Riky Widianto

Riky Widianto
Personal information
Birth name Riky Widianto
Country  Singapore (2005–2009)
 Indonesia (2009–now)
Born (1991-12-28) 28 December 1991
Surabaya, East Java
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Handedness Right
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking 8 (with Richi Puspita Dili) (18 June 2015)
Current ranking 11 (with Richi Puspita Dili) (8 October 2015)
BWF profile

Riky Widianto (born 28 December 1991 in Surabaya[1]) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in doubles play. His current partner is Richi Puspita Dili.

Career

His career as a badminton player began in 2005 when Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) invited him to join the Singapore National Badminton Team while he was a member of Wima badminton club in Surabaya, Indonesia. He played in the open tournament under the Singapore flag although he was not a Singapore citizen. In 2009, he resigned from the national team and returned to Indonesia after he rejected an SBA proposal that he take citizenship, to be eligible to participate in the upcoming Southeast Asian Games, or return. Widianto and his family felt he was too young to change citizenship at age 17, and SBA did not wish to wait two years so that he could avoid the country's mandatory National service.[2]

After returning to Indonesia, he resumed play for his old club, Wima, until the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) invited him to join the national team in 2010. His career has grown rapidly since, especially after coach Richard Mainaky paired him with Richi Puspita Dili.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili Malaysia Chan Peng Soon
Malaysia Goh Liu Ying
18–21, 21–18, 20–22 Bronze

BWF Superseries (0 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007,[3] 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,[4] with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 India Open Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili China Lu Kai
China Huang Yaqiong
13–21, 16–21 2nd Runner-up
2014 Singapore Open Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad
Indonesia Liliyana Natsir
15–21, 20–22 2nd Runner-up
     BWF Superseries Finals tournament
     BWF Superseries Premier tournament
     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 3 runners-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.

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Syed Modi International (1) Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili India Manu Attri
India Maneesha Kukkapalli
21–17, 21–17 1st Champion
2014 Dutch Open (1) Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili Netherlands Jorrit de Ruiter
Netherlands Samantha Barning
11–10, 10–11, 9–11 11-8, 11–1 1st Champion
2014 Indonesian Masters (1) Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili Indonesia Muhammad Rijal
Indonesia Vita Marissa
21–18, 21–19 1st Champion
2013 Thailand Open Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth
21–18, 15–21, 15–21 2nd Runner-up
2013 New Zealand Open Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili Indonesia Praveen Jordan
Indonesia Vita Marissa
18–21, 8–21 2nd Runner-up
2008 Vietnam Open Singapore Vanessa Neo Yu Yan Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad
Indonesia Shendy Puspa Irawati
17–21, 9–21 2nd Runner-up
     BWF Grand Prix tournament
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Satellite/Series

Mixed Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 Osaka International Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Koharu Yonemoto
21–18, 13–21, 21–11 1st Champion
2011 India International Indonesia Richi Puspita Dili Indonesia Fran Kurniawan
Indonesia Shendy Puspa Irawati
15–21, 15–21 2nd Runner-up
2009 Indonesia International Indonesia Devi Tika Permatasari Indonesia Irfan Fadhilah
Indonesia Weni Anggraini
21–12, 21–18 1st Champion
2008 Singapore Asian Satellite Singapore Yao Lei Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari
Singapore Chayut Triyachart
21–17, 21–18 1st Champion
2007 Waikato International Singapore Vanessa Neo Yu Yan Singapore Chayut Triyachart
Singapore Shinta Mulia Sari
16–21, 19–21 2nd Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge/Satellite tournament
     BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Riky Widianto". Tournament software. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  2. Voon, Terrence (17 February 2009). "Promising Shuttler Quits". The Straits Times (Singapore). Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  3. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 2006-12-15.
  4. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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