Tontowi Ahmad

Tontowi Ahmad (born 18 July 1987) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he paired with the established mixed doubles star Liliyana Natsir. With Natsir he won the 2016 Olympic gold medal in the mixed doubles category.

Career

Olympic Games Ahmad made his debut at the Olympic Games in 2012 London. He competed in the mixed doubles event with partner Liliyana Natsir and finished fourth.

2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles Round Partner Opponent Score Result Group stage Liliyana Natsir Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta 21–16, 21–12 Win Group stage Lee Yong-dae Ha Jung-eun 21–19, 21–12 Win Group stage Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 24–22, 21–16 Win Quarterfinal Michael Fuchs Birgit Michels 21–15, 21–9 Win Semifinal Xu Chen Ma Jin 21–16, 18–21, 13–21 Lost Bronze-final Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 12–21, 12–21 Lost (4th)

Ahmad made his second appearances at the Olympic Games in 2016 Rio. Paired with Liliyana Natsir, the duo won the gold medal at the end after beating Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia. Ahmad and Natsir won all of their matches in straight sets, including against the current no. 1-ranked Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei.

2016 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles Round Partner Opponent Score Result Group stage Liliyana Natsir Robin Middleton Leanne Choo 21–7, 21–8 Win Group stage Bodin Issara Savitree Amitrapai 21–11, 21–13 Win Group stage Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 21–15, 21–11 Win Quarterfinal Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto 21–16, 21–11 Win Semifinal Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 21–16, 21–15 Win Final Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 21–14, 21–12 Gold Gold

Awards

Achievements

Olympic Games Mixed doubles

BWF World Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Liliyana Natsir Chris Adcock Imogen Bankier 16–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Liliyana Natsir Xu Chen Ma Jin 21–13, 16–21, 22–20 Gold Gold 2015 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 21–23, 12–21 Bronze Bronze 2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Liliyana Natsir Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 15–21, 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold

Asian Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 16–21, 14–21 Gold Silver 2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Liliyana Natsir Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong 13–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Liliyana Natsir Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah 21–16, 21–15 Gold Gold 2016 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 21–16, 9–21, 17–21 Silver Silver 2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Liliyana Natsir Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping 17–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

SEA Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Liliyana Natsir Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 21–7, 21–14 Gold Gold

BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Liliyana Natsir Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong 14–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Liliyana Natsir Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 21–17, 21–8 Winner 2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Liliyana Natsir Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Liliyana Natsir Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong 21–19, 19–21, 16–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (16 titles, 8 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 India Open Liliyana Natsir Fran Kurniawan Pia Zebadiah Bernadet 21–18, 23–21 Winner 2011 Singapore Open Liliyana Natsir Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing 21–14, 27–25 Winner 2011 Indonesia Open Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 22–20, 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2012 All England Open Liliyana Natsir Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21–17, 21–19 Winner 2012 India Open Liliyana Natsir Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 21–16, 12–21, 21–14 Winner 2012 Indonesia Open Liliyana Natsir Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 17–21, 21–17, 13–21 Runner-up 2012 Denmark Open Liliyana Natsir Xu Chen Ma Jin 21–23, 26–24, 11–21 Runner-up 2013 All England Open Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 21–13, 21–17 Winner 2013 India Open Liliyana Natsir Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 21–16, 21–13 Winner 2013 Singapore Open Liliyana Natsir Yoo Yeon-seong Eom Hye-won 21–12, 21–12 Winner 2013 Denmark Open Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 11–21, 20–22 Runner-up 2013 China Open Liliyana Natsir Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen 21–10, 5–21, 21–17 Winner 2014 All England Open Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 21–13, 21–17 Winner 2014 Singapore Open Liliyana Natsir Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili 21–15, 22–20 Winner 2014 Denmark Open Liliyana Natsir Xu Chen Ma Jin 20–22, 15–21 Runner-up 2014 French Open Liliyana Natsir Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock 21–9, 21–16 Winner 2015 All England Open Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 10–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2015 Korea Open Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2015 Denmark Open Liliyana Natsir Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na 22–20, 18–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2016 Malaysia Open Liliyana Natsir Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 23–21, 13–21, 21–16 Winner 2016 China Open Liliyana Natsir Zhang Nan Li Yinhui 21–13, 22–24, 21–16 Winner 2016 Hong Kong Open Liliyana Natsir Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto 21–19, 21–17 Winner 2017 Indonesia Open Liliyana Natsir Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 22–20, 21–15 Winner 2017 French Open Liliyana Natsir Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen 22–20, 21–15 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 3 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Vietnam Open Yulianti Hui Wai Ho Chau Hoi Wah 21–11, 21–13 Winner 2008 Vietnam Open Shendy Puspa Irawati Riky Widianto Vanessa Neo 21–17, 21–9 Winner 2010 Macau Open Liliyana Natsir Hendra Aprida Gunawan Vita Marissa 21–14, 21–18 Winner 2010 Chinese Taipei Open Liliyana Natsir Hendra Aprida Gunawan Vita Marissa 20–22, 21–14, 20–22 Runner-up 2010 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Liliyana Natsir Markis Kido Lita Nurlita 21–11, 21–13 Winner 2011 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Liliyana Natsir Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 18–21, 21–15, 21–19 Winner 2011 Chinese Taipei Open Liliyana Natsir Ko Sung-hyun Eom Hye-won 22–24, 21–16, 17–21 Runner-up 2011 Macau Open Liliyana Natsir Chen Hung-ling Cheng Wen-hsing Walkover Winner 2012 Swiss Open Liliyana Natsir Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 21–16, 21–14 Winner 2012 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Liliyana Natsir Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto 21–19, 21–14 Winner 2012 Macau Open Liliyana Natsir Muhammad Rijal Debby Susanto 21–16, 14–21, 21–16 Winner 2013 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Liliyana Natsir Praveen Jordan Vita Marissa 20–22, 21–9, 14–21 Runner-up 2015 Indonesian Masters Liliyana Natsir Praveen Jordan Debby Susanto 21–18, 21–13 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (3 titles, 3 runners-up) Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2006 Malaysia Satellite Yulianti Shin Baek-cheol Kim Min-jung 16–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2006 Cheers Asian Satellite Yulianti Lingga Lie Devi Tika Permatasari 17–21, 22–24 Runner-up 2007 Smiling Fish International Yulianti Thitipong Lapho Savitree Amitrapai 21–17, 17–21, 21–17 Winner 2007 Vietnam International Yulianti Tri Kusharyanto Yunita Tetty 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2007 Indonesia International Yulianti Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Min-jung 21–16, 15–21, 21–9 Winner 2009 Vietnam International Richi Puspita Dili Fran Kurniawan Pia Zebadiah Bernadet 21–14, 21–8 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Invitational tournament

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2014 Glory to the King Liliyana Natsir Songphon Anugritayawon Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 21–13, 17–21, 21–17 Winner

Performance timeline

National team Junior level Team event 2005 Asian Junior Championships B

Senior level Team events 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Summer Universiade B NH A NH A NH A NH A NH Southeast Asian Games A NH A NH G NH A NH A NH A Asia Mixed Team Championships NH A NH B Asian Games NH B NH QF NH S NH Sudirman Cup A NH A NH B NH B NH B NH RR NH

Individual competitions Senior level

Record against selected opponents Mixed doubles results with Liliyana Natsir against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.

Chai Biao & Tang Jinhua 1–0 He Hanbin & Bao Yixin 3–0 Liu Cheng & Bao Yixin 5–2 Qiu Zihan & Bao Yixin 1–0 Xu Chen & Ma Jin 9–10 Xu Chen & Yu Yang 0–1 Zhang Nan & Zhao Yunlei 6–13 Zhang Nan & Tang Jinhua 0–1 Zheng Siwei & Chen Qingchen 3–2 Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong 1–4 Chen Hung-ling & Cheng Wen-hsing 5–1 Lee Sheng-mu & Chien Yu-chin 1–0 Joachim Fischer Nielsen & Christinna Pedersen 4–6 Mads Pieler Kolding & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 4–0 Thomas Laybourn & Kamilla Rytter Juhl 3–1 / Chris Adcock & Imogen Bankier 1–2 Chris Adcock & Gabby Adcock 9–4 / Robert Blair & Gabby Adcock 2–0 Michael Fuchs & Birgit Michels 5–2 Lee Chun Hei & Chau Hoi Wah 4–1 Valiyaveetil Diju & Jwala Gutta 2–0 Fran Kurniawan & Pia Zebadiah Bernadet 4–0 Hendra Aprida Gunawan & Vita Marissa 1–1 Nova Widianto & Vita Marissa 1–1 Praveen Jordan & Debby Susanto 4-1 Praveen Jordan & Vita Marissa 1–1 Riky Widianto & Richi Puspita Dili 2–0 Kenichi Hayakawa & Misaki Matsutomo 5–0 Keigo Sonoda & Naoko Fukuman 3–1 Ko Sung-hyun & Kim Ha-na 3–4 Lee Yong-dae & Lee Hyo-jung 1–0 Lee Yong-dae & Ha Jung-eun 5–4 Lee Yong-dae & Shin Seung-chan 1–0 Shin Baek-cheol & Jang Ye-na 4–0 Yoo Yeon-seong & Eom Hye-won 1–0 Yoo Yeon-seong & Jang Ye-na 1–0 Chan Peng Soon & Goh Liu Ying 11–1 Robert Mateusiak & Nadieżda Zięba 2–0 Songphon Anugritayawon & Kunchala Voravichitchaikul 2–0 Sudket Prapakamol & Saralee Thungthongkam 4–3