Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth

Pia Zebadiah
Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth at the 2013 French Super Series.
Personal information
Birth name	Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
Country	Indonesia
Born	January 22, 1989 Medan, North Sumatra
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Richard Mainaky
Women's doubles & Mixed doubles
Highest ranking	6 (Women's Doubles), 6 (Mixed doubles) (November 14, 2013, September 26, 2013)
Current ranking	7 (Women's Doubles), 10 (Mixed Doubles) (November 26, 2013)
Medal record Representing  Indonesia World Junior Championships 2006 Incheon Girls Doubles

Pia Zebadiah Bernadet (known Pia Zebadiah, born January 22, 1989 in Medan, North Sumatra) is a female badminton player from Indonesia. She is the sister of men's doubles world and Olympic champion Markis Kido.

Career

Women's Singles

In 2007 she contributed to the Indonesian women's team's capture of the gold medal at the SEA Games by beating Singapore's Gu Juan 21-15, 17-21, 21-12 in the decisive match.

Perhaps her best performance came in the 2008 Uber Cup. She helped Indonesia to defeat Germany in the semifinals by dominating Karin Schnaase 21-7, 21-15.

She played in the 2008 Indonesia, Japan, and Denmark Super Series events, advancing farthest in Denmark where she reached the quarterfinals.

Another good performance came at the Chinese Taipei Open, where she defeated her compatriot Maria Kristin Yulianti, who won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games, in the quarter-final. However, she lost to the young star from India, Saina Nehwal, in the semifinals.

Women's Doubles

Pia Zebadiah plays in women doubles with Rizki Amelia Pradipta. Previously, she played with Debby Susanto, but they often defeated in the earlier rounds of a tournament. Because she couldn't play well in several tournaments in women's doubles discipline, she then broke her partnering with Susanto. In 2011, Pia decided to be a professional player along with her brother Kido, rather than be in the national training center. After becoming a professional player, she became partners with Pradipta. Together they achieved better results in women's doubles. In 2012, she with Pradipta won Chinese Taipei Open. In 2013, they won Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold.

Mixed Doubles

Pia Zebadiah played in mixed doubles with Frans Kurniawan Teng. She always appeared confident, and very lissom. In 2009, Pia Zebadiah take first title from New Zealand Open and defeated World Badminton Player No. 10 Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama and Chau Hoi Wah from Hong Kong. In 2010, they reached the semi-finals in the Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold, but were defeated by Lilyana Natsir and Tantowi Ahmad. In 2011, before they could reach their first final super series, they were once again defeated in the final by Natsir and Ahmad with just straight sets of 21-18 and 23-21. They became the main pair of mixed doubles in Sudirman Cup due to an injury of Lilyana Natsir.

Personal life

She started playing badminton in Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. Her parents are Djumharbey Anwar (father) and Yul Asteria Zakaria (mother). In her spare time she plays football. Her brothers, Bona Septano, and Markis Kido, are also Indonesian national badminton players.

Achievements

BWF Superseries

The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[1] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, including five elevated as Premier Series, which introduced since 2011,^[2] with successful players invited to the Superseries Masters Finals held at the year end.

Mixed Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	India Super Series	Fran Kurniawan	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	18–21, 21–23	Runner-up

     Superseries Finals Tournament

     Superseries Premier Tournament

     Superseries Tournament

BWF Grand Prix

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

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold	Rizki Amelia Pradipta	Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella Vita Marissa	21-17, 16-21, 21-17	Champion
2012	Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold	Rizki Amelia Pradipta	Suci Rizki Andini Della Destiara Haris	21-15, 21-12	Champion
2012	Vietnam Open Grand Prix	Rizki Amelia Pradipta	Ng Hui Ern Ng Hui Lin	21-17, 21-19	Champion

Mixed Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold	Markis Kido	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili	18-21, 21-15, 21-15	Champion
2012	Vietnam Open Grand Prix	Markis Kido	Tan Aik Quan Lai Pei Jing	23-21, 21-8	Champion
2009	New Zealand Open Grand Prix	Fran Kurniawan	Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Chau Hoi Wah	21–13, 21–19	Champion

     Grand Prix Gold Tournament

     Grand Prix Tournament

International Challenge

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Indonesia International Challenge	Rizki Amelia Pradipta	Lee Se Rang Yoo Hyun Young	21–17, 19–21, 21–13	Champion
2012	Vietnam International Challenge	Rizki Amelia Pradipta	Amelia Alicia Anscelly Fie Cho Soong	21-10 21-15	Champion
2012	Vietnam International Challenge	Debby Susanto	Yuki Itagaki Yu Miyauchi	21-17, 17-21, 21-15	Champion

Mixed Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Vietnam International Challenge	Hafiz Faisal	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Yu Yan Vanessa Neo	11-21, 21-17, 21-17	Champion
2009	Vietnam International Challenge	Fran Kurniawan	Tontowi Ahmad Richi Puspita Dili	14-21, 8-21	Runner-up

     International Challenge Tournament

References

1. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 2006-12-15.
2. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• BWF Player Profile