Ooi Teik Hock


Ooi Teik Hock 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 teams 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. 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.

Personal life

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

Death

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

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1940Malaysia Opensilver2