Rony Agustinus (born 7 October 1978) is an Indonesian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach.[1] As a junior player, he represented his country at the 1996 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event.[2] In 1997, he finished as a semi-finalist at the French and Indonesia International tournaments. He took the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships but was defeated by his teammate Taufik Hidayat in the final.[3] In 2001, he reached the final of the 2001 Malaysia Open as an unseeded player, defeating a former All England champion Pullela Gopichand of India, his compatriot Hendrawan, the world champion, Park Tae-sang of South Korea, and Chen Hong of China en route to the final. He failed to win the title after he lost to host player Ong Ewe Hock.[4] Agustinus played at the 2002 Busan Asian Games, and helped the team win the silver medal.[5] He was also part of the national team that won the 2002 Thomas Cup.[6]
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| Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 October 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Men's singles & doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Agustinus started his career as a coach in Indonesia, and was Malaysia national coach from 2013 to 2019.[7][8] Currently he is a coach for South Korea national men's and women's single team.[9]
Achievements
editAsian Championships
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2000 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Taufik Hidayat
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17–14, 2–15, 3–15 |  Silver
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Southeast Asian Games
editMen's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |  Wong Choong Hann
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15–17, 2–15 |  Bronze
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| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia |  Boonsak Ponsana
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6–15, 1–15 | Bronze
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World Junior Championships
editBoys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 1996 | Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark |  Zhu Feng
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11–15, 7–15 | Bronze
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IBF Grand Prix
editThe World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2001 | Malaysia Open | Ong Ewe Hock
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7–3, 2–7, 0–7, 8–6, 1–7 |  Runner-up
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References
edit- ^ "Players: Rony Agustinus". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Grossman, Mike (24 November 1996). "Malaysians Chan and Gan take World Junior Male Doubles Crown". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Beregu kita kecundang -- Badminton Asia". Utusan. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Ong Ewe Hock wins Malaysian Open". Rediff.com. 23 July 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Indonesia Storms off Badminton Court, China Continues Gold Rush". People's Daily. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Sapthiani, Yulia (10 May 2008). "Rebut Kembali Pala Thomas". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Ronny Agustinus : Sektor Tunggal Tertinggal Jauh" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ Paul, Rajes (22 December 2018). "Kejian the latest to join exodus of coaches from BAM". The Star. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Rony Agustinus, Pelatih Indonesia di Balik Kehebatan An Se Young". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
External links
edit- Rony Agustinus at BWFBadminton.com
- Rony Agustinus at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)