David E. L. Choong

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David E. L. Choong, originally Choong Ewe Leong, is a former Malayan (Malaysian) badminton player from the island of Penang who won numerous international doubles championships in the 1950's. 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 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.

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  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.


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