Ooi Teik Hock

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Ooi Teik Hock (Template:Zh; born 13 November 1920 – 21 March 1983)[1][2] was a male badminton player from Malaysia who won Malayan national titles and represented his country in team and individual competition between 1939 and 1958.

Career

Ooi played on four consecutive Malayan Thomas Cup (men's international) teams (1949, 1952, 1955, 1958) the first three of which claimed world titles. Paired with a variety of partners, he was undefeated in eight Thomas Cup doubles matches, while winning four of his six singles matches.[3] He shared the men's doubles title at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1949 with Teoh Seng Khoon and in 1954 with Ong Poh Lim. In the '49 All-England's he was runner-up in men's singles to the legendary Dave Freeman.[4]

Personal life

Ooi married Choo Soh Cheng and together they had a son, Beng Leng, and two daughters, Sooi Choo and Sooi Gaik.[5]

Death

On 21 March 1983, Teik Hock died at his Penang home after a heart attack. He was 62.[5]

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1949 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon David G. Freeman 11–15, 18–14, 15–17 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up
1949 All England Template:Flagicon David G. Freeman 1–15, 6–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1949 Denmark Open Template:Flagicon Teoh Seng Khoon Template:Flagicon Chan Kon Leong
Template:Flagicon Yeoh Teck Chye
15–7, 18–16 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1949 All England Template:Flagicon Teoh Seng Khoon Template:Flagicon David G. Freeman
Template:Flagicon Wynn Rogers
15–5, 15–6 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1954 All England Template:Flagicon Ong Poh Lim Template:Flagicon David Choong
Template:Flagicon Eddy Choong
18–16, 15–12 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1954 US Open Template:Flagicon Ong Poh Lim Template:Flagicon David Choong
Template:Flagicon Eddy Choong
15–1, 15–4 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1955 Malaysia Open Template:Flagicon Ong Poh Lim Template:Flagicon Finn Kobberø
Template:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
15–7, 18–17 Script error: No such module "sort". Winner
1956 US Open Template:Flagicon Ong Poh Lim Template:Flagicon Finn Kobberø
Template:Flagicon Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
15–9, 8–15, 7–15 Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up

References

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  1. Mention of Ooi Teik Hock's death
  2. Thomas Cup hero Ooi Teik Hock – the old champ who faded away
  3. Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd. 1967) 66-78.
  4. Scheele, 166-168.
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