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Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
Personal information
Birth name魏仁君
CountryHong Kong
Born (1977-04-06) 6 April 1977 (age 47)
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
HandednessRight
Men singles, doubles, & mixed doubles
Highest ranking9 (MS), 7 (MD), 8 (XD)[1]
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Hong Kong
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Hong Kong Mixed doubles
Representing  Indonesia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team
BWF profile

Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama (Chinese: 魏仁君; pinyin: Wèi Rénjūn; born 6 April 1977) is a 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]

Career

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Wiratama came from the Djarum Kudus 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]

In Men's Single Yohan Hadikusumo won gold medal in Indonesian games in 2000, also defeated 2 olympics gold medalist, 1st defeated Ji Xinpeng from China at Singapore Open 2001, 2nd defeated Taufik Hidayat from Indonesia at Hongkong open 2003,

In Men's Doubles Yohan paired Albertus Susanto Njoto defeated another Olympic gold medalist in men's doubles Cai Yun and Fu Hai Feng from China at All England 2008.

Wiratama played at the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Albertus Susanto Njoto. They were seeded #12 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

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East Asian Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah China Zhang Nan
China Ma Jin
14–21, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Philippines Open Hong Kong Albert Susanto Njoto Indonesia Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Indonesia Joko Riyadi
18–21, 21–12, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 New Zealand Open Hong Kong Albert Susanto Njoto Malaysia Chan Chong Ming
Malaysia Hoon Thien How
14–21, 22–20, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Chinese Taipei Open Hong Kong Wong Wai Hong Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-lang
21–14, 12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Macau Open Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah China Xu Chen
China Zhao Yunlei
15–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Australian Open Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah New Zealand Henry Tam
New Zealand Donna Haliday
21–11, 21–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 New Zealand Open Hong Kong Chau Hoi Wah Indonesia Fran Kurniawan
Indonesia Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
13–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 German Open Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet England Robert Blair
Scotland Imogen Bankier
15–5 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Vietnam Open Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet China He Hanbin
China Ma Jin
18–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2003 Western Australia International Hong Kong Ng Wei 7–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Western Australia International Hong Kong Yau Tsz Yuk Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Singapore Denny Setiawan
8–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2006 Vietnam Satellite Hong Kong Albertus Susanto Njoto Thailand Patapol Ngernsrisuk
Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Polish International Hong Kong Wong Wai Hong Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov
17–21, 21–14, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Sydney International Australia Albertus Susanto Njoto Chinese Taipei Chuang Pu-sheng
Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-chieh
21–14, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Singapore International Hong Kong Tse Ying Suet South Korea Lee Jae-jin
South Korea Yim Jae-eun
21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/ Satellite tournament

References

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  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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