Razif Sidek


Razif Sidek is a former badminton player from Malaysia and coach.

Personal life

He is the second eldest of the famous five Sidek brothers. Razif and his siblings gained exposure about badminton sport from their father, Haji Mohd Sidek. Under the guidance of his father, Razif and the rest of his siblings were trained to be champions. Razif Sidek is the alumnus of Victoria Institution.
He married former model, Khalidah Khalid and blessed with five children. His youngest children, Mohd Fazriq are also active in badminton. He became a grandfather in December 2018.

Career

His regular partner is his younger brother, Jalani. Razif won a gold medal for Malaysia at the 1982 Commonwealth Games doubles with Ong Beng Teong. They made the nation sit up and take notice when they won the All England Championships in 1982 after beating the Scottish pair, Billy Gilliland and Dan Travers.
The Sidek brothers won almost every title on offer during their playing career, including the World Grand Prix, World Cup, SEA Games, Commonwealth Games and Asian Championships. They introduced the infamous “S” Service, which caused a deceptively erratic shuttle movement, which confounded their opponents and officials alike. The service caused much uproar and was eventually banned by the International Badminton Federation.
He was also a member of the Malaysian squad that won the Thomas Cup for the first time in 25 years, in a 3-2 victory over Indonesia at the National Stadium in 1992. He created history by becoming the first Malaysian athlete to win an Olympic Games medal in Barcelona 1992. They won a bronze medal for Malaysia after reaching the semi-finals in the men's doubles category where they lost to the Korean pair, Park Joo-bong and Kim Moon-Soo.
During his career with Jalani, they become one of the best four doubles pair in the world from the 1980s until the early 1990s.

Coaching

After he retired, he served as Malaysian national head coach from 1994 until 1996. Razif guided Cheah Soon Kit-Yap Kim Hock to Malaysia’s first-ever Olympic silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1992Pavelló de la Mar Bella, Barcelona, Spain Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
11–15, 13–15 Bronze

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1987Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
2–15, 15–8, 9–15 Silver
1989Senayan Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
10–15, 9–15 Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1988National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
Walkover Silver
1990Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
14–17, 15–8, 15–7 Gold
1991Macau Forum, Macau Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
15–18, 15–11, 15–2 Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1990Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
5–15, 15–18 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1985Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
5–15, 15–8, 2–15 Silver
1992Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jalani Sidek Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin
15–4, 15–6 Gold
1994Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Jalani Sidek Chen Hongyong
Chen Kang
8–15, 10–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1981Manila, Philippines Jalani Sidek Rudy Heryanto
Hariamanto Kartono
12–15, 6–15 Silver
1985Bangkok, Thailand Jalani Sidek Hariamanto Kartono
Liem Swie King
6–15, 15–11, 15–5 Gold
1989Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
11–15, 12–15 Silver
1991Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
11–15, 6–15 Silver

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1982Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia Keith Priestman15–8, 15–2 Bronze

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1982Edmonton, Brisbane, Australia Ong Beng Teong Martin Dew
Nick Yates
15–10, 17–15 Gold
1990Auckland Badminton Hall, Auckland, New Zealand Jalani Sidek Cheah Soon Kit
Rashid Sidek
15–8, 15–8 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983Canada Open Jalani Sidek Mark Freitag
Bob MacDougall
15–3, 15–4 Winner
1984Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Lee Deuk-choon
6–15, 15–12, 10–15 Runner-up
1984Canada Open Jalani Sidek Billy Gilliland
Dan Travers
15–11, 15–9 Winner
1985Denmark Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
14–17, 8–15 Runner-up
1985Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Martin Dew
Dipak Tailor
18–16, 12–15, 15–3 Winner
1986Chinese Taipei Open Jalani Sidek Kim Chung-soo
Lee Deuk-choon
15–4, 15–5 Winner
1986Japan Open Jalani Sidek Bobby Ertanto
Rudy Heryanto
15–11, 15–2 Winner
1986All England Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
2–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1986Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Bobby Ertanto
Rudy Heryanto
15–10, 11–15, 15–10 Winner
1986Indonesia Open Jalani Sidek Hariamanto Kartono
Liem Swie King
3–15, 15–12, 12–15 Runner-up
1986World Grand Prix Finals Jalani Sidek Eddy Hartono
Hadibowo Susanto
10–15, 15–5, 18–13 Winner
1987Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
Walkover Winner
1987English Masters Jalani Sidek Shuji Matsuno
Shinji Matsuura
15–11, 15–9 Winner
1987Denmark Open Jalani Sidek Jan-Eric Antonsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–11, 15–7 Winner
1988All England Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
6–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1988French Open Jalani Sidek Park Joo-bong
Sung Han-kuk
8–15, 15–12, 12–15 Runner-up
1988Indonesia Open Jalani Sidek Chen Hongyong
Chen Kang
16–18, 15–5, 15–2 Winner
1988Hong Kong Open Jalani Sidek Sawei Chanseorasmee
Sakrapee Thongsari
15–5, 17–14 Winner
1988English Masters Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
11–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1988Denmark Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
6–15, 15–8, 4–15 Runner-up
1988Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1988World Grand Prix Finals Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
10–15, 15–6, 15–8 Winner
1989Chinese Taipei Open Jalani Sidek Jan-Eric Antonsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–3, 15–2 Winner
1989Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
12–15, 15–10, 7–15 Runner-up
1989China Open Jalani Sidek Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin
9–15, 17–14, 15–12 Winner
1989Hong Kong Open Jalani Sidek Chen Yu
He Xiangyang
15–12, 15–6 Winner
1989Denmark Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1989Indonesia Open Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
9–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1989World Grand Prix Finals Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
15–9, 15–5 Winner
1990Swedish Open Jalani Sidek Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
7–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1990French Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
3–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1990Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
4–15, 15–13, 4–15 Runner-up
1990Indonesia Open Jalani Sidek Thomas Indracahya
Reony Mainaky
15–4, 15–5 Winner
1991Chinese Taipei Open Jalani Sidek Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
15–7, 15–5 Winner
1991Japan Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
4–15, retired Runner-up
1991Malaysia Open Jalani Sidek Kim Moon-soo
Park Joo-bong
8–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1991Canada Open Jalani Sidek Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
15–11, 15–12 Winner
1991US Open Jalani Sidek Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
18–13, 13–15, 15–3 Winner
1991World Grand Prix Finals Jalani Sidek Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin
15–10, 12–15, 18–15 Winner
1992China Open Jalani Sidek Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
15–17, 11–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1983German Open Jalani Sidek Martin Dew
Mike Tredgett
15–8, 12–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1989Singapore Open Jalani Sidek Rudy Gunawan
Eddy Hartono
15–12, 15–8 Winner
1990Australia Open Jalani Sidek Hengky Irawan
Ardy Wiranata
15–8, 18–15 Winner

Honours