Tontowi_Ahmad

Tontowi Ahmad

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player


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]

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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
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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.

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Awards

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Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

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BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

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Asian Games

Mixed doubles

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Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

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SEA Games

Mixed doubles

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BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[15] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[16]

Mixed doubles

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BWF Superseries (16 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[17] 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.[18] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

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  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
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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

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  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
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BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Mixed doubles

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  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

  • Junior level
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  • Senior level
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Individual competitions

  • Senior level
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Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Liliyana Natsir against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[19]


References

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  8. Oliez, Muhammad (17 January 2013). "KONI beri penghargaan pelaku olahraga berprestasi". sports.sindonews.com (in Indonesian).
  9. Trian, Sulaiman= (13 June 2014). "Para Pemenang Indonesia Kids Choice Awards 2014". kapanlagi.com (in Indonesian).
  10. Risang, Sudrajad (2 June 2016). "Daftar Lengkap Pemenang Indonesia Kids Choice Awards 2016". kapanlagi (in Indonesian).
  11. Nugroho, Adi Abbas (9 May 2012). "Pemenang Anugerah Seputar Indonesia 2012" (in Indonesian).
  12. Ahmat, Effendi (16 April 2013). "Inilah Pemenang Anugerah Seputar Indonesia 2013". kapanlagi.com (in Indonesian).
  13. Dewi, Ratna (4 June 2013). "Anugerah Seputar Indonesia 2014 Beri Apresiasi Untuk Tokoh Berita". kapanlagi.com (in Indonesian).
  14. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  15. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  16. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  17. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  18. "tournamentsoftware.com". tournamentsoftware.com.

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