Tjun Tjun

Tjun Tjun
Personal information
Birth name	Liang Chun-sheng
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1952-10-04) 4 October 1952 (age 69) Cirebon, Indonesia
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia World Championships 1977 Malmö Men's doubles Thomas Cup 1973 Jakarta Men's team 1976 Bangkok Men's team 1979 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 1974 Tehran Men's doubles 1974 Tehran Mixed doubles 1974 Tehran Men's team Asian Championships 1971 Jakarta Men's team 1976 Hyderabad Men's team 1976 Hyderabad Men's doubles 1971 Jakarta Men's doubles Southeast Asian Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1977 Kuala Lumpur Men's team

Tjun Tjun (Chinese: 梁春生) is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player.

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 – Men's doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
Final	Johan Wahjudi	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		Christian Hadinata Regina Masli	10–15, 8–15	Silver

Asian Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Jakarta, Indonesia		Indra Gunawan	8–15, 15–12, 11–15	Silver
1976	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Ade Chandra	Yao Ximing	Walkover	Gold

Southeast Asian Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1977	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Johan Wahjudi		15–10, 15–3	Gold

International Open Tournaments (13 titles, 4 runners-up)[]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	All England	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	1–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1973	German Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–4, 15–9	Champion
1973	Denmark Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–3, 15–7	Champion
1973	Singapore Open	Johan Wahjudi	Indra Gunawan Christian Hadinata	15–11, 15–11	Champion
1974	All England	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–8, 15–6	Champion
1974	Denmark Open	Johan Wahjudi	Iie Sumirat Christian Hadinata		Champion
1975	All England	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–11, 15–5	Champion
1975	Denmark Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–6, 15–1	Champion
1977	All England	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–7, 18–15	Champion
1977	Swedish Open	Ade Chandra			Champion
1978	All England	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–12, 15–8	Champion
1979	All England	Johan Wahjudi	Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin	17–16, 15–3	Champion
1980	All England	Johan Wahjudi	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	10–15, 15–9, 15–10	Champion
1981	All England	Johan Wahjudi	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up

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	Joke van Beusekom	15–6, 7–15, 17–14	Champion

Invitational tournament[]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	World Invitational Championships	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–10, 15–10	Gold
1974 (Glasgow)	World Invitational Championships	Johan Wahjudi	Punch Gunalan Dominic Soong		Gold
1974 (Jakarta)	World Invitational Championships	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–13, 9–15, 18–15	Gold
1975	World Invitational Championships	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata		Gold
1977	Asian Invitational Championships	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	14–17, 15–2, 15–5	Gold

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1974 (Jakarta)	World Invitational Championships	Svend Pri	15–3, 16–17, 0–15	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974 (Jakarta)	World Invitational Championships		Christian Hadinata Regina Masli	7–15, 3–15	Silver

References[]