Yap Kim Hock
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Yap Kim Hock is a former Malaysian badminton player best known as a world-class men's doubles specialist and Olympic silver medalist.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yap Kim Hock canonical | 4 |
| Goh V Shem | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2004036 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yap Kim Hock Context triple: [Cheah Soon Kit, partneredWith, Yap Kim Hock]
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A.
Cheah Soon Kit
Cheah Soon Kit is a former Malaysian badminton player renowned for his achievements in men's doubles on the international stage.
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B.
Ong Boon Hua
Ong Boon Hua, better known as Chin Peng, was the longtime leader of the Malayan Communist Party and a key figure in the Malayan Emergency against British colonial rule.
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C.
Kok Keong
Kok Keong is a given name most notably associated with Foo Kok Keong, a former Malaysian badminton player renowned for his fighting spirit and defensive play.
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D.
Lai Teck
Lai Teck was the elusive and controversial secretary-general of the Malayan Communist Party before and during World War II, later exposed as a triple agent whose betrayal crippled the communist movement in Malaya.
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E.
Anthony Tan
Anthony Tan is a Malaysian entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading super-app for ride-hailing, deliveries, and digital financial services.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yap Kim Hock Target entity description: Yap Kim Hock is a former Malaysian badminton player best known as a world-class men's doubles specialist and Olympic silver medalist.
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A.
Cheah Soon Kit
Cheah Soon Kit is a former Malaysian badminton player renowned for his achievements in men's doubles on the international stage.
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B.
Ong Boon Hua
Ong Boon Hua, better known as Chin Peng, was the longtime leader of the Malayan Communist Party and a key figure in the Malayan Emergency against British colonial rule.
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C.
Kok Keong
Kok Keong is a given name most notably associated with Foo Kok Keong, a former Malaysian badminton player renowned for his fighting spirit and defensive play.
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D.
Lai Teck
Lai Teck was the elusive and controversial secretary-general of the Malayan Communist Party before and during World War II, later exposed as a triple agent whose betrayal crippled the communist movement in Malaya.
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E.
Anthony Tan
Anthony Tan is a Malaysian entrepreneur best known as the co-founder and CEO of Grab, Southeast Asia’s leading super-app for ride-hailing, deliveries, and digital financial services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Malaysian badminton player
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Olympic badminton player ⓘ badminton player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| competedIn | men's doubles badminton ⓘ |
| competitiveLevel |
international
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world-class ⓘ |
| continentRepresented | Asia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Malaysia ⓘ |
| event | men's doubles ⓘ |
| familyName | Yap ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
badminton coaching
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professional sports ⓘ |
| fullName | Yap Kim Hock ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Kim Hock ⓘ |
| governingBody | Badminton Association of Malaysia ⓘ |
| hasOlympicStatus | Olympic silver medalist ⓘ |
| hasPlayedEvent |
Asian badminton tournaments
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Commonwealth Games badminton ⓘ IBF World Grand Prix men's doubles ⓘ
linked to:
World Badminton Grand Prix
Olympic badminton men's doubles ⓘ World Badminton Championships men's doubles ⓘ
linked to:
World Cup men's doubles
|
| hasRole |
coach
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player ⓘ |
| isFrom | Malaysia ⓘ |
| isRetired | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Olympic silver medalist in badminton
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world-class men's doubles specialist ⓘ |
| nationality | Malaysian ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Olympic Games silver medal in men's doubles for Malaysia
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world top-ranked men's doubles player ⓘ |
| occupation |
badminton coach
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badminton player ⓘ |
| partnerInDoublesWith | Cheah Soon Kit ⓘ |
| playsRightHanded | true ⓘ |
| representedCountry | Malaysia ⓘ |
| specializesIn | men's doubles ⓘ |
| sport | badminton ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline | doubles ⓘ |
| sportType | racket sport ⓘ |
| teamType | national team of Malaysia ⓘ |
| wonMedal |
Asian Championships medal
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Commonwealth Games medal ⓘ IBF World Grand Prix titles ⓘ
linked to:
IBF World Championships
Olympic silver medal ⓘ World Championships medal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yap Kim Hock Description of subject: Yap Kim Hock is a former Malaysian badminton player best known as a world-class men's doubles specialist and Olympic silver medalist.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yap Kim Hock