Hendra Wijaya (badminton)

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Hendra Wijaya
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 37)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking20 (MD 11 March 2010 with Hendri Saputra)
108 (XD 23 Sep 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Men's doubles
SEA Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2009 Vientiane Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Singapore Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Pretoria Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile

Hendra Wijaya (born 27 December 1985) is a Singaporean retired badminton player. [1] Wijaya and his brother, Hendri Saputra, joined the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) in 2000 and both became Singapore citizens after five years. [2]

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Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Siri Fort Sports Complex,
New Delhi, India
Flag of Singapore.svg Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Flag of Singapore.svg Chayut Triyachart
Flag of Singapore.svg Derek Wong
23–21, 21–12 Med 3.png Bronze

SEA Games

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007 Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
Flag of Singapore.svg Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Flag of Indonesia.svg Markis Kido
Flag of Indonesia.svg Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Jin 3–15, 15–12, 6–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of South Korea.svg Park Sung-hwan 11–15, 5–15 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 New Zealand Open Flag of Singapore.svg Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Flag of Indonesia.svg Eng Hian
Flag of Indonesia.svg Rian Sukmawan
13–21, 9–11 retiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2009 India Open Flag of Singapore.svg Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Flag of Malaysia.svg Choong Tan Fook
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Wan Wah
9–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006 New Zealand Open Flag of Singapore.svg Frances Liu Flag of Singapore.svg Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Flag of Singapore.svg Li Yujia
11–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2002 Smiling Fish Satellite Flag of Malaysia.svg Allan Tai 4–7, 7–8, 5–7Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2003 Croatian International Flag of Japan.svg Sho Sasaki 12–15, 17–14, 15–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Iran Fajr International Flag of Singapore.svg Erwin Djohan Flag of Iran.svg Arash Abdul Mohamadian
Flag of Iran.svg Nikzad Shiri
15–7, 15–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 New Zealand International Flag of Singapore.svg Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Huang Po-yi
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Chia-pin
21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Vietnam International Flag of Singapore.svg Terry Hee Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Ching-yao
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tien Tzu-chieh
13–21, 21–14, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Smiling Fish International Flag of Singapore.svg Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Flag of Malaysia.svg Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jagdish Singh
11–7, 14–15, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Singapore International Flag of Singapore.svg Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Sze Fei
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nur Izzuddin
13–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Hungarian International Flag of Singapore.svg Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Colberg
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Fladberg
11–7, 14–15, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Croatian International Flag of Singapore.svg Frances Liu Flag of Slovenia.svg Andrej Pohar
Flag of Slovenia.svg Maja Pohar
15–11, 13–15, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Hendra Wijaya". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. "Badminton: Hendri and Hendra quit, say SBA targets too tough". Channel News Asia. 7 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2013.