James Selvaraj Explained

James Selvaraj
Birth Date:	1950 11, df=yes
Birth Place:	Selangor, Malaysia
Event:	Men's Singles & Men's Doubles
Country:	Malaysia
Handedness:	Right

Dato' James Selvaraj Joseph (born 21 November 1950) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach.^[1]

Badminton career

James was a former national shuttler during the mid 1970s to early 1980s. He was a national singles champion for three consecutive years from 1974 to 1976. In the 1975/76 Thomas Cup series, he was a member of the team who were runner-up to Indonesia. Among his other achievements were a bronze medal at the 1977 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur and a bronze medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.^[2]

Post-retirement

James was the national badminton coach from 1982 to 1985 and Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) High Performance Director from 2010 to 2012.^[3]

Achievement

SEA Games

Men's singles

Honour

Honours of Malaysia

• :
  • Knight Commander of the Grand Order of Tuanku Ja’afar (D.P.T.J.) - Dato' (2005)^[4]

References

1. Web site: Boopathy. K. M.. 2020-02-15. Retired Mr Bata eager to serve badminton once again New Straits Times. 2021-07-12. NST Online. en.
2. Web site: James Selvaraj Appointed BAM High Performance Director. 2021-07-12. www.badminton-information.com.
3. Web site: Mariadass. Tony. 2015-04-30. Level Field: James born to be badminton ambassador. 2021-07-12. Level Field.
4. Web site: semakan-penerima-darjah-kebesaran-bintang-dan-pingat/.