Cynthia Tuwankotta

Cynthia Tuwankotta (born 28 June 1977) is an Indonesian former badminton player who later represented Switzerland. Tuwankotta started playing badminton at aged six, and she won the junior title at her hometown Maluku when she was ten. She then selected to join Indonesia national team in 1994, and was part of the team for 6 years. In 2000, she moved to Switzerland and was part of the national team from 2000–2009. She reached a career high as world number 6 in the women's doubles world ranking. Tuwankotta competed for Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles event partnered with Etty Tantri. After retiring from the badminton tournament, she became a badminton coach in Switzerland and France, and also found a Tuwankotta's Badminton Coaches and Tour in Indonesia.

Achievements

Asian Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Etty Tantri Ge Fei Gu Jun 7–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze 1997 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Etty Tantri Liu Lu Qian Hong 10–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Etty Tantri Emma Ermawati Indarti Issolina 17–15, 15–6 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 India Open Etty Tantri Choi Ma-ree Lee Soon-deuk 15–8, 14–17, 15–5 Winner 1997 Polish Open Etty Tantri Chen Li-chin Tsai Hui-min 12–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner

IBF International Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 French International Etty Tantri Ella Miles Sara Sankey 14–17, 15–3, 15–7 Winner 2001 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Fabienne Baumeyer Anna Larchenko Oksana Larchenko 7–2, 7–5, 7–1 Winner 2006 Austrian International Atu Rosalina Sandra Marinello Kathrin Piotrowski 11–21, 21–19, 21–17 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Swedish International Imam Sodikin Jacob Chemnitz Julie Houmann 17–21, 23–21, 21–18 Winner