Tan Aik Huang

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Tan Aik Huang (born 1945) is a retired male badminton player from Malaysia noted for his superb footwork and patience.

He won the All England Open Badminton Championships, then considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, in men's singles in 1966. He was a singles finalist at the All-England for four consecutive years, from 1965 through 1968. He was a member of several Malaysian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams including its world champion team of 1967. Tan Aik Huang won numerous major international singles titles in the mid to late 1960's including the Danish Open, the U.S. Open, the Canadian Open, and the Malaysian Open. He won both singles and doubles at the British Commonwealth Games of 1966. His career in badminton waned sooner than what might have been expected as the demands of his chosen profession as a medical doctor came to the fore by the early 1970's.