Muhammad Hafiz bin Hashim (born 13 September 1982) is a former Malaysian badminton player who currently works as a coach. His biggest success was winning the 2003 All England Open Badminton Championships.
Achievements Southeast Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result2005PhilSports Arena, Pasig, Philippines Sony Dwi Kuncoro 11–15, 1–15 Bronze
Commonwealth Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result2002Bolton Arena, Manchester, England Lee Tsuen Seng 7–3, 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 (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2003 All England Open Chen Hong 17–14, 15–10 Winner 2003 Dutch Open Lee Hyun-il 15–5, 8–15, 6–15 Runner-up 2005 German Open Lin Dan 8–15, 8–15 Runner-up 2005 Swiss Open Peter Gade 17–14, 15–10 Winner 2005 Thailand Open Kenneth Jonassen 15–13, 15–13 Winner 2005 Dutch Open Shoji Sato 15–4, 15–12 Winner 2005 Denmark Open Lee Chong Wei 14–17, 8–15 Runner-up 2006 Philippines Open Roslin Hashim 21–19, 21–7 Winner 2009 India Open Taufik Hidayat 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
Coaching career He joined the Suchitra Academy in Hyderabad in February 2023 on a three-year contract after leaving the Academy Badminton Malaysia coaching lineup in December. He coached Indian badminton superstar, P. V. Sindhu from July until December 2023.
Personal life He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Ismail before transferring to Kuala Lumpur. Hafiz had also studied at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Pintu Geng and Sultan Ismail College.
Hafiz achieved worldwide fame by winning 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 those coached by Misbun Sidek, the eldest of the Sidek brothers and a former national singles coach.
On court, Hafiz was known for his calmness regardless of who his opponent was. He is the younger brother of Roslin Hashim, a former world No.1.
Honour
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2005)
References
External links Profile at Badminton Association of Malaysia