Rendra Wijaya (born 1 November 1984) is an Indonesian 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 (age 40)
Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia
HandednessRight
Men's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking54 (MD) 21 January 2010
51 (XD) 21 January 2010
BWF profile

Personal life

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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

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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

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BWF Grand Prix

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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

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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

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  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. ^ a b "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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