Wong Peng Soon (born 1918; died 1996) is a badminton player who reigned as a top player in Singapore from the 1930s to the 1950s. He won the singles title seven times in Singapore and eight times in Malaya during this period, as well as being the top player in the Danish Open, the Indian Open, and the Philippines Open to name a few. In 1950, he became the first Asian to win the All-England Championships, and won the title again in 1951, 1952, and 1955, … Wikipedia
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