Hendrawan

Hendrawan (Chinese: 葉誠萬; pinyin: Ye Chengwan; born June 27, 1972) is a former Indonesian badminton player.

Hendrawan
Personal information
Birth nameHendrawan
Country Indonesia
Born (1972-06-27) June 27, 1972
Malang, East Java, Indonesia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb 5 oz)
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles

Hendrawan began playing internationally in the early 1990s but at first was overshadowed by a number of his countrymen who rated among the world's elite players. His results gradually improved, peaking at the end of the decade and the beginning of the next. He earned a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's singles, and won men's singles the 2001 World Championships over Denmark's Peter Gade. Hendrawan was an outstanding Thomas Cup (men's world team) performer for Indonesia, winning each of his championship round singles matches in the 1998, 2000, 2002 editions won by Indonesia. In the last of these his final match victory over Malaysia's Roslin Hashim was decisive, breaking a 22 tie. Currently, he is working as a coach for Malaysia's national badminton team.

Player attributes

Hendrawan's specialty was his deceptive net play that frequently confused and wrong-footed his opponents. His various disguises of shots and deceptive play (such as the backhand crosscourt netshot) have been modified and reused by players today. When asked by other players how he executes these, Hendrawan claims he does not know, as it is "natural" to him.

Personal life

Hendrawan is the third of four children from parents Sugianto (father) and Susilowati (mother). Hendrawan is married to Silvia Anggraeni, the older sister of Hendra Setiawan. They have a daughter, Josephine, born in 2001 and a son, Alexander, born in 2002. His last formal education level was senior high school. Hendrawan began to play badminton at 10 years old and began his top level career at Cipayung National Training Center. He retired from the Indonesian team in 2003. He currently trains Malaysian badminton team players.

Achievements

Olympic Games

2000 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles
Round Opponent Score Result
First round Bye
Second round Tam Kai Chuen 15–7, 15–7 Win
Third round Pullela Gopichand 15–9, 15–4 Win
Quarterfinal Sun Jun 15–13, 15–5 Win
Semifinal Xia Xuanze 15–12, 15–4 Win
Final Ji Xinpeng 4–15, 13–15 Silver

BWF World Championships

2001 IBF World Championships – Men's Singles
Round Opponent Score Result
First round Kazuhiro Shimogami 15–4, 13–15, 15–10 Win
Second round Rasmus Wengberg 15–13, 15–12 Win
Third round Tam Kai Chuen 15–3, 15–12 Win
Quarterfinal Xia Xuanze 15–7, 15–5 Win
Semifinal Taufik Hidayat 11–15, 15–5, 7–7 retired Win
Final Peter Gade 15–6, 17–16 Gold

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Dong Jiong 14–18, 15-10, 8–15 Silver
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea Lee Hyun-il 3–15, 4–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sun Jun 14-18, 15–8, 9–15 Silver

Open Tournaments (5 titles, 3 runners-up)

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2000 Thailand Open (2) Budi Santoso 15–8, 15–10 Champion
2000 Japan Open Ji Xinpeng 15–6, 15–17, 4–15 Runner-up
1998 Singapore Open (1) Peter Gade 15–10, 15–8 Champion
1997 Thailand Open (1) Chen Gang 15–9, 15–1 Champion
1995 Russian Open (1) Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 17–14, 15–11 Champion
1995 Denmark Open Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 18–17, 14–17, 16–17 Runner-up
1995 Swiss Open Jens Olsson 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1993 French Open (1) Søren Nielsen 15–9, 13–18, 15–11 Champion

Record against selected opponents

Includes results against athletes who competed in World Championships semifinals, and Olympic quarterfinals.

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