| Punch Gunalan | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | April 2, 1944 |
| Place of birth | Sepang |
| Men's singles | |
| Country | |
| Handedness | Right |
Punch Gunalan (born April 2, 1944 in Sepang) is a former male badminton player of Malaysia. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sepang is a town and district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sepang is a town and district located in the southern part of the state of Selangor in Malaysia. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and
He was a talented and naturally gifted right-hander. He played in the 1969-1970 Thomas Cup which took place in Kuala Lumpur. The 1970 Thomas Cup was the 8th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's Badminton team competition in the world Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K In the finals, Malaysia met Indonesia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. He played in the first singles match as well s the second singles match. He also paired up with Ng Boon Bee in the second doubles and provided one point for Malaysia. Ng Boon Bee (born 1938 is a former Malaysian Badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960's to the early 1970's Even though Malaysia lost 7-2 in that tie, to get to the final in the Thomas Cup is already a great achievement. This can be said because Punch Gunalan and his team mates played against Indonesian greats like Rudy Hartono and Muljadi. Rudy Hartono Kurniawan (born August 18, 1949) was an Indonesian Badminton player of Han Chinese descent who won the World Championship Muljadi (formerly known as Ang Tjin Siang) is a former world class Badminton player who represented Indonesia between 1963 and 1973 In 1971 Gunalan and Boon Bee won the All-England men's doubles title as well as the Danish Open, Canadian Open, and U.S. Open men's doubles titles. The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual Badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund The Canadian Open in Badminton is an international open held in Canada since 1957 The US Open Badminton Championships is an annual Badminton tournament held in the United States since 1937 and organized by USA Badminton.
Punch Gunalan also played in the 1974 All England singles final, losing in three close games to Hartono. The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments He also won men's singles at the British Commonwealth Games in 1974. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. He was known for his exciting attacking style.