David E. L. Choong

David E. L. Choong
David E. L. Choong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	莊友良
Simplified Chinese	庄友良
Hanyu Pinyin	Zhuāng Youliáng
Jyutping	Zong1 Jau5 Loeng4
Hokkien POJ	Chng Iú-liông
Tâi-lô	Tsng Iú-liông

David E. L. Choong
庄友良
DSPN AMN
David E. L. Choong; 庄友良; DSPN AMN
	David E. L. Choong in 1950
Personal information
Birth name	Choong Ewe Leong
Country	Malaysia
Born	5 April 1929; Penang, British Malaya
Died	10 September 2011 (aged 82); Tanjung Tokong, Penang, Malaysia
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles, Men's and Mixed doubles

Choong Ewe Leong (simplified Chinese: 庄友良; traditional Chinese: 莊友良; pinyin: Zhuāng Youliáng; Jyutping: Zong1 Jau5 Loeng4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chng Iú-liông; 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.^[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).

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
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]

Honours

Honour of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1968)^[5]
Penang :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) - Dato' (1988)^[6]

Achievements

International tournaments (30 titles, 13 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1949	French Open	Yat Sun Lau	15–2, 15–2	Winner
1950	French Open	Fook Loong Chai	15–3, 15–8	Winner
1952	French Open	Eddy Choong	5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1953	French Open	Eddy Choong	3–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1954	Norwegian International	Eddy Choong	5–15, 6–15	Runner-up
1955	German Open	Eddy Choong	3–15, 15–9, 13–18	Runner-up
1955	Swiss Open	Richard Lee	15–4, 15–5	Winner
1956	Swiss Open	Eddy Choong	7–15, 1–15	Runner-up
1957	French Open	Ferry Sonneville	4–15, 3–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1950	French Open	John Newland	Fook Loong Chai E. W. Barker	6–15, 15–11, 15–6	Winner
1951	Scottish Open	Eddy Choong	Frank Peard Jim FItzGibbon	15–12, 15–4	Winner
1951	All England	Eddy Choong	Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan	9–15, 15–7, 15–10	Winner
1952	Scottish Open	Eddy Choong	Robert Hodge Wilfred Robinson	15–5, 15–1	Winner
1952	Irish Open	Eddy Choong	Johnny Heah Jim FitzGibbon	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1952	All England	Eddy Choong	Poul Holm Ole Jensen	9–15, 15–12, 15–7	Winner
1952	French Open	Eddy Choong	Henri Pellizza Paul Ailloud	15–2, 15–5	Winner
1952	Malaysia Open	Law Teik Hock	Chee Phui Hang Loong Pan Yap	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1953	Scottish Open	Eddy Choong	Frank Peard Jim FItzGibbon	15–12, 15–12	Winner
1953	Irish Open	Eddy Choong	Frank Peard Jim FItzGibbon	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1953	All England	Eddy Choong	Poul Holm Ole Jensen	15–5, 15–12	Winner
1953	Denmark Open	Eddy Choong	Poul Holm Ole Jensen	15–6, 15–9	Winner
1953	French Open	Eddy Choong	Peter Birtwistle S. L. Jaini	15–9, 15–6	Winner
1954	All England	Eddy Choong	Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock	16–18, 12–15	Runner-up
1954	Norwegian International	Eddy Choong	Leif Jensen Benny Andersen	15–2, 15–0	Winner
1955	Dutch Open	Eddy Choong	A. Lillelund Ole Mertz	15–8, 15–3	Winner
1955	German Open	Eddy Choong	Erland Olsen Niels Buchholst	15–2, 15–2	Winner
1955	All England	Eddy Choong	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	9–15, 17–14, 11–15	Runner-up
1955	Swiss Open	Richard Lee	Paul Ailloud J. Chavez	15–5, 15–5	Winner
1956	Swiss Open	Richard Lee	Eddy Choong Robert Lim	18–16, 15–13	Winner
1957	All England	Eddy Choong	Joe Alston Johnny Heah	10–15, 17–16, 5–15	Runner-up
1957	German Open	Eddy Choong	Ferry Sonneville Arne Rasmussen	15–9, 17–18, 15–9	Winner
1957	French Open	Ferry Sonneville	Pierre Lenoir Ghislain Vasseur	15–4, 15–9	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1949	French Open	Anne Lehmeier	Ralph Nichols Mavis Henderson	15–12, 15–11	Winner
1950	French Open	Audrey Stone	Robert Choong Audrey Blathwayt	18–16, 15–5	Winner
1952	French Open	Mimi Wyatt	Eddy Choong Queenie Webber	15–12, 1–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1952	Denmark Open	Tonny Ahm	Ib Olesen Aase Winther	15–8, 15–10	Winner
1953	Scottish Open	Nancy Horner	Eddy Choong Dorothy Donaldson	15–3, 15–7	Winner
1953	Irish Open	Iris Cooley	Eddy Choong June White	6–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1953	Denmark Open	Inger Kjærgaard	Eddy Choong Agnete Friis	17–18, 5–15	Runner-up
1953	All England	June White	Poul Holm Agnete Friis	15–6, 15–10	Winner
1955	German Open	Annelise Hansen	Eddy Choong Hanne Jensen	15–3, 15–9	Winner
1955	All England	June White	Finn Kobberø Kirsten Thorndahl	7–15, 13–15	Runner-up
1957	French Open	Sonia Cambril	Ciro Ciniglio Betty Grace	10–15, 18–17, 15–8	Winner

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".
^ 372 to receive Penang awards. New Straits Times. 16 July 1988.

[1] Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 167,168.

[2] Scheele, 170.

[3] Scheele, 156,177, 178, 187, 188,206, 237, 248, 263,264.

[4] "Friends and family pay last respects to David Choong". The Star. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

[5] "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

[6] 372 to receive Penang awards. New Straits Times. 16 July 1988.

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Members of the Badminton Hall of Fame
Men's players	Cai Yun Chen Long Eddy Choong Frank Devlin David Guthrie Freeman Morten Frost Fu Haifeng Ha Tae-kwon Christian Hadinata Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Rudy Hartono Hou Jiachang Kim Dong-moon Kim Moon-soo Finn Kobberø Erland Kops Lee Chong Wei Lee Yong-dae Li Yongbo Liem Swie King Lin Dan Thomas Lund Rexy Mainaky Ng Boon Bee Ralph Nichols Ong Poh Lim Park Joo-bong Ricky Subagja Tan Yee Khan Tang Xianhu Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet Tian Bingyi Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Charoen Wattanasin Wong Peng Soon Zhang Jun
Women's players	Tonny Ahm Bang Soo-hyun Margaret Varner Bloss Chen Yuniang Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young Gao Ling Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Gillian Gilks Gong Zhichao Gu Jun Han Aiping Judy Devlin Huang Sui Lene Køppen Ethel Thomson Larcombe Li Lingwei Meriel Lucas Liliyana Natsir Nora Perry Ra Kyung-min Ulla Strand Susi Susanti Kirsten Thorndahl Margaret Tragett Betty Uber Susan Whetnall Ye Zhaoying Hiroe Yuki Zhang Ning Zhao Yunlei
Contributors	S. S. C. Dolby Lü Shengrong John McCallum Stellan Mohlin Craig Reedie Herbert Scheele Dick Sudirman