David E. L. Choong
David E. L. Choong 庄友良 DSPN AMN | |
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David E. L. Choong in 1950 | |
Personal information | |
Birth name | Choong Ewe Leong |
Country | Malaysia |
Born | (1929-04-05)5 April 1929 Penang, British Malaya |
Died | 10 September 2011(2011-09-10) (aged 82) Tanjung Tokong, Penang, Malaysia |
Handedness | Right |
Event | Men's singles, Men's and Mixed doubles |
David E. L. Choong | |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 莊友良 |
Simplified Chinese | 庄友良 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Zhuāng Youliáng |
Jyutping | Zong1 Jau5 Loeng4 |
Hokkien POJ | Chng Iú-liông |
Tâi-lô | Tsng Iú-liông |
Choong Ewe Leong (simplified Chinese: 庄友良; traditional Chinese: 莊友良; pinyin: Zhuāng Youliáng; Jyutping: Zong1 Jau5 Loeng4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chng Iú-liông; 5 April 1929 – 10 September 2011) was a former Malaysian badminton player and politician.
Career
With his younger brother, the charismatic Eddy Choong, he captured men's doubles titles at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1951, 1952, and 1953. They were finalists in 1954, 1955, and 1957.[1] He shared the All-England mixed doubles crown with June White (Timperly) in 1953 and they were finalists in 1955.[2] Between 1949 and 1957 Choong won national open titles in most of the European nations that held such tournaments.[3] In part, because he resided in Great Britain during most of his badminton prime, David Choong never represented Malaya in the coveted Thomas Cup (world team) competition. He was inducted into the International Badminton Hall of Fame in 1998.
Politics
Choong was a Penang State Legislative Assemblyman for Air Itam from 1974 to 1978. He also contested in the 1964 for the Tanjong parliamentary seat as an Alliance coalition candidate of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) and 1990 general election for the Bukit Bendera parliamentary seat as Barisan Nasional coalition candidate of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (Gerakan).
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
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1964 | Tanjong | David Choong Ewe Leong (MCA) | 6,271 | 22.01% | Lim Chong Eu (UDP) | 12,928 | 45.37% | 29,165 | 4,412 | 83.90% | ||
Tan Phock Kin (SF) | 8,516 | 29.89% | ||||||||||
Tan Chong Bee (PAP) | 778 | 2.73% | ||||||||||
1990 | Bukit Bendera | David Choong Ewe Leong (Gerakan) | 15,519 | 37.40% | Gooi Hock Seng (DAP) | 25,978 | 62.60% | 42,310 | 10,459 | 74.19% |
Death
Choong died on 10 September 2011 in Tanjung Tokong. He was 82.[4]
Honours
Honour of Malaysia
- Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1968)[5]
- Penang :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) - Dato' (1988)[6]
Achievements
International tournaments
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1952 | French Open | Eddy Choong | 5–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1953 | French Open | Eddy Choong | 3–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1951 | All England | Eddy Choong | Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan | 9–15, 15–7, 15–10 | Winner |
1952 | All England | Eddy Choong | Poul Holm Ole Jensen | 9–15, 15–12, 15–7 | Winner |
1952 | French Open | Eddy Choong | Henri Pellizza Paul Ailloud | 15–2, 15–5 | Winner |
1953 | All England | Eddy Choong | Poul Holm Ole Jensen | 15–5, 15–12 | Winner |
1953 | Denmark Open | Eddy Choong | Poul Holm Ole Jensen | 15–6, 15–9 | Winner |
1953 | French Open | Eddy Choong | Peter Birtwistle S. L. Jaini | Winner | |
1954 | All England | Eddy Choong | Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock | 16–18, 12–15 | Runner-up |
1955 | All England | Eddy Choong | Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen | 9–15, 17–14, 11–15 | Runner-up |
1957 | All England | Eddy Choong | Joe Alston Johnny Heah | 10–15, 17–16, 5–15 | Runner-up |
1957 | German Open | Eddy Choong | Ferry Sonneville Arne Rasmussen | 15–9, 17–18, 15–9 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1952 | French Open | Mimi Wyatt | Eddy Choong Queenie Webber | 15–12, 1–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |
1953 | Denmark Open | Inger Kjærgaard | Eddy Choong Agnete Friis | 17–18, 5–15 | Runner-up |
References
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 167,168.
- ^ Scheele, 170.
- ^ Scheele, 156,177, 178, 187, 188,206, 237, 248, 263,264.
- ^ "Friends and family pay last respects to David Choong". The Star. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".
- ^ 372 to receive Penang awards. New Straits Times. 16 July 1988.
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- 1899: Stewart Marsden Massey & D. Oakes (ENG)
- 1900: Herbert Mellersh & F. S. Collier (ENG)
- 1901: Herbert Mellersh & F. S. Collier (ENG)
- 1902: Herbert Mellersh & F. S. Collier (ENG)
- 1903: Stewart Marsden Massey & Edward Huson (ENG)
- 1904: Albert Prebble & Henry Norman Marrett (ENG)
- 1905: C. T. J. Barnes & Stewart Marsden Massey (ENG)
- 1906: Henry Norman Marrett & George Thomas (ENG)
- 1907: Albert Prebble & Norman Wood (ENG)
- 1908: Henry Norman Marrett & George Thomas (ENG)
- 1909: Frank Chesterton & Albert Prebble (ENG)
- 1910: Henry Norman Marrett & George Thomas (ENG)
- 1911: Percy Fitton & Edward Hawthorn (ENG)
- 1912: Henry Norman Marrett & George Thomas (ENG)
- 1913: Frank Chesterton & George Thomas (ENG)
- 1914: Frank Chesterton & George Thomas (ENG)
- 1920: Archibald Frank Engelbach & Raoul du Roveray (ENG)
- 1921: George Thomas & Frank Hodge (ENG)
- 1922: Frank Devlin (IRE) & Guy A. Sautter (ENG)
- 1923: Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1924: George Thomas & Frank Hodge (ENG)
- 1925: Arthur Kenneth Jones & Herbert Uber (ENG)
- 1926: Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1927: Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1928: George Thomas & Frank Hodge (ENG)
- 1929: Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1930: Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1931: Frank Devlin & Gordon 'Curly' Mack (IRE)
- 1932: Donald C. Hume & Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1933: Donald C. Hume & Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1934: Donald C. Hume & Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1935: Donald C. Hume & Raymond M. White (ENG)
- 1936: Leslie Nichols & Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1937: Leslie Nichols & Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1938: Leslie Nichols & Ralph Nichols (ENG)
- 1939: Thomas Boyle & James Rankin (IRE)
- 1947: Poul Holm & Tage Madsen (DEN)
- 1948: Preben Dabelsteen & Børge Frederiksen (DEN)
- 1949: Ooi Teik Hock & Teoh Seng Khoon (MAL)
- 1950: Preben Dabelsteen & Jørn Skaarup (DEN)
- 1951: David E. L. Choong & Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1952: David E. L. Choong & Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1953: David E. L. Choong & Eddy Choong (MAL)
- 1954: Ong Poh Lim & Ooi Teik Hock (MAL)
- 1955: Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
- 1956: Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
- 1957: Joseph Cameron Alston (USA) & Heah Hock Aun (MAL)
- 1958: Erland Kops & Poul-Erik Nielsen (DEN)
- 1959: Lim Say Hup & Teh Kew San (MAL)
- 1960: Finn Kobberø & Poul-Erik Nielsen (DEN)
- 1961: Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
- 1962: Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
- 1963: Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
- 1964: Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen & Finn Kobberø (DEN)
- 1965: Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan (MAS)
- 1966: Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan (MAS)
- 1967: Henning Borch & Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1968: Henning Borch & Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1969: Henning Borch & Erland Kops (DEN)
- 1970: Tom Bacher & Poul Petersen (DEN)
- 1971: Punch Gunalan & Ng Boon Bee (MAS)
- 1972: Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata (INA)
- 1973: Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata (INA)
- 1974: Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
- 1975: Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
- 1976: Bengt Fröman & Thomas Kihlström (SWE)
- 1977: Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
- 1978: Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
- 1979: Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
- 1980: Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi (INA)
- 1981: Rudy Heryanto & Hariamanto Kartono (INA)
- 1982: Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek (MAS)
- 1983: Stefan Karlsson & Thomas Kihlström (SWE)
- 1984: Rudy Heryanto & Hariamanto Kartono (INA)
- 1985: Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
- 1986: Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
- 1987: Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)
- 1988: Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)
- 1989: Lee Sang-bok & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
- 1990: Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR)
- 1991: Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)
- 1992: Rudy Gunawan & Eddy Hartono (INA)
- 1993: Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund (DEN)
- 1994: Rudy Gunawan & Bambang Suprianto (INA)
- 1995: Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja (INA)
- 1996: Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja (INA)
- 1997: Ha Tae-kwon & Kang Kyung-jin (KOR)
- 1998: Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung (KOR)
- 1999: Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya (INA)
- 2000: Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR)
- 2001: Tony Gunawan & Halim Haryanto (INA)
- 2002: Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR)
- 2003: Sigit Budiarto & Candra Wijaya (INA)
- 2004: Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN)
- 2005: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (CHN)
- 2006: Jens Eriksen & Martin Lundgaard Hansen (DEN)
- 2007: Koo Kien Keat & Tan Boon Heong (MAS)
- 2008: Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
- 2009: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (CHN)
- 2010: Lars Paaske & Jonas Rasmussen (DEN)
- 2011: Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
- 2012: Jung Jae-sung & Lee Yong-dae (KOR)
- 2013: Liu Xiaolong & Qiu Zihan (CHN)
- 2014: Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (INA)
- 2015: Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen (DEN)
- 2016: Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov (RUS)
- 2017: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA)
- 2018: Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (INA)
- 2019: Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (INA)
- 2020: Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe (JPN)
- 2021: Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe (JPN)
- 2022: Muhammad Shohibul Fikri & Bagas Maulana (INA)
- 2023: Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA)
- 2024: Fajar Alfian & Muhammad Rian Ardianto (INA)