Gan Teik Chai

James Gan Teik Chai (颜德财) (5 February 1983 – 5 August 2023) was a Malaysian badminton player. He won the men's doubles title at the 2004 French International tournament partnered with Koo Kien Keat. He also won the 2009 Australian Open Grand Prix tournament with Tan Bin Shen. Teamed-up with Ong Soon Hock, he won the 2012 BWF International tournament in Mauritius, Argentina, and Brazil.

Personal life and death Gan was married to Esther Ng and had two sons. On 4 August 2023, he died of a heart attack while in Indonesia. He was 40.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Wongchawalitkul University,Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Lin Woon Fui Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 15–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

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

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2008 Singapore Open Lin Woon Fui Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Tan Bin Shen Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 11–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2009 Australian Open Tan Bin Shen Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas 21–13, 21–11 Winner 2010 India Grand Prix Tan Bin Shen Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano 21–19, 15–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 Dutch Open Ong Soon Hock Markis Kido Alvent Yulianto 21–18, 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2010 India Grand Prix Ng Hui Lin Liu Peixuan Tang Jinhua 17–21, 17–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Malaysia Satellite Koo Kien Keat Hong Chieng Hun Lin Woon Fui 15–7, 17–16 Winner 2004 French International Koo Kien Keat Joachim Fischer Nielsen Jesper Larsen 15–6, 17–15 Winner 2006 Malaysia Satellite Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Ong Soon Hock Tan Bin Shen 26–24, 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2008 Malaysia International Ong Jian Guo Goh Wei Shem Lin Woon Fui 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2012 Mauritius International Ong Soon Hock Denneshsing Baboolall Yoni Louison 21–9, 21–10 Winner 2012 Argentina International Ong Soon Hock Cristian Araya Esteban Mujica 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2012 Brazil International Ong Soon Hock Phillip Chew Sattawat Pongnairat 21–14, 21–14 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament