Ricky Subagja

Ricky Subagja (born 27 January 1971) is a former Indonesian badminton player. He was rated among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history.

Ricky Subagja
Personal information
Birth nameRicky Achmad Soebagdja
Country Indonesia
Born (1971-01-27) 27 January 1971
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1
Political partyDemokrat
Spouse(s)
Elsa Manora Nasution
(m. 2000; div. 2006)

Novani Citra Kresna
(m. 2010; div. 2017)

Career

In 1993 the fast moving, faster hitting Subagja won men's doubles at the then biennial IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with fellow countryman Rudy Gunawan. However, Subagja's regular partner for most the 90s was another fellow countryman, the equally fast and hard-hitting Rexy Mainaky, and they formed the most successful team of the decade. Subagja and Mainaky won more than thirty international titles together, including all of badminton's major championships at least once. They captured Olympic gold at Atlanta in 1996, the IBF World Championships in 1995 at Lausanne, Switzerland (a repeat title for Subagja), and the prestigious All-England Championships back to back in 1995 and 1996. A partial listing of their other titles includes the open championships of the five strongest nations in men's badminton: China (1992), Indonesia (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999), Malaysia (1993, 1994, 1997), South Korea (1995, 1996), and Denmark (1998); as well as the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992, 1994, 1996), the Badminton World Cup (1993, 1995, 1997), and the quadrennial Asian Games (1994, 1998).

Subagja and Mainaky were bronze medalists at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals at both the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. They paired together on Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams that won four consecutive world team titles in 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Rexy Mainaky Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
5–15, 15–13, 15–12 Gold

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Rexy Mainaky Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
9–15, 15–2, 12–15 Bronze
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Rexy Mainaky Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
15–5, 15–2 Gold
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Rudy Gunawan Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
15–11, 15–3 Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–1, 10–15, 15–3 Gold
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
15–4, 15–9 Gold
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Rexy Mainaky Chen Kang
Chen Hongyong
15–7, 12–15, 15–9 Gold
1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
10–15, 11–15 Silver

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Rexy Mainaky Pramote Teerawiwatana
Siripong Siripool
15–5, 15–10 Gold
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
15–10, 15–2 Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rexy Mainaky Chen Kang
Chen Hongyong
11–15, 15–12, 14–17 Bronze

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing, China Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
15–8, 15–7 Gold
1991 Jakarta, Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
16-17, 5-15 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Rexy Mainaky Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
4–15, 17–14, 11–15 Silver
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Rexy Mainaky Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
13–15, 9–15 Silver
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,
Singapore
Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
7–15, 15–11, 7–15 Silver
1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,
Manila, Philippines
Rexy Mainaky Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
6–15, 15–12, 6–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,
Manila, Philippines
Rosiana Tendean Rexy Mainaky
Erma Sulistianingsih
15–6, 15–13 Gold

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1988 Jakarta, Indonesia Wu Wenkai 11–15, 3–15 Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Imay Hendra Choi Sang-bum
Ahn Jae-chang
11–15, 14–17 Bronze
1988 Jakarta, Indonesia Aras Razak Yudi Yudono
Darma
15–8, 15–6 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Lilik Sudarwati Ardy Wiranata
Susi Susanti
15–7, 7–15, 9–15 Silver
1988 Jakarta, Indonesia Lilik Sudarwati Choi Ji-tae
Bang Soo-hyun
15–12, 15–7 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Korea Open Rexy Mainaky Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
8–15, 15–9, 4–15 Runner-up
1999 Indonesia Open Rexy Mainaky Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
15–12, 15–8 Winner
1998 Indonesia Open Rexy Mainaky Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
15–5, 15–4 Winner
1998 Denmark Open Rexy Mainaky Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
15–11, 15–6 Winner
1998 Singapore Open Rexy Mainaky Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
5–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1997 Vietnam Open Rexy Mainaky Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung
15–11, 15–5 Winner
1997 Malaysia Open Rexy Mainaky Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono
17–15, 15–12 Winner
1997 Japan Open Rexy Mainaky Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono
15–11, 7–15, 15–7 Winner
1996 World Grand Prix Finals Rexy Mainaky Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
15–4, 15–9 Winner
1996 China Open Rexy Mainaky Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
12–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1996 All England Open Rexy Mainaky Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
15–6, 15–5 Winner
1996 Korea Open Rexy Mainaky Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
15–5, 17–14 Winner
1996 Japan Open Rexy Mainaky Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
15–8, 12–15, 15–12 Winner
1995 Singapore Open Rexy Mainaky Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono
15–7, 18–16 Winner
1995 All England Open Rexy Mainaky Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono
15–12, 15–18, 15–8 Winner
1995 Japan Open Rexy Mainaky Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
15–8, 15–9 Winner
1995 Korea Open Rexy Mainaky Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
15–6, 11–15, 15–7 Winner
1994 World Grand Prix Finals Rexy Mainaky Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
15–10, 15–7 Winner
1994 Hong Kong Open Rexy Mainaky Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
15–12, 14–17, 15–7 Winner
1994 Indonesia Open Rexy Mainaky Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
10–15, 15–4, 18–17 Winner
1994 Singapore Open Rexy Mainaky Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
15–6, 15–8 Winner
1994 Malaysia Open Rexy Mainaky Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
15–5, 18–16 Winner
1994 All England Open Rexy Mainaky Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1994 Swedish Open Rexy Mainaky Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–11, 15–12 Winner
1994 Korea Open Denny Kantono Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
14–17, 7–15 Runner-up
1994 Japan Open Denny Kantono Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
15–11, 12–15, 18–16 Winner
1993 World Grand Prix Finals Rexy Mainaky Rudy Gunawan
Bambang Suprianto
15–11, 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1993 German Open Rexy Mainaky Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
14–17, 12–15 Runner-up
1993 Indonesia Open Rexy Mainaky Eddy Hartono
Richard Mainaky
15–13 15–10 Winner
1993 Malaysia Open Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
15–7, 15–5 Winner
1993 Swedish Open Rexy Mainaky Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–12, 15–10 Winner
1992 World Grand Prix Finals Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
15–11, 15–6 Winner
1992 Thailand Open Rexy Mainaky Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin
15–9, 12–15, 15–11 Winner
1992 Hong Kong Open Rexy Mainaky Huang Zhanzhong
Zheng Yumin
15–13, 15–10 Winner
1992 China Open Rexy Mainaky Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
17–15, 15–11 Winner
1992 Indonesia Open Rexy Mainaky Eddy Hartono
Rudy Gunawan
12–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1991 U.S. Open Rexy Mainaky Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
13–18, 15–13, 3–15 Runner-up
1991 Canadian Open Rexy Mainaky Razif Sidek
Jalani Sidek
11–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1990 Dutch Open Bagus Setiadi Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
10–15, 4–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 French Open Rexy Mainaky Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
16–18, 12–15 Runner-up
1991 Polish International Rexy Mainaky Rudy Gunawan
Dicky Purwotjugiono
15–12, 15–1 Winner
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