Tjun Tjun

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liang.

Tjun Tjun (Chinese: 梁春生; pinyin: Liáng Chūnshēng; born 4 October 1952) is an Indonesian badminton player. 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.

Tjun Tjun
Personal information
Birth name	Liang Chun-sheng
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1952-10-04) 4 October 1952 (age 72) Cirebon, West Java, 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 SEA Games 1977 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles 1977 Kuala Lumpur Men's team

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. The duo were the first ever men's doubles world number one in the first IBF world ranking release in 1978.^[3]

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.^[4] He was elected to the World Badminton Hall of Fame in 2009.

Personal life

Tjun Tjun is of Chinese descent. He is the brother of Liang Qiuxia, who is also a badminton player and coach.

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
International Badminton Federation Awards	1986	Meritorious Service Award	Honored	[5]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–6, 15–4	Gold	[6]

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	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Ade Chandra	Yao Ximing Sun Zhi’an	Walkover	Gold

SEA Games

Men's doubles

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

International tournaments (14 titles, 3 runners-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
1975	Silver Bowl International	Ross Livingston	15–4, 15–8	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Denmark Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–3, 15–7	Winner
1973	German Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1973	All England Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	1–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1973	Singapore Open	Johan Wahjudi	Indra Gunawan Christian Hadinata	15–11, 15–11	Winner
1974	Denmark Open	Johan Wahjudi	Iie Sumirat Christian Hadinata	18–14, 15–9	Winner
1974	All England Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–8, 15–6	Winner
1975	Denmark Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–6, 15–1	Winner
1975	All England Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1977	All England Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–7, 18–15	Winner
1977	Swedish Open	Ade Chandra	Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström	17–18, 17–16, 15–11	Winner
1978	All England Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1979	All England Open	Johan Wahjudi	Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin	17–16, 15–3	Winner
1980	All England Open	Johan Wahjudi	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	10–15, 15–9, 15–10	Winner
1981	All England Open	Johan Wahjudi	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	9–15, 8–15	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	Winner

Invitational tournaments

Men's singles

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

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	9–15, 4–15	Silver
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	15–12, 15–11	Gold
1977	Asian Invitational Championships	Johan Wahjudi	Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	14–17, 15–2, 15–5	Gold

Mixed doubles

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

Other tournament

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1983	Veterans Tournament (30+)	Johan Wahjudi	Dhany Sartika Ade Chandra	15–10, 15–1	Winner	[7]