Country Indonesia Role Player Parents Hosea Liem, Rahel Yanti Name Simon Santoso Highest ranking 3 | Weight 65 kg Handedness Right Height 1.75 m | |
Born 29 July 1985 (age 39) Tegal, Central Java, Indonesia ( 1985-07-29 ) | ||
Current ranking 34 (12 February 2015) | ||
hd final ms simon santoso vs lee chong wei 2014 oue singapore open
Simon Santoso (born 29 July 1985 in Tegal, Central Java) is a male badminton player from Indonesia.
Contents
- hd final ms simon santoso vs lee chong wei 2014 oue singapore open
- hd final ms lin dan vs simon santoso 2014 the star australian badminton open
- Career
- Personal life
- BWF Superseries 3 titles 4 runners up
- BWF Grand Prix 4 titles 1 runner up
- Participation at Indonesian Team
- Record against selected opponents
- References
hd final ms lin dan vs simon santoso 2014 the star australian badminton open
Career
When he was young, he joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club before joining the Indonesian National team PBSI. In 2005 he won the Robot HCMC Vietnam Satellite and the silver medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. His best results on the world circuit until recently were runner-up finishes at the Singapore (2008), Swiss (2007), and Indonesia Open Superseries (2008) events . He was also a semi-finalist at the Japan Open Superseries (2007) and the Chinese Taipei Open (2007). 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 Superseries, after beating Marc Zwiebler of Germany in the final round, 21–14, 21–6. He won gold in the 2009 Southeast Asian Games by defeating Sony Dwi Kuncoro. In 2011, He retained his gold medal in 2011 Southeast Asian Games by beating Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk in 3 sets. In 2012, He helped Indonesia Garuda to win the inaugural Axiata Cup 2012. In June 2012, he won Indonesia Open Superseries premier badminton title 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 after defeating Du Pengyu of China in the final.
Personal life
Simon is the youngest of four children of Hosea Liem (father) and Rahel Yanti (mother). His hobbies are swimming and reading comics.
BWF Superseries (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Superseries Finals Tournament Superseries Premier Tournament Superseries TournamentBWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Grand Prix Gold Tournament Grand Prix TournamentParticipation at Indonesian Team
Record against selected opponents
Includes results against athletes who competed in Super Series finals, World Championships semi-finals, and Olympic quarterfinals.