David E. L. Choong

In this Chinese name, the family name is Choong and Ewe is a generation name.

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	(1929-04-05)5 April 1929 Penang, British Malaya
Died	10 September 2011(2011-09-10) (aged 82) Tanjung Tokong, Penang, Malaysia
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles, Men's and Mixed doubles

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

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	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1952	French Open	Eddy Choong	5–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1953	French Open	Eddy Choong	3–15, 7–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1951	All England	Eddy Choong	Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan	9–15, 15–7, 15–10	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
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		Winner
1954	All England	Eddy Choong	Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock	16–18, 12–15	Runner-up
1955	All England	Eddy Choong	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	9–15, 17–14, 11–15	Runner-up
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

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1952	French Open	Mimi Wyatt	Eddy Choong Queenie Webber	15–12, 1–15, 11–15	Runner-up
1953	Denmark Open	Inger Kjærgaard	Eddy Choong Agnete Friis	17–18, 5–15	Runner-up

References

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.