Tan Bin Shen (Chinese: 陳斌生; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Pin-seng; born 24 January 1984) is a former badminton player from Malaysia.[1] He assigned as Malaysia men's doubles national team coach in December 2020.[2]

Tan Bin Shen
陳斌生
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1984-01-24) 24 January 1984 (age 40)
Selangor, Malaysia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking8
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hyderabad Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Pretoria Boys' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team
BWF profile

Personal life

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In his early years, Tan favoured chess and music. Tan began to play badminton at the age of 7. At the age of 12, Tan's potential was spotted by a Selangor coach, Moo Chien Keat. The coach asked Tan's father if he could take him as a student. After receiving the nod from his father, the coach began to train Tan. Four years later, due to his great achievements, Tan was then drafted into the national squad. Tan is married with Melissa Lee, a law graduate from Northumbria University in United Kingdom. In Year 2012 & 2016, both of them welcome a baby boy and a baby girl. Maxwell Tan Guan Liang, Maxine Tan Guan En.

Career

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Tan Bin Shen played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Ong Soon Hock. They were seeded world #16. He was the winner at the 2009 Australia Open Grand Prix and previously training with Gan Teik Chai under the coaching of Razif Sidek from Malaysia.[3]

Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India   Ong Soon Hock   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
13–15, 13–15   Bronze

World Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa   Jack Koh   Han Sang-hoon
  Park Sung-hwan
17–14, 9–15, 9–15   Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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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.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold   Gan Teik Chai   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
11–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2009 Australian Open   Gan Teik Chai   Rupesh Kumar K. T.
  Sanave Thomas
21–13, 21–11   Winner
2010 India Grand Prix   Gan Teik Chai   Mohammad Ahsan
  Bona Septano
21–19, 15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 India Satellite   Ng Kean Kok   Gan Teik Chai
  Jeremy Gan
13–15, 5–15   Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Satellite   Ong Soon Hock   Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
  Gan Teik Chai
24–26, 21–18, 21–15   Winner
2012 Bulgarian International   Robert Blair   Andreas Heinz
  Max Schwenger
21–10, 21–17   Winner
2012 Turkey International   Robert Blair   Magnus Sahlberg
  Mattias Wigardt
21–11, 21–15   Winner
2013 Slovak Open   Oliver Schaller   Nikita Khakimov
  Vasily Kuznetsov
9–21, 22–20, 18–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Bin Shen Tan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  2. ^ Liem, Teik Huat (17 December 2020). "Bin Shen's back". www.thestar.com.my. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Been there, done that – Tan brings wealth of experience to BAM". The Star. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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