Tan Bin Shen


Tan Bin Shen is a Malaysian badminton coach and former player. He has served as the men's doubles coach of the Hong Kong national badminton team since February 2025. He served in the same role in Malaysia from 17 December 2020 to 13 January 2025.

Personal life

In his early years, Tan favoured chess and music. Tan began to play badminton at the age of 7. At the age of 12, Tan's potential was spotted by a Selangor coach, Moo Chien Keat. The coach asked Tan's father if he could take him as a student. After receiving the nod from his father, the coach began to train Tan. Four years later, due to his great achievements, Tan was then drafted into the national squad. Tan is married with Melissa Lee, a law graduate from Northumbria University in United Kingdom. In Year 2012 & 2016, both of them welcome a baby boy and a baby girl. Maxwell Tan Guan Liang, Maxine Tan Guan En.

Career

Tan Bin Shen played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Ong Soon Hock. They were seeded world #16. He was the winner at the 2009 Australia Open Grand Prix and previously training with Gan Teik Chai under the coaching of Razif Sidek from Malaysia.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa

BWF Grand Prix

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

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002India Satellite