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

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

World Cup Men's doubles

Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Razif Sidek Li Yongbo 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 Razif Sidek Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 5–15, 15–8, 2–15 Silver Silver 1992 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Razif Sidek Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin 15–4, 15–6 Gold Gold 1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Razif Sidek Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 8–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games Men's doubles

Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1990 Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand Razif Sidek Cheah Soon Kit 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 Razif Sidek Mark Freitag Bob MacDougall 15–3, 15–4 Winner 1983 Holland Masters Razif Sidek Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono 4–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1984 Malaysia Open Razif Sidek Kim Moon-soo Lee Deuk-choon 6–15, 15–12, 10–15 Runner-up 1984 Canada Open Razif Sidek Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 15–11, 15–9 Winner 1985 Denmark Open Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 14–17, 8–15 Runner-up 1985 Malaysia Open Razif Sidek Martin Dew Dipak Tailor 18–16, 12–15, 15–3 Winner 1985 Malaysian Masters Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1986 Chinese Taipei Open Razif Sidek Kim Chung-soo Lee Deuk-choon 15–4, 15–5 Winner 1986 Japan Open Razif Sidek Bobby Ertanto Rudy Heryanto 15–11, 15–2 Winner 1986 All England Open Razif Sidek Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 2–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1986 Hong Kong Open Ong Beng Teong Bobby Ertanto Rudy Heryanto 7–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1986 Malaysia Open Razif Sidek Bobby Ertanto Rudy Heryanto 15–10, 11–15, 15–10 Winner 1986 Indonesia Open Razif Sidek Hariamanto Kartono Liem Swie King 3–15, 15–12, 12–15 Runner-up 1986 World Grand Prix Finals Razif Sidek Eddy Hartono Hadibowo Susanto 10–15, 15–5, 18–13 Winner 1987 Malaysia Open Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi Walkover Winner 1987 English Masters Razif Sidek Shuji Matsuno Shinji Matsuura 15–11, 15–9 Winner 1987 Denmark Open Razif Sidek Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–11, 15–7 Winner 1988 All England Open Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 6–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1988 French Open Razif Sidek Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kuk 8–15, 15–12, 12–15 Runner-up 1988 Indonesia Open Razif Sidek Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 16–18, 15–5, 15–2 Winner 1988 English Masters Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 11–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1988 Denmark Open Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 6–15, 15–8, 4–15 Runner-up 1988 Malaysia Open Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1988 World Grand Prix Finals Razif Sidek Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono 10–15, 15–6, 15–8 Winner 1989 Chinese Taipei Open Razif Sidek Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–3, 15–2 Winner 1989 Malaysia Open Razif Sidek Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 12–15, 15–10, 7–15 Runner-up 1989 China Open Razif Sidek Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin 9–15, 17–14, 15–12 Winner 1989 Hong Kong Open Razif Sidek Chen Yu He Xiangyang 15–12, 15–6 Winner 1989 Denmark Open Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 10–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1989 Indonesia Open Razif Sidek Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono 9–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1989 World Grand Prix Finals Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15–9, 15–5 Winner 1990 Swedish Open Razif Sidek Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 7–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1990 French Open Razif Sidek Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1990 Malaysia Open Razif Sidek Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 4–15, 15–13, 4–15 Runner-up 1990 Indonesia Open Razif Sidek Thomas Indracahya Reony Mainaky 15–4, 15–5 Winner 1991 Chinese Taipei Open Razif Sidek Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 15–7, 15–5 Winner 1991 Japan Open Razif Sidek Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 4–15, retired Runner-up 1991 Malaysia Open Razif Sidek Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 8–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1991 Canada Open Razif Sidek Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 15–11, 15–12 Winner 1991 US Open Razif Sidek Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 18–13, 13–15, 15–3 Winner 1991 World Grand Prix Finals Razif Sidek Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin 15–10, 12–15, 18–15 Winner 1992 Chinese Taipei Open Tan Kim Her Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1992 China Open Razif Sidek Rexy Mainaky 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 Razif Sidek Duncan Bridge Martin Dew 6–15, 15–11, 9–15 Runner-up 1982 All England Open Razif Sidek Billy Gilliland Dan Travers 8–15, 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1983 German Open Razif Sidek Martin Dew Mike Tredgett 15–8, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1989 Singapore Open Razif Sidek Rudy Gunawan Eddy Hartono 15–12, 15–8 Winner 1990 Australia Open Razif Sidek Hengky Irawan Ardy Wiranata 15–8, 18–15 Winner

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