Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin

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Iskandar Zulkarnain
Personal information
Nickname(s)Iskandar
Birth nameIskandar Zulkarnain bin Zainuddin
CountryMalaysia
Born (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 33)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Years active2010–present
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking23 (24 November 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Thomas Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Men's team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
SEA Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Singapore Men's team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Kazan Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Alor Setar Boys' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Pune Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Iskandar Zulkarnain bin Zainuddin (born 24 May 1991) is a Malaysian badminton player and coach. [1] [2] He represented Malaysia as the third singles in the 2018 Thomas Cup and helped Malaysia qualify for the quarter finals.

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Iskandar was appointed as part of the Irish badminton coaching staff in 2021. [2] Iskandar had gone back to Malaysia after the appointment, but returned to coach in Ireland later in 2022.

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2013 Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia Flag of Thailand.svg Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 9–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2009 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Houwei 12–21, 17–21 Med 2.png Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2009 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tian Houwei 11–21, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Malaysia Masters Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Chong Wei 18–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010 Smiling Fish International Flag of India.svg Ajay Jayaram 10–21, 4–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Austrian International Flag of Hong Kong.svg Ng Ka Long 21–14, 18–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Singapore International Flag of Malaysia.svg Soo Teck Zhi 21–11, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Polish International Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Antonsen 21–12, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Swiss International Flag of Finland.svg Ville Lång 21–19, 16–21, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2017 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Leong Jun Hao 21–11, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 White Nights Flag of India.svg Siddharth Pratap Singh 21–13, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Smiling Fish International Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Syawal Mohd Ismail Flag of Thailand.svg Patiphat Chalardchalaem
Flag of Thailand.svg Thitipong Lapho
17–21, 21–19, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Iskandar Zulkarnain". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 Astro Arena (20 September 2021). "Iskandar Zulkarnain terima tawaran jadi jurulatih di Ireland". astroawani.com (in Malay). Astro Awani . Retrieved 20 October 2021.