Tontowi Ahmad

Tontowi Ahmad
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	3 with Lilyana Natsir (15 January 2015)
Medal record Representing  Indonesia Badminton World Championships 2013 Guangzhou Mixed Doubles 2015 Jakarta Mixed Doubles 2011 London Mixed Doubles Asia Championships 2015 Wuhan Mixed Doubles Asian Games 2014 Incheon Mixed Doubles Southeast Asian Games 2011 Indonesia Mixed Doubles 2011 Indonesia Men's Team
BWF profile

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.

Achievements

Olympic Games

• 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom

Tontowi Ahmad competed in badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles with partner Lilyana Natsir and finished fourth at the end.

Natsir and Ahmad at 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed Doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
Group stage	Lilyana Natsir	Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta	21–16, 21–12	Win
Group stage	Lilyana Natsir	Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun	21–19, 21–12	Win
Group stage	Lilyana Natsir	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	24–22, 21–16	Win
Quarterfinal	Lilyana Natsir	Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels	21–15, 21–9	Win
Semifinal	Lilyana Natsir	Xu Chen [2] Ma Jin	23–16, 18–21, 13–21	Lost
Bronze-final	Lilyana Natsir	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 at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia

2015 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	Lilyana Natsir	-	-	Bye
Second round	Lilyana Natsir	Rodion Kargaev Ekaterina Bolotova	21–11, 21–11	Win
Third round	Lilyana Natsir	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	21–8, 21–13	Win
Quarterfinal	Lilyana Natsir	Ko Sung-hyun [8] Kim Ha-na	21–8, 21–15	Win
Semifinal	Lilyana Natsir	Zhang Nan [1] Zhao Yunlei	22–20, 21–23, 12–21	Bronze

• 2013 BWF World Championships at the Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, China

2013 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles (1)
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	Lilyana Natsir	-	-	Bye
Second round	Lilyana Natsir	Ong Jian Guo Lim Yin Loo	21–14, 21–11	Win
Third round	Lilyana Natsir	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	21–23, 21–15, 21–14	Win
Quarterfinal	Lilyana Natsir	Kenichi Hayakawa Misaki Matsutomo	21–10, 17–21, 21–19	Win
Semifinal	Lilyana Natsir	Zhang Nan [2] Zhao Yunlei	15–21, 21–18, 21–13	Win
Final	Lilyana Natsir	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	Lilyana Natsir	-	-	Bye
Second round	Lilyana Natsir	Sam Magee Chloe Magee	21–9, 21–8	Win
Third round	Lilyana Natsir	Lee Sheng-mu [11] Chien Yu-chin	21–9, 21–12	Win
Quarterfinal	Lilyana Natsir	Joachim Fischer Nielsen [5] Christinna Pedersen	21–12, 21–13	Win
Semifinal	Lilyana Natsir	Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier	16–21, 19–21	Bronze

Badminton Asia Championships

Mixed Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Wuhan, China	Lilyana Natsir	Reginald Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	21–16, 21–15	Gold (1)

BWF Superseries (12 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

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Malaysia Open ^(1)	Liliyana Natsir	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	23–21, 13–21, 21–16	Champion
2015	Denmark Open	Liliyana Natsir	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	22–20, 18–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2015	Korea Open	Liliyana Natsir	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	16–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2015	All England Open	Liliyana Natsir	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	10–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2014	French Open ^(1)	Liliyana Natsir	Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock	21–9, 21–16	Champion
2014	Denmark Open	Liliyana Natsir	Xu Chen Ma Jin	20–22, 15–21	Runner-up
2014	Singapore Open ^(3)	Liliyana Natsir	Riky Widianto Puspita Richi Dili	21–15, 22–20	Champion
2014	All England Open ^(3)	Lilyana Natsir	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	21–13, 21–17	Champion
2013	China Open ^(1)	Lilyana Natsir	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	21–10, 5–21, 21–17	Champion
2013	Denmark Open	Lilyana Natsir	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	11–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2013	Singapore Open ^(2)	Lilyana Natsir	Yoo Yeon-seong Eom Hye-won	21–12, 21–12	Champion
2013	India Open ^(3)	Lilyana Natsir	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	21–16, 21–13	Champion
2013	All England Open ^(2)	Lilyana Natsir	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	21–13, 21–17	Champion
2012	Denmark Open	Lilyana Natsir	Xu Chen Ma Jin	21–23, 26–24, 11–21	Runner-up
2012	Indonesia Open	Lilyana Natsir	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	17–21, 21–17, 13–21	Runner-up
2012	India Open ^(2)	Lilyana Natsir	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	21–16, 12–21, 21–14	Champion
2012	All England Open ^(1)	Lilyana Natsir	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21–17, 21–19	Champion
2011	Indonesia Open	Lilyana Natsir	Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei	22–20, 14–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2011	Singapore Open ^(1)	Lilyana Natsir	Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing	21–14, 27–25	Champion
2011	India Open ^(1)	Lilyana Natsir	Fran Kurniawan Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth	21–18, 23–21	Champion

     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

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Indonesian Masters ^(3)	Liliyana Natsir	Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto	21–18, 21–13	Champion
2013	Indonesian Masters	Liliyana Natsir	Praveen Jordan Vita Marissa	20–22, 21–9, 14–21	Runner-up
2012	Macau Open ^(3)	Liliyana Natsir	Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto	21–16, 14–21, 21–16	Champion
2012	Indonesian Masters ^(2)	Liliyana Natsir	Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto	21–19, 21–14	Champion
2012	Swiss Open ^(1)	Liliyana Natsir	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam	21–16, 21–14	Champion
2011	Macau Open ^(2)	Liliyana Natsir	Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing	Walkover	Champion
2011	Chinese Taipei Open	Liliyana Natsir	Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won	22–24, 21–16, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Malaysia Masters ^(1)	Liliyana Natsir	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	18–21, 21–15, 21–19	Champion
2010	Indonesian Masters ^(1)	Liliyana Natsir	Markis Kido Lita Nurlita	21–11, 21–13	Champion
2010	Chinese Taipei Open	Liliyana Natsir	Hendra Aprida Gunawan Vita Marissa	20–22, 21–14, 20–22	Runner-up
2010	Macau Open ^(1)	Liliyana Natsir	Hendra Aprida Gunawan Vita Marissa	21–14, 21–18	Champion
2008	Vietnam Open ^(2)	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Riky Widianto Vanessa Neo Yu Yan	21–17, 21–9	Champion
2007	Vietnam Open ^(1)	Yulianti	Chau Hoi Wah Hui Wai Ho	21–11, 21–13	Champion

     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 4–2
• Qiu Zihan & Bao Yixin 1–0
• Xu Chen & Ma Jin 8-10
• Xu Chen & Yu Yang 0-1
• Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 5–10
• 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 3–5
• 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 6–2
• / Robert Blair & Gabrielle Adcock 2–0
• Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 4–1
• 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 2–0
• Ko Sung-hyun & Kim Ha-na 2–1
• Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 1–0
• Lee Yong-dae & Ha Jung-eun 5–2
• 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 6–1
• Robert Mateusiak & Nadiezda Zieba 2–0
• Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 2–0
• Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thoungthongkam 4–3

References

1. "Profile Ranking". Pb-pbsi.org.
2. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 2006-12-15.
3. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". Badmintonstore.com. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
4. "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com.