Simon Santoso
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1985-07-29)29 July 1985 (age 40) Tegal,Central Java, Indonesia
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	3 (26 August 2010)
Medal record Men'sbadminton Representing Indonesia Sudirman Cup 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team 2011 Qingdao Mixed team Thomas Cup 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team 2008 Jakarta Men's team 2014 New Delhi Men's team Asian Games 2006 Doha Men's team 2010 Guangzhou Men's team SEA Games 2003 Vietnam Men's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team 2009 Vientiane Men's singles 2009 Vientiane Men's team 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's singles 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team 2005 Manila Men's singles 2005 Manila Men's team World Junior Championships 2002 Pretoria Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' team 2002 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
BWF profile

Simon Santoso (born 29 July 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player.^[1] He was two-timeSEA Games men's singles champion winning in 2009 and 2011, also featured in Indonesia team that won the men's team title in 2003, 2007, 2009, and 2011.^[2] Santoso won theIndonesia Open a Superseries Premier tournament in2012.^[3] He reached a career high as world number 3 in August 2010.^[4]

When he was young, Santoso joined the Tangkas Jakarta badminton club before joining the Indonesian National team. In 2005, he won the Vietnam Satellite and the silver medal at the2005 SEA Games. His best results on the world circuit until recently were runner-up finishes at the 2008Singapore, 2007Swiss, and 2008Indonesia Open. He was eliminated at the semi-finals in theJapan Open Super Series and theChinese Taipei Open. In September 2008, Santoso won theChinese Taipei Open after defeatingRoslin 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 inDenmark Open, after beatingMarc Zwiebler of Germany in the final round, 21–14, 21–6. He won gold in the2009 SEA Games by defeatingSony Dwi Kuncoro.^[5]

In 2011, he retained his gold medal inSEA Games by beatingTanongsak Saensomboonsuk in 3 sets.^[6]

In 2012, he helped Indonesia Garuda to win the inaugural Axiata Cup. In June 2012, he wonIndonesia Open Superseries Premier title 21–18, 13–21, 21–11 after defeatingDu Pengyu of China in the final.^[7]

Born inTegal, Central Java, Santoso is the youngest of four children of Hosea Liem (father) and Rahel Yanti (mother). His hobbies are swimming and reading comics.^[8] He married Evelyn Carmelita on 6 December 2014, and now have two children.^[9][10]

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2005	PhilSports Arena,Pasig,Philippines	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	16–17, 3–15	Silver	[11]
2009	Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex,Vientiane, Laos	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21–16, 21–12	Gold	[12]
2011	Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia	Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	21–10, 11–21, 21–19	Gold	[13]

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2002	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Park Sung-hwan	7–15, 8–15	Bronze	[14]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[15] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels areSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.^[16] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2007	Swiss Open	Chen Jin	16–21, 10–21	Runner-up	[17]
2008	Singapore Open	Lee Chong Wei	13–21, 5–21	Runner-up	[18]
2008	Indonesia Open	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21–19, 14–21, 9–21	Runner-up	[19]
2009	Denmark Open(1)	Marc Zwiebler	21–14, 21–6	Winner	[20]
2012	Indonesia Open(1)	Du Pengyu	21–18, 13–21, 21–11	Winner	[21]
2014	Singapore Open(1)	Lee Chong Wei	21–15, 21–10	Winner	[22]
2014	Australian Open	Lin Dan	24–22, 16–21, 7–21	Runner-up	[23]

 BWF Superseries Finals tournament

 BWF Superseries Premier tournament

 BWF Superseries tournament

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2008	Chinese Taipei Open(1)	Roslin Hashim	21–18, 13–21, 21–10	Winner	[24]
2010	Chinese Taipei Open(2)	Son Wan-ho	21–14, 21–11	Winner	[25]
2012	German Open	Lin Dan	11–21, 11–21	Runner-up	[26]
2013	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold(1)	Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	21–17, 21–11	Winner	[27]
2014	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold(1)	Sourabh Varma	15–21, 21–16, 21–19	Winner	[28]

 BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

 BWF Grand Prix tournament

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2003	Singapore Satellite	Ronald Susilo	5–15, 3–15	Runner-up	[29]
2005	Vietnam Satellite	Jung Hoon-min	15–2, 15–3	Winner	[30]

• Junior level

Team events	2002
Asian Junior Championships	Gold
World Junior Championships	Bronze

• Senior level

Team events	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
SEA Games	—	Silver	—	Gold	—	Gold	—	Gold	—
Asian Games	—		Bronze	—			Bronze	—			A
Thomas Cup	Bronze	—	Bronze	—	Bronze	—	Silver	—	QF	—	Bronze
Sudirman Cup	—	Silver	—	Silver	—	Bronze	—	Bronze	—	A	—

• Junior level

Event	2002
Asian Junior Championships	Bronze
World Junior Championships

• Senior level

Event	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
SEA Games	Silver	—	A	—	Gold	—	Gold	—	A	—
Asian Championships	w/d	QF	R3	R3	A			R2	A
Asian Games	—	R2	—			A	—			A
World Championships	A		R3	—	QF	R2	R3	—	R1	w/d
Olympic Games	—			A	—			R16	—

• 4 times atSudirman Cup (2005, 2007, 2009, 2011)
• 6 times atThomas Cup (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)

Includes results against athletes who competed in Super Series finals, World Championships semi-finals, and Olympic quarterfinals.^[31]

• BWF Player Profile

• 1985 births
• Living people
• People from Tegal
• Badminton players from Central Java
• Indonesian people of Chinese descent
• Sportspeople of Chinese descent
• Indonesian male badminton players
• Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Olympic badminton players for Indonesia
• Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
• Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
• Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
• Asian Games badminton players for Indonesia
• Asian Games bronze medalists in badminton
• Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
• Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
• Competitors at the 2003 SEA Games
• Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games
• Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games
• Competitors at the 2009 SEA Games
• Competitors at the 2011 SEA Games
• SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia
• SEA Games silver medalists for Indonesia
• SEA Games medalists in badminton
• 21st-century Indonesian sportsmen

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