Liang Jingkun

{{Infobox table tennis player

| native_name =梁靖崑

| native_name_lang =zh-hans-CN

| image = Liang Jingkun ACTTC2016 1 (cropped-1).jpeg

| caption = Liang in 2016

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|10|20}}

| birth_place = Tangshan, China{{cite news|url=https://news.ifeng.com/a/20150507/43708540_1.shtml|title=Shíjiǔsuì Liáng Jìngkūn dēngshàng shìpīng sàichǎng: "Lǐngxián" Héběi pīngpāng zài qǐchéng|script-title=zh:19岁梁靖崑登上世乒赛场: “领衔”河北乒乓再启程|trans-title=19-Year-Old Liang Jingkun at the World Table Tennis Championships: "Leading" Hebei Table Tennis on Another Journey|work=ifeng.com|language=zh|date=7 May 2015|access-date=10 September 2023}}

| height = 1.74 m{{cite web|url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/table-tennis/athlete-profile-n2007160-liang-jingkun.htm|title=LIANG Jingkun|website=hangzhou2022.cn|access-date=1 October 2023}}

| playingstyle = Right-handed shakehand grip

| hrank = 2 (9 July 2024){{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2022_12_SEN_MS.html|title=ITTF Table Tennis World Ranking|website=ittf.com|access-date=21 September 2022}}

| crank = 4 (15 April 2025){{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/rankings/|title=Rankings|website=ittf.com|access-date=27 February 2025}}

| medaltemplates =

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}}

Liang Jingkun {{Zh|s=梁靖崑|p=Liáng Jìngkūn}} (born 20 October 1996) is a Chinese professional table tennis player.{{cite web| url = https://www.ittf.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2024_47_SEN_MS.html| title = ITTF World Ranking}} He is a three-time bronze medalist in men's singles at the World Table Tennis Championships.

Career

A top junior player with huge potential, Liang made a breakthrough in 2015 when he was surprisingly selected to represent China at the World 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 Championships where he surprisingly beat Fan Zhendong in the Round of 16 but ended up losing in the semi-finals to

Ma Long.{{cite web| url = http://www.ittf.com/competitions/competitions2.asp?Competition_ID=2503| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150501001453/http://www.ittf.com/competitions/competitions2.asp?Competition_ID=2503| archive-date = 2015-05-01| title = ITTF Events}}

=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.{{Cite web|date=29 May 2021|title=Out-of-Sorts Ma Long Upset By Xu Chenhao in Chinese Olympic Scrimmage Quarterfinals|url=https://edgesandnets.com/2021/05/29/out-of-sorts-ma-long-upset-by-xu-chenhao-in-chinese-olympic-scrimmage-quarterfinals/|access-date=29 May 2021|website=edgesandnets.com|language=en-US}}

In September, Liang reached the semi-finals of the China National Games, where he lost to Fan Zhendong.{{Cite web|date=26 September 2021|title=Fan Zhendong Cruises to China National Games Men's Singles Gold|url=https://edgesandnets.com/2021/09/26/fan-zhendong-cruises-to-china-national-games-mens-singles-gold/|access-date=26 September 2021|website=edgesandnets.com|language=en-US}} He then defeated Wang Chuqin to take the bronze medal.

In November, Liang won two WTT titles in Slovenia. He continued to reach semifinals at the 2021 World Championships in both singles and men's doubles.

=2022=

In March, Liang won WTT Contender title in Muscat by defeating Lin Gaoyuan in the final. He also advanced to semifinals at the WTT Singapore Smash.{{cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/wtt-singapore-smash-china-title-sweep-singles-finals-161102279.html|title=WTT Singapore Smash: Chinese paddlers confirm title sweep even before singles finals|website=Yahoo News Singapore|date=20 March 2022|access-date=27 October 2022}} These results made him reach the third spot of the world ranking on 22 March. In July, Liang lost to Truls Möregårdh and Chuang Chih-yuan respectively in two WTT events held in Budapest.{{cite web|url=https://butterflyonline.com/euro-summer-series-moregard-tops-world-no-3-to-reach-final/|title=Euro Summer Series: Moregard Tops World No.3 to Reach Final|website=butterflyonline.com|date=16 July 2022|access-date=27 October 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202207210036|title=Taiwan veteran Chuang Chih-yuan books semifinal berth at WTT Champions|publisher=CNA|date=21 July 2022|access-date=27 October 2022}}

In October, Liang represented China at the 2022 World Team Championships, but only played two matches in group stage.{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/teamseventInfo?selectedTab=Player%20List&eventId=2535|title=2022 ITTF World Team Championships Finals|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=27 October 2022}} At the WTT Champions Macao, Liang was drawn to face compatriot Lin Gaoyuan in the first round.{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2619|title=WTT Champions Macao 2022|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=27 October 2022}} He won the match against Lin in the deciding fifth game, but suffered a loss in the next round against Alexis Lebrun. After the match against Lin Gaoyuan, Liang put the racket in his shorts.{{cite web|url=https://min.news/en/sport/def538d3b2ea59f154bbeed06359a042.html|title=Liang Jingkun publicly apologized to Lin Gaoyuan on his birthday!Acknowledging the misconduct of racket inserting pants, Lin Gaoyuan responded|website=min.news|date=27 October 2022|access-date=27 October 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://j.eastday.com/p/1666679543031021|title=Liáng Jìngkūn yīn "bùdétǐ qìngzhù dòngzuò" bèi Zhōngguó Pīngxié jìnsài|script-title=zh:梁靖崑因“不得体庆祝动作”被中国乒协禁赛|trans-title=Liang Jingkun banned by the Chinese National Table Tennis Association for "Inappropriate Celebratory Gestures"|website=eastday.com|language=zh|date=25 October 2022|access-date=27 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023121650/https://j.eastday.com/p/1666679543031021|archive-date=23 October 2023}} The controversial celebrations made Chinese Table Tennis Association suspend Liang from any table tennis competitions for the rest of 2022.

Singles titles

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! Year

! Tournament

! Final opponent

! Score

! Ref

2018

|ITTF World Tour Platinum, Austrian Open

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Xu Xin

|4–3

|{{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/2018/11/11/dream-finale-qualifier-liang-jingkun-crowned-champion-closing-day-linz/|title=Dream finale, qualifier Liang Jingkun crowned champion on closing day in Linz|website=ittf.com|date=12 November 2018|access-date=21 September 2022}}

2019

|ITTF Challenge Plus, Portugal Open

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Gaoyuan

|4–1

|{{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/2019/02/17/highlights-final-day-titles-liang-jingkun-hina-hayata-new-names-announce-arrival/|title=Highlights Final Day: Titles for Liang Jingkun and Hina Hayata, new names announce arrival|website=ittf.com|date=17 February 2019|access-date=21 September 2022}}

rowspan="2"|2021

|WTT Contender Laško

|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Kirill Gerassimenko

|4–0

|{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2503|title=WTT Contender Laško 2021|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=21 September 2022}}

WTT Contender Novo Mesto

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Wang Chuqin

|4–3

|{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2504|title=WTT Contender Novo Mesto 2021|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=21 September 2022}}

2022

|WTT Contender Muscat

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Gaoyuan

|4–1

|{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2531|title=WTT Contender Muscat 2022|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=21 September 2022}}

rowspan="2"|2023

|WTT Star Contender Goa

|{{flagicon|CHN}} Lin Shidong

|4–2

|{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=MSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2696|title=WTT Star Contender Goa 2023|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=5 March 2023}}

WTT Contender Taiyuan

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shunsuke Togami

|4–3

|{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=MSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2794|title=WTT Contender Taiyuan 2023|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=14 November 2023}}

2024

|WTT Champions Incheon

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Hugo Calderano

|4–1

|{{cite web|url=https://worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?subEvt=MSINGLES&selectedTab=Draws&eventId=2899|title=WTT Champions Incheon 2024|website=worldtabletennis.com|access-date=27 February 2025}}