The game of sepak takraw has long been dominated by Thailand and Malaysia, with the former getting the upper hand in the last few years.

IMHO, the greatest / at least the most famous sepak takraw players from these 2 countries include the following individuals:

Thailand

(i) Suebsak Phunsueb, some say the greatest ever, the Pele / Maradona of sepak takraw. Famed for his “horse service” which can reach 100mph (160kmh). This type of service was introduced relatively recently, in 1995, and it’s a much more aggresive type of service compared to the traditional one. It has been used to devastating effect, perhaps best exemplified in the 1998 Asiad when, in the final, Malaysia’s top regu was convincingly beaten 3-15, 8-15 by Suebsak and team. Suebsak’s influence is such that he’s still in the Thailand team at he 2010 Asiad in Guangzhou!

This guy’s shoes must have traction the equivalent to brembo brakes to prevent him from slipping while doing high-speed serves like this

(ii) Kriengkrai Mutalai

(iii) Pakdee Dangwatanapaibul (1980s)

Malaysia

(i) Adnan Saidin, perhaps the greatest sepak takraw player ever produced by Malaysia. Together with master blocker Rehan Mat Din and Ku Halim Ku Musa, they were perhaps the greatest regu ever: often frustrating their great Thailand arch-rivals led by Pakdee.
(ii) Raziman Hassan
(iii) Rehan Mat Din
(iv) Zabidi Shariff
(v) Nordin Sabaruddin
(vi) Norani Adnan
(vii) Ku Halim Ku Musa
(viii) Iskandar Arshad

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