Birth name Choong Ewe Leong Country Malaysia | Name David L. Siblings Eddy Choong | |
Born 5 April 1929Penang, British Malaya (now Malaysia) ( 1929-04-05 ) Died September 10, 2011, Tanjung Tokong, Malaysia | ||
Choong Ewe Leong (Chinese: 莊友良; pinyin: Zhuāng Youliáng; 5 April 1929 – 10 September 2011) was a Malaysian badminton player.
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. He shared the All-England mixed doubles crown with June White (Timperly) in 1953 and they were finalists in 1955. Between 1949 and 1957 Choong won national open titles in most of the European nations that held such tournaments. 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 10 September 2011 in Tanjung Tokong. He was 82.