Kuala Lumpur: Former World No. 1 Wong Choong Hann who was originally scheduled to join Badminton Association Malaysia (BAM) as its new coaching director on Jan 1, 2019, has decided to kick off his new position on November 15, wasting no time getting to work in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Continue reading Wong Choong Hann to officially join BAM on Nov 15
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Rashid Sidek: Winning Olympic gold is everybody’s responsibility
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s former singles chief coach Rashid Sidek told reporters that the responsibility for realizing the dream of winning an Olympic gold medal was not just on Wong Choong Hann’s shoulders. Continue reading Rashid Sidek: Winning Olympic gold is everybody’s responsibility
Wong Choong Hann is the new coaching director of BAM
Kuala Lumpur: The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) has appointed former World No. 1 men’s singles player Wong Choong Hann as its new coaching director, filling the position emptied by Morten Frost who resigned as technical director of BAM on September 2017. Continue reading Wong Choong Hann is the new coaching director of BAM
Lee Chong Wei to play Iskandar Zulkarnain in Malaysia Masters final
Georgetown: Former world number one and top seed Lee Chong Wei eased past Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia in straight sets 21-19, 21-15 en route to the Malaysia Masters finals on Saturday. The victory also saw Lee extended his career winning streak against Sugiarto to 14-0.
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Glasgow 2014: P. Kashyap vs Derek Wong in final
Glasgow: Rashid Sidek, Wong Choong Hann, Mohd Hafiz Hashim and Lee Chong Wei have created the Malaysia badminton dynasty that garnered 6 men’s singles gold medals consecutively since the 1990 Auckland Commonwealth Games. However, the men’s singles gold medal chase was left wide open with the exit of Chong Wei Feng and Daren Liew in quarter-finals on Friday.
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DESIRE: Choong Hann believes players must push harder to win titles
THE BA of Malaysia's (BAM) generous world ranking incentive and match bonus will only bear fruit if the national shuttlers cultivate a desire to achieve success.
Former international Wong Choong Hann, who enjoyed the benefits of the world ranking incentive and match bonus during his playing days, feels that the onus is on the players to earn quality results rather than settling for the minimum perks offered by BAM.
Choong Hann was one of the earliest players to receive as high as RM45,000 quarterly for being ranked among the top two in the men's singles and had also raked in lucrative match bonuses by consistently reaching the finals of grand prix events.