Choong Hon Jian

In this Chinese name, the family name is Choong.

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]

Choong Hon Jian 钟鸿健
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(2000-07-02) 2 July 2000 (age 24) Bukit Mertajam, Penang, Malaysia[1]
Years active	2017–present
Handedness	Left
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	18 (MD with Muhammad Haikal, 17 September 2024) 38 (XD with Go Pei Kee, 25 June 2024)
Current ranking	18 (MD with Muhammad Haikal) 42 (XD with Go Pei Kee) (17 September 2024)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Malaysia Thomas Cup 2024 Chengdu Men's team Asia Team Championships 2024 Selangor Men's team Southeast Asian Games 2023 Cambodia Men's team Asian Junior Championships 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Choong Hon Jian
Traditional Chinese	鍾鴻健
Simplified Chinese	钟鸿健
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōng Hóngjiàn Hakka Pha̍k-fa-sṳ Chûng Fùng-khien Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Zung1 Hung4 Gin6 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Cheng Hông-kiān

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 October, Choong and his mixed doubles partner, Go Pei Kee, reached their first final together at the Indonesia International in Surabaya but were defeated in three games.^[13] A week later, he and Haikal entered the final of Indonesia Masters II and finished as the runners-up.^[14] In December, Choong and Haikal competed at the Syed Modi International. En route to their first BWF World Tour title, they defeated the second and top seeds in the semi-finals^[15] and final, respectively.^[16] The following week, they won another title at the Guwahati Masters.^[17]

2024

In late January, he was chosen to represent Malaysia's men's team at the 2024 Asia Team Championships.^[18] In March, he and Haikal clinched their third title at the Orléans Masters.^[19]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[20] 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.^[21]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023 (II)	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Muhammad Haikal	Kenya Mitsuhashi Hiroki Okamura	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up	[14]
2023	Syed Modi International	Super 300	Muhammad Haikal	Akira Koga Taichi Saito	18–21, 21–18, 21–16	Winner	[16]
2023	Guwahati Masters	Super 100	Muhammad Haikal	Lin Bing-wei Su Ching-heng	21–17, 23–21	Winner	[17]
2024	Orléans Masters	Super 300	Muhammad Haikal	Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani	21–15, 18–21, 21–14	Winner	[19]

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Thailand International	Goh Sze Fei	Chaloempon Charoenkitamorn Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	21–15, 15–21, 22–24	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Bangladesh International	Payee Lim Peiy Yee	Hoo Pang Ron Cheah Yee See	8–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2021	Polish Open	Toh Ee Wei	Nicolas A. Müller Ronja Stern	21–16, 21–12	Winner
2021	Slovenian International	Toh Ee Wei	Putra Erwiansyah Sofy Al Mushira Asharunnisa	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2021	Austrian Open	Toh Ee Wei	William Villeger Sharone Bauer	16–21, 21–9, 21–19	Winner
2023 (II)	Indonesia International	Go Pei Kee	Hiroki Nishi Akari Sato	20–22, 21–18, 14–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. 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. Peter, Fabian (22 October 2023). "Shuttler Aidil finally seals his first international crown". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
14. 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.
15. Timesport (3 December 2023). "Hon Jian-Haikal stun second seeds, reach Syed Modi final". New Straits Times. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. "BATC 2024 draw: Easy path to quarter-finals for men's, women's squads". Malay Mail. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
19. K., Rajan (18 March 2024). "Hon Jian-Haikal crowned Orleans Masters champions". New Straits Times. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
20. 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.
21. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

Choong Hon Jian at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com