Allan Tai
{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player (born 1980)}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Allan Tai
戴毓伦
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|1|29}}
| birth_place = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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| country = Malaysia
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| handedness = Left
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| event = Men's singles
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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{MAS}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Asian Junior Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 1998 Kuala Lumpur | Boys' team }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 10291
| bwf_id = C87CB552-F605-4035-8914-2BF884430CB5
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Allan Tai (born 29 January 1980) is a Malaysian former badminton player.{{cite web |title=Players: Allan Tai |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/10291/allan-tai |publisher=Badminton World Federation |accessdate=7 May 2018}} He was part of the Malaysia junior team that won the silver medal at the 1998 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' team event.{{cite news |title=Asian Juniors: Chinese Depth Sinks Malaysian Boys and Korean Girls |url=http://www.worldbadminton.com/shuttlenws/19980618a.htm |publisher=New Shuttlenws |accessdate=7 May 2018}} In 2001, Tai became the finalist at the India Satellite tournament, and in 2002, he won the Smiling Fish Satellite tournament in Thailand.{{cite news |title=Chetan, Aparna take crowns |url=http://www.thehindu.com/2001/08/12/stories/07120125.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507222034/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/08/12/stories/07120125.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 May 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=2001-08-12 |accessdate=7 May 2018}} The Kuala Lumpur borned, was the champion of the Asiatic Indahpura Badminton Championship in 2006 and 2007.{{cite news |title=Allan retains title with easy win |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2007/11/30/allan-retains-title-with-easy-win/ |work=The Star |accessdate=7 May 2018}}
Achievements
= IBF International =
Men's singles
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! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
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| align="center" | 2002 | align="left" | Smiling Fish satellite | align="left" | {{flagicon|SGP}} Hendra Wijaya | align="left" | 7–4, 8–7, 7–5 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
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| align="center" | 2001 | align="left" | India Satellite | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Chetan Anand | align="left" | 11–15, 7–15 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BWF|C87CB552-F605-4035-8914-2BF884430CB5}}
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Category:Badminton players from Kuala Lumpur
Category:Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
Category:Malaysian male badminton players
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