Famous Malaysian Badminton Players

Malaysian badminton player Lee Zii Jia has gold medals in the Asian Championships, the Asia Team Championships, and the Southeast Asian Games. He began his training in badminton at age 6 and later joined the Bukit Jalil Sports School. He made headlines when he was banned by the Badminton Association of Malaysia temporarily.

Soh Wooi Yik is a Malaysian professional badminton player who achieved international acclaim when he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Soh Wooi Yik has also won medals at Asian Championships, Southeast Asian Games, and World Junior Championships.

Goh V Shem is a Malaysian professional badminton player best known for winning the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Renowned for his offensive style of play, Goh V Shem has also won medals at the Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, Asian Championships, and Southeast Asian Games.

Misbun Sidek is a Malaysian former badminton player best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 World Championships in Jakarta. He has also won medals at important tournaments like World Cups, Thomas Cup, Southeast Asian Games, and Asian Championships. Sidek is currently serving as the team director of the national junior badminton team.

Goh Jin Wei is a Malaysian badminton player who won the 2015 and 2018 BWF World Junior Championships. She also won the girls' singles title at the 2018 Youth Olympics. She started playing badminton at the age of six and was encouraged by her father to pursue it professionally and was drafted into the Malaysia national team in 2014.  

Wong Choong Hann is a Malaysian former badminton player. In 2003, he became the first player from Malaysia to win a medal at the BWF World Championships in the men's singles event when he won the silver medal. During his career, Wong Choong Hann also won medals at the Commonwealth Games, Southeast Asian Games, and Asian Games.

Chan Peng Soon is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in the mixed doubles event. Chan is renowned for his partnership with Goh Liu Ying and the two achieved international prominence when they won the silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Chan has also won medals at Commonwealth Games, Asian Games, and Southeast Asian Games.

Goh Liu Ying is a Malaysian badminton player best known for winning the silver medal in the mixed doubles event at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Goh Liu Ying has also won gold medals at Asian Championships, Commonwealth Games, and Southeast Asian Games.

Malaysian badminton sensation Aaron Chia is best known for his successful partnership with fellow Malaysian badminton player Soh Wooi Yik. He has an Asia Team Championships team gold and a Southeast Asian Games doubles gold in his kitty. He and Soh Wooi Yik also won an Olympic bronze.

Malaysian badminton player Wong Mew Choo is a 2-time Commonwealth Games gold medal winner and also has 2 Southeast Asian Games gold medals in her kitty. However, her career has mostly been riddled with injuries. She is married to fellow Malaysian badminton star Lee Chong Wei.

Muhammad Hafiz Hashim is a former Malaysian badminton player who won the 2003 All England Open Badminton Championships. He is counted amongst the most successful Malay badminton players. As a player, he was known for his cool approach on the court regardless of his opponent. He became a coach after his retirement. His brother Roslin is a former world No.1. 

Malaysian badminton player and coach Rashid Sidek has had an illustrious playing career, winning 2 Asian Championships, 2 Asian Cups, and 2 Commonwealth Games, among other championships. He has also coached the national badminton team and the para-badminton team, leading Cheah Liek Hou to a Paralympic gold medal win.

Liew Daren is a Malaysian professional badminton player who won the 2012 French Open Super Series. He began playing badminton at the age of seven and turned professional in 1998. He competed at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, representing Malaysia. He reached the 2014 Thomas Cup finals, where he lost to Takuma Ueda from Japan. 

Roslin Hashim is a former Malaysian badminton player who played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He was placed just behind the bronze medalist Soni Dwi Kuncoro of Indonesia. He was regarded as a controversial figure during his career and once threatened to take the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to court. 

Soniia Cheah Su Ya is a Malaysian badminton player who won her first international title at the 2016 Belgian International tournament. She started playing badminton as a young girl and represented Malaysia at the 2009, 2010, and 2011 Asian Junior Championships. She won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the Southeast Asian Games in 2017.  

Koo Kien Keat is a Malaysian retired badminton player best known for winning five gold medals at two Commonwealth Games in 2006 and 2010. A former world number 1, Koo Kien Keat also won medals at other prominent tournaments like World Championships, Asian Games, and Asian Championships.
 

Zulfadli Zulkiffli is a Malaysian former badminton player who emerged as the boys' singles gold medalist at the 2011 Asian and World Junior Championships. He also clinched the gold medal at the Commonwealth Youth Games the same year. He was banned from all badminton-related activities for 20 years over match-fixing violations in 2018.   

Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin is a Malaysian former badminton player turned coach. He represented his nation as the third singles in the 2018 Thomas Cup and helped Malaysia qualify for the quarter-finals. He became a coach after retirement and was appointed as part of the Irish badminton coaching staff in 2021. He is expected to coach in Ireland in 2022. 

Woon Khe Wei is a Malaysian former badminton player who primarily played in the doubles events. Her regular partner was Vivian Hoo and the duo was ranked as high as No. 9 worldwide. Together, they won the gold medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and reached the quarterfinals in the 2016 Olympics. She retired in December 2018. 

Leong Jun Hao is a Malaysian professional badminton player. He achieved national prominence in 2022 when he won the gold medal in the men's team event at the Asia Team Championships in Selangor, Malaysia. He first achieved popularity in 2017 when he won the gold medal in the boys' singles event at the Asian Junior Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Shevon Jemie Lai is a Malaysian badminton player who won the Romanian International tournament in the mixed doubles event with Wong Fai Yin in 2016. She started playing badminton at her primary school and joined the Malaysia national badminton team in 2011. She competed at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia, in 2013 and the Singapore International Series in 2014. 

Kisona Selvaduray is a Malaysian badminton player who won her first senior international title at the Indonesia International Series tournament in the women's singles event in 2017. She also won the gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games tournament in the women's singles event and the bronze medal as part of the women’s team in 2019.  

Razif Sidek is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach. One of the famous five Sidek brothers, he received his initial training in badminton from his father, Haji Mohd Sidek. He regularly partnered with his younger brother, Jalani, and they became one of the best doubles pairs in the world in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Chong Wei Feng is a Malaysian retired badminton player who reached the semi-finals of the 2012 and 2013 China Open. However, he was defeated by Chen Long on both occasions. He started playing badminton at the age of nine and was drafted into the national team through the Badminton Association of Malaysia annual selections in 2004. He retired in 2016. 

Tan Kim Her is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach. He partnered with Soo Beng Kiang and competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles. They made it to the semi-finals, where the duo lost to the eventual gold medallists, Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja of Indonesia. He is currently Japan's men's doubles coach.

Cheah Soon Kit is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach. He was one of the top doubles stars in the world in his prime and was especially known for his amazing jumping smash. He partnered with Yap Kim Hock to win the Olympic silver medal in Atlanta in 1996. He became a successful coach after his retirement. 

Cheam June Wei is a Malaysian professional badminton player who achieved national prominence in 2014 when he won the gold medal in the mixed doubles event at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Cheam June Wei is best known for winning the silver medal in the men's team event at the 2020 Asia Team Championships in Manila.

Punch Gunalan was a Malaysian badminton player who had successful stints in both singles and doubles competitions. He and his partner, Ng Boon Bee, became the leading men's doubles team in the world in the early 1970s. The duo captured gold at the biennial Asian Games in 1970 and the All England title in 1971. 

Foo Kok Keong is a Malaysian former badminton player who was ranked amongst the best singles players in the world from the late-1980s to the 1990s. Apart from competing at the 1992 Olympic Games, Foo Kok Keong also won medals at prestigious tournaments like World Cups, Thomas Cups, Commonwealth Games, and Asian Games.

Vivian Hoo Kah Mun is a Malaysian badminton player. A regular women's doubles player, she partnered with Woon Khe Wei in the women's doubles event and reached the top 10 BWF World Ranking. She has won the Commonwealth Games women's doubles event twice, once with Woon in 2014 and once with Chow Mei Kuan in 2018.  

Misbun Ramdan Misbun is a Malaysian badminton player who achieved national prominence in 2009 when he won silver and bronze medals at the World Junior Championships and Asian Junior Championships respectively. He is also known as the son of former international player Misbun Sidek.

Rahman Sidek is a former Malaysian badminton player and coach. He is of the five legendary Sidek brothers who contributed a lot to badminton in Malaysia. He and his brothers were first trained by their father, a famous coach. Rahman was an international doubles player in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He became a coach after retirement. 

Soong Joo Ven is a Malaysian professional badminton player. He is best known for winning the bronze medal in the men's team event at the 2018 Asia Team Championships in Alor Setar, Malaysia. Soong Joo Ven has also won a couple of silver medals at the Southeast Asian Games.

Retired Malaysian badminton player Yap Kim Hock is not just an Olympic silver medalist but has also won a World Championship silver, an Asian Championship gold, and a Commonwealth Games gold, among other medals and titles. He now coaches the Singapore national badminton team.

Retired Malaysian badminton player Ong Ewe Hock has a Commonwealth Games and a Southeast Asian Games gold in his kitty, apart from several other medals, such as a World Cup bronze. In 2022, he announced that he would launch his own tournament, named the Ong Ewe Hock Cup.

Retired Malaysian badminton player Lee Wan Wah is a 2-time Commonwealth Games gold medal winner and also has 2 Asian Championship and 3 Southeast Asian Games gold medals in his kitty. He was later made the coach of the Japanese junior badminton team by the Nippon Badminton Association.

Former Malaysian badminton player Chan Chong Ming is a 3-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist and also has 2 World Championship bronze medals in his kitty. He has also been the Malaysian women's doubles squad coach. His achievements have fetched him the Order of the Defender of the Realm.

Soo Beng Kiang is a Malaysian former badminton player best known for winning the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1993 IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England. Soo Beng Kiang also won gold medals at important tournaments like World Cups, Southeast Asian Games, and Commonwealth Games.  

Tan Aik Huang is a Malaysian Chinese retired badminton player. He achieved popularity during the 1960s and early-1970s when he won gold medals at prominent tournaments like Thomas Cup, Commonwealth Games, and Southeast Asian Games. Tan Aik Huang is renowned for his style of play which depended heavily on his patience and footwork.

Choong Tan Fook is a Malaysian former badminton player who won many gold medals for his country in important tournaments like Asian Championships, Commonwealth Games, and Southeast Asian Games. He is best known for winning two bronze medals at the World Championships. Choong Tan Fook is currently coaching the Hong Kong national badminton team.

Ong Jian Guo is a Malaysian professional badminton player best known for winning the silver medal in the men's team event at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. He first achieved popularity in 2007 when he won the bronze medal in the boys' doubles event at the World Junior Championships in Waitakere City, New Zealand.

Ng Boon Bee is a Malaysian former badminton player who achieved popularity during the 1960s and 1970s. Counted among the greatest doubles players in the history of badminton, Ng won gold medals at the Asian Games, Thomas Cup, Commonwealth Games, Southeast Asian Games, and Asian Championships. In 1998, he was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.

Tan Aik Mong was a Malaysian Chinese professional badminton player who won gold and a silver medal at the 1971 Asian Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. He also competed at the 1973 Southeast Asian Games in Singapore where he won two silver medals for Malaysia.

Tan Yee Khan is a Malaysian former badminton player who achieved international fame during the 1960s. He won four gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games and Asian Championships. He also won gold medals at the Asian Games and Thomas Cup. In 1998, Tan Yee Khan was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame.