Tan Boon Heong
- January 5, 2024
- Badminton Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Tan Boon Heong |
| Occupation | Badminton Player |
| Date Of Birth | Sep 18, 1987(1987-09-18) |
| Age | 37 |
| Birthplace | Alor Setar |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Birth City | Kedah |
| Horoscope | Virgo |
Tan Boon Heong Biography
| Name | Tan Boon Heong |
| Birthday | Sep 18 |
| Birth Year | 1987 |
| Place Of Birth | Alor Setar |
| Home Town | Kedah |
| Birth Country | Malaysia |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Tan Boon Heong is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on September 18, 1987 in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. Professional Malaysian badminton player, together the doubles player was placed fourth globally in 2013.
He is a cousin with He is a contemporary of Lee Chong Wei, another Malaysian badminton player. Another Malaysian badminton player.
He was previously paired with Hoon Thien How, with whom he won the World Junior Championships in 2004 and a silver medal at the 2006 Asian Badminton Championships.
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: 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.
His family resided at Alor Setar, Malaysia, at the time of his birth.
Tan Boon Heong Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Badminton Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Tan Boon Heong is one of the richest Badminton Player from Malaysia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tan Boon Heong 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was the winner of in the 2004 World Junior Championships with his doubles partner of the time, Hoon Thien How.
His partner, He and his partner, Koo Kien Keat, were ranked as the #1 badminton doubles team in the world at the end of the first decade of the 2000s. were ranked the top doubles badminton team in the world at the close in the early decade of 2000s.
Tan Boon Heong (born 18 September 1987 in Alor Setar, Kedah) is a former World No.1 Malaysian male professional badminton player in the men’s doubles event.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 8 in |
Tan Boon Heong height 5 ft 8 in Tan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Tan Boon Heong Dating?
According to our records, Tan Boon Heong is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Tan Boon Heong’s is not dating anyone.
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At the 2009 Japan Super Series, Boon Heong set the world record for badminton smashes at 421 km/h. This was done under lab conditions and recorded by Yonex representatives, and not in an official match. Later, two won the bronze medal at the 2009 World Championships
Facts & Trivia
Tan Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Malaysia. Tan Boon Heong celebrates birthday on September 18 of every year.
At the 2011 All England Super Series Premier, Boon Heong and Kien Keat defeated 2008 Olympic champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan in the quarterfinals. They then defeated World champions Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-11, 23-21. They lost to Danes and world no.1 Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21-15, 18-21, 18-21. In doing so, they failed to win their 2nd All England title.
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.
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.
How tall is Tan Boon?
5′ 8″
Is Koo Kien Keat retired?
Koo Kien Keat
Years active| 2003–2016
Retired| November 2016
Handedness| Right
Men’s doubles
What is the fastest badminton smash record?
Fastest ever competitive badminton smash recorded at 426km/h. Chennai Smashers’ Mads Pieler Kolding set a world record for the fastest ever smash in a competition, recording 426 km/h against the Delhi Acers in the Premier Badminton League on Sunday.