Tan Bin Shen

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]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
Tan Bin Shen
陈斌生
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1984-01-24) 24 January 1984
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

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

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

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

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

BWF Grand Prix

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 Malaysia Gan Teik Chai Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong		 11–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Australian Open Malaysia Gan Teik Chai India Rupesh Kumar K. T.
India Sanave Thomas		 21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 India Grand Prix Malaysia Gan Teik Chai Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Bona Septano		 21–19, 15–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 India Satellite Malaysia Ng Kean Kok Malaysia Gan Teik Chai
Malaysia Jeremy Gan		 13–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Malaysia Satellite Malaysia Ong Soon Hock Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Malaysia Gan Teik Chai		 24–26, 21–18, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Bulgarian International Scotland Robert Blair Germany Andreas Heinz
Germany Max Schwenger		 21–10, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Turkey International Scotland Robert Blair Sweden Magnus Sahlberg
Sweden Mattias Wigardt		 21–11, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Slovak Open Switzerland Oliver Schaller Russia Nikita Khakimov
Russia Vasily Kuznetsov		 9–21, 22–20, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  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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