- As of 10:17, Saturday, February 6, 2016 (UTC)
| Sony Dwi Kuncoro |
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| Personal information |
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| Country |
 Indonesia |
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| Born |
(1984-07-07) July 7, 1984
Surabaya, East Java |
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| Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Handedness |
Right |
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| Men's singles |
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| Highest ranking |
4 (May 23, 2013) |
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| Current ranking |
106 (October 17, 2015[1]) |
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BWF profile |
Sony Dwi Kuncoro (born July 7, 1984 in Surabaya, East Java) is a male badminton singles player from Indonesia.
Personal life
When he was young, he joined the Suryanaga Surabaya badminton club. His parents are Moch. Sumadji (father) and Asmiati (mother). His hobbies are fixing automobiles and hanging-out or travelling. Generally people call him Sony, which can also be spelled as Soni.
Career
2004 Summer Olympics
Kuncoro played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating M. Roslin Hashim of Malaysia and Jim Ronny Andersen of Norway in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Kuncoro defeated Park Tae-sang of Korea 15-13, 15-4. Kuncoro advanced to the semifinals, in which he lost to Shon Seung-mo of Korea 15-6, 9-15, 15-9. Playing in the bronze medal match, he defeated Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand by a score of 15-11, 17-16 for the bronze medal.
2007 BWF World Championships
He became runner up at the 2007 IBF World Championships after losing to Lin Dan in straight sets with score 11-21 20-22 in Putra Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Malaysia.But, in his road through the final, he defeated Lee Chong Wei in the third round 21-9 21-11, Peter Gade in the quarter final, 22-20 21-18. He also beat Chen Yu in the semifinal with 3 tough game
2009 BWF World Championships
He was bronze medalist at the 2009 BWF World Championships, again losing to Lin Dan, but this time with 3 sets, 16-21 21-14 15-21. En route to the semi, he beat Lee Chong Wei (world number one) in the quarter finals with 21-16 14-21 21-12.
Other achievements
He was also being the runner up in World Junior Championships in 2000, defeated by Bao Chunlai. He also had good result in Asian Badminton Championships, with three titles. On September 23, 2007, Sony won the Chinese Taipei Open after beating Taufik Hidayat at the final round by 18-21, 21-6, 21-13. Sony has also won the men's singles gold medal twice at the Southeast Asian Games (2003, 2005). At the SEA Games in 2007 and 2009, Sony helped the Indonesia win gold at the men's team event. In June 2008, Sony won the Indonesia Open Superseries after beating Simon Santoso in the final round by scores of 19-21, 21-14, 21-9 in Istora Senayan, Jakarta. In September 2008 Sony won the Japan Open Superseries after beating Lee Chong Wei from Malaysia in straight sets 21-17, 21-11 in the final round. Also in September 2008 he captured the China Masters Superseries by beating China's Chen Jin 21-19, 21-18 in the final, thus becoming the first player to win men's singles at three consecutive "super series" tournaments.
In 2009, his best performance in Superseries was being the semifinalist in Indonesia Open Superseries, beaten by Taufik Hidayat, 17-21 14-21 and in Denmark Open Superseries by Marc Zwiebler of Germany with three tough games. In December, once again he helped Indonesia to be the best in Southeast Asian Games, beating Malaysia in the men teams final. He also finished second in the individual event, beaten by his teammate Simon Santoso.
In 2012, he won the Men's Single title in Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold after defeat China's Chen Yuekun in straight games, 21-17, 21-14. In the semi final, he beat the first seed from China, Lin Dan also in straight games, 21-17, 21-16.
In 2013, he started the year by becoming the semifinalist in 2013 Korea Open Superseries Premier, beaten by Du Pengyu, 12-21 17-21 and in 2013 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold, giving walkover to Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka. He became the finalist in 2013 Malaysia Open Superseries, beaten by Lee Chong Wei, 7-21 8-21 and in 2013 Hong Kong Open Superseries, again beaten by Lee Chong Wei, 13-21 9-21.
Achievements
Kuncoro competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles and won the bronze medal.
| Year |
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| 2005 |
Hyderabad, India |
 Kuan Beng Hong |
15–10, 15–5 |
 Gold (3) |
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| 2004 |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Taufik Hidayat |
12–15, 15–7, 6–15 |
 Silver |
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| 2003 |
Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |
Taufik Hidayat |
15–5, 7–15, 15–8 |
Gold (2) |
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| 2002 |
Bangkok, Thailand |
Taufik Hidayat |
15–12, 15–5 |
Gold (1) |
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BWF Superseries (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007,[2] 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,[3] with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year end.
- Superseries tournament
- Superseries Premier tournament
- Superseries Finals tournament
BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
- Grand Prix tournament
- Grand Prix Gold tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Participation at Indonesian team
Record against selected opponents
Head to head (H2H) against BWF Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[4]
References
External links
World rankings: Top ten badminton players as of January 28, 2016 |
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Top Ten Indonesian Badminton Players - Men's singles as of 28 January 2016 |
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Jim Ronny Andersen
Park Tae-sang
Boonsak Ponsana
Bronze
Michael Lahnsteiner
Przemysław Wacha
Chetan Anand
Lin Dan
Yousuke Nakanishi
Peter Gade
Runner-up
Champion
Wang Tzu-wei
Marc Zwiebler 2–1
Hu Yun 2–1
Ronald Susilo 3–2
Nguyễn Tiến Minh 2–2
