Lee Wan Wah


Lee Wan Wah is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is currently the Japan's junior team coach.

Career overview

Lee made his debut in Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with Choong Tan Fook, they advance to the semi finals stage, but lost to South Korean pair Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung in the rubber game. The duo played in the bronze medal match against another South Korean Ha Tae-kwon and Kim Dong-moon, but lost in straight game with the score 2–15, 8–15.
In 2004 Athens, Lee and Choong had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, they lost to Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung of South Korea 11–15, 15–11, 15–9.
In 2008, Lee participated in Jakarta for the Malaysian Thomas Cup team, being Choong's partner. In the semi-final, Lee did not play because Choong was sick. Consequently, Malaysia was beaten by the defending champion China.
At the Beijing Olympic Games, Lee and Choong, seeded four, surprisingly lost to South Korean Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man, who captured the bronze medal.
In November 2009, Lee and Choong Tan Fook reached Hong Kong Open Super Series semi-final but they lost to Denmark's Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen.

Coaching

In October 2008, Lee left Badminton Association of Malaysia and established a company, Pioneer Sdn Bhd, with fellow badminton players Wong Choong Hann, Chan Chong Ming, and Chew Choon Eng, to coach young badminton players in Kota Damansara and Bandar Mahkota Cheras. They hoped that the company will turn into academies for local and international players.
In 2015, Lee Wan Wah started coaching professionals Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. Koo and Tan went to look for Lee to be their coach since they Koo and Tan left the national set up. They are having a successful partnership under Lee and Koo and Tan are doing well in tournaments.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain Choong Tan Fook Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon
7–15, 15–9, 10–15 Bronze
2007Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
20–22, 26–28 Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Choong Tan Fook Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
12–15, 3–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Choong Tan Fook Pramote Teerawiwatana
Tesana Panvisvas
15–12, 10–15, 12–15 Bronze
2001Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Wong Choong Hann Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
4–15, 5–15 Bronze
2003Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Choong Tan Fook Chang Kim Wai
Chew Choon Eng
15–5, 15–6 Gold

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1998Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Choong Tan Fook Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
15–7, 15–4 Gold

BWF Super Series and BWF Grand Prix

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Malaysia Open Choong Tan Fook Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
5–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1996Vietnam Open Choong Tan Fook Zhang Wei
Liu Yong
15–6, 15–6 Winner
1999Singapore Open Choong Tan Fook Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
15–7, 14–15, 15–12 Winner
1999Dutch Open Choong Tan Fook Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Lars Paaske
15–4, 6–15, 15–9 Winner
1999German Open Choong Tan Fook Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–9, 15–6 Winner
2002Japan Open Choong Tan Fook Chan Chong Ming
Chew Choon Eng
Walkover Runner-up
2003Hong Kong Open Choong Tan Fook Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
13–15, 15–6, 6–15 Runner-up
2003China Open Choong Tan Fook Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
12–15, 10–15 Runner-up
2004All England Open Choong Tan Fook Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Jens Eriksen
15–9, 13–15, 3–15 Runner-up
2004Malaysia Open Choong Tan Fook Alvent Yulianto
Luluk Hadiyanto
15–12, 15–7 Winner
2005China Masters Choong Tan Fook Guo Zhendong
Xie Zhongbo
10–15, 4–15 Runner-up
2005Dutch Open Choong Tan Fook Tadashi Ōtsuka
Keita Masuda
15–7, 15–4 Winner
2006All England Open Choong Tan Fook Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Jens Eriksen
6–15, 17–14, 2–15 Runner-up
2006Hong Kong Open Choong Tan Fook Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
24–22, 16–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2007Singapore Open Choong Tan Fook Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
21–16, 22–24, 18–21 Runner-up
2007Macau Open Choong Tan Fook Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
18–21, 21–17, 21–23 Runner-up
2007French Open Choong Tan Fook Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2008Vietnam Open Choong Tan Fook Fran Kurniawan
Rendra Wijaya
21–14, 21–10 Winner
2009India Open Choong Tan Fook Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Hendra Wijaya
21–9, 21–11 Winner
2009Thailand Open Choong Tan Fook Chan Peng Soon
Lim Khim Wah
22–20, 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2009Macau Open Choong Tan Fook Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
14–21, 21–17, 12–21 Runner-up

Honour