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Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Business Administration - University of Putra Malaysia: Serdang, MAS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Ajaz Azmat [national], PAK; Andrew Cross [national] |
General Interest | |
| Famous relatives | His brother Marcus has represented Malaysia in squash. (thestar.com.my, 10 Dec 2009) |
| Most influential person in career | Coach Ong Beng Hee. (thestar.com.my, 13 Oct 2017) |
| Awards and honours | He was named the University of Putra Malaysia's Most Promising Sportsman in 2012. (thestar.com.my, 11 Jun 2012) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Handedness | Right |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Some people dream of success while others make it happen." (Facebook profile, 15 Jul 2013) |
| Injuries | A knee injury forced him to miss the 2022 Asian Team Championships in Cheongju, Republic of Korea. (thestar.com.my, 29 Nov 2022; nst.com.my, 05 Oct 2022) He sustained a groin injury at the 2021 Squash on Fire Open in Washington, DC, United States of America. (nst.com.my, 06 Jul 2021) |
| Nicknames | Ivan (GUL Squash Facebook page, 30 Jul 2020) |
| Other information | RETIREMENT PLANS In 2020 he hinted that he would make a decision on his retirement from competitive sport after the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China. "I think the motivation for myself is my own drive on how much more I can push myself. The plan is to keep going until the next Asian Games but at the end of the day it comes down to how much my body can take it. It's a bit hard to predict what can happen in sports but so far, touch wood, I've not really suffered a major injury. I am happy that I can still go on, although my recovery time is a lot slower compared to the others as I am not that young." (nst.com.my, 20 Jul 2020) |