Bobby Ertanto

Bobby Ertanto
Personal information
Birth nameBobby Ertanto Kurniawan
CountryIndonesia
Born (1960-08-02) 2 August 1960[1]
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia[2]
HandednessRight
CoachOng Thio Djian[2]
EventMen's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Copenhagen Men's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1986 Jakarta Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1983 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Jakarta Men's doubles
World Masters Games
Gold medal – first place 2017 Auckland Men's doubles 45+
Gold medal – first place 2017 Auckland Men's doubles 55+
Silver medal – second place 2025 Taipei Men's doubles 60+
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Sydney Mixed doubles 40+
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kochi Men's doubles 50+
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kochi Mixed doubles 55+
Silver medal – second place 2007 Taipei Men's doubles 45+
Silver medal – second place 2013 Ankara Men's doubles 50+
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Taipei Mixed doubles 45+
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Katowice Mixed doubles 55+
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1986 Jakarta Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Seoul Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 1987 Semarang Men's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1983 Singapore Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1983 Singapore Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1987 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Singapore Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Jakarta Men's doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1976 Hyderabad Boys' doubles
Southeast Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1978 Singapore Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 1978 Singapore Boys' team
BWF profile

Bobby Ertanto (Chinese: 葉忠明, born 2 August 1960) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in doubles.

Career

Paired with a variety of fellow countrymen, he shared the Malaysia Open title in 1983, the Thailand Open title in 1985, the Badminton World Cup title in 1986, and the Asian Championships in 1987. He won mixed doubles at the 1986 Malaysia Open with Verawaty Wiharjo. Ertanto earned a bronze medal with Christian Hadinata at the 1983 IBF World Championships in Copenhagen. As a member of Indonesia's 1988 Thomas Cup team, Ertanto and partner Liem Swie King dropped the decisive final match in a narrow loss to Malaysia.

In 2013, he finished as a runner-up at the World Senior Championships in the men's doubles 50 in Turkey,[3] and in 2017, he won double titles in the men's doubles 50 and mixed doubles 55 in Kochi, India.[4]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Brøndbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark Indonesia Christian Hadinata Denmark Steen Fladberg
Denmark Jesper Helledie
16–18, 11–15 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Christian Hadinata South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Kim Moon-soo
6–15, 11–15 Silver Silver
1985 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi
7–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze
1986 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Liem Swie King Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto
Indonesia Rudy Heryanto
15–6, 15–5 Gold Gold

World Masters Games

Men's doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 45+ Auckland Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
Indonesia Tri Cahyo Agus Nugroho Indonesia Johan Cahyadi
Indonesia Lie Chandra
21–19, 21–14 Gold Gold [5]
2017 55+ Auckland Badminton Centre,
Auckland, New Zealand
Indonesia Simbarsono Sutanto Indonesia Angga Ang
Indonesia Ali Winoto
22–20, 21–14 Gold Gold [5]
2025 60+ Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
Indonesia Effendy Widjaja Chinese Taipei Yang Shih-jeng
Chinese Taipei Ko Hsin-ming
Silver Silver [6]

Mixed doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 40+ Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre,
Sydney, Australia
Indonesia Rosiana Tendean Pakistan Mir Ishaq
Pakistan Batool Kazim
Walkover Bronze Bronze [7]

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2007 45+ Taipei Gymnasium,
Taipei, Taiwan
Indonesia Simbarsono Sutanto Chinese Taipei Chang Wen-sung
Chinese Taipei Huang Cheng-lung
Silver Silver [8]
2013 50+ Ankara Spor Salunu Stadium,
Ankara, Turkey
Indonesia Simbarsono Sutanto Denmark Morten Christensen
Denmark Martin Qvist Olesen
19–21, 18–21 Silver Silver [9]
2017 50+ Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium,
Kochi, India
Malaysia Ting Wei Ping Republic of Ireland Graham Henderson
Republic of Ireland Mark Topping
21–17, 16–21, 21–13 Gold Gold [10]
2023 60+ Hwasan Indoor Stadium,
Jeonju, South Korea
Indonesia Effendy Widjaja Sweden Jan-Eric Antonsson
Denmark Jan Bertram Petersen
21–17, 18–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze [11]

Mixed doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2017 55+ Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium,
Kochi, India
Germany Heidi Bender Thailand Bovornovadep Devakula
Thailand Juthatip Banjongslip
21–15, 21–8 Gold Gold [12]
2019 55+ Spodek, Katowice, Poland Germany Heidi Bender Sweden Magnus Nytell
Denmark Helle Sjørring
20–22, 21–16, 17–21 Bronze Bronze [13]

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea Indonesia Liem Swie King China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi
6–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Indonesia Christian Hadinata Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto
Indonesia Liem Swie King
8–15, 15–9, 15–5 Gold Gold
1987 Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Rudy Heryanto Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee
Thailand Sakrapee Thongsari
13–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1976 Fateh Maidan Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, India
Indonesia Rudy Dendeng Thailand Sarit Pisudchaikul
Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee
8–15, 15–11, 15–13 Gold Gold [14]

IBF World Grand Prix (6 titles, 6 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto Sweden Thomas Kihlström
Sweden Stefan Karlsson
15–9, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 Malaysia Open Indonesia Christian Hadinata South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Sung Han-kuk
15–10, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1983 Indonesia Open Indonesia Christian Hadinata Indonesia Rudy Heryanto
Indonesia Hariamanto Kartono
9–15, 14–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1985 Thailand Open Indonesia Rudy Heryanto Denmark Michael Kjeldsen
Denmark Mark Christiansen
15–9, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 Japan Open Indonesia Rudy Heryanto Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek
11–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1986 Hong Kong Open Indonesia Rudy Heryanto Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Ong Beng Teong
15–7, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1986 Malaysia Open Indonesia Rudy Heryanto Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Malaysia Razif Sidek
10–15, 15–11, 10–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Singapore Open Indonesia Liem Swie King Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto
Indonesia Rudy Heryanto
15–2, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1987 All England Indonesia Rudy Heryanto China Li Yongbo
China Tian Bingyi
9–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1987 Indonesia Open Indonesia Rudy Heryanto Indonesia Liem Swie King
Indonesia Eddy Hartono
6–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Malaysia Open Indonesia Verawaty Fadjrin Denmark Steen Fladberg
England Gillian Gilks
15–7, 18–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1988 Indonesia Open Indonesia Verawaty Fadjrin Indonesia Eddy Hartono
Indonesia Erma Sulistianingsih
9–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1980 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto Denmark Flemming Delfs
Denmark Steen Skovgaard
18–13, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1981 Swedish Open Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto Sweden Thomas Kihlström
Sweden Stefan Karlsson
6–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1982 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Hadibowo Susanto England Martin Dew
England Mike Tredgett
6–15, 15–11, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

References

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  3. ^ "Dua Gelar dari BWF World Senior Championship di Turki" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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