Gan Teik Chai 颜德财 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kedah, Malaysia | 5 February 1983|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 August 2023 Surabaya, Indonesia [1] | (aged 40)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 12 (MD 21 January 2010) 83 (XD 21 April 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
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 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]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
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15–21, 17–21 |
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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 |
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18–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
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 |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Australian Open |
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21–13, 21–11 | ![]() |
2010 | India Grand Prix |
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21–19, 15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Dutch Open |
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21–18, 13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | India Grand Prix |
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17–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2003 | Malaysia Satellite |
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15–7, 17–16 | ![]() |
2004 | French International |
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15–6, 17–15 | ![]() |
2006 | Malaysia Satellite |
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26–24, 18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Malaysia International |
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19–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2012 | Mauritius International |
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21–9, 21–10 | ![]() |
2012 | Argentina International |
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21–14, 21–15 | ![]() |
2012 | Brazil International |
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21–14, 21–14 | ![]() |