Sony Dwi Kuncoro
| Sony Dwi Kuncoro | |
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.jpg) Sony Dwi Kuncoro at the 2013 French Open Superseries | |
| Personal information | |
| Country |
 Indonesia |
| Born |
July 7, 1984 Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Gading Safitri–his wife |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | 4 (23 May 2013) |
| Current ranking | 26 (28 July 2016) |
Medal record
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| BWF profile | |
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Sony Dwi Kuncoro (born July 7, 1984 in Surabaya, East Java) is a male badminton singles player from Indonesia. He is the 2004 Olympic bronze medallist, two-time World Championships medallist (silver–2007, bronze–2009)[1] and three-time Asia champion (2002, 2003, 2005). He was two-time participated at the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. He had missed the Olympic Games in 2012 after injury set him back in the qualification process.
Personal life
When he was young, he joined the Suryanaga Surabaya badminton club. Currently, he joins the Tjakrindo Masters badminton club in Surabaya. His parents are Moch. Sumadji (father) and Asmiati (mother). His hobbies are fixing automobiles and hanging-out or travelling. Generally people call him Sony, which can also be spelled as Soni. He married to Gading Safitri on 24 July 2009, who is also becoming his coach and manager.
Career
2004 Summer Olympics
Kuncoro played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating M. Roslin Hashim of Malaysia and Jim Ronny Andersen of Norway in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Kuncoro defeated Park Tae-sang of Korea 15–13, 15–4. Kuncoro advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost to Shon Seung-mo of Korea 15–6, 9–15, 15–9. Playing in the bronze medal match, he defeated Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand by a score of 15–11, 17–16 for the bronze medal.
2007 BWF World Championships
He became runner up at the 2007 IBF World Championships after losing to Lin Dan in straight sets with score 11–21 20–22 in Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia.But, in his road through the final, he defeated Lee Chong Wei in the third round 21–9 21–11, Peter Gade in the quarter final, 22–20 21–18. He also beat Chen Yu in the semifinal in 3 tough games.
2009 BWF World Championships
He was bronze medalist at the 2009 BWF World Championships, again losing to Lin Dan, but this time with 3 sets, 16–21 21–14 15–21. En route to the semi, he beat Lee Chong Wei (world number one) in the quarter finals with 21–16 14–21 21–12.
Other achievements
He was also the runner up in World Junior Championships in 2000, defeated by Bao Chunlai. He also had good result in Asian Badminton Championships, with three titles. On September 23, 2007, Sony won the Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold after beating Taufik Hidayat in the final round by 18–21, 21–6, 21–13. Sony has also won the men's singles gold medal twice at the Southeast Asian Games (2003, 2005). At the SEA Games in 2007 and 2009, Sony helped the Indonesia win gold at the men's team event. In June 2008, Sony won the Indonesia Open Superseries after beating Simon Santoso in the final round by scores of 19–21, 21–14, 21–9 in Istora Senayan, Jakarta. In September 2008 Sony won the Japan Open Superseries after beating Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in straight sets 21–17, 21–11 in the final round. Also in September 2008 he captured the China Masters Superseries by beating China's Chen Jin 21–19, 21–18 in the final, thus becoming the first player to win men's singles at three consecutive "superseries" tournaments.
In 2009, his best performance in Superseries was being the semifinalist in Indonesia Open Superseries, beaten by Taufik Hidayat, 17–21 14–21 and in Denmark Open Superseries by Marc Zwiebler of Germany with three tough games. In December, once again he helped Indonesia to be the best in Southeast Asian Games, beating Malaysia in the men teams final. He also finished second in the individual event, beaten by his teammate Simon Santoso.
In 2012, he won the Men's Singles title in Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold after defeat China's Chen Yuekun in straight games, 21–17, 21–14.[2] In the semi final, he beat the first seed from China, Lin Dan also in straight games, 21–17, 21–16.
In 2013, he started the year by becoming the semifinalist in 2013 Korea Open Superseries Premier, beaten by Du Pengyu, 12–21 17–21 and in 2013 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold, giving walkover to Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka. He became the finalist in 2013 Malaysia Open Superseries, beaten by Lee Chong Wei, 7–21 8–21[3] and in 2013 Hong Kong Open Superseries, again beaten by Lee Chong Wei, 13–21 9–21.[4]
In 2015, his best performance was being the champion at 2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Grand Prix after beating Wang Tzu-wei of Chinese Taipei with score 21–13 21–15. He also won the 2015 Indonesia International Challenge after defeat the Korean young blood Jeon Hyeok-jin with straight games 22–20, 21–15.
In 2016, he advanced to the main round of the 2016 Singapore Open Superseries after winning the qualification rounds. He later won the event after beating China's Lin Dan in the semi-final with score 21–10 17–21 22–20,[5][6][7] then South Korea's Son Wan-ho in the final with 21–16 13–21 21–14.[8][9] This is his first Superseries title win in six years. He last tasted success at this level on the same stage at the 2010 Singapore Open.[10] The victory is proof that he has still got it. It’s a reward for his hard work as an independent shuttler after kicked out of the national training camp in mid-2014 because of injuries to his back, waist and wrist over the years.[11][12]
Achievements
Olympic Games
Kuncoro competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles but he was eliminated in the quarterfinal.
| 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |
| First round | - | - | Bye | |
| Second round |  Boonsak Ponsana |
21–16, 21–14 | Win | |
| Third round |  Ville Lång |
21–13, 21–18 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal |  Lee Chong Wei [2] |
9–21, 11–21 | Lost | |
Kuncoro competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles and won the bronze medal.
| 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's Singles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |
| First round | Roslin Hashim |
15–6, 9–15, 15–8 | Win | |
| Second round |  Jim Ronny Andersen |
15–7, 15–6 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal |  Park Tae-sang |
15–13, 15–4 | Win | |
| Semifinal | Shon Seung-mo |
6–15, 15–9, 9–15 | Lost | |
| Bronze-final | Boonsak Ponsana |
15–11, 17–16 |  Bronze | |
BWF World Championships (0 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
| 2009 BWF World Championships – Men's Singles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |
| First round |  Michael Lahnsteiner |
21–13, 21–9 | Win | |
| Second round |  Przemysław Wacha |
21–12, 21–13 | Win | |
| Third round |  Chetan Anand [15] |
21–16, 21–16 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal | Lee Chong Wei [1] |
21–16, 14–21, 21–12 | Win | |
| Semifinal |  Lin Dan [5] |
14–21, 21–13, 15–21 | Bronze | |
| 2007 BWF World Championships – Men's Singles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Opponent | Score | Result | |
| First round | Chetan Anand |
11–21, 21–14, 21–18 | Win | |
| Second round |  Yousuke Nakanishi |
21–15, 21–16 | Win | |
| Third round | Lee Chong Wei [2] |
21–11, 21–9 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal |  Peter Gade [5] |
22–20, 21–18 | Win | |
| Semifinal | Chen Yu [6] |
18–21, 21–13, 21–15 | Win | |
| Final | Lin Dan [1] |
11–21, 20–22 |  Silver | |
Badminton Asia Championships (3 golds, 1 silver, 0 bronze)
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hyderabad, India | Kuan Beng Hong |
15–10, 15–5 |  Gold (3) |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Taufik Hidayat |
12–15, 15–7, 6–15 | Silver |
| 2003 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Taufik Hidayat |
15–5, 7–15, 15–8 | Gold (2) |
| 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Taufik Hidayat |
15–12, 15–5 | Gold (1) |
BWF Superseries (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007,[13] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,[14] with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year end.
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Singapore Open (2) | Son Wan-ho |
21–16, 13–21, 21–14[15] |  Champion |
| 2013 | Hong Kong Open | Lee Chong Wei |
13–21, 9–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2013 | Malaysia Open | Lee Chong Wei |
7–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2010 | Singapore Open (1) | Boonsak Ponsana |
21–19, 21–18 | Champion |
| 2008 | China Masters (1) | Chen Jin |
21–16, 21–16 | Champion |
| 2008 | Japan Open (1) | Lee Chong Wei |
21–17, 21–11 | Champion |
| 2008 | Indonesia Open (1) | Simon Santoso |
19–21, 21–14, 21–9 | Champion |
- Superseries tournament
- Superseries Premier tournament
- Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Masters (1) |  Wang Tzu-wei |
21–13, 21–15 | Champion |
| 2012 | Malaysia Masters | Lee Chong Wei |
21–17, 8–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Indonesian Masters (1) | Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka |
21–11, 21–11 | Champion |
| 2012 | Thailand Open (1) | Chen Yuekun |
21–17, 21–14 | Champion |
| 2007 | Chinese Taipei Open (1) | Taufik Hidayat |
18–21, 21–6, 21–13 | Champion |
- Grand Prix tournament
- Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Indonesia International | Jeon Hyeok-jin |
22–20, 21–15 | Champion |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Participation at Indonesian team
- 4 times at Sudirman Cup (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
- 4 times at Thomas Cup (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)
- 2 times at Olympic Games in individual event (2004, 2008)
Record against selected opponents
Head to head (H2H) against BWF Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[16]
- Bao Chunlai 3–7
- Chen Hong 4–3
- Chen Jin 2–3
- Chen Long 1–1
- Chen Yu 2–1
- Du Pengyu 3–2
- Lin Dan 3–9
- Tian Houwei 1–0
- Wang Zhengming 1–3
- Xia Xuanze 1–0
- Chou Tien-chen 0–2
- Anders Boesen 0–3
- Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 0–1
- Jan Ø. Jørgensen 0–1
- Joachim Persson 2–1
- Kenneth Jonassen 1–2
- Peter Gade 3–1
- Peter Rasmussen 0–2
- Viktor Axelsen 0–2
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Marc Zwiebler 2–1 -
Hu Yun 2–1 - Simon Santoso 2–1
- Taufik Hidayat 2–3
- Tommy Sugiarto 2–2
- Ajay Jayaram 1–1
- Parupalli Kashyap 3–0
- Pullela Gopichand 1–1
- Hidetaka Yamada 1–1
- Kenichi Tago 7–1
- Sho Sasaki 5–1
- Jeon Hyeok-jin 1–1
- Lee Hyun-il 1–4
- Park Sung-hwan 2–6
- Park Tae-sang 2–0
- Shon Seung-mo 3–2
- Son Wan-ho 2–1
- Lee Chong Wei 5–10
- Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 6–3
- Wong Choong Hann 6–4
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Ronald Susilo 3–2 - Boonsak Ponsana 5–4
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Nguyễn Tiến Minh 2–2
References
- ↑ "Badminton: China's Lin Dan sent packing by Indonesia's Sony Dwi Kuncoro". The Straits Times. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Thailand Title Shows Sony Is No Spent Force". The Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ "Lee trounces Kuncoro to lift crown". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
- ↑ "Dominant Lee wins Hong Kong Open". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Lin Dan out of Singapore Open". Xinhua. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sony pulls a surprise win over Lin Dan in Singapore Open". The Star. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "Chinese superstar Lin Dan booted from Singapore". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "Tuned in: Sony Dwi Kuncoro beats Son Wan-ho to win the Singapore Open". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "Kuncoro and Ratchanok win Singapore Open". Saudi Gazette. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "Badminton: Sony Dwi Kuncoro tastes Superseries success again at S'pore Open". The Straits Times. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "Veteran Sony on Singapore win: 'Proof that I've still got it'". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
- ↑ "Struggling Sony continues to misfire after training-camp life". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 2006-12-15.
- ↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- ↑ "OUE Singapore Open 2016: MS draw". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "Sony Dwi Kuncoro's Profile – Head To Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sony Dwi Kuncoro. |
- BWF Player Profile
- His profile in Republika Online (Indonesian)
- Sony Dwi Kuncoro Harapan Baru Tunggal Pria Indonesia (Indonesian)
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of December 8, 2016 | |
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