Anthony Ginting

Anthony Ginting
Personal information
Birth name Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Country  Indonesia
Born 20 October 1996
Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 64 kg (141 lb)
Handedness Right
Men's single
Highest ranking 166 (4/16/2015)
Current ranking 166 (4/23/2015)
BWF profile

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (born 20 October 1996 in Cimahi[1]) is an Indonesian badminton player.

Career

In 2013, he participated at the Indonesia Open Grand Prix Gold, at the Vietnam International Challenge, at the Maldives International Challenge, at the Malaysia International Championships and at the Asia Junior Championships.

In 2014, he participated at the 2014 BWF World Junior Championships, where he won a bronze medal of the boys' singles. He also competed in the boys' singles badminton at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China representing Indonesia and get a bronze medal after beating Aditya Joshi (IND) in the bronze-final match with straight games 21-17, 21-16.

Personal life

When he was young, he joined the PB. SGS Bandung, a badminton club in Bandung, West Java. Despite born and raised in West Java province and speaking Sundanese fluently, he is a Batak descendant.

Achievements

Olympic Games

2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China China

Ginting competed in badminton at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in boys' singles and won a bronze medal in the finals.

Round Opponent Score Result
Group Stage Republic of the Congo Devins Nestar Mananga Nzoussi 21-6,21-4 Win
Group Stage Egypt Abdelrahman Hussein 21-9,21-11 Win
Group Stage Sri Lanka Sachin Angoda Vidanalage 21-14, 21-15 Win
Quarter-final Japan Kanta Tsuneyama 21-8, 14-21, 21-12 Win
Semifinal China Lin Guipu 21-19, 19-21, 17-21 Lost
Bronze Medal Match India Aditya Joshi 21–17, 21–16 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Alor Setar, Malaysia Malaysia China Shi Yuqi 19–21, 15–21 Bronze

References