Bambang Suprianto

Bambang Suprianto (born 20 February 1969) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia.

Career A durable all around player who won singles at the Singapore Open in 1991, Suprianto's greatest success came in doubles events. In the mid-1990s he and fellow countryman Rudy Gunawan formed one of the world's leading men's doubles teams. They won several top tier international titles, including the 1994 All-England Championship, but could not quite keep pace with countrymen Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja who became the decade's most successful pair. Suprianto was a member of Indonesia's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1994, 1996 and 2002.

After Rudy Gunawan's retirement, Suprianto focused on mixed doubles and continued his high level of play by winning international titles with a variety of partners. He and Zelin Resiana narrowly missed a medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Late in his international career, Suprianto teamed with another mixed doubles specialist, Tri Kusharjanto to gain a very unexpected men's doubles victory at the 2001 Asian Championships over the reigning Olympic champions Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya in the final, and previously in 2000 won the mixed doubles event with Minarti Timur.

Personal life Bambang joined Purnama Badminton Club owned by the father of Joko Suprianto during his youth. As a result of their close association, they were sometimes mistaken for siblings despite having no familial relationship.

Achievements

World Cup Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult 1994 Phan Đình Phùng Indoor Stadium,Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Rudy Gunawan Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 13–18, 15–2, 16–17 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Tri Kusharjanto Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 8–15, 15–13, 15–13 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Zelin Resiana Sun Jun Ge Fei 5–15, 15–17 Bronze Bronze 1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Minarti Timur Liu Yong Ge Fei 2–15, 5–15 Bronze Bronze 2000 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Minarti Timur Wahyu Agung Emma Ermawati 15–10, 15–12 Gold Gold 2001 PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines Minarti Timur Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 15–11, 4–15, 3–15 Silver Silver

Asian Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Rashid Sidek 10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China Rudy Gunawan Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 6–15, 14–17 Bronze Bronze

SEA Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 4–15, 6–15 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Emma Ermawati Nova Widianto Vita Marissa 15–3, 7–15, 15–17 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1990 Canada Open Fung Permadi 4–15, 2–15 Runner-up 1990 U.S. Open Fung Permadi 10–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1991 Singapore Open Fung Permadi 15–9, 15–8 Winner

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 German Open Rudy Gunawan Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 6–15, 15–2, 9–15 Runner-up 1993 Thailand Open Rudy Gunawan Imay Hendra Dicky Purwotjugiono 15–5, 15–7 Winner 1993 China Open Rudy Gunawan Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1993 World Grand Prix Finals Rudy Gunawan Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 11–15, 15–10, 15–9 Winner 1994 Chinese Taipei Open Rudy Gunawan Jens Eriksen Christian Jakobsen 15–1, 15–8 Winner 1994 All England Open Rudy Gunawan Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 15–12, 15–12 Winner 1994 Indonesia Open Rudy Gunawan Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 15–10, 4–15, 15–18 Runner-up 1994 Hong Kong Open Rudy Gunawan Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 12–15, 17–14, 7–15 Runner-up 1994 World Grand Prix Finals Rudy Gunawan Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 10–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1995 Japan Open Rudy Gunawan Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 8–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1995 Indonesia Open Rudy Gunawan Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 15–12, 15–9 Winner 1995 U.S. Open Rudy Gunawan Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin 15–3, 15–10 Winner 1995 Hong Kong Open Rudy Gunawan Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin 15–17, 15–12, 3–15 Runner-up 1995 World Grand Prix Finals Rudy Gunawan Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 18–13, 2–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1996 Japan Open Rudy Gunawan Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 8–15, 15–12, 12–15 Runner-up 2002 Chinese Taipei Open Candra Wijaya Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 9–15, 15–13, 3–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Indonesia Open Rosalina Riseu Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 11–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1997 Singapore Open Rosalina Riseu Kim Dong-moon Park So-yun 15–13, 15–9 Winner 1997 U.S. Open Rosalina Riseu Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min 1–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1997 Vietnam Open Rosalina Riseu Lee Dong-soo Park Soo-yun 15–5, 15–10 Winner 1999 Chinese Taipei Open Zelin Resiana Liu Yong Ge Fei 12–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1999 Indonesia Open Zelin Resiana Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 3–15, 4–15 Runner-up 2001 Japan Open Minarti Timur Liu Yong Cheng Jiao 15–6, 14–17, 15–5 Winner 2001 Malaysia Open Emma Ermawati Liu Yong Zhang Jiewen 7–8, 6–8, 7–2, 7–2, 7–2 Winner 2002 Indonesia Open Minarti Timur Nova Widianto Vita Marissa 11–7, 11–3 Winner

IBF International Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1991 Polish International Hariyanto Arbi 15–10, 11–15, 15–13 Winner 1992 French Open Wan Zhengwen 15–7, 12–15, 7–15 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Surabaya Satellite Tri Kusharjanto Rupesh Kumar K. T. Sanave Thomas 15–9, 15–12 Winner 2006 Jakarta Satellite Tri Kusharjanto Hendra Aprida Gunawan Joko Riyadi 12–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Indonesia International Rosalina Riseu Wahyu Agung Rosalia Anastasia 15–11, 15–11 Winner 2005 Surabaya Satellite Minarti Timur Tri Kusharjanto Mona Santoso Walkover Winner 2006 Surabaya Satellite Eny Widiowati Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 10–21, 18–21 Runner-up