Lim Chong King


Lim Chong King is a Malaysian badminton player. He won his first senior title in 2019 at the Hellas Open.

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. 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.

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. In September, he lost the Sydney International tournament to Japan's Yusuke Onodera. In December, he made his debut at the 2019 SEA Games where he helped Malaysia win silver in the men's team event.

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. In March, he reached the semi-final of Polish Open but lost out to Lee Chia-hao in three games. In May, he competed at the 2021 SEA Games and won silver in the men's team event. At the end of the year, Lim was dropped from the national team.

Achievements

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

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Hellas Opengold1