Razif Sidek Explained

Razif Sidek
Nickname:Ajib
Birth Name:Mohamad Razif bin Mohd Sidek
Birth Date:1962 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Banting, Selangor, Malaysia
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Weight:700NaN0
Event:Men's doubles
Country:Malaysia
Years Active:1980-1994
Handedness:Right
Highest Ranking:1
Date Of Highest Ranking:1989
Titles:32
Bwf Id:466B04FB-9986-4903-84AB-DCBF3370596F

Datuk Razif Sidek (born 29 May 1962) is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach.[1] [2]

Personal life

He is the second eldest of the five Sidek brothers. Razif and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their father, Haji Mohd Sidek. Razif Sidek is one of the alumni of Victoria Institution (batch 1975–1980).[3]

He is married to a former model, Khalidah Khalid and the couple has five children.[4] In addition, his youngest son, Mohd Fazriq is also active in badminton.[5] He became a grandfather in December 2018, after one of his children became a first-time parent.[6]

Career

His regular partner is his younger brother, Jalani. Razif won a gold medal for Malaysia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games doubles with Ong Beng Teong.[7] They won the All England Championships in 1982 after beating the Scottish pair, Billy Gilliland and Dan Travers.

The Sidek brothers won almost every title on offer during their playing career, including the World Grand Prix, World Cup, SEA Games, Commonwealth Games and Asian Championships. They introduced the “S” Service, which caused a deceptively erratic shuttle movement. The service was eventually banned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF).[8]

He was also a member of the Malaysian squad that won the Thomas Cup for the first time in 25 years, in a 3–2 victory over Indonesia at the National Stadium in 1992.[9] He was the first Malaysian athlete to win an Olympic Games medal in Barcelona 1992.[10] They won a bronze medal for Malaysia after reaching the semi-finals in the men's doubles category where they lost to the Korean pair, Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-Soo.[11]

Coaching

After he retired, he served as Malaysian national head coach from 1994 until 1996.[12] Razif guided Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock to Malaysia's first-ever Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

World Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		2–15, 15–8, 9–15 Silver
1989Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		10–15, 9–15 Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		15–10, 5–15, 7–15 Bronze
1984Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		9–15, 1–15 Bronze
1985Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Jalani Sidek Hariamanto Kartono
Liem Swie King		14–17, 11–15 Bronze
1987Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		6–15, 12–15 Bronze
1988National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		Walkover Silver
1990Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono		14–17, 15–8, 15–7 Gold
1991Macau Forum, Macau Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		15–18, 15–11, 15–2 Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		5–15, 15–8, 2–15 Silver
1992Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jalani Sidek Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin		15–4, 15–6 Gold
1994Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Jalani Sidek Chen Hongyong
Chen Kang		8–15, 10–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1981Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Jalani Sidek Rudy Heryanto
Hariamanto Kartono		12–15, 6–15 Silver
1985Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Jalani Sidek Hariamanto Kartono
Liem Swie King		6–15, 15–11, 15–5 Gold
1989Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono		11–15, 12–15 Silver
1991Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono		11–15, 6–15 Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982Chandler Sports Hall, Brisbane, Australia Ong Beng Teong Martin Dew
Nick Yates		15–10, 17–15 Gold
1990Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand Jalani Sidek Cheah Soon Kit
Rashid Sidek		15–8, 15–8 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Canada Open Jalani Sidek Mark Freitag
Bob MacDougall		15–3, 15–4 Winner
1984Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Lee Deuk-choon		6–15, 15–12, 10–15 Runner-up
1984Canada Open Jalani Sidek Billy Gilliland
Dan Travers		15–11, 15–9 Winner
1985Denmark Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		14–17, 8–15 Runner-up
1985Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Martin Dew
Dipak Tailor		18–16, 12–15, 15–3 Winner
1986Chinese Taipei Open Jalani Sidek Kim Chung-soo
Lee Deuk-choon		15–4, 15–5 Winner
1986Japan Open Jalani Sidek Bobby Ertanto
Rudy Heryanto		15–11, 15–2 Winner
1986All England Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		2–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1986Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Bobby Ertanto
Rudy Heryanto		15–10, 11–15, 15–10 Winner
1986Indonesia Open Jalani Sidek Hariamanto Kartono
Liem Swie King		3–15, 15–12, 12–15 Runner-up
1986World Grand Prix Finals Jalani Sidek Eddy Hartono
Hadibowo Susanto		10–15, 15–5, 18–13 Winner
1987Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		Walkover Winner
1987English Masters Jalani Sidek Shuji Matsuno
Shinji Matsuura		15–11, 15–9 Winner
1987Denmark Open Jalani Sidek Jan-Eric Antonsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson		15–11, 15–7 Winner
1988All England Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		6–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1988French Open Jalani Sidek Park Joo-bong
Sung Han-kuk		8–15, 15–12, 12–15 Runner-up
1988Indonesia Open Jalani Sidek Chen Hongyong
Chen Kang		16–18, 15–5, 15–2 Winner
1988English Masters Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		11–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1988Denmark Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		6–15, 15–8, 4–15 Runner-up
1988Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1988World Grand Prix Finals Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono		10–15, 15–6, 15–8 Winner
1989Chinese Taipei Open Jalani Sidek Jan-Eric Antonsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson		15–3, 15–2 Winner
1989Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		12–15, 15–10, 7–15 Runner-up
1989China Open Jalani Sidek Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin		9–15, 17–14, 15–12 Winner
1989Hong Kong Open Jalani Sidek Chen Yu
He Xiangyang		15–12, 15–6 Winner
1989Denmark Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1989Indonesia Open Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono		9–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1989World Grand Prix Finals Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		15–9, 15–5 Winner
1990Swedish Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi		7–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1990French Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		3–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1990Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		4–15, 15–13, 4–15 Runner-up
1990Indonesia Open Jalani Sidek Thomas Indracahya
Reony Mainaky		15–4, 15–5 Winner
1991Chinese Taipei Open Jalani Sidek Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang		15–7, 15–5 Winner
1991Japan Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		4–15, retired Runner-up
1991Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong		8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1991Canada Open Jalani Sidek Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		15–11, 15–12 Winner
1991US Open Jalani Sidek Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		18–13, 13–15, 15–3 Winner
1991World Grand Prix Finals Jalani Sidek Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin		15–10, 12–15, 18–15 Winner
1992China Open Jalani Sidek Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		15–17, 11–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983German Open Jalani Sidek Martin Dew
Mike Tredgett		15–8, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1989Singapore Open Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono		15–12, 15–8 Winner
1990Australia Open Jalani Sidek Hengky Irawan
Ardy Wiranata		15–8, 18–15 Winner

Honours

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Badminton: Lessons from the Sidek legacy The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2020-05-03.
  2. Web site: NewspaperSG - Terms and Conditions . 2023-02-21 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . en-SG.
  3. Web site: Our Badminton Greats. www.viweb.freehosting.net. 19 June 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027002728/http://www.viweb.freehosting.net/badminton.htm. 27 October 2016. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Razif jadikan diri idola kepada anak-anak . 16 February 2019 . 16 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190216094228/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0610&sec=Keluarga&pg=ke_02.htm . dead .
  5. Web site: Fazriq Razif bakal ikut jejak bapa. mStar Online. 22 September 2017. 21 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Grandad Razif eager to see more youngsters step up. The Star Online. 21 December 2018. 21 December 2018.
  7. Book: GROOM, GRAHAM. THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES. 2017-10-17. Lulu.com. 9780244940317. en.
  8. Web site: Arkib Negara X: Servis Sidek diharamkan (1982). Khys. 2010-11-29. Arkib Negara X. 2018-07-05.
  9. Web site: Master strokes in 1992 - Community The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 11 July 2016.
  10. Web site: Badminton – the Olympic Journey BWF Olympics. olympics.bwfbadminton.com. en-US. 2018-07-11.
  11. Web site: Other Sports: Razif awaits Malaysia's first gold as he grooms son Fazriq The Star Online. www.thestar.com.my. 2018-07-11.
  12. Web site: Razif hasn't lost his touch and is ready to serve BAM again. Wai. Tan Ming. 2019-10-22. The Star Online. en. 2019-10-31.
  13. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Tahun 1992.

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