Smash King Liem Swie King Reveals Most Memorable Moments Throughout His Career: Including Duel Against Rudy Hartono

Todaysgist.com, Jakarta – Former Indonesian badminton legend, Liem Swie King, recently revealed the most memorable moment throughout his professional career in badminton.

The man who was once nicknamed king of smash Thanks to his playing style, which is full of powerful smashes, winning prestigious titles is generally an unforgettable event.

However, apart from that, the success of defeating his senior and idol Rudy Hartono in the All England final also became a special experience in his career as a badminton player.

Just for information, the rivalry between Liem Swie King and Rudy Hartono was indeed presented in the final match of the oldest badminton tournament in the 1976 and 1978 editions. King, who was considered prime and in top form at that time, surprisingly lost to his senior at the national training center.

He lost relatively quickly with 7-15 and 5-15, even though he had previously passed strong players without any significant obstacles in the quarter-finals and semifinals.

The defeat actually became a kind of controversy because there were suspicions that Liem Swie King was asked to give in to his senior in order to create new history as a player who was able to collect 8 All England titles in the men’s singles event.

However, no evidence was found to support the allegation. Liem Swie King was eventually able to ‘get revenge’ by defeating Rudy Hartono in the final of a similar competition in 1978.

Flashback video news of the exciting 1983 World Championship men’s singles final between Liem Swie King and Icuk Sugiarto in Copenhagen, Denmark.