Rendra Wijaya

Rendra Wijaya (born 1 November 1984) is an Indonesian male badminton player who specializes in doubles. He joined PB Djarum badminton club in 2007.[1][2]

Rendra Wijaya
Fran Kurniawan and Rendra Wijaya
Personal information
Country Indonesia
Born (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984
Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
HandednessRight
Men's & Mixed doubles
Highest ranking54 (MD) 21 January 2010
51 (XD) 21 January 2010
BWF profile

Personal life

Wijaya grew in badminton family. His father, Hendra Wijaya is a former badminton player and owner of Rajawali badminton club in Cirebon. His brothers, Indra and Candra are former Indonesian badminton player and part of the Indonesia national badminton team at the 1996 and 1998 Thomas Cup. Her sister, Sandrawati Wijaya also a badminton player. He married Fransisca Carollim in 2011.[3]

Career

Wijaya won his first international tournament at the 2008 Spanish Open in the men's and mixed doubles event.[3][4] Together with his partner in the men's doubles Fran Kurniawan he also won 2008 Finnish and Austrian International Series tournament.[5][6] At the 2008 Indonesia International Challenge, he and Kurniawan won the men's doubles title after beat their compatriot Windarto and Wirawan in the straight games with the score 21-18, 21-13.[7] In the Grand Prix level, he and Kurniawan won their first title at the Dutch Open tournament. In the final round they won in straight games to Indian paired.[8] Teamed-up with Rian Sukmawan he won the 2011 White Nights and Indonesia International Challenge tournament.[9][10]

Achievements

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Vietnam Open Fran Kurniawan Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah		 14-21, 10-21 Runner-up
2008 Dutch Open Fran Kurniawan Rupesh Kumar K. T.
Sanave Thomas		 21-18, 21-18 Winner
2008 Bulgaria Open Fran Kurniawan Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen		 23-25, 16-21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Indonesia International Rian Sukmawan Ow Yao Han
Tan Wee Kiong		 21-13, 19-21, 21-16 Winner
2011 White Nights Rian Sukmawan Fernando Kurniawan
Wifqi Windarto		 14-21, 21-13, 21-12 Winner
2008 Indonesia International Fran Kurniawan Wifqi Windarto
Afiat Yuris Wirawan		 21-18, 21-13 Winner
2008 Austrian International Fran Kurniawan Wouter Claes
Frédéric Mawet		 21-14, 21-11 Winner
2008 Finnish International Fran Kurniawan Jacob Chemnitz
Mikkel Delbo Larsen		 21-19, 11-21, 21-14 Winner
2008 Spanish Open Fran Kurniawan Adam Cwalina
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk		 21-11, 21-13 Winner
2006 Cheers Asian Satellite Fran Kurniawan Yoga Ukikasah
Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki		 19-21, 21-18, 20-22 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Indonesia International Maria Elfira Christina Andhika Anhar
Keshya Nurvita Hanadia		 15-21, 19-21 Runner-up
2008 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Meiliana Jauhari Fran Kurniawan
Shendy Puspa Irawati		 18-21, 21-18, 14-21 Runner-up
2008 Spanish Open Meiliana Jauhari Wouter Claes
Nathalie Descamps		 21-14, 21-18 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Profil Pemain: Rendra Wijaya". www.pbdjarum.org (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Pemain: Rendra Wijaya". badmintonindonesia.org (in Indonesian). Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Rendra Wijaya". profil.merdeka.com (in Indonesian). Merdeka.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. "Spanish Open 2008 – Bumper Day for Indonesia". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. "Finnish Int'l – Qualifiers rule Supreme in Men's Singles". www.badzine.net. Badzine.net. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. "Fran/Rendra, Merebut Gelar Ganda Putra (Austria Open 2008)". www.pbdjarum.org (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. "Hasil Final Indonesia Challenge 2008". www.antaranews.com (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. "Chetan Loses In Dutch Open Final". sports.ndtv.com. NDTV. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. "Dua Gelar dari Rusia". bisniskeuangan.kompas.com (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  10. "Victor Indonesia International Challenge 2011-Indonesia Won 4 Title". www.victorsport.com. Victor Sport. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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