When Indonesia won the Thomas Cup for the first time.

Ravando Lie, historian and PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne talks about Indonesia’s badminton legend Tan Joe Hok and his role in Indonesia winning its first Thomas Cup.

Indonesia badminton legend Tan Joe Hok in 2008. Source: Source: Kompas/YUNIADHI AGUNG

What was Tan Joe Hok’s great attribute as a badminton player? What was his life like outside of badminton? Why were Chinese Indonesians prominent as players in the 1950s?  Ravando Lie explains.

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