| Ong Soon Hock 王順福 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1985 Selangor, Malaysia [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Traditional Chinese | 王淳福 | ||
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Ong Soon Hock (born 15 February 1985) is a badminton player from Malaysia. [1]
As a junior player,Ong won the 2002 Asian Junior Championships gold medal in the boys' doubles event and bronze medal in the team event. At the World Junior Championships,he won the boys' doubles bronze. [2] He also won the bronze medal at the 2005 Asian Championships. Together with Gan Teik Chai,Ong won some international tournament in Mauritius,Argentinal and Brazil. [3]
Ong played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Tan Bin Shen. They were seeded No. 16 and were defeated in the first round by Keita Masuda and Tadashi Ohtsuka,of Japan,14–21,8–21.
Ong's partner changed to Hoon Thien How. They participated in the 2008 Indonesia Open and reached the semi-finals before being beaten by Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya,25–23,15–21,15–21. This was followed by a defeat to second-seeded Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng in the 2008 China Masters 15–21,21–17,and 20–22.
In 2009,Ong and Hoon reached Vietnam Open final,but they lost to Indonesia's Luluk Hadiyanto and Joko Riyadi which were seeded 7 in straight sets,19–21 and 20–22.
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,Hyderabad,India |  Tan Bin Shen |  Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 13–15,13–15 |  Bronze |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pretoria Showgrounds,Pretoria,South Africa | Koo Kien Keat |  Han Sang-hoon Park Sung-hwan | 15–7,8–15,4–15 | Bronze |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia | Koo Kien Keat | Han Sang-hoon Kim Dae-sung | 15–13,15–13 |  Gold |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels,the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2009 | Vietnam Open | Hoon Thien How | Luluk Hadiyanto Joko Riyadi | 19–21,20–22 |  Runner-up |
| 2010 | Vietnam Open | Fairuzizuan Tazari | Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano | 18–21,21–13,17–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Dutch Open | Gan Teik Chai | Markis Kido Alvent Yulianto | 21–18,13–21,14–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2002 | Smiling Fish Satellite | Koo Kien Keat | Hendry Kurniawan Saputra Denny Setiawan | 2–7, 5–7, 5–7 | Runner-up |
| 2006 | Malaysia Satellite | Tan Bin Shen | Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif Gan Teik Chai | 24–26, 21–18, 21–15 |  Winner |
| 2012 | Mauritius International | Gan Teik Chai |  Denneshsing Baboolall Yoni Louison | 21–9, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2012 | Argentina International | Gan Teik Chai |  Cristián Araya Esteban Mujica | 21–14, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2012 | Brazil International | Gan Teik Chai |  Phillip Chew Sattawat Pongnairat | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
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