Wong Choong Hann: one of the most dynamic shuttlers in the world of Badminton
Malaysia’s Wong Choong Hann is one of the most dynamic shuttlers of men’s singles in the world of badminton. He proved his worth at the international level and brought glory to his country by winning many events throughout the world. He is generally known
as one of the most daring and aggressive players on the planet. The 33-year-old Malaysian veteran is still passionate and participates in all major events organised by the Badminton World Federation.
Wong Choong made a tremendous contribution in the glory of Malaysia in the category of men’s singles. He appeared on the international arena in 1991, where he participated in the Malaysia Open event. This left-handed shuttler grabbed his first title at the
Dutch Open in 1997. In 1998, he won the men’s singles title in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and in 2002 he emerged as the winner at the China Open. In the same year he won the Dutch Open for the second time. Wong Choong was the main player of the Malaysian squad
in the prestigious team event championships, known as the Thomas Cup in 2002. In 2003, this superb shuttler clinched two titles by winning the Chinese Taipei Open and the Copenhagen Masters 2003.
Wong Choong is one of the few Malaysians who performed well in the World Championships in 2003, as he reached in the final. The final was an epic battle between the Malaysian and Xia Xuanze of China. The match took three sets of thrilling play and it was
the Chinese who clinched the title in the end. Wong Choong played very well, but could not break the dead-lock, as no Malaysian player has ever won the gold medal in the World Championships.
The aggressive Malaysian had to face the stylish Indonesian Taufik Hidayat in the pre-quarter-final stage of the 2004 Athens Olympics. Hidayat won the gold medal. Wong Choong has always been competing at the top level until 2006. In the team events championships,
known as the Thomas Cup 2006, the Malaysian had a severe injury to his Achilles tendon in the quarter-final match. Doctors were quite sure that Wong Choong will not be able to play again. Through unbelievable dedication and commitment, he proved everybody
wrong, as he was right back on track in just six months and appeared in the Asian Games in 2006.
Wong Choong not only recovered from his severe injury, but also gained his form and started to compete at the top level of the game. He stunned everybody by reaching in the final of the China Masters in 2007. This intrepid shuttler continued his surprising
streak and defeated Hidayat in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Wong Choong managed to take revenge of his loss to the same player in the 2004 Athens Olympics. However, he failed to deliver a better performance against Hsieh Yu-Hsing of Taiwan. In October 2009,
Wong Choong was placed at number 11 in the world rankings.
At the end of 2009, the Malaysian decided to retire from the game, but in 2010, the Badminton Association of Malaysia called him back to play for the country. The Malaysian veteran has been participating in every major event in the world of Badminton and
is currently occupying the 27th place in the men’s singles world rankings. In the arena of the game he is the most daring and passionate player who made a wonderful come-back after such a devastating injury. Wong Choong never gave up to the circumstances
he has been facing in his professional career and still represents Malaysia in all major events of the game.
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