Sigit Budiarto

Sigit Budiarto (born 24 November 1975) is a male badminton player from Indonesia noted for his reflexes and deft handling of the racket. A men's doubles specialist, he won numerous international titles between 1995 and 2005, most of them in partnership with Candra Wijaya. He was a member of Indonesia's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1998, 2000 and 2002. Budiarto shared the World Men's Doubles title with Wijaya in 1997 and they were runners-up in this event in 2003 and 2005. They claimed the prestigious All-England Championship in 2003. Among other titles, Budiarto has won doubles at the Asian Championships (in 2004 with Trikus Haryanto), and at the French, Indonesia (1997, 2001); Malaysia (2001, 2005); China (1996, 2004, 2005); Japan (2001); and Singapore (1997, 1998, 2005, 2006) Opens.

In 1998, Budiarto received a two-year doping ban for taking the anabolic steroid nandrolone.

Achievements

World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan Howard Bach 11–15, 15–10, 11–15 Silver Silver 2003 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom Candra Wijaya Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 7–15, 15–13, 13–15 Silver Silver 1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Candra Wijaya Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit 8–15, 18–17, 15–7 Gold Gold

World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Yiyang, China Candra Wijaya Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 11–21, 18–21 Silver Silver 1997 Yogyakarta, Indonesia Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–8, 8–15, 12–15 Bronze Bronze 1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Denny Kantono S. Antonius Budi Ariantho 8–15, 2–15 Silver Silver

Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tri Kusharyanto Candra Wijaya Halim Haryanto 15–13, 15–5 Gold Gold 2002 Bangkok, Thailand Candra Wijaya Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 6–15, 8–15 Silver Silver 1996 GOR Pancasila,Surabaya, Indonesia Dicky Purwotjugiono Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin 5–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2001 Malawati Stadium,Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan Bambang Suprianto 15–4, 15–6 Gold Gold 1997 Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex,Jakarta, Indonesia Candra Wijaya Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky 15–4, 14–17, 15–11 Gold Gold

World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1992 Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia Namrih Suroto Budi Santoso Kusno 11–15, 15–12, 12–15 Silver Silver

IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Singapore Open Flandy Limpele Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske 21–8, 21–16 Winner 2005 China Open Candra Wijaya Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 17–16, 11–15, 15–13 Winner 2005 Indonesia Open Candra Wijaya Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 10–15, 15–12, 3–15 Runner-up 2005 Malaysia Open Candra Wijaya Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 15–11, 17–14 Winner 2005 Singapore Open Candra Wijaya Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 8–15, 15–8, 15–7 Winner 2005 Japan Open Candra Wijaya Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 10–15, 3–15 Runner-up 2005 Swiss Open Candra Wijaya Flandy Limpele Eng Hian 8–15, 15–11, 15–11 Winner 2005 Korea Open Candra Wijaya Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen 15–7, 13–15, 13–15 Runner-up 2004 China Open Candra Wijaya Chew Choon Eng Choong Tan Fook Walkover Winner 2003 All England Open Candra Wijaya Yoo Yong-sung Lee Dong-soo 15–5, 15–7 Winner 2001 Thailand Open Luluk Hadiyanto Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana 5–7, 7–5, 8–6 Winner 2001 Singapore Open Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto 7–5, 3–7, 2–7, 0–7 Runner-up 2001 Indonesia Open Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto 7–2, 7–3, 7–5 Winner 2001 Malaysia Open Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto 7–4, 4–7, 7–2, 2–7, 7–5 Winner 2001 Japan Open Candra Wijaya Lars Paaske Martin Lundgaard Hansen 15–7, 15–11 Winner 2001 All England Open Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto 13–15, 15–7, 7–15 Runner-up 2000 Grand Prix Finals Halim Haryanto Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 5–7, 6–8, 2–7 Runner-up 2000 Dutch Open Halim Haryanto Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard 15–11, 15–4 Winner 2000 Thailand Open Halim Haryanto Zhang Jun Zhang Wei 5–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1999 Hong Kong Open Halim Haryanto Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 12–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1998 Singapore Open Candra Wijaya Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky 15–5, 15–5 Winner 1997 Grand Prix Finals Candra Wijaya Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 17–15, 11–15, 15–5 Winner 1997 Thailand Open Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 9–15, 14–17 Runner-up 1997 Singapore Open Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–8, 15–10 Winner 1997 Indonesia Open Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–9, 15–10 Winner 1997 Swiss Open Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–5, 11–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1997 Chinese Taipei Open Candra Wijaya Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono 15–11, 15–2 Winner 1996 Thailand Open Candra Wijaya Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin 15–11, 10–15, 15–12 Winner 1996 China Open Candra Wijaya Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky 15–12, 15–5 Winner 1996 U.S Open Candra Wijaya Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock 18–16, 15–10 Winner 1996 Swedish Open Dicky Purwotjugiono Candra Wijaya Ade Sutrisna 12–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1996 Swiss Open Dicky Purwotjugiono Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund 12–15, 13–18 Runner-up 1995 Polish Open Dicky Purwotjugiono Hadi Sugianto Seng Kok Kiong 17–18, 10–15 Runner-up 1995 French Open Dicky Purwotjugiono Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev 15–8, 15–11 Winner

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