Law Teik Hock (; 4 July 1922 – 13 July 2010) was a Malaysian

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player from George Town,

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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

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was forced to skip the final due to an injury. In his first singles, he defeated

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15-5, 15-0 but lost 15-11, 15-1 to Mogen Felsby in the reverse singles. In 1948, Law partnered

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to a historic victory at the Penang Open. In the finals of the tournament, they defeated

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

Personal life

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

Death

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Law, Teik Hock 1922 births Malaysian male badminton players Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent 2010 deaths Sportspeople from Penang