Hendra Wijaya (badminton)

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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

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]

Achievements[edit]

Commonwealth Games[edit]

Men's doubles

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

SEA Games[edit]

Men's doubles

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

World Junior Championships[edit]

Boys' singles

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

Asian Junior Championships[edit]

Boys' singles

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

BWF Grand Prix[edit]

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 Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Indonesia Eng Hian
Indonesia Rian Sukmawan
13–21, 9–11 retired 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 India Open Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Malaysia Lee Wan Wah
9–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 New Zealand Open Singapore Frances Liu Singapore Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Singapore Li Yujia
11–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series[edit]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Smiling Fish Satellite Malaysia Allan Tai 4–7, 7–8, 5–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2003 Croatian International Japan Sho Sasaki 12–15, 17–14, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Iran Fajr International Singapore Erwin Djohan Iran Arash Abdul Mohamadian
Iran Nikzad Shiri
15–7, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 New Zealand International Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Chinese Taipei Huang Po-yi
Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-pin
21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Vietnam International Singapore Terry Hee Chinese Taipei Lu Ching-yao
Chinese Taipei Tien Tzu-chieh
13–21, 21–14, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Smiling Fish International Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Malaysia Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
Malaysia Jagdish Singh
11–7, 14–15, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Singapore International Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Malaysia Goh Sze Fei
Malaysia Nur Izzuddin
13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Hungarian International Singapore Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Denmark Frederik Colberg
Denmark Rasmus Fladberg
11–7, 14–15, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Croatian International Singapore Frances Liu Slovenia Andrej Pohar
Slovenia Maja Pohar
15–11, 13–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[edit]

  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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