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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Sidek is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Misbun.
Misbun Sidek
Personal information
Nickname(s)Bun
Birth nameMohmed Misbun bin Mohd Sidek
CountryMalaysia
Born (1960-02-17) 17 February 1960 (age 64)
Banting, Selangor, Federation of Malaya
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Years active1978–1990
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking2 (1983)
Medal record
Representing   Malaysia
Men's badminton
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Jakarta Men's doubles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1982 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Jakarta Men's singles
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1988 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Jakarta Team
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1979 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1981 Manila Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Manila Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Jakarta Men's singles
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1985 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
BWF profile

Misbun 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

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

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 on a Malaysian National Badminton team which defeated their traditional rival Indonesia [15] for the first time in 21 years before losing the final to China. [16]

Coaching

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. Lee Zii Jia was coached by him during Zii Jia's early career at those period. [19]

Personal life

He was married to Datin Latifah Sidek in 1987 until her death of COVID-19 on 23 July 2021. [20] [21] They have six children: Misbun Syawal Misbun, 32, twins, Lia Murni and Misbun Ramdan, 30, Lia Alifah, 26, Lia Dewi Rubita, 25 and Misbun Awalauddin, 21 (ages as of July 2021). Misbun Ramdan is also a professional badminton player.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
1994 Black Widow - Wajah Ayu Imran

In popular culture

He is portrayed by Rosyam Nor in the 2018 biopic film on Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend released on March 15, 2018. [22]

Second film titled 'Gold' portrayed by Wan Raja and pair with Farid Kamil as Rashid Sidek. Coming soon in 2024

Achievements

World Championships

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1980 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Jalani Sidek Indonesia Ade Chandra
Indonesia Christian Hadinata 		9–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1982 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Liem Swie King 12–15, 15–3, 12–15 Silver Silver
1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Hastomo Arbi 12–15, 15–5, 9–15 Bronze Bronze
1985 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 4–15, 2–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1985 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 9–15, 15–2, 10–9, retired Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1981 Camp Crame Hall, Manila, Philippines Indonesia Hastomo Arbi 10–15, 16–18 Bronze Bronze
1987 Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Eddy Kurniawan 5–15, 8–15 Bronze Bronze

Men's Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1979 Gema Sumantri Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Malaysia Ong Teong Boon Indonesia Ade Chandra
Indonesia Christian Hadinata 		12–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1981 German Open India Syed Modi 18–17, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1982 Swedish Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 9–15, 18–14, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 German Open Denmark Steen Fladberg 18–13, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 Swedish Open Denmark Morten Frost 9–15, 15–10, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 Canadian Open Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff 15–6, 11–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 Malaysia Open Denmark Michael Kjeldsen 18–16, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1985 Malaysia Masters Denmark Morten Frost 4–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 All England Open Denmark Morten Frost 2–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 China Open Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 11–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Malaysia Open China Zhao Jianhua 10–15, 13–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Chinese Taipei Open South Korea Park Joo-bong 5–15, 15–9, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 Singapore Open Indonesia Eddy Kurniawan 15–13, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Honours

See also

References

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