PETALING JAYA: A simple dental appointment turned out to be a numbing nightmare for former doubles shuttler Tan Boon Heong (pic) when he found he could not lift his hand. The former All-England ...

KEPONG: Former shuttler Tan Boon Heong believes badminton academies in the country have to play a bigger role in nurturing young talents as only players aged 16 and above will be included in the ...

PETALING JAYA: It’s normal to point the blame to one another in doubles but stand above it, says former badminton international Tan Boon Heong. The top players’ performance in the All-England ...

FORMER doubles ace Tan Boon Heong knows how to inspire a dejected Lee Zii Jia. World No. 16 Zii Jia was left frustrated after squandering two match points before going down 16-21, 23-21 ...

PETALING JAYA: Bring it home, boys. Former doubles shuttler Tan Boon Heong has pleaded for the men’s doubles players to end a long wait for the All-England title as the ‘hot’ competition ...

PETALING JAYA: Haste makes waste. And that’s why former international Tan Boon Heong does not want mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin to rush in their mission to become great as it can ...

Thinaah to progress into a world-class pair as doubles ace Tan Boon Heong is set to spar with the duo soon. Although the arrangement has not been finalised, national doubles coaching director Rexy ...

PARIS: Malaysia's Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong fell in the final hurdle at the World Badminton Championships here on Sunday. The world number one pair went down fighting 21-18, 18-21, 14-21 to ...

PETALING JAYA: Capturing the men’s doubles title in the All-England at the age of 20 remains one of former shuttler Tan Boon Heong’s most memorable moments in his partnership with Koo Kien Keat.

In his first stint as coach in the country, Rexy had successfully guided Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong to the men’s doubles gold in the 2006 edition in Doha. Kien Keat-Boon Heong had at that time ...