David E. L. Choong

David E. L. Choong, originally Choong Ewe Leong (Chinese: 莊友良; April 5, 1929 – September 10, 2011), was a Malaysian Chinese badminton player from the island of Penang who won numerous international championships in the 1950s.

Choong was born in Penang. 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. Choong died on September 10, 2011 in Tanjung Tokong. He was 82.

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.

Persondata
Name	Choong, David E. L.
Alternative names
Short description	Badminton player
Date of birth	April 5, 1929
Place of birth	Penang, Malaysia
Date of death	September 10, 2011
Place of death	Tanjung Tokong