Simon Santoso

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Simon Santoso
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1985年07月29日) 29 July 1985 (age 39) Tegal, Central Java, Indonesia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	3 (26 August 2010)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Sudirman Cup Silver medal – second place 2005 Beijing Mixed team Silver medal – second place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team Thomas Cup Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team Bronze medal – third place 2004 Jakarta Men's team Bronze medal – third place 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team Bronze medal – third place 2008 Jakarta Men's team Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Men's team Asian Games Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Men's team Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team SEA Games Gold medal – first place 2003 Vietnam Men's team Gold medal – first place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Men's singles Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Men's team Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's singles Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila Men's singles Silver medal – second place 2005 Manila Men's team World Junior Championships Bronze medal – third place 2002 Pretoria Mixed team Asian Junior Championships Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile

Simon Santoso (born 29 July 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player.^[1] He was two-time SEA Games men's singles champion winning in 2009 and 2011, also featured in Indonesia team that won the men's team title in 2003, 2007, 2009, and 2011.^[2] Santoso won the Indonesia Open a Superseries Premier tournament in 2012.^[3] He reached a career high as world number 3 in August 2010.^[4]

When he was young, Santoso joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club before joining the Indonesian National team. In 2005, he won the Vietnam Satellite and the silver medal at the 2005 SEA Games. His best results on the world circuit until recently were runner-up finishes at the 2008 Singapore, 2007 Swiss, and 2008 Indonesia Open. He was eliminated at the semi-finals in the Japan Open Super Series and the Chinese Taipei Open. In September 2008, Santoso won the Chinese Taipei Open after defeating Roslin Hashim from Malaysia in the final round by scores of 21–18, 13–21, 21–10.

In October 2009, he won his first Superseries ever in Denmark Open, after beating Marc Zwiebler of Germany in the final round, 21–14, 21–6. He won gold in the 2009 SEA Games by defeating Sony Dwi Kuncoro.^[5]

In 2011, he retained his gold medal in SEA Games by beating Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in 3 sets.^[6]

In 2012, he helped Indonesia Garuda to win the inaugural Axiata Cup. In June 2012, he won Indonesia Open Superseries Premier title 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 after defeating Du Pengyu of China in the final.^[7]

Born in Tegal, Central Java, Santoso is the youngest of four children of Hosea Liem (father) and Rahel Yanti (mother). His hobbies are swimming and reading comics.^[8] He married Evelyn Carmelita on 6 December 2014, and now have two children.^{[9] [10]}

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2005	PhilSports Arena, Pasig, Philippines	Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro	16–17, 3–15	Silver Silver	[11]
2009	Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos	Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21–16, 21–12	Gold Gold	[12]
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Thailand Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	21–10, 11–21, 21–19	Gold Gold	[13]

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2002	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	South Korea Park Sung-hwan	7–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze	[14]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[15] 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.^[16] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2007	Swiss Open	China Chen Jin	16–21, 10–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up	[17]
2008	Singapore Open	Malaysia Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 5–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up	[18]
2008	Indonesia Open	Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21–19, 14–21, 9–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up	[19]
2009	Denmark Open (1)	Germany Marc Zwiebler	21–14, 21–6	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner	[20]
2012	Indonesia Open (1)	China Du Pengyu	21–18, 13–21, 21–11	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner	[21]
2014	Singapore Open (1)	Malaysia Lee Chong Wei	21–15, 21–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner	[22]
2014	Australian Open	China Lin Dan	24–22, 16–21, 7–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up	[23]

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

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.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2008	Chinese Taipei Open (1)	Malaysia Roslin Hashim	21–18, 13–21, 21–10	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner	[24]
2010	Chinese Taipei Open (2)	South Korea Son Wan-ho	21–14, 21–11	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner	[25]
2012	German Open	China Lin Dan	11–21, 11–21	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up	[26]
2013	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold (1)	Indonesia Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	21–17, 21–11	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner	[27]
2014	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold (1)	India Sourabh Varma	15–21, 21–16, 21–19	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner	[28]

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2003	Singapore Satellite	Singapore Ronald Susilo	5–15, 3–15	2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up	[29]
2005	Vietnam Satellite	South Korea Jung Hoon-min	15–2, 15–3	1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner	[30]

• Junior level

Team events	2002
Asian Junior Championships	Gold
World Junior Championships	Bronze

• Senior level

Team events	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
SEA Games	—	Silver	—	Gold	—	Gold	—	Gold	—
Asian Games	—		Bronze	—			Bronze	—			A
Thomas Cup	Bronze	—	Bronze	—	Bronze	—	Silver	—	QF	—	Bronze
Sudirman Cup	—	Silver	—	Silver	—	Bronze	—	Bronze	—	A	—

• Junior level

Event	2002
Asian Junior Championships	Bronze
World Junior Championships

• Senior level

Event	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
SEA Games	Silver	—	A	—	Gold	—	Gold	—	A	—
Asian Championships	w/d	QF	R3	R3	A			R2	A
Asian Games	—	R2	—			A	—			A
World Championships	A		R3	—	QF	R2	R3	—	R1	w/d
Olympic Games	—			A	—			R16	—

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Best
BWF Superseries
All England Open	R2	A	R1	R2	R1	R1	A		Q2	A	R2 (2004, 2007, 2010)
Swiss Open	F	A	R1	A	GPG						F (2007)
India Open	—	GPG			R1	R1	R1	A			R1 (2011, 2012, 2013)
Malaysia Open	A	QF	QF	w/d	SF	QF	A	Q1	A		SF (2011)
Singapore Open	R2	F	R2	QF	QF	w/d	A	W	SF	A	W (2014)
Australian Open	IC/IS		GPG					F	Q1	w/d	F (2014)
Indonesia Open	R2	F	R2	QF	R1	W	A	R2	A		W (2012)
Japan Open	SF	R2	SF	A	QF	SF	A				SF (2007, 2009, 2012)
Korea Open	A	R2	SF	A	SF	QF	A	R1	A		SF (2009, 2011)
China Masters	R2	A						GPG			R2 (2007)
Denmark Open	QF	w/d	W	A	R2	R2	A				W (2009)
French Open	R2	w/d	R2	A		w/d	A				R2 (2007, 2009)
China Open	R1	A	QF	A	SF	A					SF (2011)
Hong Kong Open	R1	A	QF	A				R1	A		QF (2003, 2009)
BWF Superseries Finals	DNQ				GS	DNQ					GS (2011)
Year-end ranking	6	27	7	7	67	24	113	188	3
Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Best

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters	—		A		w/d	A	w/d	W	A	R2	W (2014)
Thailand Masters	—									R3	R3 (2016)
Syed Modi International	—		A		R3	R3	—	A			R3 (2011, 2012)
German Open	R1	A				F	A		R1	A	F (2012)
Swiss Open	SS				SF	w/d	A				F (2007)
New Zealand Open	A			—	IC	—	QF	A	R1	A	QF (2013)
Australian Open	IC/IS		A			SF	R3	SS			SF (2012)
Chinese Taipei Open	SF	W	A	W	R3	A		R3	R1	A	W (2008, 2010)
Vietnam Open	A						SF	A			SF (2013)
Thailand Open	R3	A		—	A				R3	w/d	QF (2004)
Chinese Taipei Masters	—								SF	A	SF (2005)
Korea Masters	IC			A			QF	A			QF (2013)
Macau Open	A	w/d	A	SF	SF	A					SF (2010, 2011)
Indonesian Masters	—			A	R1	QF	W	A		R2	W (2013)
Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	Best

Tournament	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	Best
IBF World Grand Prix
All England Open	A		R2	A		R2 (2004)
German Open	A				QF	QF (2006)
Swiss Open	A		R1	A	R2	R2 (2006)
Indonesia Open	Q2	Q4	R3	QF	QF	QF (2005, 2006)
Malaysia Open	A	R2	A	R2	A	R2 (2003, 2005)
Thailand Open	—	R3	QF	A		QF (2004)
Singapore Open	A		R2	R2	R3	R3 (2006)
Chinese Taipei Open	A	R1	A			R1 (2003)
Korea Open	A		w/d	R3	R3	R3 (2005, 2006)
Hong Kong Open	—	QF	—	R1	R2	QF (2003)
Japan Open	A		R1	A	R3	R3 (2006)
China Open	A			R2	A	R2 (2005)
Denmark Open	A		R3	A		R3 (2004)

• 4 times at Sudirman Cup (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
• 6 times at Thomas Cup (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)

Includes results against athletes who competed in Super Series finals, World Championships semi-finals, and Olympic quarterfinals.^[31]

• BWF Player Profile

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