Jalani Sidek

Mohamed Jalani Mohd Sidek (born 10 November 1963) is a Malaysian former badminton player and coach.

Personal life

He is the third eldest of the five Sidek brothers. Jalani and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their father, Haji Mohammed Sidek. In addition, he is also one of the alumnus of Victoria Institution (batch 1977–1982).

Jalani was previously married to a Malaysian film producer, Raja Azmi (born 1959) of the Perak royal family on 23 December 1984 and the couple had three children namely Puteri Suraya (born 1987), Puteri Suhaida (born 1989) dan Megat Deli (born 1994). The couple filed a divorce and parted ways on 27 June 2012 after 27–28 years of their marriage. He later remarried to Zaleha Khalid in November 2013.

Career

His regular partner is his elder brother, Razif. They made the nation sit up and take notice when 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 infamous “S” Service, which caused a deceptively erratic shuttle movement, which confounded their opponents and officials alike. The service caused much uproar and was eventually banned by the International Badminton Federation (IBF).

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. He created history by becoming the first Malaysian athlete to win an Olympic Games medal in Barcelona 1992. 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.

During his career with Razif, they become one of the best four doubles pair in the world (Park Joo-bong/Kim Moon-soo, Rudy Gunawan/Eddy Hartono and Tian Bingyi/Li Yongbo) from the 1980s until the early 1990s.

Coaching

After he retired, he and his brothers established a badminton club to find talented new players, called Nusa Mahsuri, which he has been an advisor to since 1996. He was also responsible in grooming players like Ong Ewe Hock, Yong Hock Kin, Pang Chen and the Hashim brothers, Roslin and Hafiz to become world-class badminton players.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Kim Moon-soo Template:Flagicon Park Joo-bong	11–15, 13–15	File:Bronze medal.svg Bronze

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Misbun Sidek	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	9–15, 10–15	Bronze Bronze
1987	Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Li Yongbo Template:Flagicon Tian Bingyi	2–15, 15–8, 9–15	Silver Silver
1989	Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Li Yongbo Template:Flagicon Tian Bingyi	10–15, 9–15	Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

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

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Li Yongbo Template:Flagicon Tian Bingyi	5–15, 15–18	Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1985	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Kim Moon-soo Template:Flagicon Park Joo-bong	5–15, 15–8, 2–15	Silver Silver
1992	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Huang Zhanzhong Template:Flagicon Zheng Yumin	15–4, 15–6	Gold Gold
1994	Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Chen Hongyong Template:Flagicon Chen Kang	8–15, 10–15	Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Rudy Heryanto Template:Flagicon Hariamanto Kartono	12–15, 6–15	Silver Silver
1985	Chulalongkorn University Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Hariamanto Kartono Template:Flagicon Liem Swie King	6–15, 15–11, 15–5	Gold Gold
1989	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Rudy Gunawan Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	11–15, 12–15	Silver Silver
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Rudy Gunawan Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	11–15, 6–15	Silver Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1990	Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit Template:Flagicon Rashid Sidek	15–8, 15–8	Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (21 titles, 22 runners-up)

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

Men's doubles

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

IBF International (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1981	German Open	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Duncan Bridge Template:Flagicon Martin Dew	6–15, 15–11, 9–15	Runner-up
1982	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Billy Gilliland Template:Flagicon Dan Travers	8–15, 15–9, 15–10	Winner
1983	German Open	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Martin Dew Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett	15–8, 12–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1989	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Rudy Gunawan Template:Flagicon Eddy Hartono	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1990	Australia Open	Template:Flagicon Razif Sidek	Template:Flagicon Hengky Irawan Template:Flagicon Ardy Wiranata	15–8, 18–15	Winner

Honours

• Malaysia:
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1982)
  • Herald of the Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia (BSD) (1987)
  • Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1992)

See also

• Misbun Sidek
• Razif Sidek
• Rahman Sidek
• Rashid Sidek

External links

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