Rian Sukmawan

Rian Sukmawan
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1985-11-21)21 November 1985 Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Died	27 February 2016(2016-02-27) (aged 30) Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	8 (with Eng Hian 1 February 2007[1])
hide Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Sudirman Cup 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team World Junior Championships 2002 Pretoria Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' doubles
BWF profile

Rian Sukmawan (21 November 1985 – 27 February 2016) was a professional badminton player from Indonesia.

Career[]

Sukmawan was a doubles specialist. In 2006, he won the men's doubles at the Dutch and New Zealand Opens with fellow countryman Eng Hian. In 2007, he won the Dutch Open again with partner Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki.

Death[]

Rian Sukmawan died on 27 February 2016 of a heart attack after playing in an exhibition match in Semarang with some former players, including Tri Kusharjanto.^[2][3] According to Kusharjanto, Sukmawan went outside for some rest before a security guard found him laying on a bench outside the arena alone and asking for help. He was rushed to hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.^[3]

Achievements[]

Asian Junior Championships[]

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2002	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Markis Kido	Koo Kien Keat Ong Soon Hock	15–17, 11–15	Bronze

BWF Superseries[]

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Japan Open	Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	19–21, 22–24	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix[]

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	New Zealand Open	Eng Hian	Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendra Wijaya	21–13, 11–9 retired	Winner
2006	Dutch Open	Eng Hian	Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi	21–15, 21–10	Winner
	Dutch Open	Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki	Fran Kurniawan Rendra Wijaya	21–13, 21–12	Winner
2010	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki	Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano	16–21, 17–18 retired	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Vietnam Satellite		Hwang Ji-man Jung Jae-sung	17–15, 15–7	Winner
2006	Surabaya Satellite			21–18, 21–11	Winner
2007	Indonesia International	Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki	Fran Kurniawan Ade Lukas	21–18, 21–17	Winner
2007	Italian International	Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	18–21, 21–16, 11–21	Runner-up
2011	White Nights	Rendra Wijaya	Fernando Kurniawan	14–21, 21–13, 21–12	Winner
2011	Indonesia International	Rendra Wijaya	Ow Yao Han Tan Wee Kiong	21–13, 19–21, 21–16	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline[]

National team[]

• Junior level

Team events	2002
Asian Junior Championships	Gold
World Junior Championships	Bronze

• Senior level

Team events	2009
Sudirman Cup	Bronze

Individual competitions[]

• Junior level

Event	2002
Asian Junior Championships	Bronze

• Senior level

Event	2009	2010
World Championships	R3	R3

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	Best
BWF Super Series
Japan Open	A	SF	F	F (2009)
BWF Super Series Finals	N/A	NQ	GS	GS (2009)

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
New Zealand Open	W				N/A		N/A	A	W (2006)
Dutch Open	W	W		A					W (2006, 2007)
Indonesia Masters	N/A				F	R1	QF	R1	F (2010)

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