Lim Fang Yang

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Lim Fang Yang
林方阳
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1989-02-14) 14 February 1989 (age 36)
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Men's singles
Highest ranking120 (8 November 2012)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Incheon Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile

Lim Fang Yang (born 14 February 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player. [1] Lim started playing badminton at age 4, and he entered the Pahang State team when he was 10. [2] In 2007, he reached the semi-final round of the Asian Junior Championships where he lost to Chen Long and settled for the bronze medal. [3] In 2012, he won the Miami International tournament in the men's singles event.

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Upon leaving the national team in 2012, he became the sparring partner for the other Malaysia national team players such as Lee Chong Wei until 2015. He was hand-picked by the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) to coach the Junior National team and impart his valuable experience and skills till 2018.

Through the years, he had been with BAM for over 16 years. Training and competing alongside the top players of Malaysia. He is versatile in both singles and doubles play, competing in both categories through his career. Hee set up his own academy in Kuala Lumpur, coaching young aspiring players.

Coach Fang Yang was invited to Singapore in early 2018 to coach the training of more advanced players. He helped out for more than a year before setting up his own academy in Singapore.

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2007 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Long 2–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012 Miami International Flag of the United States.svg Sattawat Pongnairat 21–19, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Fang Yang Lim". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. "Interview with Lim Fang Yang". www.badminton-information.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. "Asian Junior Championships Arif continues brilliant run". www.bulutangkis.com. Bulutangkis.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.