| Tan Boon Heong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Tan Boon Heong (back) pictured here with his double's partner Koo Kien Keat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | 陈文宏 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | September 18, 1987  Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (160 lb; 11.2 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Rexy Mainaky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest Ranking | 1 (October 11, 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current Ranking | 8 (March 24, 2011 [1]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record[hide]
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Career
He was previously paired with Hoon Thien How, with whom he won the World Junior Championships in 2004 and a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Badminton Championships.Asian success
Nearing the Doha XV Asian Games in 2006, Rexy Mainaky (the Malaysian doubles coach) decided to split them up and partner Tan Boon Heong with Koo Kien Keat instead. This move, nevertheless, proved to be spot-on as this pair went on to become the Asian Games champion, winning the gold medal in their maiden outing by defeating the then Chinese world champions, Cai Yun-Fu Haifeng, in the quarterfinals, Indonesia's Markis Kido-Hendra Setiawan in the semifinals, and finally Luluk Hadiyanto-Alvent Yulianto Chandra, also from Indonesia, in the finals.They also became the first qualifiers to win the Malaysian Open title in 2007.2009-2011
At the 2009 Japan Super Series, Boon Heong set what Yonex claimed to be the world record for badminton smashes at 421 km/h. However, this was done under lab conditions and recorded by Yonex representatives, and not in an official match, and thus the legitimacy of this record is doubtful at best.
At the 2010 BWF World Championships, Boon Heong and partner Koo Kien Keat launched themselves into the semifinals after beating Korean rivals Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung. In the semifinals they defeated China's Guo Zhendong and Xu Chen 21-14, 21-18. Tan Boon Heong and Koo Kien Keat wrote their names in the record books, being the first Malaysian pair to enter a World Championships Final in 13 years. In the finals they played China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng and lost 21-18, 18-21, 14-21.
At the 2011 All England Super Series Premier, Boon Heong and Kien Keat defeated 2008 Olympic champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the quarterfinals. They then defeated World champions Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-11, 23-21. They lost to Danes and world no.1 Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21-15, 18-21, 18-21. In doing so, they failed to win their 2nd All England title.
Achievements
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | |||
| 2009 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold | Macau | Winner | |
| 2009 BWF World Championship | India | Semi-finalist | |
| 2009 Wilson Swiss Super Series |  Basel | Winner | |
| 2009 Yonex All England Super Series |  Birmingham | Quarter-finalist | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2008 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold | Macau | Winner | |
| Proton Malaysia Super Series | Kuala Lumpur | Second Round | |
| 2007 | |||
| Denmark Super Series |  Odense | Winner | |
| Macau Open |  Macau | Winner | |
| Japan Super Series |  Tokyo | Third Round | |
| BWF World Championships | Kuala Lumpur | Quarter-Finalists | |
| Philippines Open |  Manila | Winner | |
| Malaysian National Badminton Championships | Kuala Terengganu | Winner | |
| Indonesia Super Series |  Jakarta | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2007 Asian Badminton Championships | Johor Bahru | Runner-Up | |
| Swiss Open Super Series | Basel | Winner | |
| All England Super Series | Birmingham | Winner | |
| Yonex Korea Open Super Series |  Seoul | Semi-Finalist | |
| Proton Malaysia Super Series | Kuala Lumpur | Winner | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2006 Asian Games |  Doha | Winner | |
| Yonex Japan Open | Tokyo | Runner-Up | |
| Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open |  Hong Kong | Quarter-Finalist | |
| Thailand Open |  Bangkok | Quarter-Finalist | |
| Macau Open | Macau | Quarter-Finalist | |
| Singapore Open |  Singapore | Quarter-Finalist | |
| 2006 Asian Badminton Championships | Johor Bahru | Runner-up | |
| China Masters | China | Quarter-Finalist | |
| 2005 | |||
| Malaysia Satellite | Malaysia | Runner-up | |
| 2004 | |||
| Singapore Satellite | Singapore | Runner-up | |
| World Junior Championships |  Vancouver | Winner |
Record against selected opponents
Men's Doubles results with Koo Kien Keat against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[2]Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng 4-8
Fang Chieh-min & Lee Sheng-mu 1-1
Anthony Clark & Robert Blair 1-1
Howard Bach & Tony Gunawan 2-0
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