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Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1985-09-18) 18 September 1985 (age 39) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2003β2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | November 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 1 (11 October 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Koo Kien Keat AMN (Chinese: ε€ε₯ε; PeΜh-Εe-jΔ«: KΓ³Ν KiΔn-kiaΜt; born 18 September 1985) is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. He succeeded in both men's and mixed doubles but is best known for his partnership with Tan Boon Heong with whom, he reached a career high ranking of world number 1.
Career
In 2004, he played in the Thomas Cup with Chew Choon Eng. They gave a strong performance during the second doubles match against Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian of Indonesia in the quarter-finals. However, after the tournament, the Badminton Association of Malaysia decided to partner him with Chan Chong Ming who previously partnered Choon Eng. Later, they won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships.
In 2006, Koo's coach, Rexy Mainaky, decided to paired him with the hard-hitting left-hander Tan Boon Heong. Together, they won the gold medal at the 2006 Doha Asian Games as an unseeded pair. En route to the finals, they defeated several top pairs including Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia. They are the youngest ever men's doubles pair to win an Asian Games gold medal at the age of 22 and 19 respectively. 2007 was the best year for Koo and Tan. They won several Superseries tournaments and climbed to the top of world rankings. They also won their first All England Superseries title after beating Chinese pair, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in straight games.
In 2009, the two won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships. At the 2010 BWF World Championships, the pair entered the semifinals after beating Korean rivals Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae. In the semifinals they defeated China's Guo Zhendong and Xu Chen 21-14, 21-18. Tan and Koo became the first Malaysian pair to enter a World Championship final in 13 years. In the finals, they played China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng but lost 21-18, 18-21, 14-21.
In 2010, they won their first title of the year in their home, Malaysia, as the world number 1 pair. They came in seeded number 1 in the All England Open but lost in the first round to Denmark former world champions Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.
In the 2010 BWF World Championships, they beat the young Chinese pair of Chai Biao and Zhang Nan in the quarter-finals and later their arch rivals, the South Koreans Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae, in 3 sets to reach the semi-finals. After that, they beat another Chinese pair of Guo Zhendong and Xu Chen to reach their first ever finals in World Championship. The only other Malaysian pair to reach that far before them were Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock.
At the 2011 All England Open, Koo and Tan 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 the Danes and then world number 1 Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21-15, 18-21, 18-21.
In 2012, they competed at the 2012 London Olympics, reaching the semi-finals losing to the eventual gold medalists, and then losing in the bronze medal match to the Koreans. In 2013, they suffered a series of early round exits in 2013 and a three-year major title drought but managed to remain in the top 10 of the world rankings. In 2014, Koo parted with the Badminton Association of Malaysia and became a coach for the Granular Club of Thailand in early 2014. In August that year, Koo returned to play his last tournament with Tan at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their supposedly last match together was in the third round where they lost to a Chinese Taipei pair with a score of 19-21 in the deciding game.
In 2015, Koo announced that he is coming out of retirement to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics with Tan before they call it quits for good. They were sponsored by Seri Mutiara Development Sdn Bhd and playing for an independent club. They achieved several breakthroughs this year, winning the Dutch Open and finishing as runners-up at the Thailand Open. They also made it to two Superseries quarterfinals in Australia and Korea.
In 2016, Koo and Tan managed to enter the top 15 of the world rankings. However, due to the new Olympic qualification requirement set by the BWF whereby each country can send two representatives for each event only if they are both in the top 8 of the world rankings in their discipline and if they are not then only the highest ranked representative will contest, Koo and Tan narrowly failed to qualify for the Olympics. By the time the qualification period had ended, the two were ranked world number 14, just one rank behind compatriots Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong who were selected instead and went on to win the silver medal. In November, Koo re-announced his retirement from professional badminton, citing the Hong Kong Open as his last tournament.
Playing style
Koo moves very fast around the net areas and is adventurous with deceptive shots. He also reacts very well on fast flat exchanges. A favourite formation is when he is on the front court and his partner, the main smasher, attacks from the rear of the court with powerful, left-handed smashes.
Koo and Tan are an explosive and dynamic pair in their game style.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | Chan Chong Ming | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya |
9β15, 11β15 | Bronze |
2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Tan Boon Heong | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
21β16, 14β21, 20β22 | Bronze |
2010 | Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France | Tan Boon Heong | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21β18, 18β21, 14β21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain | Wong Pei Tty | Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg |
14β21, 12β21 | Bronze |
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Chan Chong Ming | Choong Tan Fook Wong Choong Hann |
21β13, 21β14 | Gold |
2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India | Tan Boon Heong | Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson |
21β19, 21β14 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India | Chin Eei Hui | Nathan Robertson Jenny Wallwork |
22β20, 21β12 | Gold |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | Tan Boon Heong | Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto |
21β13, 21β14 | Gold |
2010 | Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China | Tan Boon Heong | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
21β16, 24β26, 19β21 | Silver |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Tan Boon Heong | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah |
14β21, 21β11, 12β21 | Silver |
2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Tan Boon Heong | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
21β16, 16β21, 18β21 | Bronze |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines | Chan Chong Ming | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
13β15, 13β15 | Bronze |
2009 | Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos | Tan Boon Heong | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
17β21, 17β21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines | Wong Pei Tty | Anggun Nugroho Yunita Tetty |
9β15, 5β15 | Bronze |
2009 | Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos | Wong Pei Tty | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir |
15β21, 15β21 | Bronze |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa | Ong Soon Hock | Han Sang-hoon Park Sung-hwan |
15β7, 8β15, 4β15 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Ong Soon Hock | Han Sang-hoon Kim Dae-sung |
15β13, 15β13 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Wong Wai See | Cao Chen Rong Lu |
4β11, 6β11 | Bronze |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Malaysia Open | Tan Boon Heong | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya |
21β15, 21β18 | Winner |
2007 | All England Open | Tan Boon Heong | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21β15, 21β18 | Winner |
2007 | Swiss Open | Tan Boon Heong | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
17β21, 21β16, 21β12 | Winner |
2007 | Denmark Open | Tan Boon Heong | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
14β21, 21β14, 21β12 | Winner |
2008 | World Superseries Masters Finals | Tan Boon Heong | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
21β18, 21β14 | Winner |
2009 | Swiss Open | Tan Boon Heong | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21β14, 21β18 | Winner |
2009 | Denmark Open | Tan Boon Heong | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
20β22, 21β14, 21β17 | Winner |
2009 | French Open | Tan Boon Heong | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan |
21β15, 15β21, 14β21 | Runner-up |
2009 | China Open | Tan Boon Heong | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae |
13β21, 21β19, 18β21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Malaysia Open | Tan Boon Heong | Guo Zhendong Xu Chen |
21β15, 17β21, 21β16 | Winner |
2010 | Swiss Open | Tan Boon Heong | Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong |
18β21, 16β21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Japan Open | Tan Boon Heong | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
21β18, 14β21, 12β21 | Runner-up |
2011 | All England Open | Tan Boon Heong | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
21β15, 18β21, 18β21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Japan Open | Tan Boon Heong | Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang |
16β21, 19β21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Denmark Open | Tan Boon Heong | Shin Baek-choel Yoo Yeon-seong |
21β19, 11β21, 19β21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Hong Kong Open | Tan Boon Heong | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng |
16β21, 17β21 | Runner-up |
2013 | French Open | Tan Boon Heong | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Markis Kido |
16β21, 18β21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Chinese Taipei Open | Chan Chong Ming | Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi |
6β15, 15β13, 15β6 | Winner |
2005 | Denmark Open | Chan Chong Ming | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen |
15β6, 15β7 | Winner |
2006 | Swiss Open | Chan Chong Ming | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
17β14, 8β15, 17β14 | Winner |
2006 | Malaysia Open | Chan Chong Ming | Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari Lin Woon Fui |
14β21, 21β11, 21β17 | Winner |
2006 | Japan Open | Tan Boon Heong | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya |
15β21, 14β21 | Runner-up |
2007 | Philippines Open | Tan Boon Heong | Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo |
21β8, 26β24 | Winner |
2007 | Macau Open | Tan Boon Heong | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah |
21β18, 17β21, 23β21 | Winner |
2008 | Macau Open | Tan Boon Heong | Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu |
21β16, 21β18 | Winner |
2009 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Tan Boon Heong | Gan Teik Chai Tan Bin Shen |
21β11, 21β13 | Winner |
2009 | Macau Open | Tan Boon Heong | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah |
21β14, 17β21, 21β12 | Winner |
2011 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Tan Boon Heong | Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto |
21β16, 21β7 | Winner |
2012 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Tan Boon Heong | Chooi Kah Ming Ow Yao Han |
21β15, 21β19 | Winner |
2013 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | Tan Boon Heong | Goh V Shem Lim Khim Wah |
20β22, 15β21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Thailand Open | Tan Boon Heong | Wahyu Nayaka Ade Yusuf |
22β20, 21β23, 16β21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Dutch Open | Tan Boon Heong | Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy |
21β15, 21β10 | Winner |
2016 | Malaysia Masters | Tan Boon Heong | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo |
21β18, 13β21, 18β21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Vietnam Open | Tan Boon Heong | Lee Jhe-huei Lee Yang |
21β18, 14β21, 7β21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Singapore Open | Wong Pei Tty | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir |
1β15, 4β15 | Runner-up |
2004 | Chinese Taipei Open | Wong Pei Tty | Muhammad Rijal Endang Nursugianti |
15β3, 15β5 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Smiling Fish Satellite | Ong Soon Hock | Hendry Kurniawan Saputra Denny Setiawan |
2β7, 5β7, 5β7 | Runner-up |
2003 | Malaysia Satellite | Gan Teik Chai | Hong Chieng Hun Lin Woon Fui |
15β7, 17β16 | Winner |
2004 | French International | Gan Teik Chai | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Jesper Larsen |
15β6, 17β15 | Winner |
2015 | Sri Lanka International | Tan Boon Heong | Chooi Kah Ming Ow Yao Han |
21β19, 21β17 | Winner |
2015 | White Nights | Tan Boon Heong | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
21β10, 21β12 | Winner |
2015 | Swiss International | Tan Boon Heong | Peter Briggs Tom Wolfenden |
18β21, 21β16, 21β16 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
- Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2006)
References
- ^ "Kien Keat Koo". www.london2012.com. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 14 August 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (1 July 2020). "Genius in Action: Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- Liew, Vincent (28 August 2014). "Koo Kien Keat says farewell in rubber game loss". www.badmintonplanet.com. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
- "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". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- "Musa Hitam gets Tunship". Bernama. The Star. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
External links
- Profile at Badminton Association of Malaysia
- Koo Kien Keat at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Koo Kien Keat at BWFBadminton.com
- Koo Kien Keat at Olympedia
- Koo Kien Keat at Olympics.com
- Koo Kien Keat at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ipoh
- Malaysian people of Hokkien descent
- Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Malaysia
- Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- Asian Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
- Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
- SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia
- SEA Games medalists in badminton
- World No. 1 badminton players
- Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games