Saputra and his brother, Hendra Wijaya, joined the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) in 2000 and both became Singapore citizens after five years.[2] He won a silver medal, along with his brother and also partner, Hendra Wijaya, in the men's doubles, and bronze with Li Yujia in the mixed doubles at the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand.[3]
Saputra represented Singapore at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia, where he competed in the mixed doubles. Playing with Li Yujia, he defeated Kenya's Victor Odera and Irene Kerimah, Canada's Mike Beres and Valerie Loker, and Australia's Travis Denney and Kate Wilson-Smith in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the semi-final match to English pair Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms, with a score of 21–19, 14–21, and 17–21.[4][5] Despite their semi-final loss, Saputra and Li managed to beat the neighbouring Malaysian duo Koo Kien Keat and Wong Pei Tty for the bronze medal victory, attaining a three-set score of 21–14, 21–23, and 21–6.[6][7]
At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India, Saputra reunited his partner Hendra Wijaya in the men's doubles. The Singaporean pair defeated Northern Ireland's Matthew Gleave and Tony Stephenson, Isle of Man's Joshua Green and Matthew Wilkinson, and Scotland's Watson Briggs and Paul van Rietvelde in the preliminary rounds, before losing out the semi-final match to Malaysian duo Tan Boon Heong and Koo Kien Keat, with a unanimous score of 11–21 and 8–21.[10][11] Saputra and Wijaya proceeded to the bronze medal match, where they defeated fellow Singaporean badminton players Derek Wong and Chayut Triyachart for the medal, attaining a score of 23–21 and 21–12.[12][13] Shortly after his second Commonwealth Games, Saputra and his brother, Hendra Wijaya, announced their resignations from the Singapore national badminton team, citing difficult targets and no positions in the SBA as sparring partners.[2]
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hendri, saputra, hendri, kurniawan, saputra, born, 1981, indonesian, born, singaporean, retired, badminton, player, hendri, kurniawan, saputrapersonal, informationcountrysingaporeborn, 1981, 1981, semarang, central, java, indonesiaheight1, weight68, handedness. Hendri Kurniawan Saputra born 12 May 1981 is an Indonesian born Singaporean retired badminton player 1 Hendri Kurniawan SaputraPersonal informationCountrySingaporeBorn 1981 05 12 12 May 1981 age 42 Semarang Central Java IndonesiaHeight1 72 m 5 ft 7 1 2 in Weight68 kg 150 lb HandednessRightHighest ranking20 MD With Hendra Wijaya 11 March 2010 Medal record Men s badminton Representing Singapore Commonwealth Games 2006 Melbourne Mixed doubles 2010 Delhi Men s doubles Asian Championships 2006 Johor Bahru Mixed doubles SEA Games 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men s doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men s team 2005 Manila Mixed doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Mixed doubles 2009 Vientiane Men s team Representing Indonesia Asian Junior Championships 1999 Yangon Boys team 1999 Yangon Mixed doubles 1999 Yangon Boys doublesBWF profileCareer editSaputra and his brother Hendra Wijaya joined the Singapore Badminton Association SBA in 2000 and both became Singapore citizens after five years 2 He won a silver medal along with his brother and also partner Hendra Wijaya in the men s doubles and bronze with Li Yujia in the mixed doubles at the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand 3 Saputra represented Singapore at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne Australia where he competed in the mixed doubles Playing with Li Yujia he defeated Kenya s Victor Odera and Irene Kerimah Canada s Mike Beres and Valerie Loker and Australia s Travis Denney and Kate Wilson Smith in the preliminary rounds before losing out the semi final match to English pair Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms with a score of 21 19 14 21 and 17 21 4 5 Despite their semi final loss Saputra and Li managed to beat the neighbouring Malaysian duo Koo Kien Keat and Wong Pei Tty for the bronze medal victory attaining a three set score of 21 14 21 23 and 21 6 6 7 Saputra also qualified for the mixed doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by placing thirteenth and granting an entry as one of the top 15 seeded teams from the Badminton World Federation s ranking list Playing with Li Yujia for the second time Saputra lost the preliminary round match to Danish pair and European champions Thomas Laybourn and Kamilla Rytter Juhl with a score of 12 21 and 14 21 8 9 At the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi India Saputra reunited his partner Hendra Wijaya in the men s doubles The Singaporean pair defeated Northern Ireland s Matthew Gleave and Tony Stephenson Isle of Man s Joshua Green and Matthew Wilkinson and Scotland s Watson Briggs and Paul van Rietvelde in the preliminary rounds before losing out the semi final match to Malaysian duo Tan Boon Heong and Koo Kien Keat with a unanimous score of 11 21 and 8 21 10 11 Saputra and Wijaya proceeded to the bronze medal match where they defeated fellow Singaporean badminton players Derek Wong and Chayut Triyachart for the medal attaining a score of 23 21 and 21 12 12 13 Shortly after his second Commonwealth Games Saputra and his brother Hendra Wijaya announced their resignations from the Singapore national badminton team citing difficult targets and no positions in the SBA as sparring partners 2 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 24 February 2013 a b Badminton Hendri and Hendra quit say SBA targets too tough Channel News Asia 7 June 2011 Archived from the original on 11 July 2011 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Mamiit beats Danai to win SEA Games gold Hindustan Times 14 December 2007 Archived from the original on 11 April 2013 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Saputra Li Badminton Open Melbourne 2006 Archived from the original on 24 April 2012 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Middleton Claire 25 March 2006 Commonwealth Games Expectations are high for Robertson and Emms The Daily Telegraph Retrieved 24 February 2013 Battles for Badminton bronze Melbourne 2006 25 March 2006 Archived from the original on 10 October 2006 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Badminton Mixed doubles BBC Sport 26 March 2006 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Mixed Doubles Round of 16 NBC Olympics Archived from the original on 21 August 2012 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Koh Mark 14 August 2008 Action continues Badminton Singapore Sports Archived from the original on 20 June 2012 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Commonwealth Games 2010 Robertson and Wallwork win BBC Sport 12 October 2010 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Badminton Men s Doubles Semifinals Delhi 2010 Sydney Morning Herald 12 October 2010 Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Badminton Men s Doubles Bronze Medal Delhi 2010 Sydney Morning Herald 12 October 2010 Archived from the original on 11 July 2017 Retrieved 24 February 2013 Two medals and muddle for Singapore Emirates 24 7 14 October 2010 Retrieved 24 February 2013 External links editHendri Kurniawan Saputra at BWF tournamentsoftware com nbsp Hendri Kurniawan Saputra at BWFbadminton com nbsp Hendri Kurniawan Saputra at Olympedia nbsp Hendri Kurniawan Saputra at the Commonwealth Games Federation archived nbsp Hendri Kurniawan Saputra at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games archived nbsp Profile Team Singapore at archive today archived 18 April 2013 NBC 2008 Olympics Profile at the Wayback Machine archived 30 July 2012 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hendri Saputra amp oldid 1194562470, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
