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Ooi Teik Hock (simplified Chinese: 黄德福; traditional Chinese: 黃德福; pinyin: Huáng Dé Fú; 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	All England	David G. Freeman	1–15, 6–15	Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1949	Denmark Open	Teoh Seng Khoon			Winner
1949	All England	Teoh Seng Khoon	David G. Freeman Wynn Rogers	15–5, 15–6	Winner
1954	All England	Ong Poh Lim	David Choong Eddy Choong	18–16, 15–12	Winner
1954	US Open	Ong Poh Lim	David Choong Eddy Choong	15–1, 15–4	Winner
1955	Malaysia Open	Ong Poh Lim	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15–7, 18–17	Winner
1956	US Open	Ong Poh Lim	Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen	15–9, 8–15, 7–15	Runner-up

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