In February, Choong began partnering Goh Sze Fei in men's doubles following a reshuffle in the national men's doubles department.[1] 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.[9] 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.[10]
In June, Choong and Goh's partnership were dissolved after Goh reunited with his former partner.[11] In August, he began partnering Muhammad Haikal in men's doubles.[12]
In September, he and partner Go Pei Kee competed at the Indonesia Masters I. They reached the semi-finals of the mixed doubles event but bowed out of the tournament after losing to Japan's Hiroki Nishi and Akari Sato.[13] In October, the pair reached their first final together at the Indonesia International in Surabaya but were defeated by Nishi and Sato in three games.[14] A week later, he and Haikal entered the final of Indonesia Masters II and finished as the runners-up.[15] In December, Choong and Haikal competed at the Syed Modi International. They won their first BWF World Tour title after defeating the second seeds Ben Lane and Sean Vendy in the semi-finals[16] and the top seeds Akira Koga and Taichi Saito in the final.[17]
Achievements
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[18] 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.[19]
^Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
