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Punch Gunalan

Malaysia · Men's singles and men's doubles · 1966 to 1974

Born 2 April 1944 · Right-handed

28
matches
70%
won
3
senior titles
5
finals
World ranking

Not on a world ranking list we hold: the full lists are kept from September 2026 and the weekly top lists from 2013, so a player outside them has none.

Our ratingHow it works
1,598Men's singles
last rated 1974

Highest 1,598. Men's doubles: 1,544.

Form
8/10won of the last
10 matches
  1. W
  2. W
  3. W
  4. W
  5. W
  6. W
  7. L
  8. L
  9. W
  10. W

Latest: beat Jamie Paulson, Commonwealth Games 1974, final. Newest on the left.

Season by season

Matches played and won, year by year.

  • Played
  • Won
  • A title that year
'66
'68
2 '70
'72
1 '74
Show the numbers
YearPlayedWonTitles
1974761
1972420
197014102
1969100
1968110
1966100
Titles

3 senior titles.

Every final won, newest first. Each opens that edition's draw.

  1. 1974 Commonwealth Games Men's singles beat Jamie Paulson 15–1 15–6
  2. 1970 Asian Games Men's doubles, with Ng Boon Bee beat Junji Honma / Shoichi Toganoo 5–15 15–8 15–7
  3. Asian Games Men's singles beat Muljadi 4–15 15–3 15–12
Recent matches

The last 20 matches.

Scores read from Punch Gunalan's side.

All England Open 1974Men's singles Round of 32 James Selvaraj Walkover Not known
Commonwealth Games 1974Men's singles Final Jamie Paulson 15–1 15–6 Won
Semi-final Derek Talbot 15–13 2–15 15–11 Won
Commonwealth Games 1974Men's doubles, with Dominic Soong Quarter-final Jim Ansari / Nicol McCloy 15–4 15–6 Won
Commonwealth Games 1974Men's singles Quarter-final R Livingston 15–7 15–8 Won
Round of 16 Nicol McCloy 15–6 15–2 Won
Round of 32 H Dulloo 15–2 15–3 Won
Singapore Open 1972Men's doubles, with Ng Boon Bee Final Tan Aik Huang / Tan Aik Mong 11–15 ret. Lost
Olympic Games 1972Men's doubles, with Ng Boon Bee Final Ade Chandra / Christian Hadinata 4–15 15–2 11–15 Lost
Semi-final Willi Braun / Roland Maywald 12–15 15–10 15–11 Won
Quarter-final Suresh Goel / Ippei Kojima 15–8 15–1 Won
Asian Games 1970Men's doubles, with Ng Boon Bee Final Junji Honma / Shoichi Toganoo 5–15 15–8 15–7 Won
Asian Games 1970Men's singles Final Muljadi 4–15 15–3 15–12 Won
Asian Games 1970Men's doubles, with Ng Boon Bee Semi-final Rudy Hartono / Indra Gunawan 15–12 10–15 15–10 Won
Asian Games 1970Men's singles Semi-final Sangob Rattanusorn 18–17 15–10 Won
Commonwealth Games 1970Men's doubles, with Ng Boon Bee Quarter-final Winston Wilkinson / Sammy Blair 15–2 15–6 Won
Commonwealth Games 1970Men's singles Round of 16 Jim McNeillage 15–3 15–3 Won
Thomas Cup 1970Men's doubles, with Ng Boon Bee Challenge round Indra Gunawan / Rudy Hartono 15–9 16–17 6–15 Lost
Thomas Cup 1970Men's singles Challenge round Rudy Hartono 16–17 15–12 3–15 Lost
Thomas Cup 1970Men's doubles, with Ng Boon Bee Challenge round Indratno / Mintarja 15–7 13–15 15–10 Won
Partners and rivals

Who with, and who against.

Head to head counts every draw match between them, in any event.

Partners

Rivals