Dominic Soong

Dominic Soong Chok Soon (born ) is a former male badminton player. He was a doubles player who played first for Malaysia and later for Canada.

Career

Dominic Soong came second at the 1973 Southeast Asian Games in the men's doubles with Punch Gunalan. A year later, they jointly won bronze at the Commonwealth Games. In 1976 Soong played on the Malaysian Thomas Cup team which upset Denmark and finished second to Indonesia. In his new home in Canada, he won the men's doubles competition at the individual championships in 1978.

Coach

Dominic Soong is the founder of the Soong Badminton Academy based in Ottawa, Canada. Having coached for over 40 years, Dominic coaches players of all ages and regularly takes them to compete at regional, provincial, and national level tournaments.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

References

Report on the Malaysian Thomas Cup

Canadian male badminton players

Malaysian male badminton players

1950 births

Living people

Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent

Canadian sportspeople of Chinese descent

Malaysian emigrants to Canada

Badminton players at the 1974 Asian Games

Badminton players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia

Asian Games competitors for Malaysia

Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games