Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
# Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari

Muhammad Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari (born 5 February 1983) is a former male badminton player from Malaysia.

## Career

### 2007

Mohd Fairuzizuan played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif. They were seeded #7 and were defeated in the second round by Guo Zhendong and Xie Zhongbo, of China, 21–14, 21–13.

At the 2007 China Open Super Series they beat the tournament number two seeded, Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, in three sets in the first round. However, in the same round of the next Super Series, the Hong Kong Super Series, Mohd Fairuzizuan and Mohd Zakry were forced to bid an early farewell by the same rivals.

### 2008

In the Thomas Cup semi-finals between Malaysia and China at Jakarta, due to exclusion of the original first doubles, Choong Tan Fook-Lee Wan Wah, due to injury reasons, the original second doubles, Koo Kien Keat-Tan Boon Heong, was lined up as the first doubles and the unseeded Mohd Fairuzizuan and Mohd Zakry were lined up as the second doubles. At that time, Malaysia scored a point through the first singles while China scored 2 points through the first doubles and second singles. Despite being greenhorns in the Thomas Cup, what more facing opponents Xie Zhongbo-Guo Zhendong, Fairuzizuan-Zakry led a fierce fight and scored the 2nd point for Malaysia, defeating the Chinese pair, balancing the points at 2-2. However, Malaysia was eventually defeated through the third singles.

In Singapore Open in June, Fairuzizuan-Zakry faced fellow country comrades, Gan Teik Chai-Lin Woon Fui, in the men's doubles finals. Defeating Gan-Lin by two straight sets, Fairuzizuan-Zakry's win of the men's doubles finals can be almost considered as the starting of the peak of their badminton career.

## Achievements

### World Championships

Men's doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Mohd Zakry Latif | Fu Haifeng Cai Yun | 21–18, 22–24, 15–21 | Bronze |

### World Cup

Men's doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | Lin Woon Fui | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 18–21, 15–21 | Silver |

### Asian Games

Mixed doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar | Wong Pei Tty | Zheng Bo Gao Ling | 11–21, 13–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Men's doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Mohd Zakry Latif | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 21–11, 13–21, 15–21 | Bronze |

Mixed doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Wong Pei Tty | Xu Chen Zhao Tingting | 19–21, 21–23 | Bronze |

### Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 | National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos | Mohd Zakry Latif | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 25–27, 21–15, 16–21 | Bronze |

### IBF World Grand Prix/BWF Super Series/BWF Grand Prix Gold

Men's doubles

| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Malaysia Open | Lin Woon Fui | Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat | 21–14, 11–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2007 | Indonesia Open | Mohd Zakry Latif | Fu Haifeng Cai Yun | 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | Singapore Open | Mohd Zakry Latif | Gan Teik Chai Lin Woon Fui | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2008 | Indonesia Open | Mohd Zakry Latif | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 19–21, 21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2008 | Hong Kong Open | Mohd Zakry Latif | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae | 23–25, 21–19, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Vietnam Open | Ong Soon Hock | Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano | 18–21, 21–13, 17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | India Open | Mohd Zakry Latif | Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas | 21–12, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2012 | Thailand Open | Mohd Zakry Latif | Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Chinese Taipei Open | Mohd Zakry Latif | Angga Pratama Ryan Agung Saputra | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |

    BWF Superseries tournament
    Grand Prix Gold Tournament
    Grand Prix Tournament
    IBF World Grand Prix tournament
