Lee Kin Tat is a former Malayan/Singaporean

Federation of Malaya

The Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...

 badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

 player who won numerous international singles titles from the late 1950s to the late 1960s, including the open championships of Belgium

Belgian International (badminton)

The Belgian International in badminton is an international open held in Belgium since 1958, but it has been held in irregular periods.Starting 2005 Yonex became title sponsor of the event...

, France

French Open (badminton)

The French Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by the Fédération Française de Badminton . The 2009 edition will be held from the 27th of October to the 1st of November....

, Ireland

Irish International (badminton)

The Irish International in badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world. It was interrupted by the two World Wars. This tournament is currently a part of the European Badminton Circuit.-21st century:Below is the...

, Scotland, and Singapore

Singapore Open (badminton)

The Singapore Open is an badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1990, and which is now part of the BWF Super Series tournament that began 2007....

. In 1964 he reached the semifinal of the prestigious All-England Championships

All England Open Badminton Championships

The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments. Played annually, it developed after the success of world's first badminton tournament held in Guildford in 1898...

 by ending Erland Kops'

Erland Kops

Erland Kops is a former badminton player from Denmark who won numerous major international singles and doubles titles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Kops was the first Westerner to win major singles titles in the Far East. He combined abundant speed, power, and stamina with impressive...

 run of four straight titles in the quarterfinal. Lee also reached the All-England semifinal in 1967, this time losing to Kops. Largely because most of his prime badminton years were spent in Europe, he did not play in Thomas Cup

Thomas Cup

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(men's international team) competition for either Malaysia or Singapore.