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- 1989 IBF World Championships at the Senayan Sports Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia
World Cup
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
1988 | National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Yang Yang | 13–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
1983 | Shanghai, China | Chen Changjie | Silver | |
1991 | Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Foo Kok Keong | 11–15, 13–15 | Bronze |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
1985 | Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand | Icuk Sugiarto | Silver | |
1987 | Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia | Icuk Sugiarto | 13–15, 15–0, 9–15 | Silver |
1989 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Icuk Sugiarto | 7–15, 10–15 | Silver |
International Tournaments
Men's singlesYear | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
1983 | Penang Open | Misbun Sidek | 8–15, 5–15 | Runner-up |
1987 | Indonesia Open | Yang Yang | 6–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1987 | Singapore Open | Misbun Sidek | 13–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1987 | Thailand Open | Zhao Jianhua | 10–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
1987 | World Grand Prix Finals | Xiong Guobao | 2–15, 14–18 | Runner-up |
1989 | Singapore Open | Zhao Jianhua | 11–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
1989 | Chinese Taipei Open | Morten Frost | 12–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
1989 | Dutch Open | Alan Budikusuma | 7–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
1990 | Chinese Taipei Open | Ardy Wiranata | 18–17, 7–15, 15–11 | Champion |
1990 | World Grand Prix Finals | Rashid Sidek | 18–13, 9–15, 15–2 | Champion |
1992 | Australia Open | Paul Stevenson | 15–9, 15–11 | Champion |