Misbun Sidek
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| Nickname(s) | Bun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Mohmed Misbun bin Mohd Sidek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 February 1960 Banting, Selangor, Federation of Malaya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1978–1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 2 (1983) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Datuk Dr. Mohmed Misbun Dato' Haji Mohd Sidek PJN DMSM AMN BSD (born 17 February 1960) is a former Malaysian badminton player. He is the eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers.[1]
Early life
[edit]Misbun received his early education in local primary schools which were located in his hometown of Banting and later furthered his studies at Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur.
Mohd Sidek, his father, had a vision to see his children become badminton aces by training his eldest son, Misbun from an early age. 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 which consisted of his popular brothers namely himself, Razif, Jalani, Rahman and Rashid. They were once the pride of Malaysia's badminton from the early 1980s to the early 2000s.[2]
Career
[edit]Misbun won his first title on the international circuit at the 1981 German Open.[3] He helped Malaysia's national squad 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][5] For his triumphs in badminton, Misbun was named Malaysia's Sportsman of the Year,[6] a feat he repeated two years later.[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] 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) in 1982.[11]
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.[12]
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.[13]
In 1986, Misbun reached the final of the All England Open for the only time in his career but he was beaten decisively there by Morten Frost.[14]
Misbun's last full year at the top level of badminton on 1988, was rather special to him because he played with the Malaysian national badminton team which defeated their traditional rivals, the Indonesian national team[15] for the first time in 21 years before losing the final to China.[16]
Coaching
[edit]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.[17] 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 to 2010. He has coached Malaysia's leading singles players from 1990s, including Rashid Sidek, the Hashim brothers, Roslin Hashim and Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, Wong Choong Hann, Lee Chong Wei and Wong Mew Choo. Under his coaching, Wong Mew Choo reached World No 7 in female category of BWF ranking. Roslin Hashim and Wong Choong Hann reached the World No 1 in BWF ranking. Wong Choong Hann also became silver medalist in BWF World Championships under his coaching. Meanwhile Hafiz Hashim won All-England champion and became World No 5 in BWF ranking under his coaching. Lee Chong Wei also reached the World No 1 in BWF ranking and the 2008 Olympics men's singles final and became Olympic silver medalist and won countless of BWF tournaments under his coaching. [18] In July 2017, Misbun was reappointed as Malaysia national team men's singles head coach. He coached Lee Zii Jia during the latter's early career.[19]
Personal life
[edit]He was married to Datin Latifah Sidek from 1986 until her death due to COVID-19 on 23 July 2021.[20][21] They have six children: Misbun Syawal Misbun (born 1988), 33, twins, Lia Murni and Misbun Ramdan (born 1990), 31, Lia Alifah (born 1996), 25, Lia Dewi Rubita (born 1998), 23 and Misbun Awalauddin (born 2000), 21 (ages as of July 2021). Misbun Ramdan is also a professional badminton player.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Black Widow - Wajah Ayu | Imran |
In popular culture
[edit]He was portrayed by Rosyam Nor in the 2018 biopic film of Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei entitled Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend which was released on March 15, 2018.[22]
In another movie entitled 'Gold,' Misbun was portrayed by another actor, Wan Raja and was paired with fellow actor Farid Kamil as his brother, Rashid Sidek, in which this movie was scheduled to be released in 2024.
Achievements
[edit]World Championships
[edit]Men's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Jalani Sidek
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 Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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9–15, 10–15 |  Bronze
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World Cup
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1982 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Liem Swie King
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12–15, 15–3, 12–15 |  Silver
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| 1983 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hastomo Arbi
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12–15, 15–5, 9–15 | Bronze
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| 1985 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Icuk Sugiarto
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4–15, 2–15 | Bronze
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Asian Championships
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1985 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Icuk Sugiarto
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9–15, 15–2, 10–9, retired | Bronze
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Southeast Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1981 | Camp Crame Hall, Manila, Philippines | Hastomo Arbi
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10–15, 16–18 | Bronze
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| 1987 | Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia | Eddy Kurniawan
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5–15, 8–15 | Bronze
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Men's Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1979 | Gema Sumantri Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ong Teong Boon
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Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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12–15, 9–15 | Bronze
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International tournaments
[edit]Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1981 | German Open |  Syed Modi
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18–17, 15–10 |  Winner
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| 1982 | Swedish Open | Icuk Sugiarto
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9–15, 18–14, 15–13 | Winner
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| 1983 | German Open |  Steen Fladberg
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18–13, 15–6 | Winner
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| 1983 | Swedish Open | Morten Frost
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9–15, 15–10, 15–13 | Winner
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| 1983 | Canadian Open | Jens Peter Nierhoff
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15–6, 11–15, 15–12 | Winner
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| 1985 | Malaysia Open | Michael Kjeldsen
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18–16, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1985 | Malaysia Masters | Morten Frost
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4–15, 7–15 |  Runner-up
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| 1986 | All England Open | Morten Frost
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2–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
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| 1986 | China Open | Icuk Sugiarto
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11–15, 13–15 | Runner-up
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| 1986 | Malaysia Open |  Zhao Jianhua
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10–15, 13–15 | Runner-up
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| 1987 | Chinese Taipei Open |  Park Joo-bong
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5–15, 15–9, 15–3 | Winner
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| 1987 | Singapore Open | Eddy Kurniawan
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15–13, 15–8 | Winner
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Honours
[edit]- Malaysia :
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1982)[23]
Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (BSD) (1987)
Commander of the Order of Meritorious Service (PJN) – Datuk (2021)
Malacca :
Companion Class I of the Exalted Order of Malacca (DMSM) – Datuk (2008)
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "biodata Misbun Sidek". nusa-mahsuri.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Rashid Sidek". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "BRIEFS". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "Our Badminton Greats". www.viweb.mysite.com. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Indon ragut dua pingat emas acara badminton". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
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- ^ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ Khys (29 November 2010). "Arkib Negara X: Servis Sidek diharamkan (1982)". Arkib Negara X. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Misbun Sidek". www.pnm.gov.my. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Razif-Jalani masuk final". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions". Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "Lebih 50 pemain berguru dengan anak-anak Sidek". Malaysiakini (in Malay). 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "Misbun: Chong Wei makes coaching a real pleasure". Malaymail. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Get ready for Misbun: Chong Wei". NST Online. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Misbun loses wife Latifah". NST Online. New Straits Times. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "King, Queen offer condolences to Latifah Sidek's family". NST Online. New Straits Times. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Get ready for Misbun: Chong Wei". NST Online. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1982" (PDF).
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Selangor
- Malaysian Muslims
- Malaysian people of Malay descent
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Malaysian badminton coaches
- Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Competitors at the 1981 SEA Games
- Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
- Commanders of the Order of Meritorious Service
- Heralds of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia