| Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | |||||||||||||
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| Born | September 13, 1982 Kota Bharu, Kelantan |
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||
| Coach | Misbun Sidek | ||||||||||||
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| Current Ranking | 37 (23 July 2009 [1]) | ||||||||||||
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Muhammad Hafiz Hashim (born September 13, 1982 in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia) is a Malaysian badminton player. He studied at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Isamil(1) before transferring to Kuala Lumpur. Then,he transfer back to Kelantan and studied in Sultan Ismail College. He achieved worldwide fame when he won the Yonex All-England Open Badminton Championships in 2003. He is one of the most successful Malay badminton players aside from the Sidek brothers. Hafiz is incidentally coached by Misbun Sidek, the eldest of the Sidek brothers and the current national singles coach.
He is known for his cool approach on the court regardless of whoever he's playing against. His specialty lies on deceptive return and variety of trick moves which usually captured his opponent even Lin Dan.
He is the younger brother of Roslin Hashim, also a national badminton player.