Tan Boon Heong
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Tan Boon Heong is a professional badminton
player representing Malaysia in the men's doubles event. He and his current doubles partner—Koo Kien Keat
—are ranked 3rd in men's doubles in the world.
, with whom he won the World Junior Championships in 2004 and a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Badminton Championships
.
in 2006, Rexy Mainaky
(the Malaysian doubles coach) decided to split them up and partner Tan Boon Heong with Koo Kien Keat
instead. This move, nevertheless, proved to be spot-on as this pair went on to become the Asian Games champion, winning the gold medal in their maiden outing by defeating the then Chinese world champions, Cai Yun
-Fu Haifeng
, in the quarterfinals, Indonesia's Markis Kido
-Hendra Setiawan
in the semifinals, and finally Luluk Hadiyanto
-Alvent Yulianto Chandra, also from Indonesia, in the finals.
They also became the first qualifiers to win the Malaysian Open
title in 2007.
At the 2010 BWF World Championships, Boon Heong and partner Koo Kien Keat
launched themselves into the semifinals after beating Korean rivals Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung. In the semifinals they defeated China's Guo Zhendong
and Xu Chen
21-14, 21-18. Tan Boon Heong and Koo Kien Keat
wrote their names in the record books, being the first Malaysian pair to enter a World Championships Final in 13 years. In the finals they played China's Cai Yun
and Fu Haifeng
and lost 21-18, 18-21, 14-21.
At the 2011 All England Super Series Premier
, Boon Heong and Kien Keat defeated 2008 Olympic champions Markis Kido
and Hendra Setiawan
in the quarterfinals. They then defeated World champions Cai Yun
and Fu Haifeng
21-11, 23-21. They lost to Danes and world no.1 Mathias Boe
and Carsten Mogensen
21-15, 18-21, 18-21. In doing so, they failed to win their 2nd All England title.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
player representing Malaysia in the men's doubles event. He and his current doubles partner—Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming....
—are ranked 3rd in men's doubles in the world.
Career
He was previously paired with Hoon Thien HowHoon Thien How
- Career :Hoon Thien How and Tan Boon Heong was Junior World 2006 champion. Their partnership was ended as Tan patnered Koo Kien Keat. Hoon paired with Chan Chong Ming and then turned to Ong Soon Hock....
, with whom he won the World Junior Championships in 2004 and a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Badminton Championships
2006 Asian Badminton Championships
The 2006 Asian Badminton Championships was the 26th edition of the Asian Badminton Championships. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from March 28 to April 2, 2006 as a four-star tournament.-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Medal count:...
.
Asian success
Nearing the Doha XV Asian Games2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
in 2006, Rexy Mainaky
Rexy Mainaky
Rexy Ronald Mainaky is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja.- Career :...
(the Malaysian doubles coach) decided to split them up and partner Tan Boon Heong with Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming....
instead. This move, nevertheless, proved to be spot-on as this pair went on to become the Asian Games champion, winning the gold medal in their maiden outing by defeating the then Chinese world champions, Cai Yun
Cai Yun
Cai Yun is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Cai Yun's impressive speed with his regular partner Fu Haifeng's impressive power, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the...
-Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams...
, in the quarterfinals, Indonesia's Markis Kido
Markis Kido
Markis Kido is a male badminton player from Indonesia, one of the world's leading men's doubles specialists. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 2008 with Hendra Setiawan.- Career :...
-Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan is a male badminton player from Indonesia and one of the world's leading doubles players.-Career:...
in the semifinals, and finally Luluk Hadiyanto
Luluk Hadiyanto
Luluk Hadiyanto is a male badminton player from Indonesia, specializing in men's doubles.-Career:In partnership with fellow countryman Alvent Yulianto, Hadiyanto won four top tier international men's doubles titles in 2004; the Thailand, Korea, Singapore, and Indonesia Opens...
-Alvent Yulianto Chandra, also from Indonesia, in the finals.
They also became the first qualifiers to win the Malaysian Open
2007 Malaysia Super Series
-Seeds:# Zhang Ning# Xie Xingfang# Xu Huaiwen# Wang Chen# Lu Lan# Zhu Lin# Pi Hongyan# Yao Jie-Results:-Seeds:# Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun# Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen# Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae# Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah...
title in 2007.
2009-2011
At the 2009 Japan Super Series, Boon Heong set what Yonex claimed to be the world record for badminton smashes at 421 km/h. However, this was done under lab conditions and recorded by Yonex representatives, and not in an official match, and thus the legitimacy of this record is doubtful at best.At the 2010 BWF World Championships, Boon Heong and partner Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming....
launched themselves into the semifinals after beating Korean rivals Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung. In the semifinals they defeated China's Guo Zhendong
Guo Zhendong
Guo Zhendong is a male badminton player from China. , he was ranked within the top 10 male badminton doubles teams in the world.-Career:...
and Xu Chen
Xu Chen
Xu Chen is a male badminton player from China. , he was ranked within the top 10 male badminton doubles teams in the world.-References:**...
21-14, 21-18. Tan Boon Heong and Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming....
wrote their names in the record books, being the first Malaysian pair to enter a World Championships Final in 13 years. In the finals they played China's Cai Yun
Cai Yun
Cai Yun is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Cai Yun's impressive speed with his regular partner Fu Haifeng's impressive power, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the...
and Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams...
and lost 21-18, 18-21, 14-21.
At the 2011 All England Super Series Premier
2011 All England Super Series Premier
The 2011 All England Open Badminton Championships was the third super series tournament of the 2011 BWF Super Series. It was the second competition under the new format where a select group of Super Series events were elevated to premier status...
, Boon Heong and Kien Keat defeated 2008 Olympic champions Markis Kido
Markis Kido
Markis Kido is a male badminton player from Indonesia, one of the world's leading men's doubles specialists. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 2008 with Hendra Setiawan.- Career :...
and Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan is a male badminton player from Indonesia and one of the world's leading doubles players.-Career:...
in the quarterfinals. They then defeated World champions Cai Yun
Cai Yun
Cai Yun is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Cai Yun's impressive speed with his regular partner Fu Haifeng's impressive power, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the...
and Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng born August 23, 1983 in Jieyang, Guangdong, China) is a Chinese badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive speed, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams...
21-11, 23-21. They lost to Danes and world no.1 Mathias Boe
Mathias Boe
-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles, with Carsten Mogensen.In 2010, Mogensen and Boe won the titles at the Denmark Super Series, French Super Series and the Super Series Final held in Taipei. One year later Mogensen and Boe won the All...
and Carsten Mogensen
Carsten Mogensen
-Career:He won the silver medal at the 2006 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles, with Mathias Boe. Two years later he won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Badminton Championships in mixed doubles with Helle Nielsen....
21-15, 18-21, 18-21. In doing so, they failed to win their 2nd All England title.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | ||
| 2009 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold | Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
Winner |
| 2009 BWF World Championship | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
Semi-finalist |
| 2009 Wilson Swiss Super Series |  BaselBasel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... |
Winner |
| 2009 Yonex All England Super Series |  BirminghamBirmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
Quarter-finalist |
| 2008 | ||
| 2008 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold | Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
Winner |
| Proton Malaysia Super Series 2008 Malaysia Super Series The 2008 Malaysia Super Series is the inaugural tournament of the 2008 BWF Super Series in badminton. It was held in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, from January 15 to January 20, 2008.-Absence:... |
 Kuala LumpurKuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
Second Round |
| 2007 | ||
| Denmark Super Series 2007 Denmark Super Series -Seeds:# Zhang Ning# Xie Xingfang# Zhu Lin# Wang Chen# Lu Lan# Pi Hongyan# Xu Huaiwen# Yao Jie-Results:-Seeds:# Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan# Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun# Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong# Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen... |
 OdenseOdense The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen... |
Winner |
| Macau Open Macau Open The Macau Open was a men's professional golf tournament on the Asian Tour which took place in Macau. It was founded in 1998. The venue was the Macau Golf & Country Club at Coloane. The best known golfer who won the tournament is eight-time European Tour Order of Merit champion Colin Montgomerie... |
 MacauMacau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
Winner |
| Japan Super Series 2007 Japan Super Series -Seeds:# Zhang Ning# Xie Xingfang# Zhu Lin# Wang Chen# Pi Hongyan# Xu Huaiwen# Lu Lan# Petya Nedelcheva-Results:-Seeds:# Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun# Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong# Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan# Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan... |
 TokyoTokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Third Round |
| BWF World Championships BWF World Championships The BWF World Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best badminton players in the world.... |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
Quarter-Finalists |
| Philippines Open |  ManilaManila Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,... |
Winner |
| Malaysian National Badminton Championships 2007 Malaysian National Badminton Championships The 2007 Malaysian National Badminton Championships were held in Kuala Terengganu, from 8 to February 11, 2007.-Results:-External links:*... |
Kuala Terengganu Kuala Terengganu -Transport:The city is connected to other towns via a good network of roads and also some ferries that ply the Terengganu River. The Sultan Mahmud Bridge, a bridge over the Terengganu River, provides a road link to both banks of the river... |
Winner |
| Indonesia Super Series 2007 Indonesia Super Series -Seeds:# Xie Xingfang# Zhang Ning# Zhu Lin# Lu Lan# Xu Huaiwen# Jiang Yanjiao# Pi Hongyan# Wang Chen-Results:-Seeds:# Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun# Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen# Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan# Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan... |
 JakartaJakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... |
Semi-Finalist |
| 2007 Asian Badminton Championships 2007 Badminton Asia Championships The 2007 Badminton Asia Championships is the 27th tournament of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from April 10 to April 15, 2007 with the total prize money of US$125,000.-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:... |
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland... |
Runner-Up |
| Swiss Open Super Series 2007 Swiss Open Super Series -Seeds:# Zhang Ning# Wang Chen# Xu Huaiwen# Zhu Lin# Lu Lan# Yao Jie# Pi Hongyan# Petya Nedeltcheva-Results:-Seeds:# Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun# Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen# Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae# Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah... |
Basel Basel Basel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany... |
Winner |
| All England Super Series 2007 All England Super Series The 2007 All England Super Series is the 97th edition of the All England Open Badminton Championships and also the third tournament of the 2007 BWF Super Series. It was held from March 6 to March 11, 2007 in Birmingham, England.-Men's singles:... |
Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a... |
Winner |
| Yonex Korea Open Super Series 2007 Korea Open Super Series -Seeds:# Zhang Ning# Xie Xingfang# Xu Huaiwen# Wang Chen# Lu Lan# Zhu Lin# Pi Hongyan# Yao Jie-Results:-Seeds:# Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun# Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen# Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae# Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah... |
 SeoulSeoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
Semi-Finalist |
| Proton Malaysia Super Series 2007 Malaysia Super Series -Seeds:# Zhang Ning# Xie Xingfang# Xu Huaiwen# Wang Chen# Lu Lan# Zhu Lin# Pi Hongyan# Yao Jie-Results:-Seeds:# Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun# Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen# Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae# Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah... |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
Winner |
| 2006 | ||
| 2006 Asian Games 2006 Asian Games The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games... |
 DohaDoha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
Winner |
| Yonex Japan Open Japan Open (badminton) The Japan Open is an annual badminton tournament held in Japan. It became part of the BWF Super Series tournaments in 2007.-Past winners:... |
Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Runner-Up |
| Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open |  Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Quarter-Finalist |
| Thailand Open Thailand Open (badminton) The Thailand Open in badminton is an open international championships held in Thailand since 1984. It was halted in 1986, 1998, 2002 and 2010.-Past winners:-External links:***... |
 BangkokBangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... |
Quarter-Finalist |
| Macau Open | Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
Quarter-Finalist |
| Singapore Open |  SingaporeSingapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Quarter-Finalist |
| 2006 Asian Badminton Championships 2006 Asian Badminton Championships The 2006 Asian Badminton Championships was the 26th edition of the Asian Badminton Championships. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from March 28 to April 2, 2006 as a four-star tournament.-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Medal count:... |
Johor Bahru Johor Bahru Johor Bahru is the capital city of Johor in southern Malaysia. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city of the Eurasian mainland... |
Runner-up |
| China Masters | China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
Quarter-Finalist |
| 2005 | ||
| Malaysia Satellite | Malaysia |
Runner-up |
| 2004 | ||
| Singapore Satellite | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Runner-up |
| World Junior Championships |  VancouverVancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
Winner |