 | Silver |

### Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1993 | Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore | Tan Kim Her | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 17–15, 7–15, 14–17 | Bronze |
| 1995 | Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand | Cheah Soon Kit | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 15–13, 15–9 | Gold |

### Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1998 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Cheah Soon Kit | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 7–15, 4–15 | Silver |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Dutch Open | Tan Kim Her | Chris Bruil Ron Michels | 15–9, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1994 | Swiss Open | Tan Kim Her | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 7–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1994 | China Open | Tan Kim Her | Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin | 10–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Malaysia Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Pramote Teerawiwatana Sakrapee Thongsari | 15–5, 12–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Thailand Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin | 9–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | World Grand Prix Finals | Cheah Soon Kit | Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto | 13–18, 15–2, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1996 | Korea Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 5–15, 14–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | All England Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 6–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Malaysia Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 15–5, 15–3 | Winner |
| 1996 | US Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 16–18, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Hong Kong Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 6–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | World Grand Prix Finals | Cheah Soon Kit | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 4–15, 9–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Korea Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 15–4, 3–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | World Grand Prix Finals | Cheah Soon Kit | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | 15–17, 15–11, 5–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Japan Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 15–9, 15–7 | Winner |
| 1999 | Hong Kong Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Sigit Budiarto Halim Haryanto | 15–12, 15–12 | Winner |
| 2000 | Chinese Taipei Open | Cheah Soon Kit | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 7–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |

### IBF International

Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1991 | French Open | Tan Kim Her | Yap Yee Guan Yap Yee Hup | 7–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |

## Honours

* Malaysia:
** Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1995)