Bobby Ertanto

Bobby Ertanto
Bobby Ertanto
Personal information
Birth name	Bobby Ertanto Kurniawan
Country	Indonesia
Born	2 August 1960 (age 63); Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Handedness	Right
Coach	Ong Thio Djian
Event	Men's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
World Championships
World Cup
World Senior Championships
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
SEA Games
	BWF profile

Bobby Ertanto (Chinese: 葉忠明, born 2 August 1960) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in doubles.

Career[edit]

Paired with a variety of fellow countrymen, he shared the Malaysia Open title in 1983, the Thailand Open title in 1985, the Badminton World Cup title in 1986, and the Asian Championships in 1987. He won mixed doubles at the 1986 Malaysia Open with Verawaty Wiharjo. Ertanto earned a bronze medal with Christian Hadinata at the 1983 IBF World Championships in Copenhagen. As a member of Indonesia's 1988 Thomas Cup team, Ertanto and partner Liem Swie King dropped the decisive final match in a narrow loss to Malaysia.

In 2013, he finished as a runner-up at the World Senior Championships in the men's doubles 50 in Turkey,^[3] and in 2017, he won double titles in the men's doubles 50 and mixed doubles 55 in Kochi, India.^[4]

Achievements[edit]

World Championships[edit]

Men's Doubles

1983 IBF World Championships – Men's doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
SF	Christian Hadinata	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	16–18, 11–15	Bronze

World Cup[edit]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Christian Hadinata	Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo	6–15, 11–15	Silver
1985	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Hadibowo Susanto	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	7–15, 12–15	Bronze
1986	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Liem Swie King	Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto	15–6, 15–5	Gold

World Masters Games[edit]

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	40+	Sydney, Australia	Eddy Hartono	Mir Ishaq Nadim Mir	18–17, 7–7 retired	Bronze

World Senior Championships[edit]

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	50+	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, India	Ting Wei Ping	Graham Henderson Mark Topping	21–17, 16–21, 21–13	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	55+	Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, India	Heidi Bender	Bovornovadep Devakula Juthatip Banjongslip	21–15, 21–8	Gold
2019	55+	Spodek, Katowice, Poland	Heidi Bender	Magnus Nytell Helle Sjørring	20–22, 21–16, 17–21	Bronze

Asian Games[edit]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea	Liem Swie King	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	6–15, 9–15	Bronze

SEA Games[edit]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1983	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Christian Hadinata	Hadibowo Susanto Liem Swie King	8–15, 15–9, 15–5	Gold
1987	Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rudy Heryanto	Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari	13–15, 7–15	Bronze

International Tournaments[edit]

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1980	Chinese Taipei Open	Hadibowo Susanto	Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard		Winner
1982	Chinese Taipei Open	Hadibowo Susanto	Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	6–15, 15–11, 11–15	Runner-up
1983	Chinese Taipei Open	Hadibowo Susanto	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson	15–9, 15–11	Winner
1983	Malaysia Open	Christian Hadinata	Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kuk	15–10, 15–5	Winner
1983	Indonesia Open	Christian Hadinata	Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono	9–15, 14–18	Runner-up
1985	Thailand Open	Rudy Heryanto	Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen	15–9, 15–8	Winner
1986	Japan Open	Rudy Heryanto	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	11–15, 2–15	Runner-up
1986	Hong Kong Open	Rudy Heryanto	Jalani Sidek Ong Beng Teong	15–7, 15–6	Winner
1986	Malaysia Open	Rudy Heryanto	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	10–15, 15–11, 10–15	Runner-up
1987	Singapore Open	Liem Swie King	Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto	15–2, 15–4	Winner
1987	All England	Rudy Heryanto	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	9–15, 8–15	Runner-up
1987	Indonesia Open	Rudy Heryanto	Liem Swie King Eddy Hartono	6–15, 8–15	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1986	Malaysia Open	Verawaty Fadjrin	Steen Fladberg Gillian Gilks	15–7, 18–15	Winner
1986	Indonesia Open	Verawaty Fadjrin	Eddy Hartono Erma Sulistianingsih	9–15, 11–15	Runner-up

References[edit]

^ "Players: Bobby Ertanto". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Bobby Ertanto : "Tanam Pohon di Tempat yang Subur"" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^ "Dua Gelar dari BWF World Senior Championship di Turki" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
^ Lim, Jarod (16 October 2017). "Fruitful outing for veteran shuttlers". The Star. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

External links[edit]

[1] "Players: Bobby Ertanto". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[dj-2] "Bobby Ertanto : "Tanam Pohon di Tempat yang Subur"" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[3] "Dua Gelar dari BWF World Senior Championship di Turki" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[4] Lim, Jarod (16 October 2017). "Fruitful outing for veteran shuttlers". The Star. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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