Eddy Kurniawan


Eddy Kurniawan is a retired Chinese-Indonesian male badminton player.

Career

Kurniawan's prime years, the mid to late 1980s, were a period of Chinese domination of international men's singles competition. Though he frequently appeared in the later rounds of major international tournaments, the hard-fighting Kurniawan rarely won them. One exception was his victory at the 1990 World Badminton Grand Prix, where he defeated Malaysia's Rashid Sidek in the final. He won the Australian Open in 1992. Kurniawan was a bronze medalist at the 1989 IBF World Championships in Jakarta. Perhaps the highlight of his career was his performance at the 1989 Sudirman Cup when his victories over Korean opponents in both singles and mixed doubles in the last two matches of the contest secured the title for Indonesia.

Achievements

[IBF World Championships]

Men's Singles
Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1988National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Yang Yang13–15, 6–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1983Shanghai, China Chen Changjie Silver
1991Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Foo Kok Keong11–15, 13–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1985Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Icuk Sugiarto Silver
1987Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto13–15, 15–0, 9–15 Silver
1989Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Icuk Sugiarto7–15, 10–15 Silver

International Tournaments

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1983Penang Open Misbun Sidek8–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1987Indonesia Open Yang Yang6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1987Singapore Open Misbun Sidek13–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1987Thailand Open Zhao Jianhua10–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1987World Grand Prix Finals Xiong Guobao2–15, 14–18 Runner-up
1989Singapore Open Zhao Jianhua11–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1989Chinese Taipei Open Morten Frost12–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1989Dutch Open Alan Budikusuma7–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1990Chinese Taipei Open Ardy Wiranata18–17, 7–15, 15–11 Champion
1990World Grand Prix Finals Rashid Sidek18–13, 9–15, 15–2 Champion
1992Australia Open Paul Stevenson15–9, 15–11 Champion