Muljadi

Muljadi (formerly known as Ang Tjin Siang 翁振祥) was a world class badminton player who represented Indonesia between 1963 and 1973.

Muljadi
Personal information
Birth nameAng Tjin Siang
Country Indonesia
Born(1942-09-11)11 September 1942
Jember, Dutch East Indies
Died March 14, 2010(2010-03-14) (aged 67)
Malang, Indonesia

Career

Muljadi's career spanned two separate eras of Indonesian domination of the then triennial Thomas Cup (men's international team) competition: 1958 to 1964 and 1970 to 1979. Though he occasionally dropped matches in earlier Thomas Cup rounds, he was undefeated in singles (6-0) in four consecutive final round showdowns (1964, 1967, 1970, 1973),[1] a record unmatched by better known teammates such as Ferry Sonneville, Tan Joe Hok, and Rudy Hartono. He won several Indonesian national singles titles during the 1960s as well as the French Open (1966), the Asian Championships (1969), and individual honors in the Asian Games (1966).[2] He was runnerup to Hartono at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1971 but defeated Hartono to win the U.S. Open title that year.[3][4] Muljadi died on 14 March 2010.[5]

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1966 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Wong Pek Sen 5–3, retired Gold
1970 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Punch Gunalan 15–4, 3–15, 12–15 Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Tjoa Tjong Boan Ng Boon Bee
Tan Yee Khan
15–12, 8–15, 16–18 Silver

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1969 Manila, Philippines Punch Gunalan 15–11, 15–3 Gold

International Tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1966 Malaysia Open Tan Aik Huang 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1966 French Open Erland Kops 15–6, 6–15, 15–7 Champion
1969 Singapore Pesta Tan Aik Mong 18–13, 15–4 Champion
1969 Singapore Open Rudy Hartono Runner-up
1969 US Open Rudy Hartono 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1970 Singapore Open Darmawan 18–16, 15–8 Champion
1971 US Open Rudy Hartono 15–8, 15–9 Champion
1971 All England Rudy Hartono 1—15, 5—15 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 French Open Wong Pek Sen Champion

References

  1. Pat Davis, TheGuinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 123 - 125.
  2. Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federstion Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 174, 204, 225, 334.
  3. Tyna Barinaga, "The All-England", Badminton USA, May 1971, 14.
  4. "U.S. national: closed/open", Badminton USA, May 1971, 4,5.
  5. "Satu Lagi Legenda Bulutangkis Meninggal Dunia". JPNN.com (in Indonesian). 15 March 2010.


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