Misbun Sidek is the eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers.
14 Facts About Misbun Sidek
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Misbun Sidek won his first title on the international circuit at the 1981 German Open.
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Misbun Sidek helped Malaysia's national squad win the Silver medal at the SEA Games.
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In October 1983, Misbun Sidek turned professional and signed a contract to be represented by the International Management Group, which then represented such sports stars as Bjorn Borg, Jimmy Connors, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Sebastian Coe and Alberto Salazar.
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In January 1985, the Misbun Sidek family made history when they became the largest sibling group ever to represent the country abroad in the same sporting event.
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In 1986, Misbun Sidek reached the final of the All England Open for the only time in his career but he was beaten decisively there by Morten Frost.
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Misbun was on the coaching staff, as his brother Rashid Sidek played men singles, for the 1992 Malaysia team which captured the Thomas Cup after a 25-year drought.
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Misbun Sidek was a coach in Nusa Mahsuri, the first professional badminton club in Malaysia from 1996 to 2002.
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Misbun Sidek is Malaysia national team men's singles coach from 2003 to 2010.
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Misbun Sidek has coached Malaysia's leading singles players from 1990s, including Rashid Sidek, the Hashim brothers, Roslin Hashim and Muhammad Hafiz Hashim, Wong Choong Hann, Lee Chong Wei and Wong Mew Choo.
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In July 2017, Misbun Sidek was reappointed as Malaysia national team men's singles head coach.
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Misbun Sidek coached Lee Zii Jia during the latter's early career.
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Misbun Sidek was married to Datin Latifah Sidek from 1986 until her death due to COVID-19 on 23 July 2021.
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Misbun Sidek was portrayed by Rosyam Nor in the 2018 biopic film of Malaysian badminton player Lee Chong Wei entitled Lee Chong Wei: Rise of the Legend which was released on March 15,2018.