Malaysian badminton player
Badminton player
Misbun Sidek
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Nickname(s)
| Bun
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Birth name
| Mohmed Misbun bin Mohd Sidek
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Country
| Malaysia
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Born
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1960-02-17
)
17 February 1960
(age 64)
Banting
,
Selangor
,
Federation of Malaya
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Height
| 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
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Years active
| 1978?1990
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Handedness
| Right
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Highest ranking
| 2 (1983)
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BWF profile
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Misbun Sidek
PJN
DMSM
AMN
BSD
(born 17 February 1960) is a former Malaysian
badminton
player. He is the eldest of the famous five
Sidek brothers
.
[1]
Early life
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Misbun received his early education in local primary schools which were located in his hometown of Banting and later furthered his studies at
Victoria Institution
, Kuala Lumpur.
Mohd Sidek
, his father, had a vision to see his children become badminton aces by training his eldest son, Misbun from an early age. By the age of seven in 1967, Misbun had begun to be seriously trained by his father at the badminton court in front of their house in Kampung Kanchong Darat, Banting, Selangor.
The same routine was later passed on to his brothers, the Sidek family which consisted of his popular brothers namely himself,
Razif
,
Jalani
,
Rahman
and
Rashid
. They were once the pride of Malaysia's badminton from the early 1980s to the early 2000s.
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Career
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Misbun won his first title on the international circuit at the 1981
German Open
.
[3]
He helped Malaysia's national squad win the Silver medal at the
SEA Games
. In the team event, he beat Indonesia's leading player and reigning
All England champion
Liem Swie King
.
[4]
[5]
For his triumphs in badminton, Misbun was named
Malaysia's Sportsman of the Year
,
[6]
a feat he repeated two years later.
[7]
After defeating
Morten Frost
[8]
and
Prakash Padukone
[9]
on his way to the final, Misbun suffered a disappointment at the
1982 Badminton World Cup
by failing to clinch the title from a 10-1 third-set lead over
Liem Swie King
.
[10]
He also known for the infamous "S" Service, which caused a deceptively erratic shuttle movement, which confounded their opponents and officials alike. The service caused much uproar and was eventually banned by the
International Badminton Federation
(IBF) in 1982.
[11]
In October 1983, Misbun turned professional and signed a contract to be represented by the
International Management Group
(IMG), which then represented such sports stars as
Bjorn Borg
,
Jimmy Connors
,
Jack Nicklaus
,
Arnold Palmer
,
Sebastian Coe
and
Alberto Salazar
.
[12]
In January 1985, the Sidek family made history when they became the largest sibling group ever to represent the country abroad in the same sporting event. Misbun, Razif, Jalani, Rahman and Rashid were all selected to compete at the
Hong Kong Open
.
[13]
In 1986, Misbun reached the final of the
All England Open
for the only time in his career but he was beaten decisively there by Morten Frost.
[14]
Misbun's last full year at the top level of badminton on 1988, was rather special to him because he played with the Malaysian national badminton team which defeated their traditional rivals, the
Indonesian national team
[15]
for the first time in 21 years before losing the final to
China
.
[16]
Coaching
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Misbun was on the coaching staff, as his brother
Rashid Sidek
played men singles, for the
1992
Malaysia team
which captured the
Thomas Cup
after a 25-year drought. In 1996, he and his brothers established a badminton club to find new talented players, called Nusa Mahsuri.
[17]
He was a coach in Nusa Mahsuri, the first professional badminton club in Malaysia from 1996 to 2002.
He is Malaysia national team men's singles coach from 2003 to 2010. He has coached Malaysia's leading singles players from 1990s, including
Rashid Sidek
, the Hashim brothers,
Roslin Hashim
and
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
,
Wong Choong Hann
,
Lee Chong Wei
and
Wong Mew Choo
. Under his coaching,
Wong Mew Choo
reached World No 7 in female category of BWF ranking.
Roslin Hashim
and
Wong Choong Hann
reached the World No 1 in BWF ranking.
Wong Choong Hann
also became silver medalist in BWF World Championships under his coaching. Meanwhile
Hafiz Hashim
won All-England champion and became World No 5 in BWF ranking under his coaching.
Lee Chong Wei
also reached the World No 1 in BWF ranking and the
2008 Olympics men's singles
final and became Olympic silver medalist and won countless of BWF tournaments under his coaching.
[18]
In July 2017, Misbun was reappointed as Malaysia national team men's singles head coach.
Lee Zii Jia
was coached by him during Zii Jia's early career at those period.
[19]
Personal life
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He was married to Datin Latifah Sidek from 1986 until her death due to
COVID-19
on 23 July 2021.
[20]
[21]
They have six children: Misbun Syawal Misbun (born 1988), 33, twins, Lia Murni and
Misbun Ramdan
(born 1990), 31, Lia Alifah (born 1996), 25, Lia Dewi Rubita (born 1998), 23 and Misbun Awalauddin (born 2000), 21 (ages as of July 2021). Misbun Ramdan is also a professional badminton player.
Filmography
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Film
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Year
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Title
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Role
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1994
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Black Widow - Wajah Ayu
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Imran
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In popular culture
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He was portrayed by
Rosyam Nor
in the 2018 biopic film of Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei entitled
Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend
which was released on March 15, 2018.
[22]
In another movie entitled 'Gold,' Misbun was portrayed by another actor, Wan Raja and was paired with fellow actor
Farid Kamil
as his brother, Rashid Sidek, in which this movie was scheduled to be released in 2024.
Achievements
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World Championships
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Men's Doubles
World Cup
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Men's singles
Year
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Venue
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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1982
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Stadium Negara
,
Kuala Lumpur
,
Malaysia
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Liem Swie King
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12?15, 15?3, 12?15
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Silver
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1983
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Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Hastomo Arbi
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12?15, 15?5, 9?15
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Bronze
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1985
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Istora Senayan
,
Jakarta
,
Indonesia
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Icuk Sugiarto
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4?15, 2?15
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Bronze
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Asian Championships
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Men's singles
Southeast Asian Games
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Men's singles
Men's Doubles
International tournaments
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Men's singles
Year
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Tournament
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Opponent
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Score
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Result
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1981
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German Open
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Syed Modi
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18?17, 15?10
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Winner
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1982
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Swedish Open
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Icuk Sugiarto
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9?15, 18?14, 15?13
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Winner
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1983
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German Open
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Steen Fladberg
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18?13, 15?6
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Winner
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1983
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Swedish Open
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Morten Frost
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9?15, 15?10, 15?13
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Winner
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1983
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Canadian Open
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Jens Peter Nierhoff
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15?6, 11?15, 15?12
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Winner
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1985
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Malaysia Open
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Michael Kjeldsen
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18?16, 15?3
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Winner
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1985
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Malaysia Masters
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Morten Frost
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4?15, 7?15
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Runner-up
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1986
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All England Open
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Morten Frost
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2?15, 8?15
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Runner-up
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1986
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China Open
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Icuk Sugiarto
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11?15, 13?15
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Runner-up
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1986
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Malaysia Open
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Zhao Jianhua
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10?15, 13?15
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Runner-up
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1987
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Chinese Taipei Open
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Park Joo-bong
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5?15, 15?9, 15?3
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Winner
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1987
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Singapore Open
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Eddy Kurniawan
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15?13, 15?8
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Winner
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Honours
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See also
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References
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