Rony Agustinus

Rony Agustinus (born 7 October 1978) is an Indonesian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach. As a junior player, he represented his country at the 1996 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event. In 1997, he finished as a semi-finalist at the French and Indonesia International tournaments. He took the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships but was defeated by his teammate Taufik Hidayat in the final. In 2001, he reached the final of the 2001 Malaysia Open as an unseeded player, defeating a former All England champion Pullela Gopichand of India, his compatriot Hendrawan, the world champion, Park Tae-sang of South Korea, and Chen Hong of China en route to the final. He failed to win the title after he lost to host player Ong Ewe Hock. Agustinus played at the 2002 Busan Asian Games, and helped the team win the silver medal. He was also part of the national team that won the 2002 Thomas Cup.

Agustinus started his career as a coach in Indonesia, and was Malaysia national coach from 2013 to 2019. Currently he is a coach for South Korea national men's and women's single team.

Achievements

Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2000 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 17–14, 2–15, 3–15 Silver Silver

Southeast Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Wong Choong Hann 15–17, 2–15 Bronze Bronze 2001 Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Boonsak Ponsana 6–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

World Junior Championships Boys' singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1996 Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark Zhu Feng 11–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

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

Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2001 Malaysia Open Ong Ewe Hock 7–3, 2–7, 0–7, 8–6, 1–7 Runner-up