Hendra Setiawan
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| Hendra Setiawan | |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | August 25, 1984 |
| Place of birth | Pemalang |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (160 lb) |
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| Country |  Indonesia |
| Handedness | Right |
| Highest Ranking | 1 (September 27, 2007 [1]) |
| Current Ranking | 1 (May 15, 2008 [2]) |
| BWF Profile | |
Hendra Setiawan (born in Pemalang, East Java, 24 August 1984) is a male badminton player from Indonesia.
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[edit] Career
In 2005, with Markis Kido, he won the Asian Badminton Championships and the Indonesia Open. In 2006, they also won the Jakarta Satellite, the Hong Kong Open and the China Open after defeating Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21-16, 21-16 at the finals.
In 2007, they were crowned world champions after defeating Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae from South Korea, 21-19 and 21-19, at the World Championships finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They also won the China Super Series after defeating Guo Zhengdong and Xie Zhongbo 21-12, 21-19 from China at the finals and they won BWF World Cup Invitation after defeating Malaysian men's double Mohd. Fairuzizuan Mohd. Tazari and Lin Woon Fui 21-18, 21-15 at the finals in Yiyang, Hunan. In July, they became runner up China Masters Super Series after lose from Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, 15-21, 16-21. On December 2, they won the Hong Kong Super Series after defeating Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan 21-12, 18-21, 21-13 at the finals. At SEA Games 2007 Thailand, they help Indonesian team won gold medal men's event team and won gold medal men's double at individual event after defeating Singapore men's double from Indonesian births, Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya 21-17 and 21-12.
In 2008, at January, they won the Malaysian Super Series.
[edit] Participation at Indonesian Team
- 1 time at Sudirman Cup (2007)
- 2 times at Thomas Cup (2006, 2008)
[edit] Personal life
When he was young, he joined the Jaya Raya Jakarta badminton club. The parents name of Setiawan is Ferry Yoegianto (father) and Kartika Christyaningrum (mother). His hobby is listening music. Normally people called him Hendra or Junkies.
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