Tjun Tjun () is a retired

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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 Johan Wahjudi (; 10 February 1953 – 15 November 2019) was an Indonesian badminton player. Though he played some singles at the international level early in his career, he soon became a doubles specialist noted for his alert and consistent play ...

at the very first

IBF World Championships The BWF World Championships, formerly known as IBF World Championships, and also known as the World Badminton Championships, is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament is one of the most prestigious ...

held in

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

. They also won 6 of the 7

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held from 1974 through 1980. They were clearly the world's number one team during this period, often beating fellow countrymen

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and

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in the finals of major events. Playing one stint at singles and regularly in doubles (first with

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, and later with Wahjudi) Tjun Tjun won all of his matches in three consecutive

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campaigns (

1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

, 1979), all of which resulted in world team titles for Indonesia.Pat Davis, The ''Guinness Book of Badminton'' (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 125-128. 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''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

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

''Men's doubles'' ''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Invitational tournament

''Men's doubles'' ''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

Indonesian male badminton players Indonesian sportspeople of Chinese descent Living people Asian Games medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton 1952 births Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Competitors at the 1977 Southeast Asian Games People from Cirebon Sportspeople from West Java {{indonesia-badminton-bio-stub