Chew Choon Eng
Chew Choon Eng (born 28 May 1976) is a former Malaysian badminton player.[1] Currently, he is coaching Malaysian professional pair consist of 2016 Olympic Games silver medallist, Chan Peng Soon/Goh Liu Ying and Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong.[2]
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| Born | 28 May 1976 Penang, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1994-2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 1 (11 April 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄒俊英 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 邹俊英 | ||||||
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Career
He was a gold medalists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles event, also at the 1999 and 2001 Southeast Asian Games in the mixed doubles and men's team events respectively. Chew won the World Grand Prix tournament in 2002 Japan Open. He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with a partner Chan Chong Ming. They defeated Theodoros Velkos and George Patis of Greece in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Zheng Bo and Sang Yang of China.
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain |
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15–12, 5–15, 3–15 |  |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |
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16–17, 12–15 | |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
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13–15, 12–15 | |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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8–15, 9–15 | |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |
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15–9, 3–15, 4–15 | |
| 2003 | Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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5–15, 6–15 |  |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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15–8, 17–14 | |
| 1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
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12–15, 15–6, 15–7 |  |
| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |
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2–15, 8–15 | |
| 2003 | Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
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0–2, retired | |
Commonwealth Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England |
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7–5, 4–7, 2–7, 7–5, 7–3 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England |
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7–0, 5–7, 3–7, 3–7 | |
IBF World Grand Prix
The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983 to 2006. The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Japan Open | |
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Walkover |  |
| 2002 | Denmark Open | |
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4–15, 8–15 |  |
| 2002 | China Open | |
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8–15, 8–15 | |
| 2004 | China Open | |
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Walkover | |
| 2006 | Vietnam Open | |
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19–21, 19–21 | |
| 2008 | India Open | |
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21–19, 14–21, 12–21 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold Tournament
- IBF & BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
- "Badminton: Chong Ming and Co hold tourney to unearth badminton talent | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- Peter, Fabian (8 March 2019). "Peng Soon-Liu Ying vow to overcome recent slump". NST Online. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
External links
- Profile at InternationalBadminton.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-10-14)
- Choon Eng CHEW at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternative link)
- Choon Eng CHEW at BWFbadminton.com
- Choon Eng Chew at the International Olympic Committee
- Chew Choon Eng at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)