Tjun Tjun Explained

Tjun Tjun
Birth Name:Liang Chun-sheng
Birth Date:4 October 1952
Country:Indonesia

Liang Chun-sheng, known in Indonesia as Tjun Tjun, 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

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1971Jakarta, Indonesia Tata Budiman Indra Gunawan
Nara Sudjana
8–15, 15–12, 11–15 Silver
1976Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad,
India
Ade Chandra Yao Ximing
Sun Zhi’an
Walkover Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

Men's doubles

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

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1973German Open Sture Johnsson5–15, 15–12, 5–15 Runner-up
1973Singapore Open Iie Sumirat3–15, 14–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Invitational tournaments (4 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1972World Invitational Championships Johan Wahjudi Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–10, 15–10 Gold
1974 (Glasgow)World Invitational Championships Johan Wahjudi Punch Gunalan
Dominic Soong
9–15, 4–15 Silver
1974 (Jakarta)World Invitational Championships Johan Wahjudi Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–13, 9–15, 18–15 Gold
1975World Invitational Championships Johan Wahjudi Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–12, 15–11 Gold
1977Asian Invitational Championships Johan Wahjudi Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
14–17, 15–2, 15–5 Gold

Men's singles

Mixed doubles

Notes and References

  1. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 109.
  2. Davis, 107.
  3. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 125-128.