Muhammad Hafiz Hashim

Muhammad Hafiz Hashim AMN (born 13 September 1982) is a former Malaysian badminton player whose biggest success is having won the 2003 All England Open Badminton Championships.[1] He is currently the Malaysia national junior under-15 singles coach.[2]

Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Personal information
Birth nameMuhammad Hafiz bin Hashim
Country Malaysia
Born (1982-09-13) 13 September 1982
Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Years active2000-2012
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking5
BWF profile

Personal life

He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail before transferring to Kuala Lumpur. Then, he transferred back to Kelantan and studied in Sultan Ismail College.[3]

He achieved worldwide fame when he won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2003. He is one of the most successful Malay badminton players aside from the Sidek brothers. Hafiz was among others also coached by Misbun Sidek, the eldest of the Sidek brothers and a former national singles coach.

Hafiz is known for his cool approach on the court regardless of whomever he's playing against. He is the younger brother of Roslin Hashim, a former world No.1.[4]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2005 PhilSports Arena, Pasig City, Philippines Sony Dwi Kuncoro 11–15, 1–15 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Lee Tsuen Seng 7–3, 7–1, 3–7, 7–8, 7–4 Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2003 All England Open Chen Hong 17–14, 15–10 Winner
2003 Dutch Open Lee Hyun-il 15–5, 8–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2005 German Open Lin Dan 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2005 Swiss Open Peter Gade 17–14, 15–10 Winner
2005 Thailand Open Kenneth Jonassen 15–13, 15–13 Winner
2005 Dutch Open Shoji Sato 15–4, 15–12 Winner
2005 Denmark Open Lee Chong Wei 14–17, 8–15 Runner-up
2006 Philippines Open Roslin Hashim 21–19, 21–7 Winner
2009 India Open Taufik Hidayat 19–21, 19–21 Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Honour

gollark: They're not able to have issues remotely diagnosed or krist remotely stolen - this must be remedied.
gollark: I may add another backdoor soon to help those without modems!
gollark: *was very tempted to "borrow" the krist*
gollark: Naturally.
gollark: You accidentally:* made a new wallet* copied the private key onto a PotatOS computer* moved 95 KST to it* moved 95 KST out of it later?

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.