Misbun Sidek

Misbun Sidek
Personal information
Nickname(s) Bun
Birth name Mohmed Misbun bin Mohd Sidek
Country Malaysia
Born (1960-02-17) 17 February 1960
Banting, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Years active 1978 - 1990
Handedness Right
Event Men's singles
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
Men's badminton
World Championships
1980 JakartaMen's doubles
World Cup
1982 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
Thomas Cup
1988 Kuala LumpurTeam
1986 JakartaTeam
Southeast Asian Games
1981 ManilaMen's team
1981 ManilaMen's singles
Asian Championships
1985 Kuala LumpurMen's singles
BWF profile

Datuk Misbun Sidek AMN BSD DMSM (born 17 February 1960) is a former Malaysian professional badminton player. He is the eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers[1]. He is currently the Malaysia national team men's singles head coach[2].

Personal life

Misbun received his early education in primary schools in Banting and then furthered his studies at Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur.

Datuk Sidek, his father, imagined his children becoming badminton aces starting with his first son, Misbun. 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, in the persons of Misbun, Razif, Jalani, Rahman and Rashid, would produce world class badminton players from the he early 1980s to the early 2000s[3].

He got married to his wife Datin Latifah Sidek in 1987. They have six children together: Misbun Syawal Misbun, 28, twins, Lia Murni and Misbun Ramdan Misbun, 27, Lia Alifah, 23, Lia Dewi Rubita, 22 and Misbun Awalauddin, 18 (ages as of May 2018). His son Misbun Ramdan Misbun, is also a professional badminton player.

Career

Misbun won his first title on the international circuit at the 1981 German Open. He helped Malaysia's national squad to 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]. For his triumphs in badminton, Misbun was named Malaysia's Sportsman of the Year[5], a feat he repeated two years later[6].

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)[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].

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 Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Sebastian Coe and Alberto Salazar[11].

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[12].

Misbun's last full year at the top level of badminton, 1988, was rather special to him because he played on a Malaysia Thomas Cup team which defeated their traditional rival Indonesia[13] for the first time in 21 years before losing the final to China[14]. A year later, Misbun decided to retire at the age of 29.

Coaching

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[15]. 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 2003-2010. He has coached Malaysia's leading singles players from 1990s, including Rashid, the Hashim brothers, Roslin and Muhammad Hafiz, and Lee Chong Wei. Under his coaching, Lee reached the 2008 Olympics men's singles final. In July 2017, Misbun was reappointed as Malaysia national team men's singles head coach.[16]

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Achievements

Titles (8)

Year Tournament Opponent in final Score
1981 German Open India Syed Modi 18-17, 15-10
1982 Swedish Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 9-15, 18-14, 15-13
1983 Swedish Open Denmark Morten Frost Hansen 9-15, 15-10, 15-13
1983 German Open Denmark Steen Fladberg 18-13, 15-6
1983 Canadian Open Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff 15-6, 11-15, 15-12
1985 Malaysia Open Denmark Michael Kjeldsen 18-16, 15-3
1987 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Park Joo Bong 5-15, 15-9, 15-3
1987 Singapore Open Indonesia Eddy Kurniawan 15-13, 15-8

Runners-up (4)

Year Tournament Opponent in final Score
1982 World Cup Indonesia Liem Swie King 12-15, 15-3, 12-15
1986 All England Open Denmark Morten Frost Hansen 2-15, 8-15
1986 Malaysia Open China Zhao Jianhua 10-15, 13-15
1986 China Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 11-15, 13-15

See also

References

  1. ↑ "biodata Misbun Sidek". nusa-mahsuri.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  2. ↑ "Badminton: Offer he can't refuse | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Interview with Rashid Sidek". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  4. ↑ "Our Badminton Greats". www.viweb.mysite.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  5. ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  6. ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  7. ↑ Khys (2010-11-29). "Arkib Negara X: Servis Sidek diharamkan (1982)". Arkib Negara X. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  8. ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  9. ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  10. ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  11. ↑ "Misbun Sidek". www.pnm.gov.my. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  12. ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  13. ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  14. ↑ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  15. ↑ "Lebih 50 pemain berguru dengan anak-anak Sidek". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 2016-05-25. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  16. ↑ "Get ready for Misbun: Chong Wei". NST Online. 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  17. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
  18. ↑ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
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