Rudy Hartono Kurniawan is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player holding the record of winning the men's singles title at the prestigious All-England Championship eight times, seven times consecutively (1968–1974). He won the World Championship in 1980 on his only attempt at this title. He is one of the most famous players in the history of the sport and is considered to be one of the greatest badminton players of all time.
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982, amended from being conducted every three years since the first tournament held in 1948–1949.
Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.
Wong Peng Soon, was a Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who reigned as a top player in Malaya from the 1930s to the 1950s when it was a single nation. Noted for his smooth but powerful strokes and graceful footwork, he won the singles title seven times in Singapore and eight times in Malaya during this period, as well as being the top player in the All England, the Danish Open, the Indian Open, and the Philippines Open to name a few.
Yang Yang is a former Chinese badminton player.
Chen Jin is a retired badminton player from China. He is a former world men's singles champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. He also served as women's singles coach of the China national badminton team.
Icuk Sugiarto is an Indonesian former badminton player.
Verawaty Fadjrin was an Indonesian badminton player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s. Tall and powerful, at one time or another she played each of the three variations of the sport at the highest world level.
Luan Jin is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's best singles players in the early to mid-1980s after China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation.
Ivana Lie Ing Hoa is an Indonesian former badminton player who played at the world level from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
Rudy Heryanto is a male Chinese Indonesian former badminton player.
Hariamanto Kartono is a retired male Chinese Indonesian badminton player.
Bobby Ertanto is a retired badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in doubles.
The 1979 Thomas Cup was the 11th edition of the Thomas Cup competition, the world championship of men's international team badminton. The final rounds contested by qualifying zone winners and defending champions Indonesia were held at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia in late May and early June. First played in 1948-1949, the Thomas Cup competition was held every three years until 1982, and since then has been held every two years.
Xiong Guobao is a former elite level badminton player from China who won numerous international singles titles in the late 1980s.
Meluawati is an Indonesian born former world-class badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the United States.
Utami Dewi Kinard is a former world-class badminton player who was considered Indonesia's #1 women's singles player in the 1970s, and became the United States' #1 player in 1981, after marrying former 6 time U.S. men's singles champion, Chris Kinard. She is also the sister of 8 time All-England singles champion, Rudy Hartono.
Philip "Phil" Sutton is a former Welsh badminton player.
Leonardus Jonatan Christie is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in singles discipline affiliated with Tangkas Specs club. He won the men's singles title at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and at the 2018 Asian Games. Christie was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup.
The 1985 Badminton World Cup was the seventh edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Istora Senayan, Jakarta. Indonesia won 3 titles while China finished with the titles from 2 disciplines.
Icuk Sugiarto 
Morten Frost 
Yang Yang 
Hwang Hye-young 
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