Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama

Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama (Chinese: 魏仁君; pinyin: Wèi Rénjūn; born 6 April 1977) is a male 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
Country Australia
Born (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
HandednessRight
Highest ranking21 (MD) 10 (XD)[1]
Medal record
Badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
East Asian Games
2009 Hong KongMixed doubles
Representing  Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
1999 Bandar Seri BegawanMen's team
BWF profile

Career

Wiratama came from the Tangkas Jakarta 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]

Wiratama played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Albertus Susanto Njoto. They were seeded #12 and were defeated in the second round by Simon Mollyhus and Anders Kristiansen, of Denmark, 20-22, 21-19, 21-17. 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

East Asian Games

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)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

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

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

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
  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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