Lim Chong King (Chinese: 林忠慶; pinyin: Lín Zhōngqìng; born 6 May 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1] He won his first senior title in 2019 at the Hellas Open.[2]
| Lim Chong King 林忠庆 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 May 2000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2018–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 141 (29 March 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Exposed to badminton at the age of seven, Lim was selected for the badminton team of Bukit Jalil Sports School.
2016–2018: Junior career edit
In 2016, Lim won the boys' singles U-17 title at the Korea Junior International.[3] 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.[4]
2019 edit
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.[2] 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 edit
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 edit
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Hellas Open |  Aidil Sholeh
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8–21, 21–13, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Sydney International |  Yusuke Onodera
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8–21, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "LIM Chong King | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ a b Tan, Ming Wai. "Chong King rules Hellas Open in major breakthrough". The Star. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ "BWF - Yonex Korea Junior Open Badminton Championships 2016 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "2018 BADMINTON ASIA JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: MALAYSIA SQUAD ANNOUNCED | BAM". bam.org.my. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Sydney International 2019 Finals: Cheng and Tseng avenge the Malaysian's to claim second title in Australia". Badminton Oceania. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "MALAYSIA 2019 SEA GAMES SQUAD ANNOUNCED | BAM". bam.org.my. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Malaysia fails to end gold drought in badminton". Malay Mail. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Official: Youthful Lineup for BATC2022". bam.org.my. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia beat Indonesia 3-0 in Asia Team Championships final". The Star. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ myallsports (26 March 2022). "【波兰羽赛】梁峻豪止步8强 林忠庆无缘决赛". 全体育网 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "SEA Games: National shuttlers win men's team silver after loss to Thailand". Malay Mail. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Peter, Fabian (19 December 2022). "Two shuttlers resign, 12 dropped as ABM goes lean ahead of Paris Olympics". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
External links edit
- Lim Chong King at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com