Law Teik Hock
{{Short description|Malaysian badminton player}}
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卢德福
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|07|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = George Town, Penang, Malaya
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|07|13|1922|07|04|df=yes}}
| death_place = George Town, Penang, Malaysia
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{{MedalCompetition|Thomas Cup}}
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Law Teik Hock ({{zh|s=卢德福|t=盧德福|p=Lú Défú}}; 4 July 1922 – 13 July 2010) was a Malaysian badminton player from George Town, Penang.
Badminton career
Law won the first edition of Thomas Cup with the Malayan team in 1949. In the final against Denmark, Law was promoted to first singles after Wong Peng Soon was forced to skip the final due to an injury. In his first singles, he defeated Jørn Skaarup 15-5, 15-0 but lost 15-11, 15-1 to Mogens Felsby in the reverse singles.
In 1948, Law partnered Eddy Choong to a historic victory at the Penang Open. In the finals of the tournament, they defeated Ooi Teik Hock and Tan Kin Hong with the score line of 15-8 and 15-11, which was the first defeat for Ooi and Tan for over seven years.{{cite news|title=Doubles Holders Eliminated|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19480921-1.2.120.aspx?q=Law+Teik+Hock+penang+open&page=1&sort=relevance&token=open%2cpenang%2chock%2cteik%2claw&sessionid=511ffa6575944d2980d686fb7c8ae113|work=The Straits Times|date=21 September 1948}}
In 1952, although Law did not make it to the national trials for the Malayan Thomas Cup qualifying team,{{cite news|title=Thomas Cup trial games|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19520422-1.2.187.aspx?q=Law+Teik+Hock&page=2&sort=relevance&token=hock%2cteik%2claw&sessionid=992b0488db474023ac4367163658a6e7|work=The Straits Times|date=22 April 1952}} he however, won the Malaysia Open men's doubles title for the first time.
Personal life
Death
Law died of old age in his residence in Jalan Anson, George Town.{{cite news|title=Former Thomas Cupper Teik Hock passes away|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2010/07/16/former-thomas-cupper-teik-hock-passes-away|work=The Star Online|date=16 July 2010 }} He was 88.
References
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Category:Malaysian male badminton players