| Eddy Choong | |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 1930 |
| Place of birth | Penang, Malaysia |
| Height | 1. Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and 57 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Country |  Malaysia |
Eddy Choong Ewe Beng (born 1930 in Penang) is a retired male badminton player from Malaysia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Penang (pəˈnæŋ Malay: Pulau Pinang) is a state in Malaysia, located on the northwest coast of Peninsular Malaysia Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and He is David Ewe Choong's brother and they played men's doubles together. David E L Choong, originally Choong Ewe Leong, is a former Malayan (Malaysian Badminton player from the island of Penang who won numerous international
He was included in the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997, and the Badminton World Federation also bestows a special honour onto players, named Eddy Choong Player of the Year. The Badminton Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Badminton, all-time great coaches and referees and other major contributors to the game The Badminton World Federation ( BWF) is the international governing body for the Sport of Badminton.
Career
Choong won the All England Open Badminton Championships, considered the unofficial World Badminton Championships, four times between 1953 and 1957 in men's singles, and arrived to the final in 1952 and 1955[1]. The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments He was a member of the 1955 Malayan Thomas Cup (men's international) team which retained the world championship, and the 1958 team which surrendered the title to Indonesia[2]
Major achievements
| Rank | Event | Date | Venue |
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| All England Open | |||
| 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles |
1953, 1954, 1956, 1957 1951, 1952, 1953 |
All England |
| 2 | Men's singles Men's doubles |
1952, 1955 1954, 1955, 1957 |
All England |
| Open Championships | |||
| 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1953 | Denmark Open |
| 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1952, 1953 1952, 1953 1951, 1952, 1953 |
French Open |
| 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1951, 1952, 1953, 1957 1952, 1953 1951, 1953 |
Irish International |
| 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles |
1951, 1953, 1957 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957 |
Scottish Open |
| 1 | Men's singles | 1953 | U.S. Open |
| 1 | Men's singles | 1955, 1956, 1957 | German Open |
| 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles Mixed doubles |
1954, 1955, 1957 1955, 1957 1957 |
Dutch Open |
| 1 | Men's singles Men's doubles |
1957, 1960 1966 |
Malaysia Open |
References
- ^ Herbert Scheele ed. The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international Badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments The All England Open Badminton Championships, or simply All England, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious Badminton tournaments The Denmark Open, or formerly known as Danish Open, is an annual Badminton tournament held in Denmark and organized by Danmarks Badminton Forbund The French Open in annual Badminton annual tournament held in France since 1909 and hosted by Fédération Française de Badminton (FFBa The Irish International in Badminton is an international open held in Ireland since 1902 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world The Scottish Open in Badminton is an open international championships held in Scotland since 1907 and is thereby one of the oldest badminton tournaments in the world The US Open Badminton Championships is an annual Badminton tournament held in the United States since 1937 and organized by USA Badminton. The German Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in Germany since 1955 and organized by German Badminton Association or Deustcher Badminton Verband (DBV The Dutch Open is an annual Badminton tournament held in the Netherlands since 1932 and currently organized by Nederlandse Badminton Bond (NBB The Malaysia Open is an annual Badminton event that commonly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. , The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. , 1971) 163.
- ^ Scheele, 75, 76, 84.
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