Aria Dinata

In this Indonesian name, there is no family name nor a patronymic.

Aria Dinata
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Daniel
Country	Indonesia (2016–2022) Croatia (2023–present)
Born	(2003-07-12) 12 July 2003 (age 22) Jakarta, Indonesia
Residence	Zagreb, Croatia
Years active	2016–present
Handedness	Right
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	76 (MS, 20 May 2025) 217 (MD with Filip Špoljarec, 5 December 2023)
Current ranking	76 (MS, 20 May 2025)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   Croatia European Championships 2025 Horsens Men's singles
BWF profile

Aria Dinata (born 12 July 2003) is an Indonesian-born Croatian badminton player. ^[1] A native of Jakarta, he began representing Croatia in January 2023. ^[2]

Career

In his junior days, Dinata won the under-15 men's singles title at the Singapore Youth International in 2017. ^[3] Prior to representing Croatia, he was affiliated with the PB Jaya Raya badminton club. ^{[4] [5]}

In March 2023, he finished second with Filip Špoljarec in the men's doubles event at the Giraldilla International. ^{[6] [7]} In September 2023, he won his first international title at the Latvia International. He defended his title at the 2024 Latvia International by defeating Valentin Singer in the final. ^{[8] [9]} In October 2024, he won his third title at the Algeria International. ^[10]

He competed in the 2025 European Badminton Championships in February and won Croatia's first ever medal at the European Championships. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

Achievements

European Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	Forum, Horsens, Denmark	Toma Junior Popov	11–21, 13–21	Bronze	[11]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Latvia International	Daniil Dubovenko	15–21, 26–24, 13–9 retired	Winner
2023	Slovenia Future Series	Jakob Houe	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2023	Croatian International	Daniil Dubovenko	18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2023	Mexican International	Kevin Cordón	15–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2024	Austrian Open	Prahdiska Bagas Shujiwo	6–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2024	Latvia International	Valentin Singer	14–21, 21–12, 21–18	Winner
2024	Algeria International	Søren Hald	21–17, 21–9	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2023	Giraldilla International	Filip Špoljarec	Kelvin Ho Samuel Ricketts	18–21, 21–15, 16–21	Runner-up

References

1. "Aria DINATA | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
2. "Usai Putuskan Bela Kroasia, Tunggal Putra Asal Indonesia Ganas Langsung Naik Podium". indosport.com. 2023-03-21. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
3. "Results | OUE Singapore Youth International Series 2017". bwfworldchampionships.bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
4. Farizham, Arief. "Ini Alasan Aria Dinata Keluar dari PBSI dan Dinaturalisasi oleh Kroasia". Garuda Sport (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
5. PBSI, Humas (2018-04-04). "(Jaya Raya Junior GP 2018) Arya : Target Saya Juara - PBSI" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
6. "Champions in Cuba – Pan Am Circuit 2023 – Badminton Pan America" . Retrieved 2025-04-12.
7. "Taymara y Yeily conquistan el Giraldilla". Granma.cu (in Spanish). 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
8. "Badmintonaš Aria Daniel Dinata obranio naslov pobjednika na turniru Latvia International". HOO (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
9. "Dinata obranio naslov pobjednika u Latviji | Sportska televizija". www.sptv.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
10. "BEZ IZGUBLJENOG GEMA DO NASLOVA PRVAKA Daniel Dinata osvojio turnir u Alžiru - DuList" (in Croatian). 2024-10-21. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
11. "Sportske novosti - Hrvatska ima prvu povijesnu medalju u badmintonu! Aria Dinata pobijedio Finca za polufinale". sportske.jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). 2025-04-11. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
12. "Hrvatska ima povijesnu medalju u badmintonu!". Hrvatska radiotelevizija (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.
13. "Hrvatska ima prvu, povijesnu medalju s Europskog prvenstva u badmintonu". www.index.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2025-04-12.

External links

• Aria Dinata at BWF Badminton.com