Koo Kien Keat

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Koo (古).

Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat (front) pictured here with his double's partner Tan Boon Heong.
Personal information
Birth name	古健杰
Born	September 18, 1985 (1985-09-18) Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (170 lb; 11.8 st)
Country	Malaysia
Years active	2002 - present
Handedness	Right
Coach	Rexy Mainaky
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (October 11, 2007)
Current Ranking	4 (July 14, 2011 )
Medal record Competitor for Malaysia Men's badminton World Championships Silver 2010 Paris Men's doubles Bronze 2009 Hyderabad Men's doubles Bronze 2006 Madrid Mixed doubles Bronze 2005 Anaheim Men's doubles Asian Games Gold 2006 Doha Men's doubles Silver 2010 Guangzhou Men's doubles Bronze 2006 Doha Team Commonwealth Games Gold 2010 Delhi Men's doubles Gold 2010 Delhi Mixed doubles Gold 2010 Delhi Mixed Team Gold 2006 Melbourne Men's doubles Gold 2006 Melbourne Mixed Team
BWF Profile

Koo Kien Keat (simplified Chinese: 古健杰; traditional Chinese: 古健傑; pinyin: Gǔ Jiànjié; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kóo Kiān-kia̍t; born September 18, 1985 in Ipoh, Perak) is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming. They won bronze in the World Championship 2005. His current doubles partner is Tan Boon Heong, and together, in 2010, they became the number 1 ranked men's doubles team in the world. They have since lost that ranking but remain one of the top men's doubles team in the world.

Education

He began his studies at St. Michael's Institution in Ipoh, Perak. Later, he received an offer to go to Bukit Jalil Sports School, where he completed his secondary school studies and sat for the SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) examination.

Style of play

Koo Kien Keat moves very fast around the net areas and is adventurous with deceptive shots. He also reacts very well on fast flat exchanges. A favourite formation is when he is on the front court and his partner, the main smasher, thunders the shuttlecock down the rear court.

Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong are an explosive and dynamic pair in their game style.

In 2010, they won their first title of the year in their home, Malaysia, as the world number 1 pair. They came in seeded number 1 in the All England but lost in the first round to Denmark former world champions Lars Paaske and Jonas Ramussen.

In the 2010 BWF World Championships they beat the young Chinese pair of Chai Biao & Zhang Nan in the quarter-finals and later their arch rivals, the South Koreans Jung Jae Sung and Lee Yong Dae, in 3 sets to reach the semi-finals. After that, they beat another Chinese pair of Guo Zhen Dong & Xu Chen to reach their first ever finals in world championship. The only other Malaysian pair to reach that far before them were Yap Kim Hock and Cheah Soon Kit.

Achievements

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Venue	Round
2010
	2010 Asian Games	China	Runner Up
2009
	Macau Open Grand Prix Gold	Macau	Winner
	2009 BWF World Championships	New Delhi	Semi-finalist
	Wilson Swiss Super Series	Basel	Winner
	Yonex All England Super Series	Birmingham	Quarter-finalist
2008
	Macau Open Grand Prix Gold	Macau	Winner
	Proton Malaysia Super Series	Kuala Lumpur	Second Round
2007
	Hong Kong Super Series	Wan Chai	Quarter-Finalist
	China Open Super Series	Guangzhou	Second Round
	French Super Series	Paris	Quarter-Finalists
	Denmark Super Series	Odense	Winner
	Macau Open	Macau	Winner
	Japan Super Series	Tokyo	Third Round
	2007 BWF World Championships	Kuala Lumpur	Quarter-Finalists
	Philippines Open	Manila	Winner
	Malaysian National Badminton Championships	Kuala Terengganu	Winner
	Indonesia Super Series	Jakarta	Semi-Finalist
	2007 Asian Badminton Championships	Johor Bahru	Runner-Up
	Swiss Open Super Series	Basel	Winner
	Yonex All England Super Series	Birmingham	Winner
	Yonex Korea Open Super Series	Seoul	Semi-Finalist
	Proton Malaysia Super Series	Kuala Lumpur	Winner
2006
	2006 Asian Games	Doha	Winner
	Yonex Japan Open	Tokyo	Runner-Up
	Chinese Taipei Open	Chinese Taipei	Semi-Finalist
	Proton Malaysia Open	Kuching	Winner
	Singapore Open	Singapore	Quarter-Finalist
	2006 Commonwealth Games	Melbourne	Winner
	Swiss Open	Basel	Winner
2005
	Denmark Open		Winner
	Indonesia Open		Quarter-Finalist
	2005 IBF World Championships	Anaheim	Semi-Finalist
	Proton Malaysia Open	Malaysia	Quarter-Finalist
	Siam Cement Thailand Open	Thailand	Quarter-Finalist
	2005 Southeast Asian Games	Manila	Quarter-Finalist
	Yonex German Open		Semi-Finalist
2004
	Chinese Taipei Open	Taipei	Winner
	Singapore Open	Singapore	Semi-Finalist
	China Open	Guangzhou	Quarter-Finalist
	French Open International		Winner
2003
	Malaysia Satellite		Winner
2002
	Asian Junior Championships		Winner
	World Junior Championships	Johannesburg	Semi-Finalist

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Venue	Round
2007
	Malaysian National Badminton Championships	Kuala Terengganu	Winner
	Yonex Korea Open Super Series	Seoul	Quarter-Finalist
2006
	2006 Asian Games	Doha	Quarter-Finalist
	2006 IBF World Championships	Madrid	Semi-Finalist
	2006 Commonwealth Games	Melbourne	Semi-Finalist
2005
	Denmark Open		Semi-Finalist
	Djarum Indonesia Open	Jakarta	Quarter-Finalist
	Hong Kong Open	Hong Kong	Semi-Finalist
	2005 Southeast Asian Games	Manila	Semi-Finalist
2004
	Djarum Indonesia Open	Jakarta	Semi-Finalist
	Singapore Open	Singapore	Runner-Up
	Chinese Taipei Open	Taipei	Winner
	China Open	Guangzhou	Quarter-Finalist
	2004 Asian Badminton Championships	Kuala Lumpur	Quarter-Finalist
2002
	Asian Junior Championships		Runner-Up

External links

• (Chinese) BadmintonCN.com Profile
• (English) Badminton Asia Confederation Official Site
• (English) Badminton Association of Malaysia