Eddy Choong

Eddy Choong
Personal information
Birth name	Choong Ewe Beng
Country	Malaya  Malaysia
Born	(1930-05-29)29 May 1930 Penang, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	28 January 2013(2013-01-28) (aged 82) George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Height	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Men's singles, Men's & Mixed doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Competitor for  Malaya Thomas Cup 1955 Singapore Team 1958 Singapore Team Competitor for  Malaysia Asian Games 1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles 1966 Bangkok Men's team

Choong Ewe Beng (29 May 1930 – 28 January 2013) was a Malaysian badminton player. He was David Choong's brother and they played men's doubles together.

He was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 1997; and the Badminton World Federation also bestows a special honour onto players, named Eddy Choong Player of the Year.

Career

Noted for his quickness, tenacity, and stamina, Choong won men's the singles at the All England Open Badminton Championships four times between 1953 and 1957 when it was considered the unofficial world championship of the sport. He also reached the All-England singles final in 1952 and 1955 and won the men's doubles with his brother in 1951, 1952, and 1953.^[1] He was a member of the 1955 Malayan Thomas Cup (men's international) team which retained the world team championship, and the 1958 team which surrendered the title to Indonesia^[2]

Achievements

References

• Eddy Choong - MSN Encarta (Archived 2009-10-31)
• Eddy Choong, Fred Brundle: Badminton. Foyles Handbooks, London, Foyle, 1955
• Eddy Choong, Fred Brundle: The Phoenix Book of Badminton – Its history, the development of the shuttlecock, the diversity of style and tactics, and the badminton world of today, London, Phoenix Sports Books, 1956