Background
Under the guidance of his father, Rashid and the rest of his siblings were trained to be champions.
Under the guidance of his father, Rashid and the rest of his siblings were trained to be champions.
Junior years
His name became great references after winning the National championship U-18 by beating Kwan Yoke Meng in 1984, at which time he was studying as form 3 in Victoria Institution. Breakthrough and dominance
After the completion of his Sijil Penilaian Menengah (SPM) exam, he was injected into the Project 1988/90 squad set to regain the Thomas Cup. Rashid replied to a trust, by showing impressive run but Malaysia lost the finals to China 1-4.
He was known by many as “jaguh kampung” - whatever it is not enough to challenge his credibility as a leading world class player.
However, Rashid bounce back in 1996, putting him in the top 3 best players in the world by winning the Asia Cup and German Open, then advancing to the final of the All England before losing to Paul-Erik Hoyer Larsen from Denmark. Moreover, in the year of 1997, Rashid was named as the number one badminton player by International Badminton Federation (IBF).
He began to make room for players like Wong Choong Hann, Yong Hock Kin and Roslin Hashim to rise up, and retired in 2000.