Tan Bin Shen
Tan Bin Shen (Chinese: 陳斌生; born 24 January 1984) is a former badminton player from Malaysia.[1] He assigned as Malaysia men's doubles national team coach in December 2020.[2]
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Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Selangor, Malaysia | 24 January 1984|||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
In his early years, Tan favoured chess and music. Tan began to play badminton at the age of 7. At the age of 12, Tan's potential was spotted by a Selangor coach, Moo Chien Keat. The coach asked Tan's father if he could take him as a student. After receiving the nod from his father, the coach began to train Tan. Four years later, due to his great achievements, Tan was then drafted into the national squad. Tan is married with Melissa Lee, who is a law graduate from Northumbria University in United Kingdom. In November 2012, both of them have a baby boy and namely, Maxwell Tan Guan Liang.
Career
Tan Bin Shen played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Ong Soon Hock. They were seeded world #16. He was the winner at the 2009 Australia Open Grand Prix and previously training with Gan Teik Chai under the coaching of Razif Sidek from Malaysia.
Achievements
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | ![]() |
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13–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
World Junior Championships
Boys' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa | ![]() |
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17–14, 9–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
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.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Malaysia Grand Prix Gold | ![]() |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2009 | Australian Open | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–11 | ![]() |
2010 | India Grand Prix | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | India Satellite | ![]() |
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13–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
2006 | Malaysia Satellite | ![]() |
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24–26, 21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
2012 | Bulgarian International | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–17 | ![]() |
2012 | Turkey International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–15 | ![]() |
2013 | Slovak Open | ![]() |
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9–21, 22–20, 18–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Bin Shen Tan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
- Liem, Teik Huat (17 December 2020). "Bin Shen's back". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.