Tjun Tjun
Tjun Tjun (Chinese: 梁春生) is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player.
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| Birth name | Liang Chun-sheng | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 October 1952 Cirebon, Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Though a world level singles player early in his career, he became one of the sport's greatest ever doubles specialists. His game was notable for its speed, power, accuracy, and aggressiveness. He is the brother of Liang Qiu-xia, also a badminton player and coach.
Tjun Tjun became world champion in men's doubles with Johan Wahjudi at the very first IBF World Championships held in 1977.[1] They also won 6 of the 7 All England Open Badminton Championships held from 1974 through 1980.[2] They were clearly the world's number one team during this period, often beating fellow countrymen Christian Hadinata and Ade Chandra in the finals of major events. Playing one stint at singles and regularly in doubles (first with Rudy Hartono, and later with Wahjudi) Tjun Tjun won all of his matches in three consecutive Thomas Cup campaigns (1973, 1976, 1979), all of which resulted in world team titles for Indonesia.[3] He was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2009.
Achievements
World Championships
Men's doubles
- 1977 IBF World Championships at the Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden
| 1977 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles (1) | ||||
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| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1st | Johan Wahjudi |
- | - | Bye |
| 2nd | - | - | Bye | |
| 3rd |  Uday Pawar Pradeep Gandhe |
Win | ||
| QF |  David Eddy Eddy Sutton |
15–14, 15–5 | Win | |
| SF |  Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström |
15–7, 15–11 | Win | |
| Final | Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra |
15–6, 15–4 |  Gold | |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran | Johan Wahjudi |
Christian Hadinata Ade Chandra |
15–9, 15–7 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran | Sri Wiyanti |
Christian Hadinata Regina Masli |
10–15, 8–15 |  Silver |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Tata Budiman |
Indra Gunawan Nara Sudjana |
8-15, 15-12, 11-15 | Silver |
| 1976 | Hyderabad, India | Ade Chandra |
 Yao Ximing Sun Zhi’an |
Walkover | Gold |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Johan Wahjudi |
 Preecha Sopajaree Pichai Kongsirithavorn |
Gold | |
International Tournaments
Men's doubles
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | German Open | Sture Johnsson |
5–15, 15–12, 5–15 |  Runner-up |
| 1973 | Singapore Open | Iie Sumirat |
3–15, 14–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Denmark Open | Regina Masli |
 Klaus Kaagaard  Joke van Beusekom |
15–6, 7–15, 17–14 |  Champion |
References
- Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 109.
- Davis, 107.
- Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 125-128.
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