Tontowi Ahmad
| Tontowi Ahmad | |
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 Tontowi Ahmad at the 2013 French Open Superseries | |
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Tontowi Ahmad |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Born |
18 July 1987 Banyumas, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Richard Mainaky |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 2 with Lilyana Natsir (November 2012) |
| Current ranking | 9 with Lilyana Natsir (1 November 2016) |
Medal record
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| BWF profile | |
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Tontowi Ahmad (born 18 July 1987 in Banyumas[1]) is an Indonesian badminton player. He resides in the Central Java province. He is from PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he paired with the established mixed doubles star Lilyana Natsir. With Natsir he won the 2016 Rio Olympic gold medal in Mixed doubles category.
Achievements
Olympic Games (1 gold; 0 silver; 0 bronze)
Tontowi Ahmad competed in badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles with partner Liliyana Natsir and winning the gold medal at the end after beating Malaysian Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia. Ahmad and Natsir won all of their matches in straight sets, including against the current no.1-ranked Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei.
| 2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed Doubles | ||||
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| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| Group stage |  Liliyana Natsir |
 Robin Middleton Leanne Choo |
21–7, 21–8 | Win |
| Group stage |  Bodin Issara Savitree Amitrapai |
21–11, 21–13 | Win | |
| Group stage |  Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
21–15, 21–11 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal | Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto |
21–16, 21–11 | Win | |
| Semifinal |  Zhang Nan [1] Zhao Yunlei |
21–16, 21-15 | Win | |
| Final | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
21-14, 21-12 |  Gold | |
Tontowi Ahmad competed in badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles with partner Lilyana Natsir and finished fourth at the end.
| 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed Doubles | ||||
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| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| Group stage | Lilyana Natsir |
 Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta |
21–16, 21–12 | Win |
| Group stage |  Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun |
21–19, 21–12 | Win | |
| Group stage |  Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
24–22, 21–16 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal |  Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels |
21–15, 21–9 | Win | |
| Semifinal | Xu Chen [2] Ma Jin |
21–16, 18–21, 13–21 | Lost | |
| Bronze-final | Joachim Fischer Nielsen [3] Christinna Pedersen |
12–21, 12–21 | Lost (4th) | |
Asian Games
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea | Lilyana Natsir |
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
16–21, 14–21 |  Silver |
Southeast Asian Games
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Lilyana Natsir |
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam |
21–7, 21–14 | Gold (1) |
BWF World Championships
| 2015 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| First round | Liliyana Natsir |
- | - | Bye |
| Second round |  Rodion Kargaev Ekaterina Bolotova |
21–11, 21–11 | Win | |
| Third round | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying |
21–8, 21–13 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal | Ko Sung-hyun [8] Kim Ha-na |
21–8, 21–15 | Win | |
| Semifinal | Zhang Nan [1] Zhao Yunlei |
22–20, 21–23, 12–21 |  Bronze | |
| 2013 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles (1) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| First round | Liliyana Natsir |
- | - | Bye |
| Second round | Ong Jian Guo Lim Yin Loo |
21–14, 21–11 | Win | |
| Third round |  Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah |
21–23, 21–15, 21–14 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal |  Kenichi Hayakawa Misaki Matsutomo |
21–10, 17–21, 21–19 | Win | |
| Semifinal | Zhang Nan [2] Zhao Yunlei |
15–21, 21–18, 21–13 | Win | |
| Final | Xu Chen [1] Ma Jin |
21–13, 16–21, 22–20 | Gold | |
- 2011 BWF World Championships at the Wembley Arena in London, England
| 2011 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| First round | Liliyana Natsir |
- | - | Bye |
| Second round |  Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
21–9, 21–8 | Win | |
| Third round |  Lee Sheng-mu [11] Chien Yu-chin |
21–9, 21–12 | Win | |
| Quarterfinal | Joachim Fischer Nielsen [5] Christinna Pedersen |
21–12, 21–13 | Win | |
| Semifinal | Chris Adcock  Imogen Bankier |
16–21, 19–21 | Bronze | |
Badminton Asia Championships
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wuhan, China | Liliyana Natsir |
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei |
21–16, 9–21, 17–21 | Silver |
| 2015 | Wuhan, China | Liliyana Natsir |
Reginald Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah |
21–16, 21–15 | Gold (1) |
BWF Superseries (14 titles, 8 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] 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,[3] with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Mixed Doubles
- Superseries Finals Tournament
- Superseries Premier Tournament
- Superseries Tournament
BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Mixed Doubles
- Grand Prix Gold Tournament
- Grand Prix Tournament
BWF International Challenge (1 title)
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Vietnam International | Richi Puspita Dili |
Fran Kurniawan Pia Zebadiah |
21–14, 21–8 |  Champion |
Record against selected opponents
Mixed Doubles results with Liliyana Natsir against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]
- Chai Biao & Tang Jinhua 1–0
- He Hanbin & Bao Yixin 3–0
- Liu Cheng & Bao Yixin 5–2
- Qiu Zihan & Bao Yixin 1–0
- Xu Chen & Ma Jin 9-10
- Xu Chen & Yu Yang 0-1
- Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 6–13
- Zhang Nan & Tang Jinhua 0–1
- Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 5–1
- Lee Sheng-mu & Chien Yu-chin 1–0
- Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 4–5
- Mads Pieler Kolding & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 4–0
- Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 3–1
- / Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–2
- Chris Adcock & Gabrielle Adcock 9–4
- / Robert Blair & Gabrielle Adcock 2–0
- Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 5–2
- Reginald Lee Chun Hei & Chau Hoi Wah 4–1
- Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta 2–0
- Fran Kurniawan & Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth 4–0
- Hendra Aprida Gunawan & Vita Marissa 1–1
- Nova Widianto & Vita Marissa 1–1
- Praveen Jordan & Debby Susanto 2-0
- Praveen Jordan & Vita Marissa 1–1
- Riky Widianto & Puspita Richi Dili 2–0
- Kenichi Hayakawa & Misaki Matsutomo 5–0
- Keigo Sonoda & Naoko Fukuman 3–1
- Ko Sung-hyun & Kim Ha-na 3–4
- Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 1–0
- Lee Yong-dae & Ha Jung-eun 5–4
- Lee Yong-dae & Shin Seung-chan 1–0
- Shin Baek-cheol & Jang Ye-na 4–0
- Yoo Yeon-seong & Eom Hye-won 1–0
- Yoo Yeon-seong & Jang Ye-na 1–0
- Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying 9–1
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Robert Mateusiak & Nadiezda Zieba 2–0 - Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 2–0
- Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thoungthongkam 4–3
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tantowi Ahmad. |
- ↑ "Profile Ranking". Pb-pbsi.org.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com.
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of December 8, 2016 | |
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