David E. L. Choong
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Birth name | Choong Ewe Leong |
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Born | Penang, British Malaya (now Malaysia) | 5 April 1929
Died | 10 September 2011 Tanjung Tokong, Penang, Malaysia | (aged 82)
Choong Ewe Leong (Chinese: 莊友良; pinyin: Zhuāng Youliáng; 5 April 1929 – 10 September 2011) was a 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).
Year | Constituency | 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]
Achievements[]
International tournaments[]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1952 | French Open | ![]() |
5–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1953 | French Open | ![]() |
3–15, 7–15 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1951 | All England | ![]() |
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9–15, 15–7, 15–10 | ![]() |
1952 | All England | ![]() |
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9–15, 15–12, 15–7 | ![]() |
1952 | French Open | ![]() |
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15–2, 15–5 | ![]() |
1953 | All England | ![]() |
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15–5, 15–12 | ![]() |
1953 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–9 | ![]() |
1953 | French Open | ![]() |
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1954 | All England | ![]() |
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16–18, 12–15 | ![]() |
1955 | All England | ![]() |
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9–15, 17–14, 11–15 | ![]() |
1957 | All England | ![]() |
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10–15, 17–16, 5–15 | ![]() |
1957 | German Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 17–18, 15–9 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1952 | French Open | ![]() |
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15–12, 1–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
1953 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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17–18, 5–15 | ![]() |
Honour[]
Honour of Malaysia[]
Malaysia : Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (1968)[5]
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".
- 1929 births
- 2011 deaths
- People from Penang
- Sportspeople from Penang
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Malaysian Chinese Association politicians
- Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia politicians
- Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
- Malaysian sportsperson-politicians
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm
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