Lee Wan Wah
Malaysian badminton player

Lee Wan Wah

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Malaysian badminton player
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24 November 1975(Ipoh, Malaysia)
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Perak, Malaysia
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Introduction

Lee Wan Wah AMN (born 24 November 1975) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is currently the Japan's junior team coach.

Career overview

Lee made his debut in Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with Choong Tan Fook, they advance to the semi finals stage, but lost to South Korean pair Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung in the rubber game. The duo played in the bronze medal match against another South Korean Ha Tae-kwon and Kim Dong-moon, but lost in straight game with the score 2–15, 8–15.

In 2004 Athens, Lee and Choong had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, they lost to Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung of South Korea 11–15, 15–11, 15–9.

In 2008, Lee participated in Jakarta for the Malaysian Thomas Cup team, being Choong's partner. In the semi-final, Lee did not play because Choong was sick. Consequently, Malaysia was beaten by the defending champion China.

At the Beijing Olympic Games, Lee and Choong, seeded four, surprisingly lost to South Korean Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man, who captured the bronze medal.

In November 2009, Lee and Choong Tan Fook reached Hong Kong Open Super Series semi-final but they lost to Denmark's Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.

Coaching

In October 2008, Lee left Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and established a company, Pioneer Sdn Bhd, with fellow badminton players Wong Choong Hann, Chan Chong Ming, and Chew Choon Eng, to coach young badminton players in Kota Damansara and Bandar Mahkota Cheras. They hoped that the company will turn into academies for local and international players.

In 2015, Lee Wan Wah started coaching professionals Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. Koo and Tan went to look for Lee to be their coach since they Koo and Tan left the national set up. They are having a successful partnership under Lee and Koo and Tan are doing well in tournaments.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Asian Championships

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

BWF Super Series and BWF Grand Prix

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Malaysia Open Choong Tan Fook Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
5–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1996 Vietnam Open Choong Tan Fook Zhang Wei
Liu Yong
15–6, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Singapore Open Choong Tan Fook Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
15–7, 14–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Dutch Open Choong Tan Fook Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Lars Paaske
15–4, 6–15, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 German Open Choong Tan Fook Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–9, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Japan Open Choong Tan Fook Chan Chong Ming
Chew Choon Eng
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Hong Kong Open Choong Tan Fook Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
13–15, 15–6, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 China Open Choong Tan Fook Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
12–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 All England Open Choong Tan Fook Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Jens Eriksen
15–9, 13–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2004 Malaysia Open Choong Tan Fook Alvent Yulianto
Luluk Hadiyanto
15–12, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 China Masters Choong Tan Fook Guo Zhendong
Xie Zhongbo
10–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Dutch Open Choong Tan Fook Tadashi Ōtsuka
Keita Masuda
15–7, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 All England Open Choong Tan Fook Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Jens Eriksen
6–15, 17–14, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Hong Kong Open Choong Tan Fook Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
24–22, 16–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Singapore Open Choong Tan Fook Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
21–16, 22–24, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Macau Open Choong Tan Fook Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
18–21, 21–17, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 French Open Choong Tan Fook Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Vietnam Open Choong Tan Fook Fran Kurniawan
Rendra Wijaya
21–14, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 India Open Choong Tan Fook Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Hendra Wijaya
21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Thailand Open Choong Tan Fook Chan Peng Soon
Lim Khim Wah
22–20, 14–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Macau Open Choong Tan Fook Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
14–21, 21–17, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
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     Grand Prix Gold Tournament
     Grand Prix Tournament
     IBF World Grand Prix tournament

Honour

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