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Birth name | Flandy Limpele | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Indonesia (1995–2001, 2003–present) England (2001–2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia | 9 February 1974|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Richard Mainaky Christian Hadinata Herry Iman Pierngadi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Flandy Limpele (born 9 February 1974) is an Indonesian former badminton player and coach. He competed in four Summer Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008. [1]
A doubles specialist, at various times Limpele has focused on either men's doubles or mixed doubles during his long career in international badminton. His earliest appearances in the final rounds of major events came in mixed doubles in the mid-1990s. However, he first broke through internationally in men's doubles at the 1999 Korea Open with Eng Hian. His subsequent men's doubles titles, most of them with Hian, have included the Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002, 2006), Japan (2002), Bitburger (2002), and German (2003) Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters (2000, 2004). Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003. [2] They later returned to represent Indonesia for 2004 Summer Olympics. [3] Flandy and Eng were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002, and bronze medalists at the 2004 Athens Olympics.
After 2004 Limpele gravitated back to mixed doubles. In 2006 he teamed with Vita Marissa to win a number of top tier events including the Singapore, Japan, French, and Chinese Taipei Opens, as well as the Southeast Asian Games title. They were bronze medalists at the 2007 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, and won the Badminton Asia Championships together in 2008.
Not an especially powerful hitter, Limpele's strengths have been his racket-work, tactical astuteness, and anticipation.
Flandy appointed as Malaysian men's doubles coach in 2020, replacing Paulus Firman. [4]
When he was young, he joined the SGS Bandung badminton club. His parents are Erik Limpele (father) and Nelcy Oroh (mother). His hobby is football. Normally people called him Flandy.
Men's doubles
2004 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles | ||||
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Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
Bronze medal match | Eng Hian | Jens Eriksen [5] Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 15–13, 15–7 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
2007 BWF World Championships – Mixed doubles | ||||
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Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
Semifinal | Vita Marissa | Zheng Bo [1] Gao Ling | 21–17, 19–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Rosalina Riseu | Liu Yong Ge Fei | 15–12, 7–15, 2–15 | Bronze |
1996 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Rosalina Riseu | Sandiarto Minarti Timur | 14–17, 7–15 | Silver |
1995 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Rosalina Riseu | Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young | 15–9, 9–15, 14–17 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Age | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | 35+ | Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden | Tony Gunawan | Naruenart Chuaymak Apichai Thiraratsakul | 21–13, 21–9 | Gold |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Eng Hian | Candra Wijaya Halim Haryanto | 7–15, 11–15 | Bronze |
2003 | Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Eng Hian | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 13–15, 15–11, 7–15 | Bronze |
1998 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Eng Hian | Zhang Wei Zhang Jun | 15–17, 15–9, 12–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | Vita Marissa | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 21–17, 21–17 | Gold |
1996 | Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia | Rosalina Riseu | Kang Kyung-jin Kim Mee-hyang | 15–2, 7–15, 10–15 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Eng Hian | Pramote Teerawiwatana Tesana Panvisvas | 8–15, 15–8, 13–15 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand | Vita Marissa | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | 21–14, 21–15 | Gold |
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Korea Open | Vita Marissa | Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung | 21–15, 14–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2007 | French Open | Vita Marissa | Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen | 21–11, 21–15 | Winner |
2007 | Singapore Open | Vita Marissa | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | 21–14, 21–13 | Winner |
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
Mixed doubles
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2002 | BMW Open International | Simon Archer | Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson | 15–5, 17–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | White Nights | Anastasia Russkikh | Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova | 21–14, 25–23 | Winner |
1994 | Polish International | Dede Hasanah | Vitaliy Shmakov Svetlana Szumska | 15–3, 15–3 | Winner |
Team Events | 1999 | 2007 |
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Southeast Asian Games | Gold | Gold |
Team Events | 2004 |
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Thomas Cup | Bronze |
Team Events | 1997 | 2005 | 2007 |
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Sudirman Cup | Bronze | Silver | Silver |
Event | 1999 | 2007 |
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Southeast Asian Games | Silver (MD) | Gold (XD) |
Event | 1996 | 1998 | 2003 | 2004 | 2008 |
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Asia Championships | Bronze (XD) | Bronze (MD) | Bronze (MD) | Bronze (MD) | Gold (XD) |
Event | 1996 |
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World Cup | Silver (XD) |
Event | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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World Championships | R3 (XD) | R2 (XD) | QF (MD) | R1 (MD) | A | QF (MD) | A | Bronze (XD) |
Event | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
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Olympics | QF (XD) | QF (MD) | Bronze (MD) | 4th (XD) |
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Best | |||||||||||||
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BWF Super Series | |||||||||||||||||||
All England Open | R2 (XD) | R1 (XD) | SF (XD) | A | F (2002) | ||||||||||||||
Swiss Open | QF (XD) | R1 (XD) | A | GPG | W (2003) | ||||||||||||||
Malaysia Open | QF (XD) | R1 (XD) | A | QF (XD) | R1 (MD) | F (1999, 2000) | |||||||||||||
Singapore Open | W(XD) | A | W (2002, 2006, 2007) | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia Open | R1 (XD) | SF (XD) | R1 (XD) | R1 (XD) | A | F (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | |||||||||||||
Korea Open | F (XD) | R1 (XD) | SF (XD) | R2 (MD) | W (1999) | ||||||||||||||
Japan Open | QF (XD) | QF (XD) | R2 (MD) | R1 (XD) | A | W (2003, 2006) | |||||||||||||
Denmark Open | QF (XD) | A | R1 (MD) | A | W (2000) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | W(XD) | R1 (XD) | A | QF (MD) | A | W (2007) | |||||||||||||
BWF Superseries Finals | — | GS(XD) | NQ | GS (2008) |
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Best |
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BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold | |||||||||||||||||||
All England Open | SF (MD) | F(MD) | QF (MD) R2 (XD) | SF (MD) | QF (MD) | A | SS | F (2002) | |||||||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | — | — | F (MD) | W(XD) | A | W (2007) | |||||||||||||
Denmark Open | F (XD) | F (MD) | QF (MD) | W(MD) | SF (MD) | A | QF (XD) | SS | W (2000) | ||||||||||
Dutch Open | F(XD) | — | A | F(XD) | A | F (1994, 2006) | |||||||||||||
German Open | — | W(MD) | A | QF (MD) SF (XD) | A | R1 (MD) | W (2003) | ||||||||||||
India Open | — | A | W(XD) | A | SS | W (2009) | |||||||||||||
Indonesia Open | R2 (MD) F(XD) | F(XD) | F(XD) | F(MD) | QF (MD) | F(MD) | F(MD) | SF (MD) | R2 (MD) | SS | F (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002) | ||||||||
Japan Open | W(MD) | W(XD) | SS | W (2003, 2006) | |||||||||||||||
Korea Open | — | W(MD) | SS | W (1999) | |||||||||||||||
Malaysia Open | F(MD) | F(MD) | SS | F (1999, 2000) | |||||||||||||||
Polish Open | W(XD) | W(XD) | — | W (1994, 1997) | |||||||||||||||
Singapore Open | — | — | W(MD) | W(MD) | SS | W (2002, 2006) | |||||||||||||
Swiss Open | F (XD) | W(MD) | F (MD) | SS | A | W (2003) | |||||||||||||
Thailand Open | F(XD) | — | — | — | F (1996) | ||||||||||||||
Vietnam Open | — | — | W(XD) | W (2009) | |||||||||||||||
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Best |
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