HAFIZ HASHIM (Malaysia)



For sure, Hafiz will have his hands full as he goes
for a back-to-back title bid in the $120,000 Bingo
Bonanza Philippine Open firing off July 18 at the
Philsports Arena in Pasig City, Metro Manila. Ranged
against a field loaded with talents, Hafiz will be
hard-pressed to dish out the kind of game he showed
when he beat brother Roslin to win the inaugural crown
last year.

Ranked No. 12 in the world, the 25-year-old Kota
Bharu, Kelantan native has not had a solid campaign
this season, reaching the last 16 in the Singapore
Super Series and the All-England Super Series and
dropping out of the round of 32 stages in the
Indonesia Super Series and the Asian Continental
Championships.

Born on September 13, Hafiz broke into international
consciousness when he won the All-England Open
Badminton crown in 2003.