Koo Kien Keat

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Koo Kien Keat Template:Post-nominals (Template:Zh; born 18 September 1985) is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. He succeeded in both men's and mixed doubles but is best known for his partnership with Tan Boon Heong with whom, he reached a career high ranking of world number 1.[1]

Career

In 2004, he played in the Thomas Cup with Chew Choon Eng. They gave a strong performance during the second doubles match against Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian of Indonesia in the quarter-finals. However, after the tournament, the Badminton Association of Malaysia decided to partner him with Chan Chong Ming who previously partnered Choon Eng. Later, they won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships.

In 2006, Koo's coach, Rexy Mainaky, decided to paired him with the hard-hitting left-hander Tan Boon Heong.[1] Together, they won the gold medal at the 2006 Doha Asian Games as an unseeded pair. En route to the finals, they defeated several top pairs including Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia. They are the youngest ever men's doubles pair to win an Asian Games gold medal at the age of 22 and 19 respectively. 2007 was the best year for Koo and Tan. They won several Superseries tournaments and climbed to the top of world rankings. They also won their first All England Superseries title after beating Chinese pair, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in straight games.

In 2009, the two won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships. At the 2010 BWF World Championships, the pair entered the semifinals after beating Korean rivals Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae. In the semifinals they defeated China's Guo Zhendong and Xu Chen 21-14, 21-18. Tan and Koo became the first Malaysian pair to enter a World Championship final in 13 years. In the finals, they played China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng but lost 21-18, 18-21, 14-21.

In 2010, they won their first title of the year in their home, Malaysia, as the world number 1 pair. They came in seeded number 1 in the All England Open but lost in the first round to Denmark former world champions Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.

In the 2010 BWF World Championships, they beat the young Chinese pair of Chai Biao and Zhang Nan in the quarter-finals and later their arch rivals, the South Koreans Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae, in 3 sets to reach the semi-finals. After that, they beat another Chinese pair of Guo Zhendong and Xu Chen to reach their first ever finals in World Championship. The only other Malaysian pair to reach that far before them were Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock.

At the 2011 All England Open, Koo and Tan defeated 2008 Olympic champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the quarterfinals. They then defeated World champions Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-11, 23-21. They lost to the Danes and then world number 1 Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21-15, 18-21, 18-21.

In 2012, they competed at the 2012 London Olympics, reaching the semi-finals losing to the eventual gold medalists, and then losing in the bronze medal match to the Koreans.[2] In 2013, they suffered a series of early round exits in 2013 and a three-year major title drought but managed to remain in the top 10 of the world rankings. In 2014, Koo parted with the Badminton Association of Malaysia and became a coach for the Granular Club of Thailand in early 2014. In August that year, Koo returned to play his last tournament with Tan at the 2014 BWF World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. Their supposedly last match together was in the third round where they lost to a Chinese Taipei pair with a score of 19-21 in the deciding game.[3]

In 2015, Koo announced that he is coming out of retirement to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics with Tan before they call it quits for good. They were sponsored by Seri Mutiara Development Sdn Bhd and playing for an independent club. They achieved several breakthroughs this year, winning the Dutch Open and finishing as runners-up at the Thailand Open. They also made it to two Superseries quarterfinals in Australia and Korea.

In 2016, Koo and Tan managed to enter the top 15 of the world rankings. However, due to the new Olympic qualification requirement set by the BWF whereby each country can send two representatives for each event only if they are both in the top 8 of the world rankings in their discipline and if they are not then only the highest ranked representative will contest, Koo and Tan narrowly failed to qualify for the Olympics. By the time the qualification period had ended, the two were ranked world number 14, just one rank behind compatriots Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong who were selected instead and went on to win the silver medal. In November, Koo re-announced his retirement from professional badminton, citing the Hong Kong Open as his last tournament.

Playing style

Koo moves very fast around the net areas and is adventurous with deceptive shots. He also reacts very well on fast flat exchanges. A favourite formation is when he is on the front court and his partner, the main smasher, attacks from the rear of the court with powerful, left-handed smashes.

Koo and Tan are an explosive and dynamic pair in their game style.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya 		9–15, 11–15 Bronze Bronze
2009 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung
Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae 		21–16, 14–21, 20–22 Bronze Bronze
2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Cai Yun
Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng 		21–18, 18–21, 14–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad, Madrid, Spain Template:Flagicon Wong Pei Tty Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark
Template:Flagicon Donna Kellogg 		14–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook
Template:Flagicon Wong Choong Hann 		21–13, 21–14 Gold Gold
2010 Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark
Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson 		21–19, 21–14 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi, India Template:Flagicon Chin Eei Hui Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson
Template:Flagicon Jenny Wallwork 		22–20, 21–12 Gold Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto
Template:Flagicon Alvent Yulianto 		21–13, 21–14 Gold Gold
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Markis Kido
Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan 		21–16, 24–26, 19–21 Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook
Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah 		14–21, 21–11, 12–21 Silver Silver
2008 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung
Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae 		21–16, 16–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Markis Kido
Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan 		13–15, 13–15 Bronze Bronze
2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Markis Kido
Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan 		17–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 PhilSports Arena, Metro Manila, Philippines Template:Flagicon Wong Pei Tty Template:Flagicon Anggun Nugroho
Template:Flagicon Yunita Tetty 		9–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze
2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos Template:Flagicon Wong Pei Tty Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto
Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir 		15–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Template:Flagicon Ong Soon Hock Template:Flagicon Han Sang-hoon
Template:Flagicon Park Sung-hwan 		15–7, 8–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Ong Soon Hock Template:Flagicon Han Sang-hoon
Template:Flagicon Kim Dae-sung 		15–13, 15–13 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Template:Flagicon Wong Wai See Template:Flagicon Cao Chen
Template:Flagicon Rong Lu 		4–11, 6–11 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya 		21–15, 21–18 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2007 All England Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Cai Yun
Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng 		21–15, 21–18 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2007 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen
Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen 		17–21, 21–16, 21–12 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2007 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen
Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen 		14–21, 21–14, 21–12 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2008 World Superseries Masters Finals Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung
Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae 		21–18, 21–14 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2009 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe
Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen 		21–14, 21–18 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2009 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe
Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen 		20–22, 21–14, 21–17 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2009 French Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Markis Kido
Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan 		21–15, 15–21, 14–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2009 China Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung
Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae 		13–21, 21–19, 18–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2010 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Guo Zhendong
Template:Flagicon Xu Chen 		21–15, 17–21, 21–16 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2010 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong 		18–21, 16–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2010 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Cai Yun
Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng 		21–18, 14–21, 12–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2011 All England Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe
Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen 		21–15, 18–21, 18–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2012 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Kim Gi-jung
Template:Flagicon Kim Sa-rang 		16–21, 19–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2012 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Shin Baek-choel
Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong 		21–19, 11–21, 19–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2012 Hong Kong Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Cai Yun
Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng 		16–21, 17–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2013 French Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Template:Flagicon Markis Kido 		16–21, 18–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  BWF Superseries tournament

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. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Joko Riyadi 		6–15, 15–13, 15–6 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2005 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Lars Paaske
Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen 		15–6, 15–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2006 Swiss Open Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Mathias Boe
Template:Flagicon Carsten Mogensen 		17–14, 8–15, 17–14 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2006 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari
Template:Flagicon Lin Woon Fui 		14–21, 21–11, 21–17 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2006 Japan Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya 		15–21, 14–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2007 Philippines Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Guo Zhendong
Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo 		21–8, 26–24 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2007 Macau Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook
Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah 		21–18, 17–21, 23–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2008 Macau Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Fang Chieh-min
Template:Flagicon Lee Sheng-mu 		21–16, 21–18 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Gan Teik Chai
Template:Flagicon Tan Bin Shen 		21–11, 21–13 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2009 Macau Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook
Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah 		21–14, 17–21, 21–12 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Template:Flagicon Alvent Yulianto 		21–16, 21–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2012 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Chooi Kah Ming
Template:Flagicon Ow Yao Han 		21–15, 21–19 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2013 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Goh V Shem
Template:Flagicon Lim Khim Wah 		20–22, 15–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2015 Thailand Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Wahyu Nayaka
Template:Flagicon Ade Yusuf 		22–20, 21–23, 16–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2015 Dutch Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Manu Attri
Template:Flagicon B. Sumeeth Reddy 		21–15, 21–10 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2016 Malaysia Masters Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Template:Flagicon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 		21–18, 13–21, 18–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2016 Vietnam Open Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Lee Jhe-huei
Template:Flagicon Lee Yang 		21–18, 14–21, 7–21 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Singapore Open Template:Flagicon Wong Pei Tty Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto
Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir 		1–15, 4–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2004 Chinese Taipei Open Template:Flagicon Wong Pei Tty Template:Flagicon Muhammad Rijal
Template:Flagicon Endang Nursugianti 		15–3, 15–5 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Smiling Fish Satellite Template:Flagicon Ong Soon Hock Template:Flagicon Hendry Kurniawan Saputra
Template:Flagicon Denny Setiawan 		2–7, 5–7, 5–7 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
2003 Malaysia Satellite Template:Flagicon Gan Teik Chai Template:Flagicon Hong Chieng Hun
Template:Flagicon Lin Woon Fui 		15–7, 17–16 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2004 French International Template:Flagicon Gan Teik Chai Template:Flagicon Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Template:Flagicon Jesper Larsen 		15–6, 17–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2015 Sri Lanka International Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Chooi Kah Ming
Template:Flagicon Ow Yao Han 		21–19, 21–17 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2015 White Nights Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Marcus Ellis
Template:Flagicon Chris Langridge 		21–10, 21–12 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
2015 Swiss International Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong Template:Flagicon Peter Briggs
Template:Flagicon Tom Wolfenden 		18–21, 21–16, 21–16 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  BWF International Challenge tournament
<templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" />  BWF International Series tournament

Honours

References

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