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David E. L. Choong

{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player and politician}}

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{{family name hatnote|Choong|Ewe|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = David E. L. Choong
庄友良
DSPN AMN

| image = David E. L. Choong.jpg

| size = 210 px

| caption = David E. L. Choong in 1950

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| birth_name = Choong Ewe Leong

| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|04|05}}

| birth_place = Penang, British Malaya

| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2011|09|10|1929|04|05}}

| death_place = Tanjung Tokong, Penang, Malaysia

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| event = Men's singles, Men's and Mixed doubles

| country = Malaysia

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| handedness = Right

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{{Infobox person

| module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=no

| t = 莊友良

|s=庄友良

|poj=Chng Iú-liông

|tl=Tsng Iú-liông

|j=Zong1 Jau5 Loeng4

| p = Zhuāng Youliáng}}

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Choong Ewe Leong ({{zh|t=莊友良|s=庄友良|poj=Chng Iú-liông|j=Zong1 Jau5 Loeng4|p=Zhuāng Youliáng}}; 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.Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 167,168. He shared the All-England mixed doubles crown with June White (Timperly) in 1953 and they were finalists in 1955.Scheele, 170. Between 1949 and 1957 Choong won national open titles in most of the European nations that held such tournaments.Scheele, 156,177, 178, 187, 188,206, 237, 248, 263,264. 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

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|+ Parliament of Malaysia

!|Year

!|Constituency

!colspan=2|Candidate

!|Votes

!|Pct

!colspan=2|Opponent(s)

!|Votes

!|Pct

!|Ballots cast

!|Majority

!|Turnout

rowspan="3" |1964

| rowspan="3" |Tanjong

| rowspan="3" {{Party shading/Alliance Party (Malaysia)}} |

| rowspan="3" |David Choong Ewe Leong (MCA)

| rowspan="3" align=right|6,271

| rowspan="3" |22.01%

| bgcolor={{party color|United Democratic Party (Malaysia)}} |

|Lim Chong Eu (UDP)

| align=right|12,928

|45.37%

| rowspan="3" | 29,165

| rowspan="3" | 4,412

| rowspan="3" | 83.90%

{{party shading/Independent}} |

|Tan Phock Kin (SF)

| align=right|8,516

|29.89%

{{party shading/Independent}} |

|Tan Chong Bee (PAP)

| align=right|778

|2.73%

1990

|Bukit Bendera

|{{Party shading/Barisan Nasional}} |

|David Choong Ewe Leong (Gerakan)

|align="right" |15,519

|37.40%

|{{Party shading/Democratic Action Party}} |

|Gooi Hock Seng (DAP)

|align="right" |25,978

|62.60%

|42,310

|10,459

|74.19%

Death

Choong died on 10 September 2011 in Tanjung Tokong. He was 82.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2011/09/12/friends-and-family-pay-last-respects-to-david-choong/ |title=Friends and family pay last respects to David Choong|date= 12 Sep 2011|work=The Star|access-date=18 June 2018}}

Honours

=Honour of Malaysia=

|url=http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp/|title=Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat}}

  • {{flag|Penang}} :
  • 50px Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) - Dato' (1988){{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2rYTAAAAIBAJ&dq=Darjah+Mulia+Pangkuan+Negeri&pg=PA2&article_id=6695,10735|title=372 to receive Penang awards|publisher=New Straits Times|date=16 July 1988}}

Achievements

= International tournaments =

Men's singles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" |1952

|French Open

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|5–15, 8–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1953

|French Open

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|3–15, 7–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" |{{silver2}} Runner-up

Men's doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

!Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" |1951

|All England

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ong Poh Lim
{{flagicon|MAS}} Ismail Marjan

|9–15, 15–7, 15–10

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" |1952

|All England

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Poul Holm
{{flagicon|DEN}} Ole Jensen

|9–15, 15–12, 15–7

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" |1952

|French Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Henri Pellizza
{{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Ailloud

|15–2, 15–5

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" |1953

|All England

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Poul Holm
{{flagicon|DEN}} Ole Jensen

|15–5, 15–12

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" |1953

|Denmark Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Poul Holm
{{flagicon|DEN}} Ole Jensen

|15–6, 15–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" |1953

|French Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Birtwistle
{{flagicon|IND}} S. L. Jaini

|

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" |1954

|All England

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ong Poh Lim
{{flagicon|MAS}} Ooi Teik Hock

|16–18, 12–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1955

|All England

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Kobberø
{{flagicon|DEN}} Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen

|9–15, 17–14, 11–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1957

|All England

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Alston
{{flagicon|MAS}} Johnny Heah

|10–15, 17–16, 5–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1957

|German Open

|{{Flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong

|{{flagicon|INA}} Ferry Sonneville
{{flagicon|DEN}} Arne Rasmussen

|15–9, 17–18, 15–9

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

Mixed doubles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" |1952

|French Open

|{{Flagicon|ENG}} Mimi Wyatt

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong
{{flagicon|ENG}} Queenie Webber

|15–12, 1–15, 11–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" |1953

|Denmark Open

|{{Flagicon|DEN}} Inger Kjærgaard

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Eddy Choong
{{flagicon|DEN}} Agnete Friis

|17–18, 5–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Footer All England Open Championships Badminton Doubles Men}}

{{Footer All England Open Championships Badminton Doubles Mixed}}

{{Badminton Hall of Fame members}}

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Category:Badminton players from Penang

Category:Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent

Category:Former Malaysian Chinese Association politicians

Category:Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia politicians

Category:Members of the Penang State Legislative Assembly

Category:Malaysian sportsperson-politicians

Category:Malaysian male badminton players

Category:Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm