Chew Choon Eng (born 28 May 1976) is a Malaysian former badminton player.[1] He was a gold medalists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles event, also at the 1999 and 2001 SEA Games in the mixed doubles and men's team events respectively. Chew also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2001. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's doubles on 11 April 2002.
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
editChew 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.
Chew was coaching Malaysian professional pair consist of 2016 Olympic Games silver medallist, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying and Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong.[2]
Achievements
editWorld Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain |
 Chan Chong Ming
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 Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto
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15–12, 5–15, 3–15 |  Bronze
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Commonwealth Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England |
Chan Chong Ming
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Chang Kim Wai Choong Tan Fook
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7–5, 4–7, 2–7, 7–5, 7–3 |  Gold
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England |
Chin Eei Hui
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 Simon Archer Joanne Goode
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7–0, 5–7, 3–7, 3–7 |  Silver
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Asian Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea |
Chan Chong Ming
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 Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung
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16–17, 12–15 | Bronze
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Asian Championships
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Lee Chee Leong
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Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
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13–15, 12–15 | Bronze
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| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Chan Chong Ming
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Sigit Budiarto Tri Kusharjanto
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8–15, 9–15 | Bronze
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SEA Games
editMen's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |
Chan Chong Ming
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Tony Gunawan Bambang Suprianto
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15–9, 3–15, 4–15 | Bronze
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| 2003 | Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Chang Kim Wai
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Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
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5–15, 6–15 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Ang Li Peng
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Cheah Soon Kit Norhasikin Amin
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15–8, 17–14 | Bronze
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| 1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
Chor Hooi Yee
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Rosman Razak Norhasikin Amin
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12–15, 15–6, 15–7 | Gold
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| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |
Wong Pei Tty
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Nova Widianto Vita Marissa
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2–15, 8–15 | Bronze
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| 2003 | Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Chin Eei Hui
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Anggun Nugroho Eny Widyowati
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0–2, retired | Bronze
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IBF World Grand Prix
editThe 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 | Chan Chong Ming
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Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah
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Walkover |  Winner
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| 2002 | Denmark Open | Chan Chong Ming
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Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon
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4–15, 8–15 |  Runner-up
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| 2002 | China Open | Chan Chong Ming
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 Pramote Teerawiwatana Tesana Panvisvas
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8–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
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| 2004 | China Open | Choong Tan Fook
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Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya
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Walkover | Runner-up
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| 2006 | Vietnam Open | Hong Chieng Hun
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Jeon Jun-bum Yoo Yeon-seong
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19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2008 | India Open | Chan Chong Ming
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 Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo
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21–19, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- IBF & BWF Grand Prix tournament
References
edit- ^ "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
edit- Profile at InternationalBadminton.org at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-10-14)
- Choon Eng CHEW at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Choon Eng CHEW at BWFBadminton.com
- Choon Eng CHEW at Olympics.com
- Choon Eng CHEW at Olympic.org (archived)
- Chew Choon Eng at Olympedia
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