Choong Tan Fook

Choong Tan Fook AMN (born 6 February 1976) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. Choong is currently coaching the Hong Kong badminton team.[1][2]

Choong Tan Fook
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	6 February 1976 Perak, Malaysia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Years active	1994-2010
Handedness	Left
Men's doubles
Career title(s)	13
Highest ranking	1 (2004)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia World Championships 2001 Seville Men's doubles 2007 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles World Cup 1997 Yogyakarta Men's doubles Asian Championships 2006 Johor Bahru Men's doubles 2007 Johor Bahru Men's doubles 1997 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 2000 Jakarta Men's doubles Thomas Cup 1998 Hong Kong Team 2002 Guangzhou Team 2006 Sendai/Tokyo Team 2008 Jakarta Team Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1998 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2006 Melbourne Mixed team 2002 Manchester Men's doubles 2006 Melbourne Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2003 Ho Chi Minh Men's doubles 2005 Manila Men's team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's doubles 2003 Ho Chi Minh Men's team 2005 Manila Men's doubles

Choong Tan Fook
Traditional Chinese	鍾騰福
Simplified Chinese	钟腾福
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngténgfú

Career overview

Choong made his debut in Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with Lee Wan Wah, they advance to the semi finals stage, but lost to South Korean pair Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung in the rubber game. The duo played in the bronze medal match against another South Korean Ha Tae-kwon and Kim Dong-moon, but lost in straight game with the score 2–15, 8–15.

In 2004 Athens, Choong and Lee had a bye in the first round and defeated Pramote Teerawiwatana and Tesana Panvisvas of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, they lost to Lee Dong-soo & Yoo Yong-sung of South Korea 11–15, 15–11, 15–9.

In 2008 Beijing, Choong and Lee competed as the fourth seeded, however they lost to eventual bronze medalist from South Korea Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man in the first round with the score 22–20, 13–21, 16–21.

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 1 May 2010 in Genting Highlands. They plan to take a honeymoon in Paris, where the 2010 Badminton World Championships will be held.[3] They have two children together.[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Lee Wan Wah	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	7–15, 15–9, 10–15	Bronze
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lee Wan Wah	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	20–22, 26–28	Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Lee Wan Wah	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	12–15, 3–15	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lee Wan Wah	Denny Kantono Antonius Ariantho	15–4, 9–15, 7–15	Silver
2000	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Lee Wan Wah	Tony Gunawan Rexy Mainaky	8–15, 9–15	Silver
2006	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Lee Wan Wah	Hoon Thien How Tan Boon Heong	17–21, 21–11, 21–12	Gold
2007	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Lee Wan Wah	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	21–14, 11–21, 21–12	Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Lee Wan Wah	Pramote Teerawiwatana Tesana Panvisvas	15–12, 10–15, 12–15	Bronze
2003	Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Lee Wan Wah	Chang Kim Wai Chew Choon Eng	15–5, 15–6	Gold
2005	Philsports Arena, Manila, Philippines	Wong Choong Hann	Alvent Yulianto Luluk Hadiyanto	10–15, 2–15	Bronze

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Lee Wan Wah	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	15–7, 15–4	Gold
2002	Bolton Arena, Manchester, England	Chang Kim Wai	Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng	5–7, 7–4, 7–2, 5–7, 3–7	Silver
2006	Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia	Wong Choong Hann	Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat	13–21, 14–21	Silver

BWF Super Series and BWF Grand Prix

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Malaysia Open	Lee Wan Wah	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up
1996	Vietnam Open	Lee Wan Wah	Zhang Wei Yong Liu	15–6, 15–6	Winner
1998	Dutch Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–11, 15–9	Winner
1999	Chinese Taipei Open	Cheah Soon Kit	Denny Kantono Antonius Budi Ariantho	4–15, 17–14, 8–15	Runner-up
1999	Singapore Open	Lee Wan Wah	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	15–7, 14–15, 15–12	Winner
1999	Dutch Open	Lee Wan Wah	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Lars Paaske	15–4, 6–15, 15–9	Winner
1999	German Open	Lee Wan Wah	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–9, 15–6	Winner
2002	Japan Open	Lee Wan Wah	Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng	Walkover	Runner-up
2002	Malaysia Open	Chang Kim Wai	Chen Qiqiu Yong Liu	14–17, 3–15	Runner-up
2003	Hong Kong Open	Lee Wan Wah	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	13–15, 15–6, 6–15	Runner-up
2003	China Open	Lee Wan Wah	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	12–15, 10–15	Runner-up
2004	All England Open	Lee Wan Wah	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Jens Eriksen	15–9, 13–15, 3–15	Runner-up
2004	Malaysia Open	Lee Wan Wah	Alvent Yulianto Luluk Hadiyanto	15–12, 15–7	Winner
2004	China Open	Chew Choon Eng	Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto	Walkover	Runner-up
2005	China Masters	Lee Wan Wah	Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo	10–15, 4–15	Runner-up
2005	Dutch Open	Lee Wan Wah	Tadashi Ohtsuka Keita Masuda	15–7, 15–4	Winner
2006	All England Open	Lee Wan Wah	Martin Lundgaard Hansen Jens Eriksen	6–15, 17–14, 15–2	Runner-up
2006	Hong Kong Open	Lee Wan Wah	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	24–22, 16–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2007	Singapore Open	Lee Wan Wah	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	21–16, 22–24, 18–21	Runner-up
2007	Macau Open	Lee Wan Wah	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	18–21, 21–17, 21–23	Runner-up
2007	French Open	Lee Wan Wah	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	Vietnam Open	Lee Wan Wah	Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya	21–14, 21–10	Winner
2009	India Open	Lee Wan Wah	Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendra Wijaya	21–9, 21–11	Winner
2009	Thailand Open	Lee Wan Wah	Chan Peng Soon Lim Khim Wah	22–20, 14–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2009	Macau Open	Lee Wan Wah	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	14–21, 21–17, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries tournament

  Grand Prix Gold Tournament

  Grand Prix Tournament

  IBF World Grand Prix tournament

Honour

•  Malaysia :
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2000)[4]

References

1. "HONG KONG – Choong Tan Fook to coach National Team". www.badzine.net. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
2. "Badminton: Tan Fook hopes to fulfil dream by producing world and Olympic champs | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
3. Archived 5 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Paris perfect for Tan Fook's honeymoon and last fling at glory, The Star Online Sports
4. "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".

External links

• Profile at InternationalBadminton.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 29 October 2007)
• Tan Fook CHOONG at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternative link)
• Tan Fook CHOONG at BWFbadminton.com
• Choong Tan Fook at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)