| Liliyana Natsir | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Liliyana Natsir |
| Born | September 9, 1985 Manado, Indonesia |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 58 kg (130 lb) |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Richard Mainaky |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Highest Ranking | 1 (June 15, 2006[1]) |
| Current Ranking | 3 (September 7, 2011[2]) |
| BWF Profile | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Indonesia | ||
| Badminton | ||
| Silver | 2008 Beijing | Mixed doubles |
| World Championships | ||
| Gold | 2005 Anaheim | Mixed Doubles |
| Gold | 2007 Kuala Lumpur | Mixed Doubles |
| Silver | 2009 Hyderabad | Mixed Doubles |
| Bronze | 2011 London | Mixed doubles |
| Southeast Asian Games | ||
| Gold | 2007 Thailand | Women Doubles |
| Gold | 2007 Thailand | Team Match |
| Gold | 2009 Laos | Mixed Doubles |
| Gold | 2011 Indonesia | Mixed Doubles |
Lilyana Natsir (born in Manado; 9 September 1985) is a female badminton player from Indonesia who specializes in doubles. She is listed as one of the best mixed doubles player in the world. In Indonesia, she is often considered as the queen of mixed doubles sector thanks to her achievements with her two different pairs. Her current partner now is Tontowi Ahmad (as of 2011).
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Being a badminton athlete is one big thing that Natsir had already dreamed of since her childhood. She's already familiar with racquet and shuttlecock since she was 9 years old. Natsir started playing badminton at her local badminton club in Manado at the age of 9. But three years later, she decided to move to Jakarta and entered her youth club, Tangkas Alfamart. She joined the national badminton team of Indonesia in 2002, together with Natalia Poluakan, her long-time friend since in Manado. When she and Poluakan won women's doubles title in Pekan Olahraga Nasional (National Games), Richard Mainaky noticed her game and offered Natsir to play in mixed doubles with Nova Widianto.[3]
Previously focusing only on mixed doubles with partner Nova Widianto, since 2007 she has also played women's doubles with Vita Marissa. In 2006 she and Widianto won the Asian Championships in mixed doubles and four World Grand Prix titles. They won the BWF World Championships in both 2005 and 2007. In the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, Natsir won the gold medal in women's doubles with Marissa, defeating their Indonesian teammates Jo Novita and Greysia Polii in straight sets. They also helped the Indonesian women's team win the team gold medal at the games. In the beginning of 2009 Marissa resigned from PBSI. With this decision came out, Marissa and Natsir had to split up and focus on each of their career. One year later, in September 2010, badminton world was surprised by the sudden split of world number #1 Widianto-Natsir. Nova and Liliyana have clinched 2 World Championship gold medals and 14 titles all together, and were still at world number one when the decision was announced. Since then Lilyana paired with the younger player, Tontowi Ahmad. [4]
She competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in mixed's doubles with partner Nova Widianto and earned a silver medal. They were defeated in the final by the gold medalists Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung of South Korea in straight sets 21–11 and 21–17.
Mixed Doubles with Tontowi Ahmad
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | |||
| 2011 Kumpoo Macau Open Grand Prix Gold | Macau | Winner | |
| 2011 Yonex Badminton French Open | France | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2011 Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series Premier | Indonesia | Runner-up | |
| 2011 Li Ning Singapore Open | Singapore | Winner | |
| 2011 Yonex-Sunrise Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold | Malaysia | Winner | |
| 2011 Yonex-Sunrise India Open Super Series | India | Winner | |
| 2011 Wilson Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold | Switzerland | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2011 Victor Korea Open Super Series Premier | Korea | Quarter-Finalist | |
| 2010 | |||
| 2010 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | Indonesia | Winner | |
| 2010 Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold | Taiwan | Runner-up | |
| 2010 Macau Open Badminton Championships | Macau | Winner |
Mixed Doubles with Nova Widianto
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| 2010 Djarum Indonesia Open Super Series | Indonesia | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2010 Li-Ning Singapore Open | Singapore | Runner-up | |
| 2010 All-England Super Series | England | Runner-up | |
| 2009 | |||
| 2009 Yonex-Sunrise Hongkong Open Super Series | Hong Kong | Runner-up | |
| 2009 Yonex French Super Series | France | Winner | |
| 2009 Yonex Open Japan Super Series | Japan | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2009 Yonex-Sunrise BWF World Championships | India | Runner-up | |
| 2009 Aviva Singapore Open Super Series | Singapore | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2009 Yonex All England Open Super Series | England | Quarter-Finalist | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2008 French Super Series | France | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2008 China Masters Super Series | China | Runner-up | |
| 2008 Yonex Japan Super Series | Japan | Runner-up | |
| 2008 Beijing Olympic Games | China | Silver Medalist | |
| 2008 Singapore Open Super Series | Singapore | Winner | |
| 2008 Asian Badminton Championships | Malaysia | Runner-up | |
| 2008 Wilson Swiss Open Super Series | Switzerland | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2008 All England Open Super Series | England | Runner-up | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2007 Sudirman Cup (Team) | Scotland | Runner-up | |
| 2007 Hongkong Open Super Series | Hong Kong | Winner | |
| 2007 China Open Super Series | China | Winner | |
| 2007 Yonex Japan Open Super Series | Japan | Runner-up | |
| 2007 BWF World Championships | Malaysia | Winner | |
| 2007 Philippines GP Gold | Philippines | Winner | |
| 2007 Hongkong Open Super Series | Hong Kong | Winner | |
| 2007 China Masters Open Super Series | China | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2007 Indonesia Open Super Series | Indonesia | Runner-up | |
| 2007 Malaysia Open Super Series | Malaysia | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2006 Japan Open Super Series | Japan | Runner-up | |
| 2006 Hongkong Open Super Series | Hong Kong | Runner-up | |
| 2006 Korea Open Super Series | Korea | Winner | |
| 2006 Taipei Open GP Gold | Taiwan | Winner | |
| 2006 Singapore Open Super Series | Singapore | Winner | |
| 2006 Indonesia Open Super Series | Indonesia | Runner-up | |
| 2006 Asian Badminton Championships | Malaysia | Winner | |
| 2005 | |||
| 2005 Sudirman Cup | China | Runner-up | |
| 2005 Indonesia Open Super Series | Indonesia | Winner | |
| 2005 BWF World Championships | United States | Winner | |
| 2005 Swiss Open Super Series | Switzerland | Runner-up | |
| 2004 | |||
| 2004 Singapore Open Super Series | Indonesia | Winner |
Women's Doubles with Vita Marissa
| Year | Tournament | Venue | Round |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | |||
| 2008 Japan Open Super Series | Japan | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2008 Indonesia Open Super Series | Indonesia | Winner | |
| 2008 Singapore Open Super Series | Singapore | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2008 Uber Cup (Team) | Indonesia | Runner-up | |
| 2008 Badminton Asia Championships | Malaysia | Semi-Finalist | |
| 2007 | |||
| 2007 China Masters Super Series | China | Winner |
She is a daughter of Beno Natsir (father) and Olly Maramis (mother) with a hobby of listening to music and hanging out. People often call her by her nickname Butet or Yana. She had only finished elementary school in Manado before she had the courage to fly to Jakarta and focus herself seriously on badminton. After she has finished all competitions, she always make a symbol of the Spirit of Jesus Christ.