Liem Tjeng Kiang

Liem Tjeng Kiang (* around 1935 ) is a former Indonesian badminton player .

Kiang was in the finals of the men's doubles at the Asian Games in 1962. With Tan Joe Hok , however, he lost the final against the Malaysian pairing Tan Yee Khan and Ng Boon Bee in a home hall in front of 10,000 spectators extremely narrowly with 13:15 and 17:18.

At the Asian Championships in April 1962, Malaysia was a size too big for the Indonesians in the final of the tournament for men's teams, Indonesia lost 5-0. Liem Tjeng Kiang lost in his singles to Billy Ng in a 30-minute two-set fight with 11:15 and 9:15. He also lost his second individual, which has meanwhile been insignificant because of the already established team defeat, to Teh Kew San in front of 12,000 spectators, the biggest crowd to date at a badminton competition in Malaysia, with 8:15 and 3:15. In the previous semifinals, Kiang had contributed to advancing over Thailand with a 15:12 and 18:13 victory in a 33-minute match against Somsook Boonyasukhanonda . However, he lost his first game to Sangob Rattanusorn with 5:15 and 8:15. In the individual competition of the Asian Championships , Liem Tjeng Kiang and Tjap Han Tiong failed again in the semifinals against a Malaysian opponent. They were clearly defeated by Teh Kew San and Lim Say Hup after only 19 minutes in two sets with 5:15 and 4:14 and finished third.

credentials

• Report on the final at the 1962 Asian Championships
• Report on the semi-finals at the 1962 Asian Championships
• Report on the Asian Championships 1962
• 2. Report on the Asian Championships 1962
• The 1962 Asian Games