Law Teik Hock

Law Teik Hock
卢德福
Personal information
Born(1922-07-04)4 July 1922
George Town, Penang, Malaya
Died13 July 2010(2010-07-13) (aged 88)
George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportBadminton
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Malaya
Thomas Cup
1949 England Team
In this Chinese name, the family name is Law.

Law Teik Hock (simplified Chinese: 卢德福; traditional Chinese: 盧德福; pinyin: Lú Défú; 4 July 1922 – 13 July 2010) was a Malaysian badminton player from George Town, Penang.

Badminton career

Law won the first edition of Thomas Cup with the Malayan team in 1949. In the final against Denmark, Law was promoted to first singles after Wong Peng Soon was forced to skip the final due to an injury. In his first singles, he defeated Jørn Skaarup 15-5, 15-0 but lost 15-11, 15-1 to Mogens Felsby in the reverse singles.[1]

In 1948, Law partnered Eddy Choong to a historic victory at the Penang Open. In the finals of the tournament, they defeated Ooi Teik Hock and Tan Kin Hong with the score line of 15-8 and 15-11, which was the first defeat for Ooi and Tan for over seven years.[2]

In 1952, although Law did not make it to the national trials for the Malayan Thomas Cup qualifying team,[3] he however, won the Malaysia Open men's doubles title for the first time.

Achievements

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
1951 Malaysia Open Wong Peng Soon 3–15, 6–15 Runner-up [4]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1952 Malaysia Open David Choong Chee Phui Hang
Loong Pan Yap 		15–5, 15–5 Winner [5]

Personal life

Law was married to Khoo Cheng Poh and they had a son named Beng Yeow.[1]

Death

Law died of old age in his residence in Jalan Anson, George Town.[1] He was 88.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Former Thomas Cupper Teik Hock passes away". The Star Online. 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Doubles Holders Eliminated". The Straits Times. 21 September 1948.
  3. ^ "Thomas Cup trial games". The Straits Times. 22 April 1952.
  4. ^ "Peng Soon champion for sixth time". The Straits Times. 7 August 1951. p. 16. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Samuels Wins 4 Titles at BAM Championships". The Straits Times. NewspaperSG. Government of Singapore. 5 August 1952. p. 16. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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