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Tony Gunawan
Personal information
CountryIndonesia (until 2001)
United States (2001–present)
Born (1975-04-09) April 9, 1975 (age 49)
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
CoachChristian Hadinata
Herry Iman Pierngadi
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Anaheim Men's doubles
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Yiyang Men's doubles
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Helsingborg Men's doubles 35+
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jeonju Men's doubles 45+
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Men's doubles
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Seville Men's doubles
World Masters Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Auckland Men's doubles 35+[a]
Silver medal – second place 2017 Auckland Men's doubles 40+
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Seville Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Jakarta Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Manila Men's doubles
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place 1996 Seoul Men's doubles
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 1999 Ho Chi Minh Men's team
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
BWF profile

Tony Gunawan (Chinese: 吳俊明; pinyin: Wu Junming; born April 9, 1975) is an Indonesian-born American former badminton player. He gained several international achievements for Indonesia and later for the United States, including Olympic gold medal and world champion title.

Career

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Gunawan is a former Olympic gold medalist and world champion for Indonesia, and later a world champion for the United States. He is regarded by many, including his peers, as one of the greatest doubles players in badminton's history.[1] A superb all-court player with a particular facility in the forecourt, he won the 2000 Olympic gold medal, the 2001 IBF World Championships, and 2005 IBF World Championships with 3 different men's doubles partners.

He won the Men's Doubles gold medal in the 2005 World Championships from the 13th seeded position with his American partner Howard Bach. Gunawan partnered with Halim Haryanto to win the 2001 World Championships as well as the 2001 All-England Open, and with Candra Wijaya to win the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. He was a member of the world champion 2000 Indonesia Thomas Cup team, winning his match in the final against China with yet another partner, Rexy Mainaky.

Gunawan and Bach won the 2005 IBF World Championships Men's Doubles gold over Gunawan's ex-partner Wijaya and Sigit Budiarto who were also finalists in the 2003 IBF World Championships in the same event. Tony played for Indonesia from 1992 to 2001 and is the winner of numerous international titles. He has coached and played for USA since 2001. Tony is currently studying in Orange County, California and coaches at Global Badminton Academy.

Personal life

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He married Indonesian women's doubles player, Etty Tantri on July 29, 2002 at the Monte Carlo Chapel in Las Vegas. They have two sons, Christopher and Leon.

Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 The Dome, Sydney, Australia Indonesia Candra Wijaya South Korea Lee Dong-soo
South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
15–10, 9–15, 15–7 Gold

World Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain
Indonesia Halim Haryanto South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
South Korea Kim Dong-moon
15–0, 15–13 Gold Gold
2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States United States Howard Bach Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
15–11, 10–15, 15–11 Gold Gold

World Cup

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China United States Howard Bach Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
18–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

World Masters Games

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Men's doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 35+ Auckland Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
Indonesia Tri Kusharjanto Czech Republic Jan Fröhlich
Denmark Carsten Loesch
21–11, 21–17 Gold Gold [2]
2017 40+ Auckland Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
Indonesia Effendy Widjaja Indonesia Tri Kusharjanto
Indonesia Hariyanto Arbi
20–22, 14–21 Silver Silver [3]

World Senior Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 35+ Helsingborg Arena,
Helsingborg, Sweden
Indonesia Flandy Limpele Thailand Naruenart Chuaymak
Thailand Apichai Thiraratsakul
21–13, 21–9 Gold Gold
2023 45+ Hwasan Indoor Stadium,
Jeonju, South Korea
Indonesia Tri Kusharjanto Thailand Naruenart Chuaymak
Thailand Thaweesak Koetsriphan
21–14, 21–13 Gold Gold

Pan American Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
United States Howard Bach United States Halim Haryanto
United States Sattawat Pongnairat
21–10, 21–14 Gold Gold

Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah
15–8, 15–9 Gold Gold
2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Tri Kusharjanto
Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
15–8, 13–15, 13–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Olympic Gymnasium No. 2,
Seoul, South Korea
Indonesia Rudy Wijaya South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
10–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

SEA Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Malawati Stadium,
Selangor, Malaysia
Indonesia Bambang Suprianto Indonesia Candra Wijaya
Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
4–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

BWF Superseries (1 title, 4 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Malaysia Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
15–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Japan Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Luluk Hadiyanto
Indonesia Alvent Yulianto
21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Hong Kong Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
12–21, 21–18, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Indonesia Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Malaysia Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Malaysia Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
21–19, 18–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Singapore Open United States Howard Bach Chinese Taipei Fang Chieh-min
Chinese Taipei Lee Sheng-mu
14–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

IBF/BWF Grand Prix (29 titles, 8 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Russian Open Indonesia Rudy Wijaya Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
8–15, 15–11, 14–17 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1995 Denmark Open Indonesia Rudy Wijaya Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
17–16, 5–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Polish Open Indonesia Victo Wibowo Indonesia Rudy Wijaya
Indonesia Seng Kok Keong
15–11, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Swedish Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya China Yang Ming
China Zhang Jun
15–3, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 All England Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya South Korea Lee Dong-soo
South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
10–15, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Malaysia Open Indonesia Halim Haryanto China Liu Yong
China Yu Jinhao
6–15, 15–5, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Brunei Open Indonesia Halim Haryanto Denmark Michael Søgaard
Indonesia Denny Kantono
15–2, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 Hong Kong Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Jesper Larsen
15–10, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1998 World Grand Prix Finals Indonesia Halim Haryanto Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
Indonesia Denny Kantono
11–15, 15–5, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 All England Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya South Korea Lee Dong-soo
South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
15–7, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Malaysia Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Eng Hian
Indonesia Flandy Limpele
15–6, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Singapore Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah
7–15, 15–14, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Indonesia Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Indonesia Ricky Subagja
12–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 World Grand Prix Finals Indonesia Candra Wijaya South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
South Korea Kim Dong-moon
15–7, 8–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Malaysia Yap Kim Hock
15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Japan Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya South Korea Lee Dong-soo
South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
15–6, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Indonesia Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Eng Hian
Indonesia Flandy Limpele
14–17, 15–8, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 World Grand Prix Finals Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Indonesia Halim Haryanto
7–5, 8–6, 7–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 U.S. Open United States Khan Malaythong United States Howard Bach
United States Kevin Han
11–15, 15–7, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Puerto Rico Open United States Khan Malaythong Spain José Antonio Crespo
Spain Sergio Llopis
15–6, 15–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 U.S. Open United States Khan Malaythong Chinese Taipei Lee Sung-yuan
Chinese Taipei Lin Wei-hsiang
6–15, 15–4, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 U.S. Open United States Howard Bach Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
15–5, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2004 Dutch Open United States Howard Bach Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Peter Steffensen
15–8, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Bitburger Open United States Halim Haryanto Canada Mike Beres
Canada William Milroy
15–3, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open United States Halim Haryanto Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
15–13, 15–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Korea Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Jae-jin
21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Indonesia Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Markis Kido
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
21–11, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 U.S. Open United States Halim Haryanto Russia Vitalij Durkin
Russia Aleksandr Nikolaenko
21–10, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Japan Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong
21–15, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2008 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Candra Wijaya Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
14–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 U.S. Open United States Howard Bach Austria Jürgen Koch
Austria Peter Zauner
21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 U.S. Open United States Howard Bach South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
9–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 U.S. Open Indonesia Etty Tantri England Simon Archer
Sweden Marina Andrievskaya
7–11, 11–4, 11–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Puerto Rico Open United States Mesinee Mangkalakiri Netherlands Tjitte Weistra
Peru Doriana Rivera
11–2, 11–3 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2003 U.S. Open United States Etty Tantri South Korea Hwang Ji-man
South Korea Lee Eun-woo
15–5, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open Chinese Taipei Cheng Wen-hsing Indonesia Devin Lahardi Fitriawan
Indonesia Vita Marissa
17–15, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 U.S. Open Indonesia Vita Marissa Japan Kenichi Hayakawa
Japan Misaki Matsutomo
21–13, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF/BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 U.S. International Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-hsing 2–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 French International Indonesia Victo Wibowo Indonesia Davis Efraim
Indonesia Halim Haryanto
15–10, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2002 Southern Pan Am Classic United States Khan Malaythong Canada Philippe Bourret
Canada Alexandre Tremblay
15–4, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 SCBA International United States Howard Bach United States Raju Rai
United States Khan Malaythong
1–0 Retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 U.S. International United States Howard Bach Canada Mike Beres
Canada William Milroy
15–1, 15–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Peru International United States Howard Bach Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng
21–10, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Peru International United States Howard Bach Canada Adrian Liu
Canada Derrick Ng
13–21, 21–13, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 U.S. International United States Vinson Chiu Germany Daniel Benz
Germany Andreas Heinz
16–21, 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 USA Southern Pan Am International United States Mesinee Mangkalakiri Canada Philippe Bourret
Canada Denyse Julien
11–3, 11–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Manhattan Beach International United States Mirabelle Huang Indonesia David Yedija Pohan
Indonesia Jenna Gozali
15–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

IBF International (1 runner-up)

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Boys' singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
1994 German Junior Indonesia Jeffer Rosobin 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]

Invitational Tournament

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Copenhagen Masters Indonesia Candra Wijaya England Simon Archer
England Chris Hunt
15–13, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 Ipoh Masters Indonesia Candra Wijaya Indonesia Flandy Limpele
Indonesia Eng Hian
15–11, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2000 Copenhagen Masters Indonesia Halim Haryanto Indonesia Flandy Limpele
Indonesia Eng Hian
7–8, 7–5, 4–7, 7–5, 5–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2005 Copenhagen Masters United States Howard Bach China Fu Haifeng
China Cai Yun
15–12, 11–15, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Performance timeline

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Indonesian team

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  • Senior level
Team Events 1998
Asian Games Gold Gold
Team Events 2000
Thomas Cup Gold Gold

Individual competitions

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  • Senior level
Event 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011
BWF World Championships R3 QF Gold Gold A Gold Gold A QF QF R1 R1
Event 2000 2004 2008 2012
Olympics Gold Gold A A GS

Notes

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  1. ^ Based on data on the official website, Tony Gunawan represented Indonesia at the 2017 World Masters Games.

References

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  1. ^ latimes.com
  2. ^ "World Masters Games 2017 - A Grade, Men's Doubles - 35+ - 1st-3rd". Badminton New Zealand Tournamentsoftware. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "World Masters Games 2017 - A Grade, Men's Doubles - 40+ - 1st-3rd". Badminton New Zealand Tournamentsoftware. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. December 15, 2006. Archived from the original on October 6, 2007.
  5. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  6. ^ "German Junior" (in German). badminton.de. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
General
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