Danny Bawa Chrisnanta

Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Personal information
Country	Singapore
Born	(1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 36) Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Retired	27 May 2022
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Career record	425 wins, 324 losses
Career title(s)	15
Highest ranking	16 (MD with Chayut Triyachart 16 April 2015) 9 (XD with Vanessa Neo 28 February 2013)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing   Singapore World Senior Championships 2025 Pattaya Men's doubles 35+ 2025 Pattaya Mixed doubles 35+ Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Men's doubles 2014 Glasgow Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2022 Selangor Men's team Southeast Asian Games 2015 Singapore Men's doubles 2015 Singapore Men's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2019 Philippines Men's team 2021 Vietnam Men's team
BWF profile

Danny Bawa Chrisnanta (born 30 December 1988) is an Indonesian-born Singaporean former badminton player and coach. ^[1]

Career

Danny competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he captured a bronze medal in the mixed team and a silver medal in the men's doubles events in 2014. ^[2] He is also the 2019 mixed doubles national champion with his partner Tan Wei Han. ^[3]

Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart against Malaysian pair during the final of 2014 Commonwealth Games

Chrisnanta spent the later part of his career playing Men's Doubles with Andy Kwek. On 27 May 2022, he announced on his Instagram page that he had left the national team. ^[4] The 2021 Southeast Asian Games was his final tournament, where he played Men's Doubles with Kwek in the Individual and Team events.

Personal life

Born in Indonesia, Chrisnanta emigrated to Singapore in 2007 and became a citizen in 2013. ^[5]

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	35+	Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand	Fernando Kurniawan	Laurent Constantin Brice Leverdez	21–14, 21–16	Gold	[6]

Mixed doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	35+	Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand	Xing Aiying	Nawut Thanateeratam Vacharaporn Munkit	21–17, 11–21, 10–21	Bronze	[7]

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland	Chayut Triyachart	Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	12–21, 21–12, 15–21	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore	Chayut Triyachart	Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi	12–21, 18–21	Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Vietnam Open	Chayut Triyachart	Angga Pratama Ryan Agung Saputra	12–21, 21–16, 19–21	Runner-up
2014	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Chayut Triyachart	Goh V Shem Lim Khim Wah	21–17, 22–20	Winner
2014	Macau Open	Chayut Triyachart	Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi	21–19, 22–20	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Dutch Open	Vanessa Neo	Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto	21–19, 25–23	Winner
2014	Macau Open	Vanessa Neo	Edi Subaktiar Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja	15–21, 30–29, 20–22	Runner-up

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 19 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Brazil International	Afiat Yuris Wirawan	Guilherme Kumasaka Guilherme Pardo	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2008	Singapore International	Chayut Triyachart	Fernando Kurniawan Lingga Lie	12–21, 21–17, 19–21	Runner-up
2009	Singapore International	Chayut Triyachart	Heo Hoon-hoi Lee Jae-jin	22–20, 18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2010	Banuinvest International	Chayut Triyachart	Juergen Koch Peter Zauner	16–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2011	New Zealand International	Hendra Wijaya	Huang Po-yi Lu Chia-pin	21–15, 21–17	Winner
2014	Sri Lanka International	Chayut Triyachart	Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2016	Smiling Fish International	Hendra Wijaya	Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub Jagdish Singh	14–21, 21–14, 21–14	Winner
2016	Singapore International	Hendra Wijaya	Goh Sze Fei Nur Izzuddin	13–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2016	Hungarian International	Hendra Wijaya	Frederik Colberg Rasmus Fladberg	11–7, 14–15, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8	Winner
2017	Nepal International	Terry Hee	Tan Chee Tean Ian Wong Jien Sern	22–20, 14–21, 21–16	Winner
2018	Mongolia International	Bimo Adi Prakoso	Lee Jian Liang Jason Wong	22–20, 21–23, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	South Australia International	Terry Hee	Akira Koga Taichi Saito	11–21, 21–19, 16–21	Runner-up
2018	Sydney International	Terry Hee	Hiroki Okamura Masayuki Onodera	6–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2018	Singapore International	Terry Hee	Yonny Chung Tam Chun Hei	21–13, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	Estonian International	Loh Kean Hean	Peter Briggs Gregory Mairs	20–22, 18–21	Runner-up
2022	Estonian International	Andy Kwek	Ruttanapak Oupthong Sirawit Sothon	17–21, 21–17, 16–21	Runner-up
2022	Swedish Open	Andy Kwek	Chia Wei Jie Low Hang Yee	21–13, 23–21	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Brazil International	Meiliana Jauhari	Afiat Yuris Wirawan Purwati	Walkover	Runner-up
2008	Malaysia International	Vanessa Neo	Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid Lim Yin Loo	21–14, 17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	New Zealand International	Vanessa Neo	Takeshi Kamura Koharu Yonemoto	21–14, 21–13	Winner
2011	White Nights	Vanessa Neo	Baptiste Carême Audrey Fontaine	21–18, 19–21, 21–15	Winner
2011	Singapore International	Vanessa Neo	Mohd Razif Abdul Latif Amelia Alicia Anscelly	23–21, 21–14	Winner
2012	Vietnam International	Vanessa Neo	Hafiz Faizal Pia Zebadiah Bernadet	21–11, 17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2015	Bahrain International Challenge	Vanessa Neo	Bodin Isara Savitree Amitrapai	17–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2015	USA International	Vanessa Neo	Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2016	Singapore International	Citra Putri Sari Dewi	Yantoni Edy Saputra Marsheilla Gischa Islami	9–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Mongolia International	Crystal Wong	Bimo Adi Prakoso Jin Yujia	11–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2018	Sydney International	Crystal Wong	Tadayuki Urai Rena Miyaura	16–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Turkey International	Tan Wei Han	Leo Rolly Carnando Indah Cahya Sari Jamil	21–19, 16–21, 21–12	Winner
2019	Estonian International	Tan Wei Han	Gregory Mairs Victoria Williams	21–18, 14–21, 21–15	Winner
2019	Swedish Open	Tan Wei Han	Mikkel Mikkelsen Mai Surrow	21–14, 21–16	Winner
2019	Austrian Open	Tan Wei Han	Robin Tabeling Selena Piek	21–19, 16–21, 12–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. Safira, Putri Dinda. "Kisah Danny Chrisnanta, Eks Pebulutangkis RI yang Sukses di Singapura". sportcorner (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
2. "Inspiring Performances by Team Singapore at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games". Singapore National Olympic Council. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
3. "Singapore National Open Championships 2019". Singapore Badminton Association.
4. Danny Bawa Chrisnanta [@dannybawachrisnanta]; (27 May 2022). "It has been 15 years and it's time to bid my goodbye 👋" . Retrieved 27 May 2022– via Instagram.
5. Ong, Justin. "'Foreign talent' good for Singapore badminton: SEA Games medal hope Vanessa Neo". Yahoo Singapore. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
6. Kwek, Kimberly (14 September 2025). "Ex-national badminton player Xing Aiying makes up for lost time with World Senior Championships title". The Straits Times . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
7. "Amazing Thailand-Pattaya BWF World Senior Championships 2025". bwfbadminton. Retrieved 13 September 2025.