Gan Teik Chai
| Gan Teik Chai 颜德财 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983年02月05日)5 February 1983 Kedah, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 2023(2023年08月05日) (aged 40) Surabaya, Indonesia [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 12 (MD 21 January 2010) 83 (XD 21 April 2011) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
Personal life and death
[edit ]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]
Achievements
[edit ]Southeast Asian Games
[edit ]Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand |
Malaysia Lin Woon Fui | Indonesia Markis Kido Indonesia Hendra Setiawan |
15–21, 17–21 | Bronze Bronze |
BWF Superseries
[edit ]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Singapore Open | Malaysia Lin Woon Fui | Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Malaysia Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari |
18–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
[edit ]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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Malaysia Tan Bin Shen | Malaysia Koo Kien Keat Malaysia Tan Boon Heong |
11–21, 13–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2009 | Australian Open | Malaysia Tan Bin Shen | India Rupesh Kumar K. T. India Sanave Thomas |
21–13, 21–11 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2010 | India Grand Prix | Malaysia Tan Bin Shen | Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan Indonesia Bona Septano |
21–19, 15–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2012 | Dutch Open | Malaysia Ong Soon Hock | Indonesia Markis Kido Indonesia Alvent Yulianto |
21–18, 13–21, 14–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | India Grand Prix | Malaysia Ng Hui Lin | China Liu Peixuan China Tang Jinhua |
17–21, 17–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
[edit ]Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Malaysia Satellite | Malaysia Koo Kien Keat | Malaysia Hong Chieng Hun Malaysia Lin Woon Fui |
15–7, 17–16 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2004 | French International | Malaysia Koo Kien Keat | Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen Denmark Jesper Larsen |
15–6, 17–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2006 | Malaysia Satellite | Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif | Malaysia Ong Soon Hock Malaysia Tan Bin Shen |
26–24, 18–21, 15–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2008 | Malaysia International | Malaysia Ong Jian Guo | Malaysia Goh Wei Shem Malaysia Lin Woon Fui |
19–21, 18–21 | 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up |
| 2012 | Mauritius International | Malaysia Ong Soon Hock | Mauritius Denneshsing Baboolall Mauritius Yoni Louison |
21–9, 21–10 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2012 | Argentina International | Malaysia Ong Soon Hock | Chile Cristian Araya Chile Esteban Mujica |
21–14, 21–15 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
| 2012 | Brazil International | Malaysia Ong Soon Hock | United States Phillip Chew United States Sattawat Pongnairat |
21–14, 21–14 | 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
[edit ]- ^ "亲往印尼办理颜德财身后事 古健杰:安全回来了" (in Chinese). Sinchew Daily. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Players: Teik Chai Gan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Gan Teik Chai". www.youbad.net. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Teik Chai-Kien Keat grab maiden Open title". www.thestar.com.my. The Star . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Yonex Australian Open 2009 – Indian Doubles Miss Gold". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "BADMINTON: Shama Aboobakar prend sa revanche". www.lemauricien.com (in French). Le Mauricien . Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Cordon e Nicole Grether vencem o 27o Brasil Internacional de Badminton". www.badminton.org.br (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Badminton. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Former national doubles star Teik Chai dies
- ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
[edit ]- Gan Teik Chai at BWFBadminton.com
- Gan Teik Chai at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link) (archived)
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