Ronald Susilo

Ronald Susilo
Personal information
Born	June 6, 1979 (1979-06-06) Kediri, East Java, Indonesia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	67 kg
Country	Singapore
Handedness	Right
Men Singles
Current Ranking	13 (August 9, 2007)
BWF Profile

Ronald Susilo (Chinese: 林羽峰; pinyin: Lín Yǔfēng; born June 6, 1979 in Kediri, East Java, Indonesia) is a Singaporean badminton player of a Chinese-Indonesian origin.

He started playing badminton at the age of 8 at the Pelita Jaya Club in Jakarta. He studied in Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) for his Secondary education under a scholarship. He speaks English, Indonesian, and Malay and he understands spoken Chinese. He joined the Singapore Badminton Association at the age of 19. In the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony he was national flag-bearer of Singapore. He was previously engaged to fellow Singaporean Li Jia Wei, a national table tennis player. Since January 2008, both parties have announced their amicable separation, as featured in various Singapore newspapers.

Susilo played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's singles, defeating number 1 seed Lin Dan of China and Björn Joppien of Germany in the first two rounds. In the quarterfinals, Susilo was defeated by Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 15-10, 15-1. 2005 and 2007 he won the Singaporean National Badminton Championships.

He represented Singapore at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, where he lost to number 2 seed Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia 13-21, 14-21 in the men's singles round of 32.

Ronald Susilo broke up with Li Jia Wei before the Beijing Olympics.

Ronald Susilo Badminton Academy

Currently, Ronald Susilo has set up his own teaching enterprise for aspiring badminton players of all ages to join and quickly learn the ropes of badminton. His venue of teaching is the Anglo-Chinese School in Singapore, one of the most prestigious institutions in the country. The training regime of the academy is quite rigorous but effective, making it one of the finest programs to learn badminton in Singapore. There are currently three programs to choose from when enrolling in the academy.

The Basic Training program - for those who want to take up the sport as simply a hobby. Twice a week is fine here.

The Intermediate Program - for those who take badminton a bit more seriously or have represented their school in the badminton team. Some players here may want to attend three times a week.

The Advanced and Elite Training program - for very serious badminton players who accept the sport as more than just a hobby and want to incorporate it as part of their lives. The better players in school teams and even young national players may want to take the Advanced and Elite training program, which requires them to attend up to four times a week. This isn't recommended for non-serious badminton players, as it may eat into timetables quite easily.

Also, those who join will get a free racquet bag and badminton attire from Li-Ning.

References

• sports-reference.com
• European results
• tournamentsoftware.com