THE Thomas Cup is virtually the career peak of a badminton player. All the years of endeavor and hard work we had been engaged in for years were rewarded as we grabbed the cup symbolizing world supremacy in the men’s group. Olich Solihin, Njoo Kim Bie, Lie Po Djian, Tan King Gwan and I were top-level national players of the time.

In the 1957 Thomas Cup elimination round in New Zealand, Njoo Kim and I became key players. We didn’t expect we c