Profile Of Sony Dwi Kuncoro, Indonesian Badminton Legend, Rival Bebuyutan Lin And
YOGYAKARTA - Badminton fans must have known the name Sony Dwi Kuncoro for a long time. This badminton athlete, who used to be Indonesia's mainstay, is now a badminton coach. Because it has not been heard from for a long time, many are curious about the current profile of Sony Dwi Kuncoro.
The latest news shows that Sony Dwi Kuncoro accompanied 12 of his students at GOR Satria at the 2023 National Circuit BNI (Sirnas) A Central Java in Purwokerto. The badminton competition was held on March 6-11. This event is not only a stage for coaches to display the seeds of young national badminton players.
Sony Dwi Kuncoro became one of the coaches highlighted in the badminton competition. This Indonesian men's singles athlete has made a number of achievements for Indonesian badminton while still playing. What is Sony Dwi Kuncoro's profile like?
Sony Dwi Kuncoro is included in the ranks of proud badminton players in the country, in the same class as Taufik Hidayat. Sony Dwi Kuncoro during his glorious time repeatedly made the nation proud in international competitions.
Sony Dwi Kuncoro was born in Surabaya on July 7, 1984. Sony has been acquainted with badminton since childhood. His introduction to the sport of tepok bulu started with his father, Sumadji.
Little Sony got trained by badminton intensively by his father. Sumadji has instilled enthusiasm for little Sony to become a great badminton athlete. Even at the age of 12, Sony was forced not to continue his education.
Sony is willing to leave junior high school to pursue badminton. Sony in his youth joined the badminton club Suryanaga in Surabaya. The club, which was founded in 1949, is indeed famous for producing many legendary athletes.
The beginning of Sony Dwi Kuncoro's career in the badminton world has started young. Along with his talent progress, Sony was called to participate in the Asia Junior championship in 2000. He attended a training camp at the Cipayung National Training Center, Jakarta, for three months.
In the tournament, Sony managed to advance to the final match. But he had to fall from a badminton player from China, namely Lin Dan. At a young age, Sony has also entered the final round of the Junior World Championships in the same year. But he had to admit defeat and admit the victory of Bao Chunlai the badminton player from China.
Sony finally entered national training in 2003. In 2004, Sony appeared at the Athens Olympics in Greece and managed to bring home a bronze medal. Over the years, Sony's career continued to shine as Indonesia's mainstay men's singles athlete. He managed to bring a number of achievements at the international level.
Here are a series of achievements of Sony Dwi Kuncoro during his career as a badminton athlete:
2004: Quarter-finals Djarum Indonesia Open 2004
2005: Semifinals Djarum Indonesia Open 2005
2007: Yonex Chinese Taipei Open Gold Grand Prix 2007 Champion
2008: Semifinals Yonex-Sunrise Badminton Asia Championships 2008, Semifinals Badminton Asia Championships 2008, Indonesia Super Series 2008 Champion, Yonex Open Japan Super Series 2008 Champion, Li-Ning China Masters Super Series 2008, Quarter-final Olympics 2008
2009: Quarter-finals of Malaysia Super Series 2009, Semi-finals of Djarum Indonesia Super Series 2009, Quarter-finals of Aviva Singapore Super Series 2009, Semi-finals of Yonex Sunrise BWF World Championships 2009, Quarter-finals of Yonex Open Japan Super Series 2009, Semi-final Denmark Open Super Series 2009, Quarter-finals of China Super Series 2009
2010: Li-Ning Singapore Open Super Series 2010 Champion, Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series 2010 Semifinals, Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold 2010 Quarter-finals Kumpoo Macau Open Badminton Championships
2011: Quarter-finals Of Yonex Sunrise Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold 2011, Semi-finals Of Yonex Chinese Taipei Open
2012: Runner - up YONEX-SUNRISE Malaysia Open GP Gold 2012, SCG Thailand Open 2012 Champion, Quarter-finals Djarum Indonesia Open 2012, Li Ning Singapore Open 2012 Quarter-finals, Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open GP 2012 Semi-finals, INDONESIA OPEN GRAND PRIX GOLD BADMINTON 2012, Denmark Open 2012 YONEX quarter-finals.
2013: Semi Final VICTOR Korea Open 2013, Runner - Up MAYBANK Malaysia Open 2013, Semi Final YONEX Indonesia Open 2013, Runner - Up YONEX Hong Kong Open 2013.
2016: 2016 OUE Singapore Open Super Series Champion.
2018: Semifinalist Thailand Open.
That's the review of Sony Dwi Kuncoro's profile of Indonesian badminton legend. Currently Sony Dwi Kuncoro has chosen to become a badminton coach in the regions to develop young seeds. Sony's dream has also been realized, namely having his own GOR and badminton club. He opened the Sony Dwi Kuncoro Badminton Training club in 2020.
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