Tjun Tjun

Tjun Tjun (Template:Zh; 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 became world champion in men's doubles with Johan Wahjudi at the very first IBF World Championships held in 1977. They also won 6 of the 7 All England Open Badminton Championships held from 1974 through 1980. 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.

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. 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

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

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

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra	15–9, 15–7	Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1974	Amjadieh Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran	Template:Flagicon Sri Wiyanti	Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata Template:Flagicon Regina Masli	10–15, 8–15	Silver Silver

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1971	Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Tata Budiman	Template:Flagicon Indra Gunawan Template:Flagicon Nara Sudjana	8–15, 15–12, 11–15	Silver Silver
1976	Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra	Template:Flagicon Yao Ximing Template:Flagicon Sun Zhi’an	Walkover	Gold Gold

SEA Games

Men's doubles

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

International tournaments (14 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	German Open	Template:Flagicon Sture Johnsson	5–15, 15–12, 5–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Iie Sumirat	3–15, 14–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1975	Silver Bowl International	Template:Flagicon Ross Livingston	15–4, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1973	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–3, 15–7	Template:Gold1 Winner
1973	German Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–4, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1973	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	1–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
1973	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Indra Gunawan Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–11, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1974	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Iie Sumirat Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	18–14, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
1974	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–8, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
1975	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–6, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner
1975	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–11, 15–5	Template:Gold1 Winner
1977	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–7, 18–15	Template:Gold1 Winner
1977	Swedish Open	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra	Template:Flagicon Bengt Fröman Template:Flagicon Thomas Kihlström	17–18, 17–16, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
1978	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–12, 15–8	Template:Gold1 Winner
1979	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Stefan Karlsson Template:Flagicon Claes Nordin	17–16, 15–3	Template:Gold1 Winner
1980	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ray Stevens Template:Flagicon Mike Tredgett	10–15, 15–9, 15–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
1981	All England Open	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Rudy Heryanto Template:Flagicon Hariamanto Kartono	9–15, 8–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1975	Denmark Open	Template:Flagicon Regina Masli	Template:Flagicon Klaus Kaagaard Template:Flagicon Joke van Beusekom	15–6, 7–15, 17–14	Template:Gold1 Winner

Invitational tournaments

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1972	World Invitational Championships	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–10, 15–10	Gold Gold
1974 (Glasgow)	World Invitational Championships	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Punch Gunalan Template:Flagicon Dominic Soong	9–15, 4–15	Silver Silver
1974 (Jakarta)	World Invitational Championships	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–13, 9–15, 18–15	Gold Gold
1975	World Invitational Championships	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	15–12, 15–11	Gold Gold
1977	Asian Invitational Championships	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra Template:Flagicon Christian Hadinata	14–17, 15–2, 15–5	Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

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

Other tournament

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1983	Veterans Tournament (30+)	Template:Flagicon Johan Wahjudi	Template:Flagicon Dhany Sartika Template:Flagicon Ade Chandra	15–10, 15–1	Template:Gold1 Winner