Candra Wijaya
Rafael Candra Wijaya (Chinese: 陳甲亮; born 16 September 1975) is a retired Indonesian badminton player.[1]
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| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Rafael Candra Wijaya |
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| Born | 16 September 1975 Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Christian Hadinata Herry Iman Pierngadi |
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| Highest ranking | 1 |
Medal record
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Career
Wijaya started his career in badminton at the age of five, motivated by his brother Indra Wijaya and later joined a club in Cirebon. His father, Hendra Wijaya, then took him to a club Pelita Jakarta when he was fourteen. In 1991, he was selected to join the national team. In 1998, he moved to Jaya Raya Jakarta.[2]
Wijaya is a doubles specialist. He has been rated among the best men's doubles players in the world for over a decade. Noted for his ability in all phases of the doubles game, he has reached the final of the BWF World Championships three times with countryman Sigit Budiarto. They won the 1997 edition in Glasgow, Scotland and finished second in 2003 and 2005. With Tony Gunawan he captured the men's doubles gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Though Budiarto has been his most frequent partner, Wijaya has won top tier men's doubles events (and a mixed doubles event or two) with a variety of players, recently renewing an earlier partnership with Gunawan. Wijaya was a member of the world champion Indonesia Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1998, 2000, and 2002. He was named IBF Player of the Year and received the Eddie Choong awards in 2000.[3]
Personal life
Wijaya was born in a badminton family. His father Hendra Wijaya introduced him to badminton at the young age. His siblings, Indra Wijaya, Rendra Wijaya and Sandrawati Wijaya also a former national badminton players.[5] He married to Maria Caroline Indriani on 20 January 2001 at St. Thomas Rasul Church in Cengkareng.[1] They have two children Gabriel Christopher Wintan Wijaya and Christina Joshephine Wintania Wijaya.[6]
He was a founder of Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre,[7] and Candra Wijaya badminton club.[8]
Participation at Indonesian Team
- 6 times at Sudirman Cup (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- 6 times at Thomas Cup (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | |
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15–10, 9–15, 15–7 |  |
World Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | |
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11–15, 15–10, 11–15 |  |
| 2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom | |
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7–15, 15–13, 13–15 | |
| 1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | |
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8–15, 18–17, 15–7 | |
World Cup
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2005 | Yiyang, China | |
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11–21, 18–21 | |
| 1997 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | |
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15–8, 8–15, 12–15 |  |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Bandaraya Stadium Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
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16–21, 16–21 | |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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13–15, 5–15 | |
| 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
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6–15, 8–15 | |
| 2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines |
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15–8, 13–15, 13–15 | |
| 2000 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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12–15, 5–15 | |
| 1996 | GOR Pancasila, Surabaya, Indonesia |
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15–8, 15–17, 15–11 | |
| 1995 | Beijing, China | |
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6–15, 8–15 | |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia |
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15–4, 15–6 | |
| 1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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15–4, 14–17, 15–11 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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12–15, 15–7, 15–2 | |
BWF Superseries
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[10] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Indonesia Open | |
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21–19, 18–21, 14–21 |  |
| 2007 | Hong Kong Open | |
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12–21, 21–18, 13–21 | |
| 2007 | Japan Open | |
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21–18, 21–17 |  |
| 2007 | Malaysia Open | |
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15–21, 18–21 | |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Thailand Open | |
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8–6, 7–1, 8–7 | |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1994 | Polish International | |
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11–15, 15–8, 15–8 | |
Performance timeline
Indonesian team
- Senior level
| Team Events | 1997 | 2001 |
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| Team Events | 1998 | 2002 |
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| Team Events | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 |
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| Thomas Cup | |
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Individual competitions
- Senior level
| Event | 1997 | 2001 |
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| Event | 1997 | 1999 | 2000 |
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| Event | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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QF | R2 | |
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A | QF |
| Event | 2000 |
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| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Best | ||||||||||||
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SF | R2 | R1 | A | W (1999, 2003) | ||||||||||||||
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SF | QF | R2 | A | GPG | W (2005) | |||||||||||||
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F | SF | QF | A | R1 | A | W (1999, 2001, 2005) | ||||||||||||
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SF | A | A | R2 | A | R1 | W (1997, 1998, 2005) | ||||||||||||
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SF | F | A | R1 | A | W (1997, 2000, 2001, 2006) | |||||||||||||
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SF | A | R1 | A | W (2006) | ||||||||||||||
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W | QF | R1 | QF | A | W (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007) | |||||||||||||
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R1 | SF | R1 | A | W (1996, 2004, 2005) | ||||||||||||||
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F | R1 | R1 | R2 | A | W (1998) | |||||||||||||
| BWF Super Series Finals | N/A | GS | NQ | GS (2008) | |||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Best | |||||||||||||
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A | F | R1 | QF | A | W (1997, 2000) | |||||||||||||
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N/A | SF | SF | A | SF (2008, 2009) | ||||||||||||||
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N/A | R1 | A | R1 (2010) | |||||||||||||||
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A | R2 | A | R2 (2009) | |||||||||||||||
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N/A | R2 | QF | A | QF (2010) | ||||||||||||||
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R2 | N/A | R1 | N/A | R2 (2007) | ||||||||||||||
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N/A | A | R1 | R1 (2011) | |||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Best | |||||
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SF | F | W | SF | F | SF | W | R1 | R3 | R2 | W (1999, 2003) | ||||||||
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W | N/A | N/A | W (1994) | |||||||||||||||
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A | QF | W | N/A | N/A | SF | A | QF | W | W | W (1996, 2004, 2005) | ||||||||
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QF | W | N/A | SF | W | N/A | F | QF | W (1997, 2000) | ||||||||||
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SF | SF | F | F (2003) | |||||||||||||||
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F | F (1995) | |||||||||||||||||
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R2 | QF | W | N/A | N/A | R1 | N/A | R2 | QF | W (1998) | |||||||||
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w/d | SF | QF | W | SF | F | W | W | SF | SF | R3 | F | W | W (1997, 2000, 2001, 2006) | |||||
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QF | SF | SF | W | W | R2 | QF | QF | F | W | W (2000, 2001, 2006) | ||||||||
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R2 | N/A | QF | R3 | SF | R1 | F | W | W (2006) | ||||||||||
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R2 | W | SF | W | R2 | R1 | W | W (1999, 2001, 2005) | |||||||||||
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N/A | W | W | F | N/A | F | R2 | QF | W | W (1997, 1998, 2005) | |||||||||
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SF | W | W | N/A | W (1996, 1998) | ||||||||||||||
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QF | SF | F | R2 | W | A | W (2005) | ||||||||||||
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R2 | W (MD) | F | N/A | W (XD) SF (MD) |
N/A | W (1996, 2001) | ||||||||||||
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W | W | W (1994, 1996) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Best | |||||
References
- Santosa, Novan Iman; Handayani, Primastuti. "Candra, Caroline go separate ways after wedding". jawawa.id. Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "Candra Wijaya Terpacu Prestasi sang Kakak" (in Indonesian). Bulutangkis.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- Hearn, Don (11 December 2018). "Big winners awarded on BWF's 'Night of Nights'". Badzine.net. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- Candra Wijaya joins Japanese club, BadZine.net, 24 April 2007
- "Berharap Bisa Menyamai Prestasi Chandra Wijaya" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "Profil Candra Wijaya" (in Indonesian). Merdeka.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- Adam, Imadudin (16 September 2017). "Pembukaan Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre Sangat Ramai" (in Indonesian). BolaSport.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- Pradigo, Benediktus Gerendo (8 June 2018). "Daihatsu dan Candra Wijaya Dirikan Klub Bulutangkis" (in Indonesian). Bola.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006.
- "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
- Candra Wijaya at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Candra Wijaya at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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