# Choong Hon Jian

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. 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.

### 2023

In February, Choong began partnering Goh Sze Fei in men's doubles following a reshuffle in the national men's doubles department. 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. 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. In June, Choong and Goh's partnership were dissolved after Goh reunited with his former partner.
In August, he began partnering Muhammad Haikal in men's doubles. 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. A week later, he and Haikal entered the final of Indonesia Masters II and finished as the runners-up. 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 and final, respectively. The following week, they won another title at the Guwahati Masters.

### 2024

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

## Achievements
### BWF World Tour (3 titles, 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.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 (II) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Muhammad Haikal | Kenya Mitsuhashi Hiroki Okamura | 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Muhammad Haikal | Akira Koga Taichi Saito | 18–21, 21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2023 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Muhammad Haikal | Lin Bing-wei Su Ching-heng | 21–17, 23–21 | Winner |
| 2024 | Orléans Masters | Super 300 | Muhammad Haikal | Sabar Karyaman Gutama Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani | 21–15, 18–21, 21–14 | Winner |

### 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