Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja

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Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
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Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja at the 2015 BWF World Championships
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1993-12-28) 28 December 1993 (age 27)
Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking6 (with Hafiz Faizal 7 May 2019)
Current ranking9 (with Hafiz Faizal 10 August 2021)
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Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Mixed doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
BWF profile

Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (born 28 December 1993) is an Indonesian badminton player who affiliate with PB Djarum since 2007.[1] She was the 2011 Indonesia National and World Junior Champions in the mixed doubles event. For her achievements, Widjaja was awarded as the best Djarum player of the year.[2] She won her first senior international title in 2014 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold.[3]

Career[]

Widjaja made a debut in the international tournament at the 2010 Indonesia International Challenge, reaching in to the quarterfinals in the women's and mixed doubles event.[4] She was selected to join national junior team compete at the 2011 Asian and World Junior Championships. Teamed-up with Alfian Eko Prasetya, they emerged as the mixed doubles world junior champion, beating their compatriot Ronald Alexander and Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah in the rubber games 12–21, 21–17, 25–23 in the final.[5] In 2012, she and Prasetya finished as the runner-up at the 2012 India International Challenge after defeated by the first seeded Irfan Fadhilah and Weni Anggraini in the final.[6]

In early 2013, Widjaja started her partnership with the 2012 World junior champion, Edi Subaktiar.[7] The duo competed at the 2013 Asian Championships, but lost to South Korean pair Ko Sung-hyun and Kim Ha-na in the first round.[8] At the 2013 Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold, they failed to advance to the final stage, had upset by the six seeded Praveen Jordan and Vita Marissa in the semifinal.[9]

In 2014, Widjaja became the semifinalists at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold, Indonesia Masters, Bulgarian International, Dutch Open with Edi Subaktiar,[10] New Zealand Open with Irfan Fadhilah,[11] and at the Indonesia International with Alfian Eko Prasetya.[12] In November 2014, she and Subaktiar clinched their first title at the Grand Prix Gold tournament in Macau Open.[10]

Widjaja started the 2015 season by competing at the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold with Edi Subaktiar. They reached in to the semifinals round, but lost to their teammates Praveen Jordan and Debby Susanto.[13] The duo then took the title at the Austrian Open.[14] Widjaja and Subaktiar made their first appearance at the semifinals of the BWF Super Series event in India Open, and at the China Masters Grand Prix Gold, they grabbed the runner-up podium.[15] In August 2015, she qualified to compete at the World Championships in Jakarta as the 12th seeded with Subaktiar. They finished in the third round, after defeated by the 8th seeded from South Korea Ko Sung-hyun and Kim Ha-na.[16]

In mid 2016, Widjaja paired with Riky Widianto compete at the Chinese Taipei Open,[17] and the new pair finished in the semifinals round.[18] In 2017, Widjaja teamed-up with the 2016 Olympic gold medalist Tontowi Ahmad, but their partnership did not last long. Their best achievement was the semifinalist at the Malaysia Masters.[19] Widjaja then paired up again with Edi Subaktiar, but due to injury suffered by Subaktiar at the Southeast Asian Games, she's getting a new partner again with Hafiz Faizal.[20] They ended the 2017 BWF Season by achieve the semifinals in Bitburger Open and Korea Masters.[21]

In 2018, Widjaja comes up with Hafiz Faizal, they showed their good performance by beat the seeded players to reach the semifinals round at the Malaysia Masters, but their pace intercepted by the 5th seeded Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong.[22] At the BWF Super 1000 Indonesia Open, they also finished in the semifinals.[23] The partnership finally won their first title at the BWF Super 500 Thailand Open, beat the top seeded Chris and Gabby Adcock of England in the final with the score 21–12, 21–12.[24]

In 2019, Widjaja reached the finals of German Open with Hafiz Faizal, but they were defeated by South Korean pair Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung in straight games.[25] In April, she and Faizal beat the Olympic Games silver medalists Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying to reach the semi-finals of Singapore Open, but they were stopped to another Malaysian pair Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei Jing in a close rubber games.[26][27] At the Oceania tour, she and her partner finished as the semi-finalists in New Zealand and quarter-finalists in Australian Open.[28][29] Widjaja featured in Indonesian squad that won the bronze medal in Sudirman Cup.[30] In July, she and Faizal beat the world number 1 Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the quarter-finals of Japan Open,[31] but the duo lost to their compatriot Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti in the semi-finals.[32] In August, she and her partner played at the World Championships held in Basel, Switzerland, but this time they lost to Zheng and Huang in the third round.[33] In the remaining of the 2019 tour, their best results were the semi-finalists in Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong Open. Widjaja and Faizal qualified to compete at the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou,[34] but only finished third in the group B standings.[35] Widjaja and Faizal reached a career high as mixed doubles world number 6 in May 2019.[36]

In 2020, Widjaja started the season as the semi-finalists in Malaysia Masters with her partner Hafiz Faizal.[37] Two weeks later, the duo finished as the finalist in Thailand Masters lost to English pair Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith in rubber games.[38]

Achievements[]

BWF World Junior Championships[]

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Taoyuan Arena,
Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan 		Indonesia Alfian Eko Prasetya Indonesia Ronald Alexander
Indonesia Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah 		12–21, 21–17, 25–23 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[39] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[40]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Thailand Open Super 500 Indonesia Hafiz Faizal England Chris Adcock
England Gabby Adcock 		21–12, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 German Open Super 300 Indonesia Hafiz Faizal South Korea Seo Seung-jae
South Korea Chae Yoo-jung 		17–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Thailand Masters Super 300 Indonesia Hafiz Faizal England Marcus Ellis
England Lauren Smith 		16–21, 21–13, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-up)[]

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Macau Open Indonesia Edi Subaktiar Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Singapore Vanessa Neo 		21–15, 29–30, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 China Masters Indonesia Edi Subaktiar China Liu Cheng
China Bao Yixin 		21–18, 15–21, 24–26 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)[]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 India International Indonesia Alfian Eko Prasetya Indonesia Irfan Fadhilah
Indonesia Weni Anggraini 		16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Austrian Open Indonesia Edi Subaktiar Indonesia Ronald Alexander
Indonesia Melati Daeva Oktaviani 		15–21, 22–20, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline[]

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team[]

  • Junior level
Team Events 2011
Asian Junior Championships B
World Junior Championships 7th
  • Senior level
Team Events 2017 2018 2019
Southeast Asian Games B NH A
Asia Mixed Team Championships QF NH A
Sudirman Cup RR NH B

Individual competitions[]

  • Junior level
Events 2011
Asian Junior Championships 3R (GD)
2R (XD)
World Junior Championships G (XD)
  • Senior level
Events 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Asian Championships 1R A 2R A QF
World Championships A 3R NH A 3R 3R
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Thailand Masters NH 1R w/d A F NH F ('20)
Swiss Open A 2R 2R A NH 1R 2R ('16, '17)
German Open A 1R (WD)
1R (XD) 		2R A 1R F NH F ('19)
All England Open A 1R 2R A QF 1R QF A QF ('18, '20)
Malaysia Masters A 2R QF SF (XD) SF A SF SF 2R SF SF ('14, '15, '17, '18, '20)
New Zealand Open NH IC NH A SF (XD) A QF 2R SF NH SF ('14, '19)
Australian Open A 2R A 2R QF NH QF ('19)
India Open A SF A 2R 1R SF NH SF ('15, '19)
Malaysia Open A 2R A 2R 2R 2R NH 2R ('15, '17, '18, '19)
Singapore Open A 2R A SF NH SF ('19)
Korea Masters A 2R QF A SF A NH SF ('17)
Thailand Open NH A 1R QF NH 1R 2R A W 2R 1R NH W ('18)
QF
Korea Open A 1R A QF 2R NH QF ('18)
Chinese Taipei Open A 1R (XD) 1R SF A SF NH SF ('16, '19)
China Open A 1R A 1R 1R NH 1R ('13, '18, '19)
Japan Open A 1R A 2R SF NH SF ('19)
Dutch Open A QF (WD)
SF (XD) 		A NH NA SF ('14)
Denmark Open A 2R 2R A Q 2R ('18, '19)
French Open A 1R A 1R 1R 2R NH 2R ('19)
Bitburger Open A 1R A SF A NH SF ('17)
Macau Open A 1R A W (XD) QF 1R A QF NH W ('14)
Fuzhou China Open A F 1R 2R 1R 1R NH F ('15)
Hong Kong Open A 1R A 2R A 2R QF SF NH SF ('19)
Indonesia Masters 2R (WD)
1R (XD) 		1R (WD) QF SF 1R (WD)
SF (XD) 		1R 1R NH 1R 2R 1R SF ('13, '14)
Indonesia Open A 1R A 2R 1R 1R SF 2R NH SF ('18)
Chinese Taipei Masters NH A SF NH SF ('16)
Superseries /
World Tour Finals 		DNQ RR RR RR RR ('18, '19, '20)
Year-end ranking 232 (WD) 50 (XD) 38 (XD) 163 (WD)
35 (XD) 		13 56 66 12 9 8 6
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Best

Record against selected opponents[]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[41]

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