Choong Hon Jian
钟鸿健
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (2000-07-02) 2 July 2000
Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia[1]
Years active2017–present
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking52 (MD with Muhammad Haikal, 12 December 2023)
53 (XD with Go Pei Kee, 12 December 2023)
84 (XD with Peck Yen Wei, 3 January 2023)
Current ranking52 (MD with Muhammad Haikal)
53 (XD with Go Pei Kee) (2 January 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Cambodia Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile
Choong Hon Jian
Traditional Chinese鍾鴻健
Simplified Chinese钟鸿健

Choong Hon Jian (Chinese: 鍾鴻健; pinyin: Zhōng Hóngjiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Cheng Hông-kiān; born 2 July 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2][3] He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in the mixed team event.[4]

Career

2021

Choong won his first international title with his partner Toh Ee Wei at the Polish Open in March.[5] Two months later, the pair went on to win two more consecutive titles at the Slovenian International[6] and the Austrian Open.[7][8]

2023

In February, Choong began partnering Goh Sze Fei in men's doubles following a reshuffle in the national men's doubles department.[1] In the following month, they reached the final of their first outing together at the Thailand International but lost out narrowly to top seeds Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn and Nanthakarn Yordphaisong in rubber game.[9] In May, he made his debut at the 2023 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the men's team event.[10]

In June, Choong and Goh's partnership were dissolved after Goh reunited with his former partner.[11] In August, he began partnering Muhammad Haikal in men's doubles.[12]

In September, he and partner Go Pei Kee competed at the Indonesia Masters I. They reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event but bowed out of the tournament after losing to Japan's Hiroki Nishi and Akari Sato.[13] In October, the pair reached their first final together at the Indonesia International in Surabaya but were defeated by Nishi and Sato in three games.[14] A week later, he and Haikal entered the final of Indonesia Masters II and finished as the runners-up.[15] In December, Choong and Haikal competed at the Syed Modi International. They won their first BWF World Tour title after defeating the second seeds Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the semi-finals[16] and the top seeds Akira Koga and Taichi Saito in the final.[17]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[18] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[19]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Malaysia Muhammad Haikal Japan Kenya Mitsuhashi
Japan Hiroki Okamura		 16–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [15]
2023 Syed Modi International Super 300 Malaysia Muhammad Haikal Japan Akira Koga
Japan Taichi Saito		 18–21, 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [17]
2023 Guwahati Masters Super 100 Malaysia Muhammad Haikal Chinese Taipei Lin Bing-wei
Chinese Taipei Su Ching-heng		 21–17, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [20]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Thailand International Malaysia Goh Sze Fei Thailand Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn
Thailand Nanthakarn Yordphaisong		 21–15, 15–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Bangladesh International Malaysia Payee Lim Peiy Yee Malaysia Hoo Pang Ron
Malaysia Cheah Yee See		 8–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Polish Open Malaysia Toh Ee Wei Switzerland Nicolas A. Müller
Switzerland Ronja Stern		 21–16, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Slovenian International Malaysia Toh Ee Wei Indonesia Putra Erwiansyah
Indonesia Sofy Al Mushira Asharunnisa		 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Austrian Open Malaysia Toh Ee Wei France William Villeger
France Sharone Bauer		 16–21, 21–9, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Indonesia International Malaysia Go Pei Kee Japan Hiroki Nishi
Japan Akari Sato		 20–22, 21–18, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 Nicolas Anil (2023-02-21). "Hon Jian ready to get down to business with new partner Sze Fei". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ↑ "CHOONG Hon Jian | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Choong Hon Jian | BAM". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 2 July 2000. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Lee, Seng Foo (17 July 2018). "Malaysia settle for team bronze at Badminton Asia Junior Championships". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Hon Jian-Ee Wei juara beregu campuran Terbuka Poland". Cakapsukan (in Malay). 28 March 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Kng, Zheng Guan (23 May 2021). "Hon Jian-Ee Wei are champs". New Straits Times. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Ramli, Muhammad Helmee (1 June 2021). "Hon Jian-Ee Wei juara pada Terbuka Austria". Kosmo (in Malay). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ↑ Bernama (31 May 2021). ""We will stay humble" – Ee Wei". The Malaysian Reserve. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sze Fei-Hon Jian show huge promise in first outing together". The Star. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Men's badminton squad take silver in finals". Free Malaysia Today. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Timesport (2 June 2023). "Next stop Paris, says Sze Fei after reuniting with Izzuddin". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Haikal plots new targets with new partner Hon Jian". The Star. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  13. ↑ R., Kirubashini (10 September 2023). "Roy King-Valeree recover from setback to be title contenders in Indonesia". The Star. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  14. ↑ Peter, Fabian (22 October 2023). "Shuttler Aidil finally seals his first international crown". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  15. 1 2 Peter, Fabian (29 October 2023). "Hon Jian-Haikal finally see the light with runners-up showing in Surabaya". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  16. ↑ Timesport (3 December 2023). "Hon Jian-Haikal stun second seeds, reach Syed Modi final". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  17. 1 2 Anil, Nicolas (3 December 2023). "Syed Modi: Hon Jian-Haikal stun top seeds to clinch men's doubles title". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  18. ↑ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  19. ↑ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  20. ↑ Peter, Fabian (10 December 2023). "Hon Jian-Haikal win Guwahati Masters". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.

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