Badminton
Malaysia's biggest hope, the second seed ranking in the world, Lee Chong Wei is looking forward for at least a gold. However, after losing to the third seed from Korea, Lee Hyun-il by 21-19, 21-19, the Malaysian badminton team 2 men's double were beaten by the Korean team. Malaysia won the bronze medal in the men's team, after losing to South Korea by 3-1.
In the individual section, Lee Chong Wei faced Taufik Hidayat in the semifinals and losing to 21-16, 21-18. Again, he got a bronze medal only. However, Malaysia unseeded men's doubles pair of Koo Kien Kiat and Tan Boon Heong went all the way. After the world no. 1 Chinese pair in the quarterfinal and World Champion Indonesian doubles Kido Markis and Setiawan Hendra, they again beat another Indonesian team in the final, winning a victory gold medal for Malaysia in the men's double. This was Malaysia's 1st gold medal in badminton for 36 years. Malaysia was even unable to get into the final in Asian games, after losing to Indonesia 12 years ago.
Besides the men's singles and doubles, Malaysia also attained 2 bronze in the men's team event and also the mixed double.
| Event | Medal | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | LEE Chong Wei | |
| Men's Doubles | TAN Boon Heong,KOO Kien Keat | |
| Men's Team | KUAN Beng Hong LEE Chong Wei WONG Choong Hann LIN Woon Fui M TAZARI Mohd Fairuzizuan KOO Kien Keat HASHIM Muhammad Hafiz TAN Boon Heong |
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| Mixed Doubles | M TAZARI Mohd Fairuzizuan,WONG Pei Tty |
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