# Chew Choon Eng

Chew Choon Eng (born 28 May 1976) is a Malaysian former badminton player. He was a gold medalists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles event, also at the 1999 and 2001 SEA Games in the mixed doubles and men's team events respectively. Chew also won the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2001. He reached a career high as world number 1 in the men's doubles on 11 April 2002.

## Career

Chew won the World Grand Prix tournament in 2002 Japan Open. He competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with a partner Chan Chong Ming. They defeated Theodoros Velkos and George Patis of Greece in the first round, then were defeated in the round of 16 by Zheng Bo and Sang Yang of China.
Chew was coaching Malaysian professional pair consist of 2016 Olympic Games silver medallist, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying and Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong.

## Achievements
### World Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain | Chan Chong Ming | Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | 15–12, 5–15, 3–15 | Bronze |

### Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England | Chan Chong Ming | Chang Kim Wai Choong Tan Fook | 7–5, 4–7, 2–7, 7–5, 7–3 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Bolton Arena, Manchester, England | Chin Eei Hui | Simon Archer Joanne Goode | 7–0, 5–7, 3–7, 3–7 | Silver |

### Asian Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea | Chan Chong Ming | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 16–17, 12–15 | Bronze |

### Asian Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1997 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Lee Chee Leong | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 13–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Chan Chong Ming | Sigit Budiarto Tri Kusharjanto | 8–15, 9–15 | Bronze |

### SEA Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | Chan Chong Ming | Tony Gunawan Bambang Suprianto | 15–9, 3–15, 4–15 | Bronze |
| 2003 | Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Chang Kim Wai | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | 5–15, 6–15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia | Ang Li Peng | Cheah Soon Kit Norhasikin Amin | 15–8, 17–14 | Bronze |
| 1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Chor Hooi Yee | Rosman Razak Norhasikin Amin | 12–15, 15–6, 15–7 | Gold |
| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | Wong Pei Tty | Nova Widianto Vita Marissa | 2–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
| 2003 | Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Chin Eei Hui | Anggun Nugroho Eny Widyowati | 0–2, retired | Bronze |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983 to 2006. The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2002 | Japan Open | Chan Chong Ming | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah | Walkover | Winner |
| 2002 | Denmark Open | Chan Chong Ming | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | 4–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 2002 | China Open | Chan Chong Ming | Pramote Teerawiwatana Tesana Panvisvas | 8–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | China Open | Choong Tan Fook | Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Walkover | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Vietnam Open | Hong Chieng Hun | Jeon Jun-bum Yoo Yeon-seong | 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
| 2008 | India Open | Chan Chong Ming | Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo | 21–19, 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
    BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
    IBF & BWF Grand Prix tournament