Tan Bin Shen (Chinese: 陳斌生; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Pin-seng; born 24 January 1984) is a former badminton player from Malaysia.[1] He assigned as Malaysia men's doubles national team coach in December 2020.[2]
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 January 1984 Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life edit
In his early years, Tan favoured chess and music. Tan began to play badminton at the age of 7. At the age of 12, Tan's potential was spotted by a Selangor coach, Moo Chien Keat. The coach asked Tan's father if he could take him as a student. After receiving the nod from his father, the coach began to train Tan. Four years later, due to his great achievements, Tan was then drafted into the national squad. Tan is married with Melissa Lee, a law graduate from Northumbria University in United Kingdom. In Year 2012 & 2016, both of them welcome a baby boy and a baby girl. Maxwell Tan Guan Liang, Maxine Tan Guan En.
Career edit
Tan Bin Shen played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Ong Soon Hock. They were seeded world #16. He was the winner at the 2009 Australia Open Grand Prix and previously training with Gan Teik Chai under the coaching of Razif Sidek from Malaysia.[3]
Achievements edit
Asian Championships edit
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India |  Ong Soon Hock
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 Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
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13–15, 13–15 |  Bronze
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World Junior Championships edit
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa | Jack Koh
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 Han Sang-hoon Park Sung-hwan
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17–14, 9–15, 9–15 |  Silver
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BWF Grand Prix edit
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Gan Teik Chai
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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 | Gan Teik Chai
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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 | Gan Teik Chai
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Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano
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21–19, 15–21, 14–21 | 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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| 2002 | India Satellite | Ng Kean Kok
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Gan Teik Chai Jeremy Gan
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13–15, 5–15 | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Malaysia Satellite | Ong Soon Hock
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Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Gan Teik Chai
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24–26, 21–18, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2012 | Bulgarian International |  Robert Blair
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 Andreas Heinz Max Schwenger
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21–10, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2012 | Turkey International | Robert Blair
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 Magnus Sahlberg Mattias Wigardt
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21–11, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2013 | Slovak Open |  Oliver Schaller
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 Nikita Khakimov Vasily Kuznetsov
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9–21, 22–20, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Bin Shen Tan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ Liem, Teik Huat (17 December 2020). "Bin Shen's back". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- ^ "Been there, done that – Tan brings wealth of experience to BAM". The Star. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
External links edit
- Tan Bin Shen at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com