Lee Wan Wah

Lee Wan Wah (, born 24 November 1975) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is currently the Japan junior team coach.

Career overview Lee made his debut in Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with Choong Tan Fook, they advanced to the semi-finals stage, but lost to South Korean pair Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung in the rubber game. The duo played in the bronze medal match against another South Korean duo Ha Tae-kwon and Kim Dong-moon, but lost in straight game with the score 2–15, 8–15.

In 2004 Athens, Lee and Choong had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, they lost 11–15, 15–11, 15–9 to Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of South Korea.

In 2008, Lee participated in Jakarta for the Malaysian Thomas Cup team, being Choong's partner. Lee could not compete in the semi-final, because Choong was sick. Consequently, Malaysia was beaten by the defending champion China.

At the Beijing Olympic Games, Lee and Choong, seeded four, surprisingly lost to South Korean Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man, who captured the bronze medal.

In November 2009, Lee and Choong reached Hong Kong Open Super Series semi-final but they lost to Denmark's Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.

Coaching In October 2008, Lee left Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) and established a company, Pioneer Sdn Bhd, with fellow badminton players Wong Choong Hann, Chan Chong Ming, and Chew Choon Eng, to coach young badminton players in Kota Damansara and Bandar Mahkota Cheras. They hoped that the company will turn into academies for local and international players.

In 2015, Lee Wan Wah started coaching professionals Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. Koo and Tan went to look for Lee to be their coach since they Koo and Tan left the national set up. They have a successful partnership under Lee, and Koo and Tan are doing well in tournaments.

Achievements World Championships Men's doubles

World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Choong Tan Fook Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 12–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 15–7, 15–4 Gold Gold

Asian Championships Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 15–4, 9–15, 7–15 Silver Silver 2000 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Choong Tan Fook Tony Gunawan Rexy Mainaky 8–15, 9–15 Silver Silver 2006 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Hoon Thien How Tan Boon Heong 17–21, 21–11, 21–12 Gold Gold2007 Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–14, 11–21, 21–12 Gold Gold

SEA Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Choong Tan Fook Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana 15–12, 10–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze 2001 Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Wong Choong Hann Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 4–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze 2003 Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Choong Tan Fook Chang Kim Wai Chew Choon Eng 15–5, 15–6 Gold Gold

BWF Superseries and Grand Prix Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1996 Malaysia Open Choong Tan Fook Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 5–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1996 Vietnam Open Choong Tan Fook Liu Yong Zhang Wei 15–6, 15–6 Winner 1999 Singapore Open Choong Tan Fook Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 15–7, 14–15, 15–12 Winner 1999 Dutch Open Choong Tan Fook Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske 15–4, 6–15, 15–9 Winner 1999 German Open Choong Tan Fook Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–9, 15–6 Winner 2002 Japan Open Choong Tan Fook Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng Walkover Runner-up 2003 Hong Kong Open Choong Tan Fook Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 13–15, 15–6, 6–15 Runner-up 2003 China Open Choong Tan Fook Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 12–15, 10–15 Runner-up 2004 All England Open Choong Tan Fook Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 15–9, 13–15, 3–15 Runner-up 2004 Malaysia Open Choong Tan Fook Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto 15–12, 15–7 Winner 2005 China Masters Choong Tan Fook Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo 10–15, 4–15 Runner-up 2005 Dutch Open Choong Tan Fook Keita Masuda Tadashi Ōtsuka 15–7, 15–4 Winner 2006 All England Open Choong Tan Fook Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 6–15, 17–14, 2–15 Runner-up 2006 Hong Kong Open Choong Tan Fook Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 24–22, 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2007 Singapore Open Choong Tan Fook Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–16, 22–24, 18–21 Runner-up 2007 Macau Open Choong Tan Fook Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–17, 21–23 Runner-up 2007 French Open Choong Tan Fook Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2008 Vietnam Open Choong Tan Fook Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya 21–14, 21–10 Winner 2009 India Open Choong Tan Fook Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendra Wijaya 21–9, 21–11 Winner 2009 Thailand Open Choong Tan Fook Chan Peng Soon Lim Khim Wah 22–20, 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2009 Macau Open Choong Tan Fook Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 14–21, 21–17, 12–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries tournament Grand Prix Gold tournament Grand Prix tournament IBF World Grand Prix tournament

Honour Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2000).