Koo Kien Keat
- January 4, 2024
- Badminton Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Koo Kien Keat |
| Occupation | Badminton Player |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 18, 1985(1985-09-18) |
| Age | 39 |
| Birthplace | Malaysia |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Koo Kien Keat Biography
| Name | Koo Kien Keat |
| Birthday | Sep 18 |
| Birth Year | 1985 |
| Place Of Birth | Malaysia |
| Birth Country | Malaysia |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Parents | Koo Chiew Wah, Tan Pow Chean |
| Spouse | Audrey Tan Su Ven |
Koo Kien Keat is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on September 18, 1985 in Malaysia, Malaysia. Professional badminton player who was part of the world’s #1-ranked men’s doubles team in 2010.
He is a contemporary of the Chinese badminton player and Olympian Lin Dan.
In 2004, he played in the Thomas Cup with Chew Choon Eng. They gave a strong performance during the second doubles match against Flandy Limpele and Eng Hian of Indonesia in the quarter finals. However, after the tournament, the Badminton Association of Malaysia decided to partner him with Chan Chong Ming who previously partnered Choon Eng. Later, they won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Championships.
In 2006, he started to play with Tan Boon Heong. Together, they won the gold medal at the 2006 Doha Asian Games as an unseeded pair. En route to the finals, they defeated several top pairs including Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia. They are the youngest ever men’s doubles pair to win an Asian Games gold medal at the age of 22 and 19 respectively. 2007 was the best year for Koo and Tan. They won several Super Series tournaments and climbed to the top of world rankings. They also won their first All England Super Series title after beating Chinese pair, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in straight games.
His family lived in the Malaysian Perak State capital of Ipoh at the time of his birth.
Koo Kien Keat Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Badminton Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Koo Kien Keat is one of the richest Badminton Player from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Koo Kien Keat 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He studied at Bukit Jalil Sports School.
He and his doubles partner, Tan Boon Heong, defeated a Chinese team to win the BWF World Championships in 2010.
Koo Kien Keat AMN (born 18 September 1985) is a Malaysian former professional badminton player. He succeeded in both men’s and mixed doubles but is best known for his partnership with Tan Boon Heong with whom, he reached a career high ranking of world number 1.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
Koo Kien Keat height 5 ft 10 in Koo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Koo Kien Keat Dating?
According to our records, Koo Kien Keat married to Audrey Tan Su Ven. As of December 1, 2023, Koo Kien Keat’s is not dating anyone.
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The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Facts & Trivia
Koo Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Koo Kien Keat celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.
In 2012, they competed at the 2012 Olympics, reaching the semi-finals losing to the eventual gold medalists, and then losing in the bronze medal match to the Koreans. In 2013, they suffered a series of early round exits in 2013 and a three-year major title drought but managed to remain in the top 10 of the world rankings. In 2014,Koo parted with the Badminton Association of Malaysia and became a coach for the Granular Club of Thailand in early 2014. In August that year, Koo returned to play his last tournament with Tan at the 2014 BWF World Championships. Their supposedly last match together was in the third round where they lost to a Chinese Taipei pair with a score of 19-21 in the deciding game.
What is Koo Kien Keat doing now?
Koo Kien Keat (left) with his doubles partner Tan Boon Heong who now runs the TBH Academy founded in December 2019.
What happened to Tan Boon Heong?
In early 2015, Tan announced his resignation from the Badminton Association of Malaysia. Koo and Tan announced that they are coming out of retirement and try to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics before they call it quits for good.
Is Koo Kien Keat retired?
Koo Kien Keat
Years active| 2003–2016
Retired| November 2016
Handedness| Right
Men’s doubles
What racket does Keat Koo Kien use?
Equipment
Racquet| VOLTRIC 80 E-tune
Footwear| POWER CUSHION COMFORT Z MEN
Who is Koo Kien Yoon?
He has been an Executive Director at Biosis Group Berhad from 05 March 2013 until 2016. He had been managing a retail chain since 2016. Since April 2018, Mr Koo has been appointed as Executive Director of Lambo Group Berhad, a company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia.