Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (born 20 October 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player.[1] He first rose when he won the bronze medal at the Badminton at the 2018 Asian Games

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996[1]
Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Years active2013–present
HandednessRight
CoachHendry Saputra Ho
Men's singles
Highest ranking3 (18 February 2020)
Current ranking5 (02 February 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
2019 Nanning Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
2018 Alor Setar Men's team
2020 Manila Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
2015 Singapore Men's team
2019 Philippines Men's team
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing Boys' singles
World Junior Championships
2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
2014 Alor Setar Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career

The Cimahi-born shuttler of Karo descent was introduced to badminton by his father when he was in kindergarten. He is the fourth of five siblings. When he was young, he joined the PB SGS PLN, a badminton club in Bandung, West Java. He only started to take part in tournaments at around 9 years old, or two years after he was scouted. Ginting idolizes Taufik Hidayat, the 2004 Athens Olympic men's singles gold medalist who coincidentally came from the same club.[2]

2013–2014

Ginting participated at the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold, Vietnam International Challenge, Maldives International Challenge, Malaysia International Challenge and Asia Junior Championships in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

In 2014, Ginting joining the national training camp early year, he began to show his worth with stepping up to cruise into Asian Junior Championships quarterfinals in Taipei, Chinese Taipei on February. In the quarterfinals, he was halted with a 13–21, 15–21 loss to Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan. Ginting then participated at the World Junior Championships in Alor Setar, Malaysia where he won a boys' singles bronze medal after bowed out in the semifinal to Shi Yuqi of China for 19–21, 15–21. He also competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China and brought home a bronze medal after beating Aditya Joshi of India in the bronze-final match with a straight games 21–17, 21–16.[3] In addition to competing in some international challenge tournaments, he also played in the BWF Grand Prix tournaments such as Chinese Taipei Open, Vietnam Open and Indonesian Masters.

2015

Starting his journey as a rookie in the BWF Superseries event from the qualifying stage, Ginting moved into the quarterfinals after creating an upset with a rubber games 14–21, 22–20, 21–13 win over India's top shuttler and fourth seed Srikanth Kidambi in the second round of the Indonesia Open.[4][5][6] His Indonesia Open campaign was eventually halted after losing to the eighth seed and 2012 BWF World Junior champion Kento Momota of Japan in quarterfinals with a rubber games 21–13, 16–21, 15–21.That was the beginning of his meeting with the Indonesia Open champion.[7]At the Hong Kong Open, Ginting met again with Kento Momota in the second round and finally Ginting was able to get his revenge by defeating him 21-7, 21-15. Ginting was part of the Indonesian men's team that won a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in Singapore, after beating Thailand men's team 3–2 in the final.

Participating in the Chinese Taipei Open as an unheralded shuttler, Ginting reached the quarterfinals after defeating twelfth-seeded fellow Indonesian Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka with a straight sets 21–16, 21–14 in the third round of the tournament. In the first round, he surprisingly upset the eighth seed and 2009 BWF World Junior Champion Tian Houwei of China with a stunning 21–13, 21–14 victory. He then lost to the defending champion, former world No. 1 and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lin Dan of China with a straight games 7–21, 20–22 in the quarterfinals.[8]

2016

In 2016, Ginting with the Indonesian men's team participating in the Thomas Cup, the team managed to reach the final after beating South Korea in the 3–1 semi final and bringing the Indonesian men's team to the final. In the final, the team was challenged by Denmark as the host. The Indonesian men's team was defeated by Denmark 3–2 on aggregate in the final. Ginting with the Indonesian men's team also succeeded in bringing the men's team trophy to the Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad, India. They beat Japan 3–2 on aggregate. At the Australian open event, Ginting managed to reach the semi-finals after defeating the 2016 Olympic champion Chen Long in the quarter final.

2017

In 2017, Ginting won his first title in the Korea Open after beating compatriot Jonatan Christie through a rubber game 21–13, 19–21, 22–20. At the 2017 Sudirman Cup, Ginting helps the Indonesian team to score a point when defeating 2017 world champion Viktor Axelsen with a score of 13–21, 21–17, 21–14. Indonesia managed to beat Denmark 2–3 on aggregate, but placed in the bottom position of the standings, after lost to India 1–4 a day before.

2018

Entering 2018 Gintng started his bwf world tour brilliantly, he managed to become the champion in his homeland of the Indonesia Masters, he managed to beat Kazumasa Sakai in the Final with a score of 13-21, 12-21. Ginting and the Indonesian men's team also managed to win again in the Asia Team Championships after beating China 3-1 on aggregate in the final.

2020–2021

Ginting kicked-off the 2020 season in Malaysia Masters as eight seed. Unfortunately, he was defeated by unseeded player Huang Yuxiang in the first round in straight games.[9] A week later, in home soil Indonesia Masters tournament, he finally clinched his first title since the 2018 China Open. Ginting defeated the defending champion Anders Antonsen of Denmark in the final.[10] In February, he helped the Indonesian men's team defend the Asia Team Championships title.[11] Ginting reached a career high as world number 3 in the world ranking on 18 February 2020.[12] In March, the fourth seed Ginting, fell in the early round of Super 1000 tournament All England Open to Rasmus Gemke of Denmark. This is for the fifth time, he has defeated in the early round of the historical tournament All England Open, since his debut in 2016.[13]

In 2021, Ginting competed at the 2020 Asian Leg tournament held in Thailand as a fifth seed. At the Yonex Thailand Open, he lost to Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the semi-finals,[14] while in Toyota Thailand Open he lost to Lee Cheuk Yiu of Hong Kong in the second round.[15] Ranked as number 9 in the season-end ranking, Ginting then secured a spot to compete at the World Tour Finals.[16]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Result Ref.
BWF Awards 2018 Most Improved Player of the Year Nominated [17]
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Favorite Male Athlete Won [18]

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Chou Tien-chen 21–16, 21–23, 17–21 Bronze

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China Aditya Joshi 21–17, 21–16 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia Shi Yuqi 19–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[19] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are 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.[20]

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Kazumasa Sakai 21–13, 21–12 Winner
2018 China Open Super 1000 Kento Momota 23–21, 21–19 Winner
2019 Singapore Open Super 500 Kento Momota 21–10, 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019 Australian Open Super 300 Jonatan Christie 17–21, 21–13, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 China Open Super 1000 Kento Momota 21–19, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Lee Cheuk Yiu 21–16, 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2019 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Kento Momota 21–17, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2020 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Anders Antonsen 17–21, 21–15, 21–9 Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[21] 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.[22] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Korea Open Jonatan Christie 21–13, 19–21, 22–20 Winner
  Superseries tournament
  Superseries Premier tournament
  Superseries Finals tournament

Participation with Indonesian team
  • 2 times at Sudirman Cup (2017, 2019)
  • 2 times at Thomas Cup (2016, 2018)
  • 3 times at Badminton Asia Team Championships (2016, 2018, 2020)
  • 2 times at Southeast Asian Games (2015, 2019)
  • 1 time at Asian Games (2018)

Performance timeline

National team
  • Junior level
Team events2014
Asian Junior Championships QF
World Junior Championships Silver
  • Senior level
Team events201520162017201820192020
Southeast Asian Games Gold N/A A N/A Gold N/A
Asia Team Championships N/A Gold N/A Gold N/A Gold
Asian Games N/A Silver N/A
Thomas Cup N/A Silver N/A Bronze N/A
Sudirman Cup A N/A GS N/A Bronze N/A

Individual competitions
  • Junior level
Events20132014
Asian Junior Championships R2 QF
World Junior Championships A Bronze
Youth Olympic Games N/A Bronze
  • Senior level
Events2016201720182019
Asian Championships R1 R1 R2 R1
Asian Games N/A Bronze N/A
World Championships N/A R2 R2 R3
Tournament2018201920202021Best
BWF World Tour
Swiss Open A SF N/A Q SF (2017, 2019)
German Open QF A N/A Q QF (2018)
All England Open R1 R1 R1 R1 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Malaysia Masters QF QF R1 SF (2017)
Indonesia Masters W QF W W (2018, 2020)
Singapore Open A F N/A F (2019)
Australian Open A F N/A F (2019)
Korea Open QF R2 N/A W (2017)
China Open W F N/A W (2018)
Japan Open QF QF N/A QF (2018, 2019)
Denmark Open R1 R1 A R1 (2017, 2018, 2019)
French Open R1 SF N/A SF (2019)
New Zealand Open A QF N/A QF (2019)
Fuzhou China Open QF R1 N/A QF (2018)
Hong Kong Open R2 F N/A F (2019)
Indonesia Open R2 R2 N/A QF (2015)
Malaysia Open R1 R1 N/A R1 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
Thailand Open A SF N/A SF (2020)
R2
BWF World Tour Finals GS F GS F (2019)
Year-end Ranking 7 7 5 3
Tournament2018201920202021Best
Tournament201520162017Best
BWF Superseries
All England Open A Q1 R1 R1 (2017)
Malaysia Open A R1 R1 R1 (2016, 2017)
Singapore Open A R1 SF SF (2017)
Indonesia Open QF R1 R1 QF (2015)
Australian Open A SF R2 SF (2016)
Korea Open Q2 A W W (2017)
Japan Open Q1 A R1 R1 (2017)
Denmark Open A R1 R1 (2017)
French Open A R2 QF QF (2017)
China Open A R1 R1 (2017)
Hong Kong Open SF R1 R1 SF (2015)
Year-end Ranking 35 40 13
Tournament201520162017Best
Tournament2014201520162017Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters A R2 R2 SF SF (2017)
Syed Modi International A R1 A R1 (2016)
Thailand Masters N/A A SF SF (2017)
Swiss Open A SF SF (2017)
New Zealand Open A R3 A R3 (2016)
Chinese Taipei Open R3 QF A QF (2015)
Vietnam Open R1 SF A SF (2015)
Thailand Open N/A R2 A R2 (2015)
Chinese Taipei Masters N/A QF A N/A QF (2015)
Bitburger Open A R1 A R1 (2016)
Korea Masters A R2 A R2 (2015)
Macau Open A R2 R3 A R3 (2016)
Indonesia Masters R1 SF R1 N/A SF (2015)
Year-end Ranking 203 35 40 13
Tournament2014201520162017Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 17 March 2020.[23]

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