The former national doubles star Teik Chai dies. Yes, this news is true. This news has given a huge shock to the people on the internet. He passed away at the age of 40. Teik Chai passed away on 5th August 2023. His full name was “James Gan Teik Chai”. He was a famous Malaysian badminton player. He has been named a double star because he won the men’s doubles title at the French Internation Tournament 2004 which was partnered with Koo Kien Keat. This was his biggest achievement in his whole career. Now his fans are curious to know about the cause of his death so come with us let us discover this now.
Gan Teik Chai’s death cause explored
Teik Chai was a talented Malaysian badminton player. He was born on 5th February 1983. His birthplace is Kedah, Malaysia. His name is making rounds on the internet because recently we all got to know that he is no more in this world. He took his last breath on 5th August 2023, Saturday. Teik Chai died at the age of 40. He was known as the “National Double Star”. He has won many achievements in his life and because of those achievements, he got a lot of fame and recognition. Read the next paragraph to know about his achievements.
Teik Chai’s achievements include several moments. In 2009, he won the Australian Open Grand Prix tournament with Tan Bin Shen. In 2012, he won the BWF International tournament, teaming up with Ong Soon Hock in Mauritius, Argentina, and Brazil. But his biggest achievement will always be the title of men’s doubles title. He used to have a good fan following. Her represented Malaysia at the top because of his badminton skills. Now after serving himself in badminton, he passed away on Saturday and left his wife and two sons. He was married to Esther Ng. The badminton community is paying tribute to him because of his contribution to the Malaysian badminton team.
According to the reports, former Australian Open champion Teik Chai’s death was linked to a heart attack. The fans are in a mourn. His death was confirmed by his very close friend Chong Wei, He give a statement where he said, “It is with heavy and sad hearts that he is sharing this news of the passing of his close friend, Gan Teik Chai, who I say Ah Gan has passed away. He doesn’t have any words to express his love for him. He is in deep sorrow. He is replaying voice messages with him again and again” May his soul Rest in Peace.