Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin

Malaysian badminton player

Badminton player

Personal information

Nickname(s)

Iskandar

Birth name

Iskandar Zulkarnain bin Zainuddin

Country

Malaysia

Born

(1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 32)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Height

1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

64 kg (141 lb)

Years active

2010–present

Handedness

Right

Men's singles

Highest ranking

23 (24 November 2016)

Medal record

Men's badminton

Representing Malaysia
Thomas Cup
	2016 Kunshan	Men's team
Asian Games
	2014 Incheon	Men's team
Asia Team Championships
	2018 Alor Setar	Men's team
SEA Games
	2017 Kuala Lumpur	Men's team
	2015 Singapore	Men's team
Summer Universiade
	2013 Kazan	Men's singles
World Junior Championships
	2009 Alor Setar	Mixed team
	2009 Alor Setar	Boys' singles
	2008 Pune	Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
	2009 Kuala Lumpur	Mixed team
	2009 Kuala Lumpur	Boys' singles
	2008 Kuala Lumpur	Mixed team

BWF profile

Iskandar Zulkarnain bin Zainuddin (born 24 May 1991) is a Malaysian badminton player and coach.^[1]^[2] He represented Malaysia as the third singles in the 2018 Thomas Cup and helped Malaysia qualify for the quarter finals.

Iskandar was appointed as part of the Irish badminton coaching staff in 2021.^[2] Iskandar had gone back to Malaysia after the appointment, but returned to coach in Ireland later in 2022.

Achievements

Summer Universiade

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Tennis Academy, Kazan, Russia	Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	9–21, 11–21	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia	Tian Houwei	12–21, 17–21	Silver

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Tian Houwei	11–21, 18–21	Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Malaysia Masters	Lee Chong Wei	18–21, 11–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Smiling Fish International	Ajay Jayaram	10–21, 4–21	Runner-up
2015	Austrian International	Ng Ka Long	21–14, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	Singapore International	Soo Teck Zhi	21–11, 21–15	Winner
2015	Polish International	Anders Antonsen	21–12, 21–18	Winner
2015	Swiss International	Ville Lång	21–19, 16–21, 21–11	Winner
2017	Malaysia International	Leong Jun Hao	21–11, 21–13	Winner
2019	White Nights	Siddharth Pratap Singh	21–13, 21–16	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Smiling Fish International	Muhammad Syawal Mohd Ismail	Patiphat Chalardchalaem Thitipong Lapho	17–21, 21–19, 21–14	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

References

^ "Players: Iskandar Zulkarnain". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b Astro Arena (20 September 2021). "Iskandar Zulkarnain terima tawaran jadi jurulatih di Ireland". astroawani.com (in Malay). Astro Awani. Retrieved 20 October 2021.