Datuk Tey Seu Bock DPSM (born 21 February 1973)[1] is a retired Malaysian professional badminton player. He is most well known for being the coach of three-time Olympic silver medalist and former world No. 1 badminton men's singles shuttler Lee Chong Wei between 2010 and 2016.[2] Tey currently serves as coach of the men's singles department at the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM).[3]
| Tey Seu Bock 郑瑞睦 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Born | 21 February 1973 Alor Gajah District, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Years active | 1991–1995 |
| Handedness | Right |
| Event | Men's singles & doubles |
| BWF profile | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭瑞睦 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑瑞睦 | ||||||||||||||||
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As a player, he was active in both men's singles and doubles until his retirement.
Background
editTey was born in the tourist destination of Pengkalan Balak in the historical Malaysian state of Malacca. Following limited success in his playing career, he turned to coaching and remained as an assistant to Misbun Sidek for a large number of years acting as sparring partner to players such as Rashid Sidek, Muhammad Roslin Hashim and eventually Lee himself. He once ventured into the kopi tiam (traditional coffee shop) business in an attempt to strengthen his financial situation but the business failed after a year.[4]
Career
edit1995
editMen's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Round | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Brunei Open | Round of 32 |  Rahman Sidek
|
 Dodi Hermono Yuwono
|
14-17 9-15 |
1994
editMen's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | German Open | Qualification |  Holger Kampen
|
15-7 15-4 |
| Qualification | Franz Josef Mueller
|
15-9 15-3 | ||
| Round of 64 | Volker Renzelmann
|
15-8 15-12 | ||
| Round of 32 |  Tomas Johansson
|
8-15 9-15 | ||
| 1994 | Dutch Open | Round of 64 | Budi Santoso
|
4-15 7-15 |
| 1994 | Indonesia Open | Round of 64 | Hendrawan
|
11-15 10-15 |
| 1994 | Brunei Open | Round of 64 |  Wilfred Albo
|
15-2 15-4 |
| Round of 32 | Jeffer Rosobin
|
5-15 2-15 | ||
| 1994 | Singapore Open | Qualification |  Noor Izwan Paini
|
15-0 15-2 |
| Qualification | Kok Keong Desmond Tan
|
15-1 15-14 | ||
| Qualification | Saman Ismail
|
9-15 15-4 15-11 | ||
| Round of 64 |  Jeroen Van Dijk
|
5-15 15-12 9-15 | ||
| 1994 | Malaysia Open | Round of 64 | Ardy Wiranata
|
2-15 3-15 |
1993
editMen's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brunei Open | Round of 32 | Antonio Jr Mance
|
15-7 11-15 15-4 |
| Round of 16 |  Kitipon Kitikul
|
15-5 15-13 | ||
| Quarterfinal | Kantharoopan Ponniah
|
6-15 15-11 9-15 | ||
| 1993 | Malaysia Open | Round of 64 |  Takuya Katayama
|
15-10 15-6 |
| Round of 32 |  Pontus Jäntti
|
6-15 10-15 |
Men's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Round | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brunei Open | Round of 32 | Ah Heng Lo
|
 Wahab Moksin Hj Yusof
|
15-4 15-5 |
| Round of 16 | Gunawan Al-Muhtadee Billah
|
18-17 1-15 15-4 | |||
| Quarterfinal | Kitipon Kitikul Prapon Prapaitrakul
|
6-15 2-15 | |||
| 1993 | Malaysia Open | Round of 32 | Ah Heng Lo
|
Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja
|
2-15 3-15 |
1992
editMen's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Malaysia Open | Round of 128 |  Yifeng Shen
|
8-15 15-11 14-17 |
1991
editMen's Singles
| Year | Tournament | Round | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Singapore Open | Qualification | ||
| Qualification | Yuzo Kubota
|
15-7 10-15 15-13 | ||
| Qualification |  Bhawin Gala
|
12-15 9-15 | ||
| 1991 | Malaysia Open | Qualification |  Ibrahim Sadru
|
Walkover |
| Qualification |  Luis Lopezllera
|
Walkover | ||
| Qualification | Dipankar Bhattacharjee
|
7-15 8-15 |
Men's Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Round | Partner | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Malaysia Open | Qualification | D. Jivehenthiran
|
Bye | |
| Qualification |  Liwen Lin Jianjun Liu
|
6-15 8-15 |
- BWF International Series tournament
Coaching
editTey joined the BAM in 2002 and became an understudy to Misbun Sidek.[5] Following Misbun's resignation from the BAM in 2010, Tey was chosen to take over coaching responsibilities of the men's singles department and take world No. 1 Lee Chong Wei under his wing.[6] Under his watch, Lee would go on to clinch, among many, two more Olympic silver medals, four world championships silver medals and three All England Open Badminton Championships men's singles titles.[7]
Following the coaching reshuffle at BAM in 2017, Tey was re-assigned and has since served as head coach of Malaysia's national women's singles department.[8][9][10]
In May 2020, the BAM once again restructured their national coaching setup which saw Tey returning to the men's singles squad as assistant to head coach, Hendrawan.[11][12][13] Another Indonesian, Indra Wijaya, succeeded Tey as women's singles head coach.
Honours
edit
Malacca :
Companion Class II of the Order of Malacca (DPSM) - Datuk (2017)[14]
References
edit- ^ "Lee Chong Wei 李宗伟". Lee Chong Wei. Facebook. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Seu Bock: 'One-of-a-kind' shuttler never takes the game lightly". The Star (Malaysia). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Badminton: BAM place faith on Indonesian coaches in revamp | The Star". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Hashim, Rizal (5 August 2012). "The man behind Chong Wei almost quit the sport". Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "DATUK TEY SEU BOCK". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Paul, Rajes (2 January 2011). "Misbun quits as national singles coach". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ Gilmour, Rod (8 March 2011). "All England Badminton 2011: Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei set to defend title and stop Lin Dan the hard way". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Hafiz to join BAM after settling personal matters". The Star (Malaysia). 14 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "(Badminton) Misbun Sidek returns to BAM as men's singles head coach". New Straits Times. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Hafiz Hashim looks forward to joining new BAM set up". Malay Mail. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Hendrawan-Seu Bock combo returns to lead men's singles". Free Malaysia Today. Bernama. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Talkah, Helmi (17 May 2020). "Langkah bijak satukan Hendrawan, Seu Bock" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Peter, Fabian (18 May 2020). "Chong Ming happy to 'return home' to BAM". New Straits Times. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
- ^ Talkah, Helmi (17 October 2017). "(Badminton) Women's singles coach Seu Bock honoured for achievements in badminton". New Straits Times. Retrieved 16 June 2019.