Liang Jingkun

Liang Jingkun (born 20 October 1996) is a Chinese table tennis player.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liang.
Liang Jingkun
Liang Jingkun
Personal information
Native name梁靖昆
NationalityChinese
Born (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996
Tangshan, Hebei, China
Highest ranking6 (May 2019)
Current ranking9 (March 2020)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  China
World Championships
2019 BudapestSingles
2019 BudapestDoubles
2021 HoustonDoubles
2021 HoustonSingles
Asian Games
2018 JakartaMen's Team
World Junior Championships
2013 RabatTeam
2014 ShanghaiTeam
2013 RabatDoubles
Asian Junior Championships
2012 JiangyinTeam
2013 DohaTeam
2013 DohaSingles
2014 MumbaiTeam
2014 MumbaiSingles
2012 JiangyinSingles
2013 DohaDoubles
Asian Youth Games
2013 NanjingSingles

A top junior player with huge potential, Liang made a breakthrough in 2015 when he was surprisingly selected to represent China at the World Table Tennis Championships. He competed in the Men's Singles event, where he made it to the Round of 32 before getting eliminated by his teammate, Zhang Jike. He also competed in the 2019 World Table Tennis Championships where he surprisingly beat Fan Zhendong in the Round of 16 but ended up losing in the semi-finals to Ma Long.[2]

Career

2021

In May, Liang played in the Chinese Olympic Scrimmages. He lost to Xu Xin 4–0 in the quarter-finals of the second leg of the scrimmage.[3]

In September, Liang reached the semi-finals of the China National Games, where he lost to Fan Zhendong.[4] He then defeated Wang Chuqin to take the bronze medal.

References
  1. http://www.ittf.com/competitions/competitions2.asp?Competition_ID=2484
  2. http://www.ittf.com/competitions/competitions2.asp?Competition_ID=2503
  3. "Out-of-Sorts Ma Long Upset By Xu Chenhao in Chinese Olympic Scrimmage Quarterfinals". edgesandnets.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. "Fan Zhendong Cruises to China National Games Men's Singles Gold". edgesandnets.com. 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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