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Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who is widely regarded as one of the greatest badminton players of all time. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships five times, the Indonesian Open four times, and the IBF World Championships twice. He was also a member of the Indonesian team that won the Thomas Cup in 1984 and the Uber Cup in 1986.
At the age of 64, Liem Swie King has an estimated net worth of $10 million. He earned his wealth through his successful career as a badminton player. He has also earned money through endorsements and sponsorships.
Liem Swie King is married to his wife, Siti Rahmah, and they have two children. He is currently living in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is still actively involved in the badminton community and is a member of the Badminton World Federation.
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68 years old |
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28 February, 1956 |
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28 February |
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Kudus Regency, Central Java, Indonesia |
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Indonesia |
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Liem Swie King Height, Weight & Measurements
At 68 years old, Liem Swie King height is 1.68 m .
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Who Is Liem Swie King's Wife?
His wife is Lucia Sumiati Alamsah (m. 1982)
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Lucia Sumiati Alamsah (m. 1982) |
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Liem Swie King Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Liem Swie King worth at the age of 68 years old? Liem Swie King’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from Indonesia. We have estimated
Liem Swie King's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Liem was inducted into the Badminton Hall of Fame in 2002.
He retired from badminton in 1988, and now owns a health spa in Jakarta.
Liem's vertical leap explosiveness came from his low crouching stance before launching his jump, he then intercepted the shuttlecock at high altitude with a ferocious whipping strike, or sometimes a deceptive drop shot which immobilized his opponent who was expecting a slamming hit from him. By intercepting the shuttlecock at higher altitude, Liem was able to deliver a shot with steeper angle. Given his average stature, his jump-smash made a quite dramatic visual for the spectators, due to the perceived height of his leap. In an interview, Liem explained that he began to do jump-smash around 1977. He liked fast-paced style and simply wanted to hit the shuttlecock quicker. No coaches complained about it since they saw it improved Liem's game.
King met his wife Lucia Alamsah in 1976 and they had three children, Alexander, Stephanie and Michelle. King's life and achievements were the inspiration for the 2009 Indonesian movie "King" (2009) in which he made a cameo appearance. That same year, Robert Adhi Kusumaputra published a biography on the Indonesia legend, titled "Call Me, King" (Panggil Aku, King).
While still in high school, in 1974, Liem won the national championship. In the same year he participated in the All England for the first time. Later on, Liem won the All-England Men's Singles Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1981 during a six-consecutive-year run to the finals (1976–1981) of what was then perhaps the world's most prestigious badminton tournament. He was the runner-up at the then triennial World Championships in both 1980 and 1983 to, consecutively, fellow Indonesians Rudy Hartono and Icuk Sugiarto. He was a member of the Thomas Cup winning Indonesian teams of 1976, 1979, and 1984, playing both singles and doubles on the latter two occasions. He also played in the Thomas Cup in the years 1982 and 1986. He was a bronze medalist in the men's doubles together with Kartono at the 1985 IBF World Championships in Calgary.
In 1973, Liem was called to join the provincial badminton squad for National Sports Competition (Pekan Olahraga Nasional) VIII. He reached the men's singles final by defeating senior players, before finally losing to a veteran national squad member, Iie Sumirat. In the same year, he won a local tournament, Kejuaraan Dunia Bulu Tangkis Piala Garuda (Garuda Cup Badminton World Championship) in Tegal.
In 1972 at the age of 15, Liem became the junior single champion of Central Java. In November 1972, he tasted his first international tournament, the First Djakarta Badminton Open Tournament, defeating Singapore's Ng Choi Yu in the first stage, before succumbing to Thailand's Sangob Ratananusorn. Later, he won Moenadi Cup, in men's singles and men's doubles categories, pairing with his childhood friend, Hariamanto Kartono.
Liem Swie King (Chinese: 林水鏡 ; pinyin: Lín Shuǐjìng ; born 28 February 1956) is an Indonesian former badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid-1980s. He won the All England in 1978, 1979 and 1981. Along with Morten Frost (Denmark), Han Jian and Luan Jin (China), and Prakash Padukone (India), he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era. A world level player in men's doubles as well as men's singles, he was known for the ferocity of his jumping smash.
Liem was born on 28 February 1956 in Kudus Regency, Central Java. His parents were Ng Thian Poo and Oei See Moi from Putian, Fujian. He was the only son of eight children. During elementary school, he studied at Sekolah Tionghoa, and later moved to SD Negeri Dema'an II in 1965. In 1974, he chose a name suggested by his older sister, Guntur (meaning: thunder), in order to comply with government direction for any Indonesian with Chinese name to adopt what is considered as an "Indonesian name", however it did not affect how people addressed him in public or in competition. His physical trainer, Tahir Djide, said, "It is easier to pronounce King, rather than Guntur".