Wong Choong Hann
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| Wong Choong Hann | |
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Wong Choon Hann |
| Date of birth | February 17, 1977 |
| Place of birth | Kuala Lumpur |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Men's singles | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Handedness | Left |
| Current Ranking | 13 (May 15, 2008) |
| BWF Profile | |
Wong Choong Hann (Chinese: 黃綜翰) (born February 17, 1977 in Kuala Lumpur) is a professional Malaysian badminton player.
He currently resides in Sri Petaling, Kuala Lumpur.
[edit] Career
Wong Choong Hann's career began with the 1991 Malaysia Open, however he failed to progress to the important stages of the tournament.
The first tournament he won was the 1997 Dutch Open. So far after 14 years in the badminton world, he has only managed to win 7 titles. He represented Malaysia in 2002, where Malaysia emerged runners-up to Indonesia in the Thomas Cup championships.
In 2003, Wong Choong Hann reach the World Championships finals. In a thrilling three-match game between the veterans (both he and his opponent were above 25 years old then), he eventually lost out to the champion from China, Xia Xuanze.
Wong Choong Hann played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating Przemysław Wacha of Poland in the first round. In the round of 16, Choong was himself defeated by Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia.
The lowlight of his career occurred during the 2006 Thomas Cup where he injured himself by snapping an Achilles tendon while playing in a quarter final match against South Korea, he is required to rest for almost 6 months. He made a comeback to the sport in the Asian Games later in 2006 but was clearly far from his best times.
[edit] Honours
| Tournament | Level | Results |
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| 1997 | ||
| Dutch Open | Winner | |
| 1998 | ||
| Commonwealth Games | Winner | |
| 2002 | ||
| Holland Open | Winner | |
| China Open | Winner | |
| 2003 | ||
| IBF World Championships | Runner-up | |
| Chinese Taipei Open | Winner | |
| China Open | Runner-up | |
| Copenhagen Masters | Winner | |
| 2007 | ||
| New Zealand Open | 3B | Runner-up |
| China Masters Super Series | 2 | Runner-up |
