Gan Teik Chai


James Gan Teik Chai was a Malaysian badminton player. He won the men's doubles title at the 2004 French International tournament partnered with Koo Kien Keat. He also won the 2009 Australian Open Grand Prix tournament with Tan Bin Shen. Teamed-up with Ong Soon Hock, he won the 2012 BWF International tournament in Mauritius, Argentina, and Brazil.

Personal life and death

Gan was married to Esther Ng and had two sons. On 4 August 2023, he died of a heart attack while in Indonesia. He was 40.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Singapore Open

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Malaysia Grand Prix Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Malaysia Satellite