Lim Chong King Explained

Lim Chong King
Chinese: 林忠庆
Country:Malaysia
Birth Date:2000 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Years Active:2018–present
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:141
Date Of Highest Ranking:29 March 2022
Bwf Id:A1BB7128-9D19-45EE-BC84-DE6A3339FE7C

Lim Chong King (; born 6 May 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] He won his first senior title in 2019 at the Hellas Open.

Career

Exposed to badminton at the age of seven, Lim was selected for the badminton team of Bukit Jalil Sports School.

2016–2018: Junior career

In 2016, Lim won the boys' singles U-17 title at the Korea Junior International.[2] He joined the national team at 18. He was also part of Malaysia's mixed team that won bronze at the 2018 Badminton Asia Junior Championships.[3]

2019

In August, Lim competed at the Hellas Open where he won his first international title by defeating compatriot Aidil Sholeh with the score of 8–21, 21–13, 21–15.[4] In September, he lost the Sydney International tournament to Japan's Yusuke Onodera.[5] In December, he made his debut at the 2019 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win silver in the men's team event.[6] [7]

2022

Lim was a part of the first Malaysian men's team to win the gold medal at the 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships in February.[8] [9] In March, he reached the semi-final of Polish Open but lost out to Lee Chia-hao in three games.[10] In May, he competed at the 2021 SEA Games and won silver in the men's team event.[11] At the end of the year, Lim was dropped from the national team.[12]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Hellas Open Aidil Sholeh8–21, 21–13, 21–15 Winner
2019Sydney International Yusuke Onodera8–21, 15–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIM Chong King Profile . 2023-08-27 . bwfbadminton.com.
  2. Web site: BWF - Yonex Korea Junior Open Badminton Championships 2016 - Winners . 2023-08-27 . bwf.tournamentsoftware.com.
  3. Web site: 2018 BADMINTON ASIA JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: MALAYSIA SQUAD ANNOUNCED BAM . 2023-08-27 . bam.org.my . en.
  4. Web site: Tan. Ming Wai. Chong King rules Hellas Open in major breakthrough. 2022-02-20. The Star. en.
  5. Web site: 2019-09-22 . Sydney International 2019 Finals: Cheng and Tseng avenge the Malaysian’s to claim second title in Australia . 2023-08-27 . Badminton Oceania . en-US.
  6. Web site: MALAYSIA 2019 SEA GAMES SQUAD ANNOUNCED BAM . 2023-08-27 . bam.org.my . en.
  7. Web site: Malaysia fails to end gold drought in badminton . 2019-12-04 . Malay Mail . 2023-08-27 .
  8. Web site: 2022-01-29 . Official: Youthful Lineup for BATC2022 . 2022-07-24 . bam.org.my . en.
  9. Web site: Malaysia beat Indonesia 3-0 in Asia Team Championships final . 2022-02-20 . The Star . en.
  10. Web site: myallsports . 2022-03-26 . 【波兰羽赛】梁峻豪止步8强 林忠庆无缘决赛 . 2023-08-27 . 全体育网 . zh-hans.
  11. Web site: SEA Games: National shuttlers win men's team silver after loss to Thailand . Malay Mail . 2022-05-19 . 2023-08-27 .
  12. Web site: Two shuttlers resign, 12 dropped as ABM goes lean ahead of Paris Olympics . Fabian . Peter . 2022-12-19 . New Straits Times . 2023-08-27 .