Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid1980s. He won the All England in 1978, 1979 and 1981. Along with Morten Frost , Han Jian and Luan Jin , and Prakash Padukone , he was one of the worlds leading singles players of that era. A world level player in mens doubles as well as mens singles, he was known for the ferocity of his jumping smash.
Liem was born onFebruary 1956 in Kudus, Central Java. His parents were Ng Thian Poo and Oei See Moi from Fujian. He was the only son ofchildren. During elementary school, he studied at Sekolah Tionghoa, and later moved to SD Negeri Demaan II in 1965. In 1974, he changed his name to Guntur in order to accept government instruction.
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