Early Achievements
At age 12 Misbun represented his school in badminton and by 15 he was the school champion. At the age of 16, Misbun Sidek elected to represent the country in the Asian Championship in Hong Kong Invitation following the success of champion under 18 years category Schools Sports Council of Malaysia (MSSM).
Besides the tournament, the second of eight siblings were also selected to the Australian Open, better known by the name of the Silver Bowl. A year later, at the age of 18 years, Misbun have been selected for the Thomas Cup training squad of the country. He can sit either low stand tall with senior players like Suffian Abu Bakar, James Selvaraj, Saw Swee Leong, Phua Ah Hua, Moo Foot Lian, Ong Teong Boon, Ho Khim Soon and Kwek Chiew Peng. Misbun continue to maintain its dominance and the chart title hat-trick under 18 years old in 1978, followed by the category under 21, one year later.
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