Lim Chong King
林忠庆
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 23)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Years active2018–present
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking141 (29 March 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Selangor Men's team
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Philippines Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Men's team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

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]

Career

Exposed to badminton at the age of seven, Lim was selected for the badminton team of Bukit Jalil Sports School.

2016–2018: Junior career

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

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

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Hellas Open Malaysia Aidil Sholeh 8–21, 21–13, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Sydney International Japan Yusuke Onodera 8–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "LIM Chong King | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Tan, Ming Wai. "Chong King rules Hellas Open in major breakthrough". The Star. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "BWF - Yonex Korea Junior Open Badminton Championships 2016 - Winners". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  4. ^ "2018 BADMINTON ASIA JUNIOR TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: MALAYSIA SQUAD ANNOUNCED | BAM". bam.org.my. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "MALAYSIA 2019 SEA GAMES SQUAD ANNOUNCED | BAM". bam.org.my. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Malaysia fails to end gold drought in badminton". Malay Mail. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Official: Youthful Lineup for BATC2022". bam.org.my. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Malaysia beat Indonesia 3-0 in Asia Team Championships final". The Star. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "SEA Games: National shuttlers win men's team silver after loss to Thailand". Malay Mail. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  12. ^ 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

Asian badminton men's team champions
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