17 May 1992 time 12:36am.... An unforgetable moment for not only our national shuttlers, but every Malaysian out there. Malaysia regained her status as the top badminton power in the world beating Indonesia in the finals held at the Stadium Negara Kuala Lumpur.

 The beutiful silver gilt throphy, "The International Badminton Championship Challenge Trophy" or rather known as "Thomas Cup" throughout the world is finally back to Malaysia after 25 years of waiting since 1967. When Cheah Soon Kit-Soo Beng Kiang defeated the Indonesian doubles, Ricky Subagja-Rexy Manaiky after three sets of games, we know that it's not a dream anymore. Thomas cup is ours! We see crowds cheering.. going wild.. and some even shed tears of happines.. and we realized how much they've been waiting for this beautiful moment!

The 1992 Thomas Cup heroes comprises of nine players, i. e. Razif Hj. Sidek, Jalani Hj. Sidek, Rashid Hj. Sidek, Foo Kok Keong, Cheah Soon Kit, Soo Beng Kiang, Kwan Yoke Meng, Rahman Hj. Sidek and Wong Ewee Mun. Our players received prizes in cash, land and other formats. This was the biggest prizes given to any athlete in the history of Malaysia. These prizes were sponsored by the government and the private sector.

Final Results
Rashid Sidek-Ardy Wiranata15-1015-4
Razif Sidek-Jalani Sidek-Gunawan-Eddy Hartono9-1515-93-15
Foo Kok Keong-Alan Budi Kusuma15-615-12
Cheah Soon Kit-Soo Beng Kiang-Ricky Subagja-Rexy Manaiky15-1210-1515-8
Kwan Yoke Meng-Joko Suprianto3-157-15

We would like to thank our coaches from China, that is Han Jian, Chen Changjie and Yang Yang for their guidance that leads to the success of our Thomas Cup team. They are the benefactor for whole Malaysian.


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