Bobby Ertanto

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

Bobby Ertanto
Personal information
Birth nameBobby Ertanto Kurniawan
Country Indonesia
Born (1960-08-02) 2 August 1960[1]
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia[2]
HandednessRight
CoachOng Thio Djian[2]
EventMen's doubles
BWF profile

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 1986 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

1983 IBF World Championships – Men's Doubles
Round Partner Opponent Score Result
1st Christian Hadinata - - Bye
2nd Mike Butler
Paul Johnson
15–8, 15–5 Win
3rd Masao Tsuchida
Shokichi Miyamori
15–7, 15–13 Win
QF Sun Zhian
Yao Ximing
15–8, 15–14 Win
SF Steen Fladberg
Jesper Helledie
16–18, 11–15 Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

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

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Event Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium,
Kochi, India
Men's doubles 50+ Ting Wei Ping Graham Henderson
Mark Topping
Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Event Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium,
Kochi, India
Mixed doubles 55+ Heidi Bender Bovornovadep Devakula
Juthatip Banjongslip
Gold
2019 Spodek, Katowice, Poland Mixed doubles 55+ Heidi Bender Magnus Nytell
Helle Sjørring
Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1983 Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore Christian Hadinata Hadibowo Susanto
Liem Swie King
Gold

International Tournaments

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1980 Chinese Taipei Open Hadibowo Susanto Flemming Delfs
Steen Skovgaard
Champion
1982 Chinese Taipei Open Hadibowo Susanto Martin Dew
Mike Tredgett
6–15, 15–11, 11–15 Runner-up
1983 Chinese Taipei Open Hadibowo Susanto Thomas Kihlström
Stefan Karlsson
15–9, 15–11 Champion
1983 Malaysia Open Christian Hadinata Park Joo-bong
Sung Han-kuk
18–16, 12–15, 15–3 Champion
1983 Indonesia Open Christian Hadinata Rudy Heryanto
Hariamanto Kartono
9–15, 14–18 Runner-up
1985 Thailand Open Rudy Heryanto Michael Kjeldsen
Mark Christiansen
15–9, 15–8 Champion
1986 Japan Open Rudy Heryanto Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
11–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1986 Hong Kong Open Rudy Heryanto Jalani Sidek
Ong Beng Teong
15–7, 15–6 Champion
1986 Malaysia Open Rudy Heryanto Jalani Sidek
Razif Sidek
10–15, 15–11, 10–15 Runner-up
1987 Singapore Open Liem Swie King Hadibowo Susanto
Rudy Heryanto
15–2, 15–4 Champion
1987 All England Rudy Heryanto Li Yongbo
Tian Bingyi
9–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1987 Indonesia Open Rudy Heryanto Liem Swie King
Eddy Hartono
6–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1986 Malaysia Open Verawaty Fadjrin Steen Fladberg
Gillian Gilks
15–4, 18–15 Champion
1986 Indonesia Open Verawaty Fadjrin Eddy Hartono
Erma Sulistianingsih
9–15, 11–15 Runner-up

References

  1. "Players: Bobby Ertanto". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. "Bobby Ertanto : "Tanam Pohon di Tempat yang Subur"" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 1 January 1970. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. "Dua Gelar dari BWF World Senior Championship di Turki" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. Lim, Jarod (16 October 2017). "Fruitful outing for veteran shuttlers". The Star. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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