Choong Hon Jian (; born 2 July 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won a bronze medal at the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in the mixed team event.

Career

2021

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

Choong Hon Jian

2023

In February, Choong began partnering Goh Sze Fei in men's doubles after a reshuffle in the national men's doubles department. In March, 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. In May, Choong made his debut at the 2023 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the men's team event. In June, Choong and Goh's partnership were dissolved after Goh reunited with his former partner. In August, Choong began partnering Muhammad Haikal in men's doubles. In September, Choong and partner Go Pei Kee competed at the Indonesia Masters. 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 in three games.

Choong Hon Jian

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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.

Choong Hon Jian

Men's doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up) Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

References

External links

2000 births

Living people

Sportspeople from Penang

Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent

Malaysian male badminton players

Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games

SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia

SEA Games medalists in badminton

21st-century Malaysian people