Choong Tan Fook

Choong Tan Fook Template:Post-nominals (born 6 February 1976) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. Choong is coaches the Hong Kong badminton team.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":0" />

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.<ref>[1] Template:Webarchive, Paris perfect for Tan Fook's honeymoon and last fling at glory, The Star Online Sports</ref> They have two children together.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

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

World Cup

Men's doubles

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

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

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

BWF Super Series and BWF Grand Prix

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit Template:Flagicon Yap Kim Hock	5–15, 3–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1996	Vietnam Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Zhang Wei Template:Flagicon Liu Yong	15–6, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1998	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit	Template:Flagicon Peter Axelsson Template:Flagicon Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–11, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Cheah Soon Kit	Template:Flagicon Denny Kantono Template:Flagicon Antonius Budi Ariantho	4–15, 17–14, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1999	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	15–7, 14–15, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen Template:Flagicon Lars Paaske	15–4, 6–15, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1999	German Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Peter Axelsson Template:Flagicon Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–9, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2002	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Chan Chong Ming Template:Flagicon Chew Choon Eng	Walkover	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2002	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Chang Kim Wai	Template:Flagicon Chen Qiqiu Template:Flagicon Liu Yong	14–17, 3–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	13–15, 15–6, 6–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2003	China Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Lars Paaske Template:Flagicon Jonas Rasmussen	12–15, 10–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	15–9, 13–15, 3–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Alvent Yulianto Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	15–12, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	China Open	Template:Flagicon Chew Choon Eng	Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya Template:Flagicon Sigit Budiarto	Walkover	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	China Masters	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Guo Zhendong Template:Flagicon Xie Zhongbo	10–15, 4–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2005	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Tadashi Ohtsuka Template:Flagicon Keita Masuda	15–7, 15–4	Template:Gold1 Winner
2006	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen	6–15, 17–14, 15–2	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2006	Hong Kong Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan	24–22, 16–21, 20–22	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	21–16, 22–24, 18–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	Macau Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong	18–21, 21–17, 21–23	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2007	French Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	14–21, 19–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	Vietnam Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Fran Kurniawan Template:Flagicon Rendra Wijaya	21–14, 21–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	India Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Template:Flagicon Hendra Wijaya	21–9, 21–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Chan Peng Soon Template:Flagicon Lim Khim Wah	22–20, 14–21, 11–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Macau Open	Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong	14–21, 21–17, 12–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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Honour

• Malaysia
  • Member of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (A.M.N.) (2000)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

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