Following news about our reviewed, revised and revitalised performance programme and its overt emphasis on a coach-led approach, we are delighted to welcome another hugely successful former player to Badminton England.
Koo Kien Keat has joined our elite performance programme as a Guest Coach and will work closely with all our athletes over the next four weeks to help improve their individual games.
Former Malaysian doubles star, Koo is a former world no.1 and an All England winner!
Back in 2006, Koo first paired with left-hander Tan Boon Heong and together they won gold at the Asian Games in Doha as an unseeded pair – becoming the youngest ever men’s doubles pair to win an Asian Games gold medal!
The following year, the duo won the men’s doubles at the YONEX All England Open – climbing to the top of the world rankings with a famous win over Chinese pair Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng. They returned to the Final in 2011, only to…
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