James Gan Teik Chai (颜德财) (5 February 1983 – 5 August 2023) was a Malaysian badminton player.[2][3] He won the men's doubles title at the 2004 French International tournament partnered with Koo Kien Keat.[4] He also won the 2009 Australian Open Grand Prix tournament with Tan Bin Shen.[5] Teamed-up with Ong Soon Hock, he won the 2012 BWF International tournament in Mauritius, Argentina, and Brazil.[6][7]
| Gan Teik Chai 颜德财 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1983 Kedah, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 2023 (aged 40) Surabaya, Indonesia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 12 (MD 21 January 2010) 83 (XD 21 April 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life and death edit
Gan was married to Esther Ng and had two sons. On 4 August 2023, he died of a heart attack while in Indonesia. He was 40.[8]
Achievements edit
Southeast Asian Games edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
 Lin Woon Fui
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 Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
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15–21, 17–21 |  Bronze
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BWF Superseries edit
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Singapore Open | Lin Woon Fui
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Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
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18–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Tan Bin Shen
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Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong
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11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Australian Open | Tan Bin Shen
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 Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas
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21–13, 21–11 |  Winner
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| 2010 | India Grand Prix | Tan Bin Shen
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Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano
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21–19, 15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Dutch Open | Ong Soon Hock
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Markis Kido Alvent Yulianto
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21–18, 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | India Grand Prix | Ng Hui Lin
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 Liu Peixuan Tang Jinhua
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17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2003 | Malaysia Satellite | Koo Kien Keat
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Hong Chieng Hun Lin Woon Fui
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15–7, 17–16 | Winner
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| 2004 | French International | Koo Kien Keat
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 Joachim Fischer Nielsen Jesper Larsen
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15–6, 17–15 | Winner
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| 2006 | Malaysia Satellite | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
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Ong Soon Hock Tan Bin Shen
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26–24, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | Malaysia International | Ong Jian Guo
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Goh Wei Shem Lin Woon Fui
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19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2012 | Mauritius International | Ong Soon Hock
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 Denneshsing Baboolall Yoni Louison
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21–9, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2012 | Argentina International | Ong Soon Hock
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 Cristian Araya Esteban Mujica
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21–14, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2012 | Brazil International | Ong Soon Hock
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 Phillip Chew Sattawat Pongnairat
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21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "亲往印尼办理颜德财身后事 古健杰：安全回来了" (in Chinese). Sinchew Daily. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Players: Teik Chai Gan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Gan Teik Chai". www.youbad.net. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Teik Chai-Kien Keat grab maiden Open title". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Yonex Australian Open 2009 – Indian Doubles Miss Gold". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "BADMINTON: Shama Aboobakar prend sa revanche". www.lemauricien.com (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Cordon e Nicole Grether vencem o 27º Brasil Internacional de Badminton". www.badminton.org.br (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Badminton. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Former national doubles star Teik Chai dies
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links edit
- Gan Teik Chai at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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