Choong Tan Fook (born 6 February 1976) is a former

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racket (sports equipment), racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net (device), net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per s ...

player from

Malaysia Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...

. Choong is currently coaching the Hong Kong badminton team.

Career overview

Choong made his debut in

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in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with

Lee Wan Wah Lee Wan Wah (, born 24 November 1975) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is currently the Japan junior team coach. Career overview Lee made his debut in Olympic Games in 2000 Sydney. Partnered with Choong Tan Fook, they adva ...

, they advance to the semi-finals stage, but lost to South Korean pair

Lee Dong-soo Lee Dong-soo ( ; born 7 June 1974) is a former badminton player from South Korea who affiliate with the Samsung Electro-Mechanics. Competition Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Yoo Y ...

and

Yoo Yong-sung Yoo Yong-sung (; born 25 October 1974) is a retired badminton player from South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and bo ...

in the rubber game. The duo played in the bronze medal match against another South Korean

Ha Tae-kwon Ha Tae-kwon (; born 30 April 1975) is a badminton player from South Korea. Born in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Ha started his career in badminton with the recommendation of Kim Dong-moon in elementary school. He made his international debut ...

and

Kim Dong-moon Kim Dong-moon (; born 22 September 1975) is a retired South Korean badminton player who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s (decade), and widely regarded as one of finest men's doubles and mixed doubles players in badminton h ...

, 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 Tesana Panvisvas (เทศนา พันธ์วิศวาส; born 14 March 1978) is a male badminton player from Thailand. He competed at the 2000 and 2004 Olympic Games. In 2002 Asian Games, and won the men's doubles silver with Pramote ...

of Thailand in the second. In the quarterfinals, they lost to

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 Hwang Ji-man (; ; born 8 July 1984) is a badminton player from South Korea. Career Hwang started playing badminton when he was in Miryang elementary school, and when he was 17, Hwang was chosen to represent the National Junior team. Hwang play ...

in the first round with the score 22–20, 13–21, 16–21. Choong played in the

2008 Thomas Cup The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from May 11 to May 18, 2008. Host ci ...

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

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which Malaysia narrowly lost 2–3. After a six-year relationship with

's doubles star

Zhang Jiewen Zhang Jiewen (; born 4 January 1981) is a Chinese former badminton player. Career One of China's most successful women's doubles specialists, Zhang has won some thirty international titles, the vast majority of them in partnership with Yang ...

, 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. They have two children together.

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's doubles''

World Cup

''Men's doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

Commonwealth Games

''Men's doubles''

BWF Super Series and BWF Grand Prix

''Men's doubles'' :

BWF Superseries The BWF Super Series was a series of Grade 2 badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007. Since 2011, the Super Series includes two levels of tournament, S ...

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 The Most Esteemed Order of the Defender of the Realm () is a Malaysian federal award presented for meritorious service to the country. The Order Motto are 'Dipeliharakan Allah-Pangkuan Negara' (By the Grace of God-Defender of the Realm). The o ...

(A.M.N.) (2000)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Choong, Tan Fook 1976 births Living people Badminton players from Perak Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent Malaysian male badminton players Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players for Malaysia Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in badminton Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Malaysia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton Competitors at the 1999 SEA Games Competitors at the 2001 SEA Games Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton World No. 1 badminton players Members of the Order of the Defender of the Realm Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games