Muhammad Hafiz Hashim

Muhammad Hafiz bin HashimAMN (born 13 September 1982) is a former Malaysian badminton player who currently works as a coach. His biggest success was winning the 2003 All England Open Badminton Championships.[1]

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005PhilSports Arena, Pasig, PhilippinesIndonesiaSony Dwi Kuncoro11–15, 1–15BronzeBronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2002Bolton Arena, Manchester, EnglandMalaysiaLee Tsuen Seng7–3, 7–1, 3–7, 7–8, 7–4GoldGold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2003All England OpenChinaChen Hong17–14, 15–101st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2003Dutch OpenSouth KoreaLee Hyun-il15–5, 8–15, 6–152nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2005German OpenChinaLin Dan8–15, 8–152nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2005Swiss OpenDenmarkPeter Gade17–14, 15–101st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2005Thailand OpenDenmarkKenneth Jonassen15–13, 15–131st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2005Dutch OpenJapanShoji Sato15–4, 15–121st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2005Denmark OpenMalaysiaLee Chong Wei14–17, 8–152nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2006Philippines OpenMalaysiaRoslin Hashim21–19, 21–71st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
2009India OpenIndonesiaTaufik Hidayat18–21, 19–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
 BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

Coaching career

He joined the Suchitra Academy in Hyderabad in February 2023 on a three-year contract after leaving the Academy Badminton Malaysia coaching lineup in December.[2] He coached Indian badminton superstar, P. V. Sindhu from July until December 2023.[3]

Personal life

He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail before transferring to Kuala Lumpur. Hafiz had also studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pintu Geng and Sultan Ismail College.[4]

Hafiz achieved worldwide fame by winning the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2003. He is one of the most successful Malay badminton players aside from the Sidek brothers. Hafiz was among those coached by Misbun Sidek, the eldest of the Sidek brothers and a former national singles coach.

On court, Hafiz was known for his calmness regardless of who his opponent was. He is the younger brother of Roslin Hashim, a former world No.1.[5]

Honour

References