The Sidek badminton family is a Malaysian family with a significant history within professional badminton. The patriarch of the family was an avid badminton fan, Sidek Abdullah Kamar. He started to train his sons at early ages at their house in Banting. As soon his sons were spotted by Khoo Teng Yuen, a BAM coach, he transferred them to a Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, where he was based. The training ultimately culminated in regaining the Thomas Cup in 1992 after a lapse of 25 years. The five Sidek brothers, all world class players, began their run of success in the early 1980s. They won titles and medals in major tournaments, including All-England, World Cup, Olympic Games, and many big open tournaments. 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. They are also known as the founder of the infamous “S” serve, which caused a deceptively erratic shuttle movement, which confounded their opponents and officials alike. The serve caused much uproar and was eventually banned by the International Badminton Federation. As of 2014, the only Sidek to actively play in the international scene is Sidek's grandson Misbun Ramdan Misbun.
MISBUN - World Cup runner-up, All-England runner-up, Thomas Cup runner-up RAZIF & JALANI - All-England champion, World Grand Prix Finals gold medallist, World Championships silver medallist, World Cup gold medalist, Thomas Cup champions, Olympic Games bronze medallist, Asian Championships gold medallist RAHMAN - Thomas Cup champions, Asian Championships bronze medallist RASHID - Asian Championships gold medallist, Thomas Cup champions, World Grand Prix Finals gold medallist, Olympic Games bronze medallist, All-England runner-up
In popular culture
Sidek and his sons' life story was published in a biographical comic book, entitled Anak-Anak Sidek, which was 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.
