Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama

Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama (Chinese: 魏仁君; pinyin: Wèi Rénjūn; born 6 April 1977) is a badminton player from Indonesia. He is a younger brother of Olympic gold medalist from Indonesia, Alan Budikusuma. He moved to Hong Kong due to tight competition in Indonesia. In Hong Kong, he partnered with another Indonesian who moved to Hong Kong, Albertus Susanto Njoto, in men's doubles.[2]

Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
Personal information
Birth name魏仁君
CountryHong Kong
Born (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977 (age 47)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
HandednessRight
Men singles, doubles, & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (MS), 7 (MD), 8 (XD)[1]
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Mixed doubles
Representing  Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team
BWF profile

Career edit

Wiratama came from the Djarum Kudus badminton club, and in 2002, he started to represent Hong Kong.[3][4] He competed at the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games.[5] He was the mixed doubles bronze medallist at the 2009 East Asian Games.[6]

In Men's Single Yohan Hadikusumo won gold medal in Indonesian games in 2000, also defeated 2 olympics gold medalist, 1st defeated Ji Xinpeng from China at Singapore Open 2001, 2nd defeated Taufik Hidayat from Indonesia at Hongkong open 2003,

In Men's Doubles Yohan paired Albertus Susanto Njoto defeated another Olympic gold medalist in men's doubles Cai Yun and Fu Hai Feng from China at All England 2008.

Wiratama played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Albertus Susanto Njoto. They were seeded #12 Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama is the current world record holder for the most head shots in a badminton game. his record is 15 head shots in one single game. In 2017, Wiratama who was 40 years old, plays for Australia and won the men's doubles title at the Sydney International tournament with Albertus Susanto Njoto.[7]

Achievements edit

East Asian Games edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong   Chau Hoi Wah   Zhang Nan
  Ma Jin
14–21, 16–21   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 runners-up) edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Philippines Open   Albert Susanto Njoto   Hendra Aprida Gunawan
  Joko Riyadi
18–21, 21–12, 21–19   Winner
2007 New Zealand Open   Albert Susanto Njoto   Chan Chong Ming
  Hoon Thien How
14–21, 22–20, 11–21   Runner-up
2009 Chinese Taipei Open   Wong Wai Hong   Chen Hung-ling
  Lin Yu-lang
21–14, 12–21, 19–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Macau Open   Chau Hoi Wah   Xu Chen
  Zhao Yunlei
15–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2009 Australian Open   Chau Hoi Wah   Henry Tam
  Donna Haliday
21–11, 21–5   Winner
2009 New Zealand Open   Chau Hoi Wah   Fran Kurniawan
  Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
13–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2010 German Open   Tse Ying Suet   Robert Blair
  Imogen Bankier
15–5 retired   Winner
2010 Vietnam Open   Tse Ying Suet   He Hanbin
  Ma Jin
18–21, 11–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (2 titles, 4 runners-up) edit

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2003 Western Australia International   Ng Wei 7–15, 12–15   Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Western Australia International   Yau Tsz Yuk   Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
  Denny Setiawan
8–15, 9–15   Runner-up
2006 Vietnam Satellite   Albertus Susanto Njoto   Patapol Ngernsrisuk
  Sudket Prapakamol
16–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2010 Polish International   Wong Wai Hong   Vladimir Ivanov
  Ivan Sozonov
17–21, 21–14, 14–21   Runner-up
2017 Sydney International   Albertus Susanto Njoto   Chuang Pu-sheng
  Lin Yu-chieh
21–14, 21–6   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore International   Tse Ying Suet   Lee Jae-jin
  Yim Jae-eun
21–13, 21–19   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/ Satellite tournament

References edit

  1. ^ "Yohan Hadikusumo WIRATAMA". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Menunggu Prestasi Vertikal Keluarga Bulutangkis". bulutangkis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ^ "RI Badminton League struggling to prepare for February launch". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  4. ^ "印尼名将魏仁芳之弟披上中国香港队战袍" (in Chinese). Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  5. ^ "The 15th Asian Games Thomas-Kumar in quarterfinal of men's badminton". Portal Bulutangkis Indonesia. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Medallists - Badminton". Sports Federation & Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Sydney Int'l – 11-year wait for 2nd title". Badzine.net. Retrieved 21 September 2017.

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