James Gan Teik Chai (颜德财) (5 February 1983 – 5 August 2023) was a Malaysian badminton player.[2][3] He won the men's doubles title at the 2004 French International tournament partnered with Koo Kien Keat.[4] He also won the 2009 Australian Open Grand Prix tournament with Tan Bin Shen.[5] Teamed-up with Ong Soon Hock, he won the 2012 BWF International tournament in Mauritius, Argentina, and Brazil.[6][7]

Gan Teik Chai
颜德财
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born(1983-02-05)5 February 1983
Kedah, Malaysia
Died5 August 2023(2023-08-05) (aged 40)
Surabaya, Indonesia[1]
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking12 (MD 21 January 2010)
83 (XD 21 April 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kyoto Boys' team
BWF profile

Personal life and death

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Gan was married to Esther Ng and had two sons. On 4 August 2023, he died of a heart attack while in Indonesia. He was 40.[8]

Achievements

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Southeast Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
  Lin Woon Fui   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
15–21, 17–21   Bronze

BWF Superseries

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[10] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Singapore Open   Lin Woon Fui   Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
  Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
18–21, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold   Tan Bin Shen   Koo Kien Keat
  Tan Boon Heong
11–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2009 Australian Open   Tan Bin Shen   Rupesh Kumar K. T.
  Sanave Thomas
21–13, 21–11   Winner
2010 India Grand Prix   Tan Bin Shen   Mohammad Ahsan
  Bona Septano
21–19, 15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2012 Dutch Open   Ong Soon Hock   Markis Kido
  Alvent Yulianto
21–18, 13–21, 14–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 India Grand Prix   Ng Hui Lin   Liu Peixuan
  Tang Jinhua
17–21, 17–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Malaysia Satellite   Koo Kien Keat   Hong Chieng Hun
  Lin Woon Fui
15–7, 17–16   Winner
2004 French International   Koo Kien Keat   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Jesper Larsen
15–6, 17–15   Winner
2006 Malaysia Satellite   Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif   Ong Soon Hock
  Tan Bin Shen
26–24, 18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2008 Malaysia International   Ong Jian Guo   Goh Wei Shem
  Lin Woon Fui
19–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2012 Mauritius International   Ong Soon Hock   Denneshsing Baboolall
  Yoni Louison
21–9, 21–10   Winner
2012 Argentina International   Ong Soon Hock   Cristian Araya
  Esteban Mujica
21–14, 21–15   Winner
2012 Brazil International   Ong Soon Hock   Phillip Chew
  Sattawat Pongnairat
21–14, 21–14   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "亲往印尼办理颜德财身后事 古健杰:安全回来了" (in Chinese). Sinchew Daily. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Players: Teik Chai Gan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Gan Teik Chai". www.youbad.net. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Teik Chai-Kien Keat grab maiden Open title". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Yonex Australian Open 2009 – Indian Doubles Miss Gold". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Archived from the original on 26 August 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  6. ^ "BADMINTON: Shama Aboobakar prend sa revanche". www.lemauricien.com (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  7. ^ "Kevin Cordon e Nicole Grether vencem o 27º Brasil Internacional de Badminton". www.badminton.org.br (in Portuguese). Confederação Brasileira de Badminton. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  8. ^ Former national doubles star Teik Chai dies
  9. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  10. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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