Halim Haryanto

Halim Haryanto Ho (born 23 September 1976) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He is a former world champion along with his doubles partner Tony Gunawan. Haryanto immigrated to the United States in 2004 to pursue a coaching career. He now resides in San Diego, California, Apex Badminton Academy head coach at SDBCC in San Diego and representing the United States as a badminton player of Team USA.

Halim Haryanto Ho
Personal information
Country United States
Born (1976-09-23) 23 September 1976
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (167 lb ; 11.9 st)
HandednessRight
CoachChristian Hadinata
Herry Iman Pierngadi
EventMen's doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
2011 GuadalajaraMen's doubles
2011 GuadalajaraMixed doubles
Representing  Indonesia
World Championships
2001 SevilleMen's doubles
Thomas Cup
2002 GuangzhouMen's team
Asian Games
2002 BusanMen's team
2002 BusanMen's doubles
Asian Championships
2004 Kuala LumpurMen's doubles
2002 BangkokMen's doubles
1998 BangkokMen's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
1999 Bandar Seri BegawanMen's team
BWF profile

Personal life

Halim Haryanto Ho was born in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on 23 September 1976 to Hadimulya Ho and Ana Wun. Haryanto began playing badminton at the age of 8. He graduated from West Java, Indonesia High School in 1994 and joined the Indonesia National Badminton Team in 1995, specializing as a men's doubles player. He is currently married to Jeanny N. Ho, whose father is Hariamanto Kartono, silver medalist at the 1980 IBF World Championships and gold medalist of the All England, Indonesian Open, and Thomas Cup. Together they have two daughters, Gabriella Ho and Graciella Ho. Amongst his hobbies are basketball, swimming, watching James Bond movies, and That '70s Show. He also became a certified massage therapist in 2006.[1] After living in the United States for seven years, Haryanto gained his U.S Citizenship on 19 August 2011.[2]

Career

From 1995 to 2004 Haryanto played for the Indonesia National Badminton Team with various partners before immigrating to the U.S in fall of 2004 to pursue a career as a badminton coach. In those 9 years he played for Indonesia, he enjoyed his most success with fellow countryman and now U.S citizen, Tony Gunawan. He won his first ever gold medals at the 1998 Malaysia Open and Brunei Open in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. That year he was also the bronze medalists at the Badminton Asia Championships. In 2001 he won the bi-annual International Badminton Federation World Championship as well as the 2001 All England Championship in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. They also won the 2001 Singapore Open that year as well. The Singapore Open would be the last international badminton tournament that Haryanto and Gunawan would compete in together under the PBSI.

2002-2004

After the Singapore Open, Haryanto was paired up with Tri Kusharjanto as a part of the Indonesian 2002 Thomas Cup team. They eventually won the 2002, winning their final round match against Malaysia in men's doubles. Near the end 2002 Haryanto began coaching the Indonesian Junior National Badminton team at the SGS Badminton Club in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. In 2003 Haryanto was paired up with Candra Wijaya, Olympic gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Haryanto's previous partner, Tony Gunawan. Their short-lived partnership won them the Copenhagen Masters in 2003 before Haryanto resigned from the Indonesia National Badminton Team and moved to the United States in October 2004.[1]

2004–present

After moving to the United States he procured a job as a badminton coach at Bay Badminton Center in Burlingame, California, while maintaining international presence. In 2005 Haryanto paired up with his former partner, Tony Gunawan (who moved to the United States as well), and won the 2005 Chinese Taipei Open, 2005 Bitburger Open, and the U.S. Open later in 2006.[1] Since then, Haryanto has competed in and several won national level titles including the international level U.S Open as a representative of the United States. Haryanto is also a legendary coach, achieving Level 4 Certified High Performance Coach of USA Badminton, the highest coaching status in the United States. He was also a part of the 2011 United States Pan American Games Badminton Team that competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] He is currently working as Apex Badminton Academy head coach at [San Diego Badminton Center Court - https://www.sdbccinc.com] in San Diego, California.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain		 Tony Gunawan Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon		 15–0, 15–13 Gold

Pan American Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico		 Sattawat Pongnairat Howard Bach
Tony Gunawan		 10–21, 14–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico		 Eva Lee Toby Ng
Grace Gao		 13–21, 21–9, 17–21 Silver

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea		 Tri Kusharjanto Pramote Teerawiwatana
Tesana Panvisvas		 15–17, 8–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto
Tri Kusharyanto		 13–15, 5–15 Silver
2002 Bangkok, Thailand Tri Kusharyanto Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon		 6–15, 12–15 Bronze
1998 Bangkok, Thailand Tony Gunawan Kang Kyung-jin
Ha Tae-kwon		 15–6, 8–15, 12–15 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 U.S. Open Raju Rai Howard Bach
Khan Bob Malaythong		 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2006 U.S. Open Tony Gunawan Alexandr Nikolaenko
Vitalij Durkin		 21–10, 21–19 Winner
2005 Chinese Taipei Open Tony Gunawan Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 15–13, 15–13 Winner
2005 Bitburger Open Tony Gunawan Mike Beres
William Milroy		 15–3, 15–6 Winner
2003 Denmark Open Candra Wijaya Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon		 17–16, 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2001 Singapore Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya		 5–7, 7–3, 7–2, 7–0 Winner
2001 Indonesia Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya		 2–7, 3–7, 5–7 Runner-up
2001 Malaysia Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya		 4–7, 7–4, 2–7, 7–2, 5–7 Runner-up
2001 All England Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya		 15–13, 7–15, 15–7 Winner
2000 Grand Prix Finals Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya
Tony Gunawan		 5–7, 6–8, 2–7 Runner-up
2000 Dutch Open Sigit Budiarto Jim Laugesen
Michael Søgaard		 15–11, 15–4 Winner
2000 Thailand Open Sigit Budiarto Zhang Jun
Zhang Wei		 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1999 Hong Kong Open Sigit Budiarto Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock		 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1998 Grand Prix Finals Tony Gunawan Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono		 11–15, 15–5, 11–15 Runner-up
1998 Brunei Open Tony Gunawan Michael Søgaard
Denny Kantono		 15–2, 15–8 Winner
1998 Malaysia Open Tony Gunawan Liu Yong
Yu Jinhao		 6–15, 15–5, 15–11 Winner
1996 Indonesia Open Davis Efraim Antonius Budi Ariantho
Denny Kantono		 3–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1996 Brunei Open Davis Efraim Cun Cun Haryono
Ade Lukas		 15–8, 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1995 Brunei Open Davis Efraim Cun Cun Haryono
Ade Lukas		 8–15, 15–11, 6–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 U.S. Open Peng Yun Mike Beres
Valerie Loker		 21–13, 21–16 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Canadian International Phillip Chew Ruud Bosch
Koen Ridder		 13–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2009 Puerto Rico International Phillip Chew Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez		 19–21, 21–13, 16–21 Runner-up
2009 Santo Domingo Open Phillip Chew Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez		 23–21, 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
1997 Indonesia International Davis Efraim Eng Hian
Hermono Yuwono		 15–5, 15–5 Winner
1997 French International Davis Efraim Tony Gunawan
Victo Wibowo		 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 USA International Jing Yu Hong Toby Ng
Michelle Li		 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2011 Brazil International Eva Lee Glenn Warfe
Leanne Choo		 21–11, 21–15 Winner
2011 Peru International Eva Lee Toby Ng
Grace Gao		 11–21, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up
2010 Brazil International Eva Lee Hock Lai Lee
Priscilla Lun		 21–11, 22–20 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series/ Satellite tournament

Invitation Tournament

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Copenhagen Masters Candra Wijaya Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen		 15–11, 15–4 Winner
2000 Copenhagen Masters Tony Gunawan Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian		 7–8, 7–5, 4–7, 7–5, 5–7 Runner-up

References
  1. "Haryanto Ho". Profile. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
  2. "3 Talented Badminton Players Become US Citizens". Web Article. BirdieEvents. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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