Riky Widianto (born 28 December 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in doubles play.[1]

Riky Widianto
Personal information
CountrySingapore (2005–2009)
Indonesia (2009–present)
Born (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991 (age 32)
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
HandednessRight
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking8 (with Richi Puspita Dili 18 June 2015)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Mixed doubles
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2011 Shenzhen Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career edit

Widianto career as a badminton player began in 2005 when Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) invited him to join the Singapore National Badminton Team while he was a member of Wima badminton club in Surabaya, Indonesia. He played in the open tournament under the Singapore flag although he was not a Singapore citizen. In 2009, he resigned from the national team and returned to Indonesia after he rejected an SBA proposal that he take citizenship, to be eligible to participate in the upcoming SEA Games, or return. Widianto and his family felt he was too young to change citizenship at age 17, and SBA did not wish to wait two years so that he could avoid the country's mandatory National service.[2]

After returning to Indonesia, he resumed play for his old club, Wima, until the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) invited him to join the national team in 2010. His career has grown rapidly since, especially after coach Richard Mainaky paired him with Richi Puspita Dili.

Achievements edit

SEA Games edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore   Richi Puspita Dili   Chan Peng Soon
  Goh Liu Ying
18–21, 21–18, 20–22   Bronze

Summer Universiade edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Gymnasium of SZIIT, Shenzhen, China   Shendy Puspa Irawati   Lee Sheng-mu
  Hsieh Pei-chen
24–22, 16–21, 17–21   Bronze

BWF Superseries (2 runners-up) edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[4] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Singapore Open   Richi Puspita Dili   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
15–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2016 India Open   Richi Puspita Dili   Lu Kai
  Huang Yaqiong
13–21, 16–21   Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 4 runners-up) edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Vietnam Open   Vanessa Neo   Tontowi Ahmad
  Shendy Puspa Irawati
17–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2013 New Zealand Open   Richi Puspita Dili   Praveen Jordan
  Vita Marissa
18–21, 8–21   Runner-up
2013 Thailand Open   Richi Puspita Dili   Markis Kido
  Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
21–18, 15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2014 Indonesian Masters   Richi Puspita Dili   Muhammad Rijal
  Vita Marissa
21–18, 21–19   Winner
2014 Dutch Open   Richi Puspita Dili   Jorrit de Ruiter
  Samantha Barning
11–10, 10–11, 9–11 11-8, 11–1   Winner
2015 Syed Modi International   Richi Puspita Dili   Manu Attri
  K. Maneesha
21–17, 21–17   Winner
2017 Vietnam Open   Masita Mahmudin   Alfian Eko Prasetya
  Melati Daeva Oktavianti
14–21, 14–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Satellite/Series (5 titles, 3 runners-up) edit

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Ballarat International   Chayut Triyachart   Ashley Brehaut
  Aji Basuki Sindoro
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Ballarat International   Vanessa Neo   Chayut Triyachart
  Shinta Mulia Sari
21–19, 21–16   Winner
2007 Waikato International   Vanessa Neo   Chayut Triyachart
  Shinta Mulia Sari
16–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2008 Singapore Asian Satellite   Yao Lei   Chayut Triyachart
  Shinta Mulia Sari
21–17, 21–18   Winner
2009 Indonesia International   Devi Tika Permatasari   Irfan Fadhilah
  Weni Anggraini
21–12, 21–18   Winner
2011 India International   Richi Puspita Dili   Fran Kurniawan
  Shendy Puspa Irawati
15–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2012 Osaka International   Richi Puspita Dili   Takeshi Kamura
  Koharu Yonemoto
21–18, 13–21, 21–11   Winner
2017 Waikato International   Richi Puspita Dili   Ye Hong-wei
  Teng Chun-hsun
21–15, 26–24   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline edit

Indonesian team edit

  • Senior level
Team events 2015
SEA Games G
Team events 2011
Summer Universiade G

Individual competitions edit

  • Senior level
Event 2015
SEA Games B
Event 2011
Summer Universiade B
Event 2013 2014 2015
World Championships R3 R3 R3
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2018
Indonesia Masters R1 W (2014)
Indonesia Open R1 QF (2013)
Thailand Open R1 F (2013)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 R2 R2 (2018)
Tournament BWF Superseries Best
2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
India Open A R2 w/d F A F (2016)
Singapore Open A F R1 A F (2014)
Indonesia Open R2 QF R1 R2 R2 A QF (2013)
Tournament BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold Best
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Syed Modi International A R1 R2 w/d A W A W (2015)
New Zealand Open F A SF A R2 (MD)
QF (XD)
F (2013)
Vietnam Open A QF (MD)
F (XD)
R1 (MD)
R2 (XD)
R1 (XD) QF (XD) QF (XD) A R2 (XD) A F (XD) F (2008, 2017)
Thailand Open R1 F R2 R2 A F (2013)
Dutch Open A W A W (2014)
Indonesian Masters R1 R1 QF R2 W R1 R1 W (2014)

References edit

  1. ^ "Player: Riky Widianto". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ Voon, Terrence (17 February 2009). "Promising Shuttler Quits". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  3. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  4. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links edit

Riky Widianto at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com