Muhammad Hafiz Hashim


Muhammad Hafiz Hashim is a former Malaysian badminton player whose biggest success is having won the 2003 All England Open Badminton Championships. He is currently the Malaysia national junior under-15 singles coach.

Personal life

He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail before transferring to Kuala Lumpur. Then, he transferred back to Kelantan and studied in Sultan Ismail College.
He achieved worldwide fame when he won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2003. He is one of the most successful Malay badminton players aside from the Sidek brothers. Hafiz was among others also coached by Misbun Sidek, the eldest of the Sidek brothers and a former national singles coach.
Hafiz is known for his cool approach on the court regardless of whomever he's playing against. He is the younger brother of Roslin Hashim, a former world No.1.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005PhilSports Arena, Pasig City, Philippines Sony Dwi Kuncoro11–15, 1–15 Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2002Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Lee Tsuen Seng7–3, 7–1, 3–7, 7–8, 7–4 Gold

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 since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2003All England Open Chen Hong17–14, 15–10 Winner
2003Dutch Open Lee Hyun-il15–5, 8–15, 6–15 Runner-up
2005German Open Lin Dan8–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2005Swiss Open Peter Gade17–14, 15–10 Winner
2005Thailand Open Kenneth Jonassen15–13, 15–13 Winner
2005Dutch Open Shoji Sato15–4, 15–12 Winner
2005Denmark Open Lee Chong Wei14–17, 8–15 Runner-up
2006Philippines Open Roslin Hashim21–19, 21–7 Winner
2009India Open Taufik Hidayat19–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Honour