Indonesian badminton player
Badminton player
Tontowi Ahmad Tontowi Ahmad at the 2013 French Open Superseries
Country Indonesia Born (1987-07-18 ) 18 July 1987 (age 34) Banyumas , Central Java , IndonesiaHeight 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Weight 75 kg (165 lb) Retired 18 May 2020[1] Handedness Right Coach Richard Mainaky Highest ranking 1 (XD with Liliyana Natsir 3 May 2018) 15 (XD with Winny Oktavina Kandow 24 September 2019) 261 (XD with Apriyani Rahayu 17 March 2020) BWF profile
Tontowi Ahmad (born 18 July 1987) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum , a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he paired with the established mixed doubles star Liliyana Natsir . With Natsir he won the 2016 Olympic gold medal in the mixed doubles category.[2]
Career [ ]
Olympic Games [ ]
Ahmad made his debut at the Olympic Games in 2012 London . He competed in the mixed doubles event with partner Liliyana Natsir and finished fourth.
Ahmad and Natsir at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles
Round
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
Group stage
Liliyana Natsir
Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta
21–16, 21–12
Win
Group stage
Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun
21–19, 21–12
Win
Group stage
Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
24–22, 21–16
Win
Quarterfinal
Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels
21–15, 21–9
Win
Semifinal
Xu Chen [2] Ma Jin
21–16, 18–21, 13–21
Lost
Bronze-final
Joachim Fischer Nielsen [3] Christinna Pedersen
12–21, 12–21
Lost (4th)
Ahmad made his second appearances at the Olympic Games in 2016 Rio . Paired with Liliyana Natsir, the duo won the gold medal at the end after beating Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia. Ahmad and Natsir won all of their matches in straight sets, including against the current no. 1-ranked Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei .
2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles
Round
Partner
Opponent
Score
Result
Group stage
Liliyana Natsir
Robin Middleton Leanne Choo
21–7, 21–8
Win
Group stage
Bodin Issara Savitree Amitrapai
21–11, 21–13
Win
Group stage
Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
21–15, 21–11
Win
Quarterfinal
Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto
21–16, 21–11
Win
Semifinal
Zhang Nan [1] Zhao Yunlei
21–16, 21-15
Win
Final
Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
21-14, 21-12
Gold
Awards [ ]
Achievements [ ]
Olympic Games [ ]
Mixed doubles
2016
Riocentro - Pavilion 4 , Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Liliyana Natsir
Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
21–14, 21–12
Gold
BWF World Championships [ ]
Mixed doubles
2011
Wembley Arena , London , England
Liliyana Natsir
Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier
16–21, 19–21
Bronze
2013
Tianhe Sports Center , Guangzhou , China
Liliyana Natsir
Xu Chen Ma Jin
21–13, 16–21, 22–20
Gold
2015
Istora Gelora Bung Karno , Jakarta , Indonesia
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
22–20, 21–23, 12–21
Bronze
2017
Emirates Arena , Glasgow , Scotland
Liliyana Natsir
Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
15–21, 21–16, 21–15
Gold
Asian Games [ ]
Mixed doubles
2014
Gyeyang Gymnasium , Incheon , South Korea
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
16–21, 14–21
Silver
2018
Istora Gelora Bung Karno , Jakarta , Indonesia
Liliyana Natsir
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
13–21, 18–21
Bronze
Asian Championships [ ]
Mixed doubles
2015
Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium , Wuhan , China
Liliyana Natsir
Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah
21–16, 21–15
Gold
2016
Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
21–16, 9–21, 17–21
Silver
2018
Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China
Liliyana Natsir
Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping
17–21, 17–21
Silver
Southeast Asian Games [ ]
Mixed doubles
2011
Istora Gelora Bung Karno , Jakarta , Indonesia
Liliyana Natsir
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam
21–7, 21–14
Gold
BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up) [ ]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[14] 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.[15]
Mixed doubles
2018
Indonesia Masters
Super 500
Liliyana Natsir
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
14–21, 11–21
Runner-up
2018
Indonesia Open
Super 1000
Liliyana Natsir
Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
21–17, 21–8
Winner
2018
Singapore Open
Super 500
Liliyana Natsir
Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai
19–21, 18–21
Runner-up
2019
Indonesia Masters
Super 500
Liliyana Natsir
Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong
21–19, 19–21, 16–21
Runner-up
BWF Superseries (16 titles, 8 runners-up) [ ]
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[16] 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.[17] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
2011
India Open
Liliyana Natsir
Fran Kurniawan Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth
21–18, 23–21
Winner
2011
Singapore Open
Liliyana Natsir
Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing
21–14, 27–25
Winner
2011
Indonesia Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
22–20, 14–21, 9–21
Runner-up
2012
All England Open
Liliyana Natsir
Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
21–17, 21–19
Winner
2012
India Open
Liliyana Natsir
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam
21–16, 12–21, 21–14
Winner
2012
Indonesia Open
Liliyana Natsir
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam
17–21, 21–17, 13–21
Runner-up
2012
Denmark Open
Liliyana Natsir
Xu Chen Ma Jin
21–23, 26–24, 11–21
Runner-up
2013
All England Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
21–13, 21–17
Winner
2013
India Open
Liliyana Natsir
Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na
21–16, 21–13
Winner
2013
Singapore Open
Liliyana Natsir
Yoo Yeon-seong Eom Hye-won
21–12, 21–12
Winner
2013
Denmark Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
11–21, 20–22
Runner-up
2013
China Open
Liliyana Natsir
Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen
21–10, 5–21, 21–17
Winner
2014
All England Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
21–13, 21–17
Winner
2014
Singapore Open
Liliyana Natsir
Riky Widianto Puspita Richi Dili
21–15, 22–20
Winner
2014
Denmark Open
Liliyana Natsir
Xu Chen Ma Jin
20–22, 15–21
Runner-up
2014
French Open
Liliyana Natsir
Chris Adcock Gabrielle Adcock
21–9, 21–16
Winner
2015
All England Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
10–21, 10–21
Runner-up
2015
Korea Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
16–21, 15–21
Runner-up
2015
Denmark Open
Liliyana Natsir
Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na
22–20, 18–21, 9–21
Runner-up
2016
Malaysia Open
Liliyana Natsir
Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
23–21, 13–21, 21–16
Winner
2016
China Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zhang Nan Li Yinhui
21–13, 22–24, 21–16
Winner
2016
Hong Kong Open
Liliyana Natsir
Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto
21–19, 21–17
Winner
2017
Indonesia Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
22–20, 21–15
Winner
2017
French Open
Liliyana Natsir
Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen
22–20, 21–15
Winner
BWF Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Superseries Premier tournament
BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 3 runners-up) [ ]
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.
Mixed doubles
Vietnam Open
Yulianti
Chau Hoi Wah
21–11, 21–13
Winner
Vietnam Open
Shendy Puspa Irawati
Riky Widianto Vanessa Neo
21–17, 21–9
Winner
2010
Macau Open
Liliyana Natsir
Hendra Aprida Gunawan Vita Marissa
21–14, 21–18
Winner
Chinese Taipei Open
Liliyana Natsir
Hendra Aprida Gunawan Vita Marissa
20–22, 21–14, 20–22
Runner-up
2010
Indonesia Grand Prix Gold
Liliyana Natsir
Markis Kido Lita Nurlita
21–11, 21–13
Winner
2011
Malaysia Grand Prix Gold
Liliyana Natsir
Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying
18–21, 21–15, 21–19
Winner
2011
Chinese Taipei Open
Liliyana Natsir
Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won
22–24, 21–16, 17–21
Runner-up
2011
Macau Open
Liliyana Natsir
Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing
Walkover
Winner
2012
Swiss Open
Liliyana Natsir
Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam
21–16, 21–14
Winner
2012
Indonesia Grand Prix Gold
Liliyana Natsir
Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto
21–19, 21–14
Winner
2012
Macau Open
Liliyana Natsir
Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto
21–16, 14–21, 21–16
Winner
2013
Indonesia Grand Prix Gold
Liliyana Natsir
Praveen Jordan Vita Marissa
20–22, 21–9, 14–21
Runner-up
2015
Indonesian Masters
Liliyana Natsir
Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto
21–18, 21–13
Winner
BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (3 titles, 3 runners-up) [ ]
Mixed doubles
2006
Malaysia Satellite
Yulianti
Shin Baek-cheol Kim Min-jung
16–21, 14–21
Runner-up
2006
Cheers Asian Satellite
Yulianti
Lingga Lie Devi Tika Permatasari
17–21, 22–24
Runner-up
2007
Smiling Fish International
Yulianti
Savitree Amitrapai
21–17, 17–21, 21–17
Winner
2007
Vietnam International
Yulianti
Tri Kusharyanto Yunita Tetty
15–21, 17–21
Runner-up
2007
Indonesia International
Yulianti
Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung
21–16, 15–21, 21–9
Winner
2009
Vietnam International
Richi Puspita Dili
Fran Kurniawan Pia Zebadiah
21–14, 21–8
Winner
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline [ ]
National team [ ]
Team event
2019
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze
Individual competitions [ ]
Event
2008
2010
2015
2016
2018
Asian Championships
R1
QF
Gold
Silver
Silver
Event
2010
2014
2018
Asian Games
R16
Silver
Bronze
Event
2011
2013
2014
2015
2017
World Championships
Bronze
Gold
A
Bronze
Gold
Tournament
2018
2019
2020
Best
BWF World Tour
Malaysia Masters
A
R2
A
W (2011)
Indonesia Masters
F
F
R2
W (2010, 2012, 2015)
Spain Masters
A
QF
QF (2019)
German Open
A
R2
R2 (2008, 2019)
All England Open
R2
QF
W (2012, 2013, 2014)
Singapore Open
F
A
W (2011, 2013, 2014)
Australian Open
A
R1
SF (2015)
Chinese Taipei Open
QF
F (2010, 2011)
Korea Open
A
R1
F (2015)
China Open
R2
QF
W (2013, 2016)
Japan Open
R1
QF (2015)
Denmark Open
SF
R1
F (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
French Open
QF
R1
W (2014, 2017)
Fuzhou China Open
QF
A
QF (2018)
Hong Kong Open
R1
R1
W (2016)
Indonesia Open
W
QF
W (2017, 2018)
Malaysia Open
QF
QF
W (2016)
Thailand Open
A
R1
R2 (2007)
India Open
QF
W (2011, 2012, 2013)
Year-end ranking
4
16
1
Tournament
2018
2019
2020
Best
Tournament
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Best
BWF Superseries
All England Open
A
R2
W
W
W
F
QF
QF
W (2012, 2013, 2014)
India Open
W
W
W
SF
A
A
W (2011, 2012, 2013)
Malaysia Open
A
R1
SF
A
SF
SF
W
SF
W (2016)
Singapore Open
R2
W
R2
W
W
SF
SF
R1
W (2011, 2013, 2014)
Australian Open
SF
R1
R1
SF (2015)
Indonesia Open
R2
F
F
SF
SF
SF
R2
W
W (2017)
Japan Open
A
R2
A
QF
A
QF (2015)
Korea Open
A
QF
QF
QF
A
F
A
F (2015)
Denmark Open
A
R1
F
F
F
F
R2
SF
F (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015)
French Open
A
SF
QF
QF
W
R1
A
W
W (2014, 2017)
China Open
A
R2
SF
W
QF
R1
W
QF
W (2013, 2016)
Hong Kong Open
R2
A
QF
A
W
A
W (2016)
BWF Superseries Finals
GS
GS
GS
GS
GS
SF
SF (2017)
Year-end ranking
41
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
Tournament
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Best
Tournament
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
German Open
A
A
R2 (2008)
India Open
N/A
R1 (MD) R2 (XD)
SF
A
SF (2009)
Malaysia Masters
N/A
R1
A
W
A
R1
SF
W (2011)
Swiss Open
SF
W
SF
A
SF
A
R2
W (2012)
Philippines Open
A
N/A
N/A
R2 (2009)
New Zealand Open
A
N/A
N/A
A
SF (2009)
Thailand Open
R2
A
N/A
A
N/A
A
R2 (2007)
Chinese Taipei Open
A
F
A
F (2010, 2011)
Indonesian Masters
N/A
W
R2
W
F
A
W
A
N/A
W (2010, 2012, 2015)
Macau Open
A
R2
A
W
W
W
A
W (2010, 2011, 2012)
Dutch Open
A
R2 (2007)
Vietnam Open
A
W (2007, 2008)
Russian Open
A
QF (2007)
Year-end ranking
36
41
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
Record against selected opponents [ ]
Mixed doubles results with Liliyana Natsir against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[18]
Chai Biao & Tang Jinhua 1–0
He Hanbin & Bao Yixin 3–0
Liu Cheng & Bao Yixin 5–2
Qiu Zihan & Bao Yixin 1–0
Xu Chen & Ma Jin 9-10
Xu Chen & Yu Yang 0-1
Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 6–13
Zhang Nan & Tang Jinhua 0–1
Zheng Siwei & Chen Qingchen 3–2
Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong 1–4
Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 5–1
Lee Sheng-mu & Chien Yu-chin 1–0
Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 4–5
Mads Pieler Kolding & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 4–0
Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 3–1
/ Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–2
Chris Adcock & Gabrielle Adcock 9–4
/ Robert Blair & Gabrielle Adcock 2–0
Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 5–2
Reginald Lee Chun Hei & Chau Hoi Wah 4–1
Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta 2–0
Fran Kurniawan & Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth 4–0
Hendra Aprida Gunawan & Vita Marissa 1–1
Nova Widianto & Vita Marissa 1–1
Praveen Jordan & Debby Susanto 2-0
Praveen Jordan & Vita Marissa 1–1
Riky Widianto & Puspita Richi Dili 2–0
Kenichi Hayakawa & Misaki Matsutomo 5–0
Keigo Sonoda & Naoko Fukuman 3–1
Ko Sung-hyun & Kim Ha-na 3–4
Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 1–0
Lee Yong-dae & Ha Jung-eun 5–4
Lee Yong-dae & Shin Seung-chan 1–0
Shin Baek-cheol & Jang Ye-na 4–0
Yoo Yeon-seong & Eom Hye-won 1–0
Yoo Yeon-seong & Jang Ye-na 1–0
Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying 9–1
Robert Mateusiak & Nadiezda Zieba 2–0
Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 2–0
Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thoungthongkam 4–3
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External links [ ]
show As demonstration and exhibition sport
1972 : Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks (GBR ) (demonstration)
1988 : Park Joo-bong & Chung Myung-hee (KOR ) (exhibition)
As official sport
1996 : Kim Dong-moon & Gil Young-ah (KOR )
2000 : Zhang Jun & Gao Ling (CHN )
2004 : Zhang Jun & Gao Ling (CHN )
2008 : Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung (KOR )
2012 : Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei (CHN )
2016 : Tontowi Ahmad & Liliyana Natsir (INA )
2020 : Wang Yilyu & Huang Dongping (CHN )
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