Choong Ewe Leong (; 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 + Parliament of MalaysiaYearConstituencyCandidateVotesPctOpponent(s)VotesPctBallots castMajorityTurnout1964Tanjong David Choong Ewe Leong (MCA) 6,27122.01%Lim Chong Eu (UDP)12,92845.37% 29,165 4,412 83.90%Tan Phock Kin (SF)8,51629.89%Tan Chong Bee (PAP)7782.73%1990Bukit Bendera David Choong Ewe Leong (Gerakan)15,51937.40%Gooi Hock Seng (DAP)25,97862.60%42,31010,45974.19%
Death Choong died on 10 September 2011 in Tanjung Tokong. He was 82.
Honours Honour of Malaysia
Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (AMN) (1968)
Lieutenant of the Order of the Defender of State (DSPN) - Dato' (1988)
Achievements International tournaments (30 titles, 13 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result1949French Open Yat Sun Lau15–2, 15–2 Winner1950French Open Fook Loong Chai15–3, 15–8 Winner1952French Open Eddy Choong5–15, 8–15 Runner-up1953French Open Eddy Choong 3–15, 7–15 Runner-up1954Norwegian International Eddy Choong 5–15, 6–15 Runner-up1955German Open Eddy Choong 3–15, 15–9, 13–18 Runner-up1955Swiss Open Richard Lee15–4, 15–5 Winner1956Swiss Open Eddy Choong 7–15, 1–15 Runner-up1957French Open Ferry Sonneville 4–15, 3–15 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result1950French Open John Newland Fook Loong Chai E. W. Barker6–15, 15–11, 15–6 Winner1951Scottish Open Eddy Choong Frank Peard Jim FItzGibbon15–12, 15–4 Winner1951All England Eddy Choong Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan9–15, 15–7, 15–10 Winner1952Scottish Open Eddy Choong Robert Hodge Wilfred Robinson15–5, 15–1 Winner1952Irish Open Eddy Choong Johnny Heah Jim FitzGibbon15–11, 15–5 Winner1952All England Eddy Choong Poul Holm Ole Jensen9–15, 15–12, 15–7 Winner1952French Open Eddy Choong Henri Pellizza Paul Ailloud15–2, 15–5 Winner1952Malaysia Open Law Teik Hock Chee Phui Hang Loong Pan Yap15–5, 15–5 Winner1953Scottish Open Eddy Choong Frank Peard Jim FItzGibbon15–12, 15–12 Winner1953Irish Open Eddy Choong Frank Peard Jim FItzGibbon15–8, 15–3 Winner1953All England Eddy Choong Poul Holm Ole Jensen 15–5, 15–12 Winner1953Denmark Open Eddy Choong Poul Holm Ole Jensen 15–6, 15–9 Winner1953French Open Eddy Choong Peter Birtwistle S. L. Jaini15–9, 15–6 Winner1954All England Eddy Choong Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock16–18, 12–15 Runner-up1954Norwegian International Eddy Choong Leif Jensen Benny Andersen15–2, 15–0 Winner1955Dutch Open Eddy Choong A. Lillelund Ole Mertz15–8, 15–3 Winner1955German Open Eddy Choong Erland Olsen Niels Buchholst15–2, 15–2 Winner1955All England Eddy Choong Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen9–15, 17–14, 11–15 Runner-up1955Swiss Open Richard Lee Paul Ailloud J. Chavez15–5, 15–5 Winner1956Swiss Open Richard Lee Eddy Choong Robert Lim18–16, 15–13 Winner1957All England Eddy Choong Joe Alston Johnny Heah10–15, 17–16, 5–15 Runner-up1957German Open Eddy Choong Ferry Sonneville Arne Rasmussen15–9, 17–18, 15–9 Winner1957French Open Ferry Sonneville Pierre Lenoir Ghislain Vasseur15–4, 15–9 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1949French Open Anne Lehmeier Ralph Nichols Mavis Henderson15–12, 15–11 Winner1950French Open Audrey Stone Robert Choong Audrey Blathwayt18–16, 15–5 Winner1952French Open Mimi Wyatt Eddy Choong Queenie Webber15–12, 1–15, 11–15 Runner-up1952Denmark Open Tonny Ahm Ib Olesen Aase Winther15–8, 15–10 Winner1953Scottish Open Nancy Horner Eddy Choong Dorothy Donaldson15–3, 15–7 Winner1953Irish Open Iris Cooley Eddy Choong June White6–15, 5–15 Runner-up1953Denmark Open Inger Kjærgaard Eddy Choong Agnete Friis17–18, 5–15 Runner-up1953All England June White Poul Holm Agnete Friis 15–6, 15–10 Winner1955German Open Annelise Hansen Eddy Choong Hanne Jensen 15–3, 15–9 Winner1955All England June White Finn Kobberø Kirsten Thorndahl 7–15, 13–15 Runner-up1957French Open Sonia Cambril Ciro Ciniglio Betty Grace10–15, 18–17, 15–8 Winner
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