Hendra Wijaya (badminton)

Hendra Wijaya (born 27 December 1985) is a Singaporean retired badminton player.[1] Wijaya and his brother, Hendri Saputra, joined the Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) in 2000 and both became Singapore citizens after five years.[2]

Hendra Wijaya
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 38)
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking20 (MD 11 March 2010 with Hendri Saputra)
108 (XD 23 Sep 2010)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Men's doubles
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Pretoria Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Siri Fort Sports Complex,
New Delhi, India
  Hendri Kurniawan Saputra   Chayut Triyachart
  Derek Wong
23–21, 21–12   Bronze

SEA Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand
  Hendri Kurniawan Saputra   Markis Kido
  Hendra Setiawan
17–21, 12–21   Silver

World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa   Chen Jin 3–15, 15–12, 6–15   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Park Sung-hwan 11–15, 5–15   Silver

BWF Grand Prix

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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. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 New Zealand Open   Hendri Kurniawan Saputra   Eng Hian
  Rian Sukmawan
13–21, 9–11 retired   Runner-up
2009 India Open   Hendri Kurniawan Saputra   Choong Tan Fook
  Lee Wan Wah
9–21, 11–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 New Zealand Open   Frances Liu   Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
  Li Yujia
11–21, 12–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Smiling Fish Satellite   Allan Tai 4–7, 7–8, 5–7   Runner-up
2003 Croatian International   Sho Sasaki 12–15, 17–14, 15–10   Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Iran Fajr International   Erwin Djohan   Arash Abdul Mohamadian
  Nikzad Shiri
15–7, 15–8   Winner
2011 New Zealand International   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta   Huang Po-yi
  Lu Chia-pin
21–15, 21–17   Winner
2015 Vietnam International   Terry Hee   Lu Ching-yao
  Tien Tzu-chieh
13–21, 21–14, 21–23   Runner-up
2016 Smiling Fish International   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta   Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
  Jagdish Singh
11–7, 14–15, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8   Winner
2016 Singapore International   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta   Goh Sze Fei
  Nur Izzuddin
13–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2016 Hungarian International   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta   Frederik Colberg
  Rasmus Fladberg
11–7, 14–15, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Croatian International   Frances Liu   Andrej Pohar
  Maja Pohar
15–11, 13–15, 15–7   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Hendra Wijaya". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  2. ^ "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.
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