Rexy Mainaky

Rexy Ronald Mainaky (born 9 March 1968), simply known as Rexy, is an Indonesian badminton coach and former player. He was men's doubles badminton world champion who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja. As of October 2021, he was appointed as the new deputy coaching director of the Badminton Association of Malaysia.

Career During the 1990s Mainaky and fellow countryman Ricky Subagja formed the most internationally successful team of the decade. Both noted for their quickness and power, Mainaky and Subagja won over thirty international titles together, including all of badminton's major championships at least once. They captured Olympic gold at Atlanta in 1996, the then biennial IBF World Championships in 1995 at Lausanne, Switzerland, and the venerable All-England Championships back to back in 1995 and 1996. A partial listing of their victories includes the China (1992), Indonesia (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999), Malaysia (1993, 1994, 1997), Korea (1995, 1996), and Denmark (1998) Opens; the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992, 1994, 1996), the Badminton World Cup (1993, 1995, 1997), and the quadrennial Asian Games (1994, 1998).

Mainaky and Subagja were bronze medalists at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals at both the 1992 and 2000 Olympics. Mainaky won the 2000 Asian Badminton Championships with another Indonesian doubles maestro, Tony Gunawan. He was a member of consecutive world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.

Five of seven children in the Mainaky family, Rexy, Richard, Marleve, Rionny and Karel, were part of the Indonesian national shuttling team in the 1990s and nowadays they still have a hand in the sport, though courtside as badminton coaches.

He is currently the doubles director of coaching of the Badminton Association of Malaysia.

Awards and nominations

Achievements

Olympic Games Men's doubles

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Ricky Subagja Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit 9–15, 15–2, 12–15 Bronze Bronze 1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Ricky Subagja Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 15–5, 15–2 Gold Gold

World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Ricky Subagja Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–1, 10–15, 15–3 Gold Gold 1996 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Sigit Budiarto Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 8–15, 2–15 Silver Silver 1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Ricky Subagja Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana 15–4, 15–9 Gold Gold 1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Ricky Subagja Chen Kang Chen Hongyong 15–7, 12–15, 15–9 Gold Gold 1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Ricky Subagja Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Ricky Subagja Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 15–10, 15–2 Gold Gold 1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Ricky Subagja Pramote Teerawiwatana Siripong Siripool 15–5, 15–10 Gold Gold

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Tony Gunawan Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 15–8, 15–9 Gold Gold

Asian Cup Men's doubles

SEA Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1997 Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex,Jakarta, Indonesia Ricky Subagja Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 4–15, 17–14, 11–15 Silver Silver 1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,Chiang Mai, Thailand Ricky Subagja Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit 13–15, 9–15 Silver Silver 1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,Singapore Ricky Subagja Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 7–15, 15–11, 7–15 Silver Silver 1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,Manila, Philippines Ricky Subagja Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 6–15, 15–12, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,Manila, Philippines Erma Sulistianingsih Ricky Subagja Rosiana Tendean 6–15, 13–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (27 titles, 9 runners-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2000 Korea Open Ricky Subagja Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 8–15, 15–9, 4–15 Runner-up 1999 Indonesia Open Ricky Subagja Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 15–12, 15–8 Winner 1998 Indonesia Open Ricky Subagja Flandy Limpele Eng Hian 15–5, 15–4 Winner 1998 Denmark Open Ricky Subagja Flandy Limpele Eng Hian 15–11, 15–6 Winner 1998 Singapore Open Ricky Subagja Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 5–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1997 Vietnam Open Ricky Subagja Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–11, 15–5 Winner 1997 Malaysia Open Ricky Subagja Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 17–15, 15–12 Winner 1997 Japan Open Ricky Subagja Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 15–11, 7–15, 15–7 Winner 1996 World Grand Prix Finals Ricky Subagja Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit 15–4, 15–9 Winner 1996 China Open Ricky Subagja Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 12–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1996 All England Open Ricky Subagja Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit 15–6, 15–5 Winner 1996 Korea Open Ricky Subagja Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit 15–5, 17–14 Winner 1996 Japan Open Ricky Subagja Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 15–8, 12–15, 15–12 Winner 1995 Singapore Open Ricky Subagja Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 15–7, 18–16 Winner 1995 All England Open Ricky Subagja Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 15–12, 15–18, 15–8 Winner 1995 Japan Open Ricky Subagja Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 15–8, 15–9 Winner 1995 Korea Open Ricky Subagja Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 15–6, 11–15, 15–7 Winner 1994 World Grand Prix Finals Ricky Subagja Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 15–10, 15–7 Winner 1994 Hong Kong Open Ricky Subagja Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 15–12, 14–17, 15–7 Winner 1994 Indonesia Open Ricky Subagja Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 10–15, 15–4, 18–17 Winner 1994 Singapore Open Ricky Subagja Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 15–6, 15–8 Winner 1994 Malaysia Open Ricky Subagja Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana 15–5, 18–16 Winner 1994 All England Open Ricky Subagja Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1994 Swedish Open Ricky Subagja Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–11, 15–12 Winner 1993 World Grand Prix Finals Ricky Subagja Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 15–11, 10–15, 9–15 Runner-up 1993 German Open Ricky Subagja Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 14–17, 12–15 Runner-up 1993 Indonesia Open Ricky Subagja Eddy Hartono Richard Mainaky 15–13 15–10 Winner 1993 Malaysia Open Ricky Subagja Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 15–7, 15–5 Winner 1993 Swedish Open Ricky Subagja Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15–12, 15–10 Winner 1992 World Grand Prix Finals Ricky Subagja Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 15–11, 15–6 Winner 1992 Thailand Open Ricky Subagja Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin 15–9, 12–15, 15–11 Winner 1992 Hong Kong Open Ricky Subagja Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin 15–13, 15–10 Winner 1992 China Open Ricky Subagja Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek 17–15, 15–11 Winner 1992 Indonesia Open Ricky Subagja Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan 12–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1991 U.S. Open Ricky Subagja Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek 13–18, 15–13, 3–15 Runner-up 1991 Canadian Open Ricky Subagja Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up

IBF Grand Prix tournament IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International (1 runner-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 French Open Ricky Subagja Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 16–18, 12–15 Runner-up

Post-playing career Mainaky is known amongst his peers and colleagues, and the game's fans, as a notable doubles player, alongside players such as Christian Hadinata, Tjun Tjun, Johan Wahjudi, Liem Swie King, Ricky Subagja, Tony Gunawan, Hendra Setiawan, Park Joo Bong, Kim Dong Moon, Fu Haifeng, Cai Yun, and Finn Kobbero. He has also worked as a badminton coach, alongside former player Park Joo Bong of Korea (currently head coach of Japanese badminton squad). He has participated in charity badminton exhibition through badminton, by playing in exhibitions across Asia and Europe post-competitive career. He was the coach to English badminton mixed doubles' pair Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson and coached them to win 2004 Summer Olympic silver medal, 2005 All England Open Badminton Championships and 2006 IBF World Championships titles.

Mainaky became a coach after his playing career. He coached the Malaysian National Team's Doubles department and his biggest success was bringing up Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. He guided the pair to an Asian Games Gold Medal in Doha 2006. However, there was rumours about a fall out between Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong with Rexy as the pair requested for a change of coaches. Subsequently, he left the Badminton Association of Malaysia in 2012 after seven years and joined the Philippines Badminton Association as head coach. After about a year he left the Philippines Badminton Association and returned to his homeland Indonesia. He became Indonesia's high performance director and was basically the head of the Indonesia Badminton Team. He is currently still serving as the High performance director for Indonesia. In 2017, Mainaky left his position at Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) to join Thailand Badminton Association (BAT). In 2018, Mainaky led the Thai women's team reached the Uber Cup final for the first time in their history.