Simon Santoso
Badminton player

Simon Santoso

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Introduction

Simon Santoso (born 29 July 1985 in Tegal, Central Java) is a male badminton player from Indonesia.

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.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Thailand Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21–10, 11–21, 21–19 Gold Gold (2)
2009 Vientiane, Laos Laos Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21–16, 21–12 Gold Gold (1)
2005 Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines Philippines Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro 16–17, 3–15 Silver Silver

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.

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Australian Open China Lin Dan 24–22, 16–21, 7–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Singapore Open (1) Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 21–15, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Champion
2012 Indonesia Open (1) China Du Pengyu 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Champion
2009 Denmark Open (1) Germany Marc Zwiebler 21–14, 21–6 1st, gold medalist(s) Champion
2008 Indonesia Open Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21–19, 14–21, 9–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Singapore Open Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 13–21, 5–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Swiss Open China Chen Jin 16–21, 19–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     Superseries Finals Tournament
     Superseries Premier Tournament
     Superseries Tournament

BWF 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.

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Malaysia Masters (1) India Sourabh Varma 15–21, 21–16, 21–19 1st, gold medalist(s) Champion
2013 Indonesian Masters (1) Indonesia Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 21–17, 21–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Champion
2012 German Open China Lin Dan 11–21, 11–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Chinese Taipei Open (2) South Korea Son Wan-ho 21–14, 21–11 1st, gold medalist(s) Champion
2008 Chinese Taipei Open (1) Malaysia Roslin Hashim 21–18, 13–21, 21–10 1st, gold medalist(s) Champion
     Grand Prix Gold Tournament
     Grand Prix Tournament

Satellite Tournaments

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2005 Vietnam Satellite South Korea Jung Hoon-min 15–2, 15–3 1st, gold medalist(s) Champion
2003 Singapore Satellite Singapore Ronald Susilo 15–5, 15–3 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Participation at Indonesian Team

  • 4 times at Sudirman Cup (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
  • 6 times at Thomas Cup (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010,2012,2014)

Record against selected opponents

Includes results against athletes who competed in Super Series finals, World Championships semi-finals, and Olympic quarterfinals.

  • Austria Michael Lahnsteiner 1–0
  • China Bao Chunlai 0–4
  • China Chen Hong 0–1
  • China Chen Jin 1–7
  • China Chen Long 0–3
  • China Chen Yu 1–2
  • China Du Pengyu 3–2
  • China Lin Dan 1–11
  • China Tian Houwei 1–1
  • Chinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-hsing 3–0
  • Denmark Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 0–2
  • Denmark Jan Ø. Jørgensen 3–0
  • Denmark Joachim Persson 0–1
  • Denmark Kenneth Jonassen 0–1
  • Denmark Peter Gade 4–11
  • Denmark Viktor Axelsen 1–0
  • Estonia Raul Must 1–0
  • Germany Marc Zwiebler 3–0
  • Hong Kong Hu Yun 1–2
  • Hong Kong Wong Wing Ki 4–1
  • India Parupalli Kashyap 4–0
  • Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro 1–1
  • Indonesia Taufik Hidayat 5–5
  • Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto 3–0
  • Japan Kento Momota 1–1
  • Japan Kenichi Tago 2–2
  • Japan Sho Sasaki 6–2
  • South Korea Lee Hyun-il 1–5
  • South Korea Park Sung-hwan 1–2
  • South Korea Shon Seung-mo 1–0
  • South Korea Son Wan-ho 3–1
  • Malaysia Lee Chong Wei 2–9
  • Malaysia Liew Daren 0–2
  • Malaysia Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 3–6
  • Malaysia Wong Choong Hann 3–1
  • Singapore Ronald Susilo 1–1
  • Thailand Boonsak Ponsana 3–5