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Players Of Badminton

1. Misbun Sidek

– Biography

• Dato' Mohmed Misbun Sidek

• Born on February 17, 1960 in Kanchong Darat, Banting, Selangor .

• He is the eldest of the famous six Sidek brothers, all of whom were

actively involved in international badminton scene.

–

International Career

• Won his first title on the international circuit at the 1981 German

Open.

• Swedish Open,1982.

• Swedish Open,German Open,Canadian Open,1983.

• Malysia Open,1985.

• Chinese Taipei Open,Singapore Open,1987.

• Silver medal at the SEA Games.

• Malaysia's Sportsman of the Year, a feat he repeated two years later.

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2. Yap Kim Hock

– Biography

Born on 2 July 1972 at Muar, Johor.

Specialized in men's doubles.During early in his playing days, he partnered Tan Kim Her andformed a stable pair in international tournaments.

– International Career

In 1995 , after his partner and a few others doubles player left theBAM for a professional club formed by the legendary Sidek

brothers.

Which left are Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock without a partner.

That's where both of them began their legacy winning numerousinternational titles, when they were paired up together.

Yap Kim Hock and Cheah Soon Kit was the first Olympic silver medallist for Malaysia.

– Retirement and Coaching

After he retires from playing, he was the head coach for Malaysia for few years.

Now he is the head coach for national junior squad which he produces world junior champion for the past 3 years consecutive inthe boy's doubles event.



3. Rashid Sidek

– Biography

• Born on July 8, 1968 in Banting, Selangor.

• Rashid Sidek is the alumnus of Victoria Institution (batch 1981-

1985).


• Rashid became the youngest player to win the National Junior

Badminton Championship at age of 12.

• He stamped his mark when he won the national under-18 title in 1984

by defeating Kwan Yoke Meng at age of 15.• Commonwealth Games,1990&1994.

• Thomas Cup,1992.

• Malaysia Open,1990,

• Asian Badminton Championship,Malaysia Open,1991.

• World GrandPrix Finals,Asian Badminton Championship,Malaysia

Open,1992.

• Brunei Open,1995.

• German Open,1996.


• He was a coach in Nusa Mahsuri, a badminton club from 1996 to

2002.

• Currently, he acts as the advisor for the club which he has set up with

his brother Jalani Sidek.



4. Lee Wan Wah

– Biography

• Born on 24 November 1975 in Ipoh, Perak.

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His regular doubles' partner is Choong Tan Fook.


• India Open,1996.

• XVI Commonwealth Games,1998.

• Singapore Open,Holland Open,1999.

• 22nd Sea Games,2003.

• Proton Malaysia Open,2004.

• Dutch Open,2005.

• Asian Badminton Championship,2006.

• 2007 Asian Badminton Championship,2007.

• 2008 Vietnam Open,2008.

• 2009 India Open,2009.


• In October 2008, Lee left Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).

• Established a company, Pioneer Sdn Bhd, with fellow badminton

players Wong Choong Hann, Chan Chong Ming, and Chew Choon Eng,

• Coach young badminton players in Kota Damansara and Bandar

Mahkota Cheras.



5. Wong Choong Hann

– Biography

• Born on February 17, 1977 in Kuala Lumpur.

•

He currently resides in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.


• Wong Choong Hann's career began with the

1991 Malaysia Open.

• The first tournament he won was the 1997 Dutch

Open.

• He represented Malaysia in 2002, where Malaysiaemerged runners-up to Indonesia in the Thomas

Cup championships.

• Commonwealth Games,1998.


• Dutch Open,1997.

• Dutch Open,China Open,2002.

• Chinese Taipei Open,Copenhagen Masters,2003.

– Future Plans

• Manages his badminton hall.

• More focused on academies and grooming youngsters

at the grass root level.

• As for coaching the national team, it could happen but

not at the moment.



6. Muhammad Hafiz Hashim

– Biography

• Born on September 13, 1982 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

•

He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail(1) before transferring toKuala Lumpur.

• He transferred back to Kelantan and studied in Sultan Ismail College.


• One of the highlight would be the 2002 Thomas Cup Semi Final match

against China.

• He played in the second singles against Bao Chun Lai, then the WorldJunior Champion and much established player than he is. He won that

match, which on paper he was most likely to lose.

• 2002 Commonwealth Games Champion

• 2003 All England Open Champion

• 2005 Thailand Open Champion

• 2005 Swiss Open Champion

• 2005 Dutch Open Champion

• 2005 Sea Games Gold Medalist (Men's Team Event)

• 2006 Philippine Open Champion

– Future Plans

• Qualifying for the London Olympics 2012, Thomas Cup and All England.

• Then, after retirement perhaps coaching and he would like to venture into

some business.



7. Koo Kien Keat

– Biography

• Born on September 18, 1985 in Ipoh, Perak.

• Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed

doubles event.

• He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming.

• His current doubles partner is Tan Boon Heong, and together, in 2010, they

became the number 1 ranked men's doubles team in the world.


•

In 2010, they won their first title of the year in their home, Malaysia, as theworld number 1 pair.

• They came in seeded number 1 in theAll England but lost in the first round to

Denmark former world champions Lars Paaske and Jonas Ramussen.

• Asian Junior Championships,2002.

• Malaysia Satelite,2003.

• French Open International,Chinese Taipei,2004.

• Denmark Open,2005.

• Swiss Open,2006 Commonwealth Games,Proton Malaysia Open,2006 AsianGames,2006.

• Philipines Open,Macau Open,2007.

• Macau Grand Prix Gold,2008.





8. Wong Mew Choo

– Biography

• Born on May 1, 1983.

• She is known for her exceptional endurance and stamina, the resultof training alongside male shuttlers.


• She first came to prominence in the 2003 Southeast Asian

Games badminton women's singles, when she won the gold medal,

along the way beating Singapore's Li Li, then the reigning

Commonwealth Games Champion.

• The year 2007 was Wong Mew Choo's best year.

• She started by reaching the finals of the Proton Malaysia Super

Series, defeating big names like Pi Hongyan and Xu Huaiwen on her

way.

• Her biggest win was at the 2007 World Badminton

Championships third round, where she shocked China's Xie

Xingfang in straight sets to become the first Malaysian women's

singles player to reach the quarter-finals of the 2007 WorldBadminton Championships in Kuala Lumpur.

• XXII Southeast Asian Games,2003.

• China Open,2007.

• BWF SuperSeries Masters Finals,2009.




9. Datuk Lee Chong Wei

– Biography

• Born on 21 October 1982 in Bagan Serai, Perak.

• He only Malaysian shuttler to hold the number 1 ranking for more than two weeks.


• Malaysia Satelite,2003.

• Malaysia Open,Chinese Taipei Open,2004.

• Malaysia Open,Denmark Open,2005.

• Swiss Open,Commonwealth Games,Asian Badminton Championships,Malaysia

Open,2006.

• Indonesia Open,Philipines Open,Japan Open,French Open,2007.

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Malaysia Open,Singapore Open,Super Series Masters Finals,2008.• Malaysia Open,Swiss Open,Indonesia Open,Malaysia Open Grand Prix,Macau

Open,Hong Kong Open,Super Series Masters Final,2009.

• Korea Open,Malaysia Open,All England Open,Indonesia Open,Macau Open,Malaysia

Open Grand Prix Gold,Japan Open,Commonwealth Games,Hong Kong Open,Super

Series Masters Finals,2010.

• Malaysia Open,All England Open,India Open,Malaysia Open GrandPrix Gold,Indonesia

Open,French Open,2011.

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Korea Open,Malaysia Open,All England Open,India Open,Malaysia Open Grand PrixGold,Japan Open,Denmark Open.,2012.

• Korea Open,Malaysia Open,2013.

– Future Plans

• Lee actually have 2 tournaments that he most want to win.

• One is the Olympics and the other would be the World Championship.

• His reason is because no other Malaysians have won these 2 tournaments before.

• He is hoping he can bring glory back to the country.



References

1. Retrieved from http://www.badminton-information.com

2. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org

3. O.E.Kooi , Laws of Badminton Recommendations to Technical Officials Intermediate Badminton Skills;2013.p.1-72.

4. M. B. Chafin , M. M. Turner. Badminton everyone. Hunter Textbooks, 1984. Pennsylvania State University. 20 May

2010.p.1-147.



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