Ooi Teik Hock
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Birth name | 黄德福 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Penang, Malaya (now Malaysia) | 13 November 1920||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 21 March 1983 Penang, Malaysia | (aged 62)||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ooi Teik Hock (simplified Chinese: 黄德福; traditional Chinese: 黃德福; pinyin: Huáng Dé Fú; born 13 November 1920 – 21 March 1983)[1][2] was a male badminton player from Malaysia who won Malayan national titles and represented his country in team and individual competition between 1939 and 1958.
Career[]
Teik Hock played on four consecutive Malayan Thomas Cup (men's international) teams (1949, 1952, 1955, 1958) the first three of which claimed world titles. Paired with a variety of partners, he was undefeated in eight Thomas Cup doubles matches, while winning four of his six singles matches.[3] He shared the men's doubles title at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1949 with Teoh Seng Khoon and in 1954 with Ong Poh Lim. In the '49 All-England's he was runner-up in men's singles to the legendary Dave Freeman.[4]
Achievements[]
International tournaments[]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1949 | All England | David G. Freeman | 1–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1949 | Denmark Open | Teoh Seng Khoon | Winner | ||
1949 | All England | Teoh Seng Khoon | David G. Freeman Wynn Rogers |
15–5, 15–6 | Winner |
1954 | All England | Ong Poh Lim | David Choong Eddy Choong |
18–16, 15–12 | Winner |
1954 | US Open | Ong Poh Lim | David Choong Eddy Choong |
15–1, 15–4 | Winner |
1955 | Malaysia Open | Ong Poh Lim | Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
15–7, 18–17 | Winner |
1956 | US Open | Ong Poh Lim | Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen |
15–9, 8–15, 7–15 | Runner-up |
References[]
- ^ Mention of Ooi Teik Hock's death
- ^ Thomas Cup hero Ooi Teik Hock – the old champ who faded away
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1967) 66-78.
- ^ Scheele, 166-168.
- 1920 births
- 1983 deaths
- Malaysian people of Chinese descent
- Malaysian male badminton players
- Malaysian badminton biography stubs