6 badminton athletes from East Java, Kevin Sanjaya to legend Rudy Hartono

Posted On: September 8, 2023

Surabaya – East Java Province (Jatim) has produced badminton or badminton athletes who have managed to perform brilliant feats on the national and international stage. One of them is Kevin Sanjaya.

The badminton athlete in men’s doubles won several championships, even ranking first in the world. Are you curious who else is an East Java badminton athlete?

Badminton athlete from East Java

Here is a series of East Java badminton athletes. Check out his summary profile and accomplishments detikJatim.

1. Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Kevin Sanjaya Photo Gallery Photo: Instagram/kevin_sanjaya

The name of Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo has often been heard in our ears. This athlete, born August 2, 1995 in Banyuwangi, East Java, has achieved many feats for Indonesia.

Kevin is a men’s doubles and mixed doubles player. Some of the achievements that have been achieved are as follows.

2018 Asian Games Gold Medal Partner with Marcus Gideon
Silver Medal at the 2015 Sea Games with Marcus Gideon
On the BWF World Tour, Kevin and Marcus Gideon have won 19 times and been runners-up 6 times.
10 time BWF Superseries champion and 2 time finalist with Marcus Gideon
4 times BWF Grand Prix champion and 2 times runner-up in partnership with Selvanus Geh and Marcus Gideo
And many other achievements.

2. Alan Budi Kusuma

Indonesian badminton legend, Alan Budi Kusuma in Magelang, Thursday (22/6/2023). Photo: Eko Susanto/detikJateng

This former badminton athlete, born in Surabaya on March 29, 1968, became an Indonesian badminton legend. On February 9, 1997, Alan Budi Kusuma married badminton athlete Susi Susanti.

Several achievements have been achieved, including champion of the Netherlands Open (1989), the Thailand Open (1989 and 1991), the China Open (1991), the Olympic gold medal of Barcelona (1992), the German Open (1992), an invitation to the World Cup (1993). , Indonesia Open (1993) and Malaysia Open (1995).

After the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Alan decided to retire. Since mid-2002, Alan and his wife Susi have founded a racket production company under their own brand, namely Astec (Alan-Susi Technology).

3. Rudy Hartono

Rudy Hartono/Photo: Rifkianto Nugroho

Former Indonesian athlete Rudy Hartono was born in Surabaya, August 18, 1949. Rudy Hartono’s name entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1982 because he won the All England 8 times and the Thomas Cup in 4 times.

Apart from this, Rudy Hartono has also been named one of the Asian Heroes in the Athletes and Explorers category according to Time Magazine. Due to his age and health factors, Rudy finally decided to retire from the world of badminton.

After retiring, he now runs a dairy business. He also became involved in the sports equipment sector by becoming an agent for the Mikasa, Yonex and Ascot brands.

4. Nitya Krishinda Maheswari

Nitya Krishinda Maheswari when paired with Greysia Polii against Yu Yang/Zhong Qianxin at Istora Senayan, Saturday (6/6/2015). Agung Pambudhy/detikcom. Photo by: Agung Pambudhy

Nitya Krishinda Maheswari Korwa was born in Blitar, December 16, 1988. She is the proud Indonesian badminton player. She played in the women’s doubles sector in partnership with Greysia Polii.

Nitya comes from PB Jaya Raya and is currently a player at Cipayung National Training Center. Reporting from CNN Indonesia, Nitya was the gold medalist at the 2011 SEA Games in Jakarta when she was paired with Anneke Feinya Agustin.

Nitya also won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea with Greysia Polii, and again with Greysia Polii, Nitya won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships in Jakarta. Nitya has currently retired from international badminton competitions.

According to the Badminton Australia official website, Nitya managed to win her first BWF Superseries title at the Korea Open 2015. Followed by the Singapore Open title in 2016. In the same year, she and Greysia Polii are qualified to participate in the BWF Super. Final of the Masters of the series.

However, they withdrew from the tournament due to him having to undergo knee surgery. His position was replaced by Vivian Hoo and Woon Khe Wei from Malaysia.

He has suffered from knee injuries since 2014. In fact, he fell several times and had to withdraw mid-match. Since the operation, Nitya has not been able to participate in matches as usual.

5. Shendy Puspa Irawati

Shendy Puspa Irawati Photo: PB Djarum

Badminton athlete Shendy Puspa Irawati was born in Nganjuk, May 20, 1987. While playing in the mixed doubles sector, she was paired with Fran Kurniawan.

Shendy competed in the BWF Super Series women’s doubles matches at the 2008 Indonesia Super Series, 2009 Malaysia Super Series, and 2009 Korea Super Series with her partner, Meilianajauhari.

Their best success was the match in Indonesia and Malaysia where they qualified for the semi-finals. In Indonesia, they lost to Maeda Miyuki and Satuko Suetsuna of Japan. Meanwhile, in Malaysia, they lost to China’s Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen by a score of 10-21, 15-21.

According to the PBSI website, Shendy has several accomplishments:

Women’s Doubles

2008: Second place at the 2008 Bitburger Open (with Meiliana Jauhari), Second place at the 2008 KLRC Bulgarian Grand Prix (with Meiliana Jauhari), Second place at the 2008 KLRC Yonex Dutch Open (with Meiliana Jauhari), Second place at the 2008 Vietnam GP (with Meiliana Jauhari), 2008 Indonesia Super Series Semi-final (women’s doubles with Meiliana Jauhari)
2009: 2009 Malaysia Super Series Semi-Final (with Meilianajauhari), 2009 YONEX Korea Super Series Quarter-Final (with Meilianajauhari), 2009 Wilson Swiss Super Series Quarter-Final (with Meilianajauhari), Bingo Bonanza Philippine Grand Prix Gold Finalist 2009 (with Meilianajauhari), quarterfinals of the 2009 Yonex Sunrise BWF World Championships (with Meilianajauhari)
2010: 2010 Li-Ning Singapore Open Super Series quarter-finals (with Nitya Krishinda Maheswari), 2010 Vietnam Grand Prix semi-finals (with Nitya Krishinda Maheswari)

Mixed Doubles

2008: Quarterfinals of Bitburger Open 2008 (with Frans Kurniawan), Second place of KLRC Bulgarian Grand Prix 2008 (with Frans Kurniawan) Second place of KLRC Yonex Dutch Open 2008 (with Frans Kurniawan), Second place of Vietnam GP 2008 (with Frans Kurniawan), 2008 Vietnamese GP Champion (with Tantowi Ahmad)
2009: Yonex Korea Super Series 2009 Quarterfinals (with Fran Kurniawan)
2010: 2010 Indian Grand Prix Quarter-Finals (with Devin Lahardi Fitriawan)
2011: Champion of the Indonesian team at the 26th Summer Universiade in Shenzhen 2011 (with Riky Widianto), quarter-finalist of the Hwasun Victor Korea Grand Prix Gold 2011 (with Fran Kurniawan), champion of the TATA Open India International Challenge 2011 (with Fran Kurniawan), Yonex semi-final – Sunrise Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold 2011 (with Fran Kurniawan)
2012: SCG Thailand Open 2012 Quarterfinals (with Fran Kurniawan), Li Ning Singapore Open 2012 Quarterfinals (with Fran Kurniawan), Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open GP 2012 Semifinals (with Fran Kurniawan), YONEX Quarterfinals Danish Open 2012 (with Fran Kurniawan)

6. Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani

Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani Photo: Instagram Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani

The young badminton athlete Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani was born in Blitar on August 6, 1997. He plays in the men’s doubles category with Karyaman Gutama.

Reza started his badminton career by joining the Jaya Raya club. Quoted from the page PBSIReza has achieved several achievements, including:

FMB World Tour