- Choong Tan Fook
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Choong Tan Fook
钟腾福Personal information Birth name Choong Tan Fook Born February 6, 1976
PerakHeight 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Country 
MalaysiaYears active 1994 - 2008 Coach Rexy Mainaky Men's doubles Current Ranking 6 (September 25, 2007) BWF Profile Choong Tan Fook (simplified Chinese: 钟腾福; traditional Chinese: 鍾騰福; born February 6, 1976) is a male badminton player from Malaysia, who competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lee Wan Wah. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, Choong and Lee lost to Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung of Korea 11-15, 15-11, 15-9.
Choong played in the 2008 Thomas Cup series (men's world team championship) for the Malaysian team. In the quarter-final, where Malaysia faced Japan, Choong paired with Koo Kien Keat to defeat Shuichi Sakamoto and Shintaro Ikeda 21-13, 21-11. However, due to illness Choong could not take part in the semi-final showdown against defending champion China which Malaysia narrowly lost 2-3.
After a six-year relationship with China's doubles star Zhang Jiewen, Choong and Zhang were married in January 2010. The wedding reception was celebrated on May 1, 2010 in Genting Highlands. They plan to take a honeymoon in Paris, where the 2010 Badminton World Championships will be held.[1]
Achievements
Year Tournament Venue Round 2007 2007 BWF World Championships Kuala Lumpur, MAS Semi-Finalist 2007 Asian Badminton Championships Johor Bahru, MAS WINNER Yonex All England Super Series Birmingham, ENG Quarter-Finalist Yonex Korea Open Super Series Seoul, KOR Quarter-Finalist 2006 Hong Kong Open Hong Kong, HKG Runner-Up Asian Games XV Doha, Qatar Semi-Finalist Thailand Open THA Semi-Finalist Proton Malaysia Open Kuching, MAS Semi-Finalist Asian Badminton Championships Johor Bahru, MAS WINNER All England Open Birmingham, ENG Runner-Up 2005 Dutch Open WINNER Djarum Indonesia Open Semi-Finalist China Masters Runner-Up 2004 2004 Summer Olympic Games Athens, Greece Quarter-Finalist Proton Malaysia Open MAS WINNER Asian Badminton Championships Kuala Lumpur, MAS Quarter-Finalist All England Open Birmingham, ENG Runner-Up Swiss Open Semi-Finalist 2003 China Open Runner-Up Hong Kong Open Runner-Up Proton Malaysia Open Semi-Finalist Indonesia Open Semi-Finalist Singapore Open Semi-Finalist All England Open Birmingham, ENG Quarter-Finalist 22nd SEA Games Hanoi, Vietnam WINNER 2002 XVII Commonwealth Games Manchester, ENG Runner-Up Japan Open Runner-Up 2001 All England Open Birmingham, ENG Semi-Finalist 21st SEA Games Kuala Lumpur, MAS Semi-Finalist World Championships Seville, Spain Semi-Finalist 2000 Asian Badminton Championships Jakarta, INA Runner-Up 2000 Summer Olympic Games Sydney, AUS Semi-Finalist 1999 All England Open Birmingham, ENG Semi-Finalist World Badminton GP Finals Bandar Sri Begawan, Brunei Semi-Finalist 20th SEA Games Bandar Sri Begawan, Brunei Semi-Finalist Singapore Open Singapore WINNER Holland Open WINNER 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games Kuala Lumpur, MAS WINNER 1997 Asian Badminton Championships Kuala Lumpur, MAS Runner-Up Proton Malaysia Open Semi-Finalist 1996 Proton Malaysia Open Runner-Up Vietnam Open WINNER References
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- Living people
- Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Malaysian badminton players
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- Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Asian badminton biography stubs
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