Sidek brothers

The Sidek badminton family is a Malaysian family with a significant history within professional badminton. The patriarch of the family was avid badminton fan, Sidek Abdullah Kamar (1936–2005). He is the father of Malaysia’s most famous badminton-playing family, laying the groundwork for his sons' rise to stardom. He started to train his sons at early ages at their house in Banting.

Soon his sons were spotted by Khoo Teng Yuen, a BAM coach who transferred them to a Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur where he was based. The Sidek brothers played a huge in taking Malaysia out of the doldrums in world badminton, culminating in the success of regaining the Thomas Cup in 1992 after a lapse of 25 years in.

The five Sidek brothers, all world class players began their run of success in the early 1980s. They won titles and medals in major tournaments, including All-England, World Cup, Olympic Games and many big Open tournaments. In 1985, the Sidek family made history when they became the largest sibling group ever to represent the country abroad in the same sporting event. Misbun, Razif, Jalani, Rahman and Rashid were all selected to compete at the Hong Kong Open.

As of 2014, the only Sidek actively play in international scene is Sidek's grandson Misbun Ramdan Misbun.

MISBUN World Cup runner-up (1982), All-England runner-up (1986) & Thomas Cup runner-up (1988).

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