Sidek brothers

The Sidek badminton family is a Malaysian family with a significant history within professional badminton. The patriarch of the family was avid badminton fan, Sidek Abdullah Kamar (1936–2005). He is the father of Malaysia’s most famous badminton-playing family.[1] He started to train his son at the age of 7 at their house in Banting.

Soon his sons were spotted by Khoo Teng Yuen, a BAM coach who transferred them to a Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur where he based.[2] It was his sons who played the biggest roles to take Malaysia out of the doldrums in world badminton, culminating in the success to regain the Thomas Cup after a lapse of 25 years in 1992.[3]

Sidek laid the groundwork for his son's rise to stardom in Malaysian badminton.[4] Sidek Brothers, all world class players began their domination of the game from the 1980 to 2000. They had won titles and medals in major tournaments, including All-England, World Cup, Olympic Games and many big Open tournaments.[5] In 1985, the Sidek family made history when they became the largest sibling group ever to represent the country abroad in the same sporting event. Misbun, Razif, Jalani, Rahman and Rashid were all selected to compete at the Hong Kong Open.[6]

As of 2014, the only Sidek actively play in international scene is Sidek's grandson Misbun Ramdan Misbun.[7]

Members

Major Achievements

MISBUN World Cup runner-up (1982), All-England runner-up (1986) & Thomas Cup runner-up (1988).

RAZIF-JALANI All-England champion (1982), World Grand Prix Finals gold medalist (1986, 1988,1989, 1991), World Championships silver medalist (1987), World Cup gold medalist (1990, 1991), Thomas Cup champions (1992), Olympics Games bronze medalist (1992) & Asian Championships gold medalist (1992).

RAHMAN World Grand Prix Finals bronze medalist (1990), Thomas Cup champions (1992) & Asian Championships bronze medalist (1992).

RASHID Asian Championships gold medalist (1991, 1992)Thomas Cup champions (1992), World Grand Prix Finals gold medalist (1992), Olympics Games bronze medalist (1996) & All-England runner-up (1996).

In popular culture

Sidek and his son's life story was published in a biographical comic book, entitled Anak-Anak Sidek (The Sidek Brothers), which published by Malaysian film producer, Raja Azmi through her company, Pengedaran JAS Sdn Bhd. The comic was later adapted into an animated series of the same title which aired on RTM. All of his sons, except Razif, became the board of directors and executive producers for both comic and the animated series.

References

  1. ↑ Paul, Rajes; 19, Lim Teik Huatdatuk Sidek Abdullah Kamar Aged: 69 Jan; 17, 1936-Oct; 2005. "Badminton patriarch Datuk Sidek passes away - Other Sports | The Star Online". Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Our Badminton Greats". www.viweb.freehosting.net. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "New Straits Times - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.my. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper Article - 'S' spells success". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "A mini reunion for Sidek brothers at wedding - Badminton | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Newspaper Full Page - The Straits Times, 8 January 1985, Page 34". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ramdan Misbun Continuing The Sidek Family Legacy". Malaysian Digest. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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