Halim Haryanto


Halim Haryanto Ho is an Indonesian former badminton player. He is a former world champion along with his doubles partner Tony Gunawan. Haryanto immigrated to the United States in 2004 to pursue a coaching career. He now resides in San Diego, California, Apex Badminton Academy head coach at SDBCC in San Diego and representing the United States as a badminton player of Team USA.

Personal life

Halim Haryanto Ho was born in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on 23 September 1976 to Hadimulya Ho and Ana Wun. Haryanto began playing badminton at the age of 8. He graduated from West Java, Indonesia High School in 1994 and joined the Indonesia National Badminton Team in 1995, specializing as a men's doubles player. He is currently married to Jeanny N. Ho, whose father is Hariamanto Kartono, silver medalist at the 1980 IBF World Championships and gold medalist of the All England, Indonesian Open, and Thomas Cup. Together they have two daughters, Gabriella Ho and Graciella Ho. Amongst his hobbies are basketball, swimming, watching James Bond movies, and That '70s Show. He also became a certified massage therapist in 2006. After living in the United States for seven years, Haryanto gained his U.S Citizenship on 19 August 2011.

Career

From 1995 to 2004 Haryanto played for the Indonesia National Badminton Team with various partners before immigrating to the U.S in fall of 2004 to pursue a career as a badminton coach. In those 9 years he played for Indonesia, he enjoyed his most success with fellow countryman and now U.S citizen, Tony Gunawan. He won his first ever gold medals at the 1998 Malaysia Open and Brunei Open in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. That year he was also the bronze medalists at the Badminton Asia Championships. In 2001 he won the bi-annual International Badminton Federation World Championship as well as the 2001 All England Championship in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. They also won the 2001 Singapore Open that year as well. The Singapore Open would be the last international badminton tournament that Haryanto and Gunawan would compete in together under the PBSI.

2002-2004

After the Singapore Open, Haryanto was paired up with Tri Kusharjanto as a part of the Indonesian 2002 Thomas Cup team. They eventually won the 2002, winning their final round match against Malaysia in men's doubles. Near the end 2002 Haryanto began coaching the Indonesian Junior National Badminton team at the SGS Badminton Club in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. In 2003 Haryanto was paired up with Candra Wijaya, Olympic gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Haryanto's previous partner, Tony Gunawan. Their short-lived partnership won them the Copenhagen Masters in 2003 before Haryanto resigned from the Indonesia National Badminton Team and moved to the United States in October 2004.

2004–present

After moving to the United States he procured a job as a badminton coach at Bay Badminton Center in Burlingame, California, while maintaining international presence. In 2005 Haryanto paired up with his former partner, Tony Gunawan, and won the 2005 Chinese Taipei Open, 2005 Bitburger Open, and the U.S. Open later in 2006. Since then, Haryanto has competed in and several won national level titles including the international level U.S Open as a representative of the United States. Haryanto is also a legendary coach, achieving Level 4 Certified High Performance Coach of USA Badminton, the highest coaching status in the United States. He was also a part of the 2011 United States Pan American Games Badminton Team that competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. He is currently working as Apex Badminton Academy head coach at in San Diego, California.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2001Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,
Seville, Spain
Tony Gunawan Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon
15–0, 15–13 Gold

Pan American Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Sattawat Pongnairat Howard Bach
Tony Gunawan
10–21, 14–21 Silver

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Multipurpose Gymnasium,
Guadalajara, Mexico
Eva Lee Toby Ng
Grace Gao
13–21, 21–9, 17–21 Silver

Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2002Gangseo Gymnasium,
Busan, South Korea
Tri Kusharjanto Pramote Teerawiwatana
Tesana Panvisvas
15–17, 8–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto
Tri Kusharyanto
13–15, 5–15 Silver
2002Bangkok, Thailand Tri Kusharyanto Ha Tae-kwon
Kim Dong-moon
6–15, 12–15 Bronze
1998Bangkok, Thailand Tony Gunawan Kang Kyung-jin
Ha Tae-kwon
15–6, 8–15, 12–15 Bronze

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008U.S. Open Raju Rai Howard Bach
Khan Bob Malaythong
14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2006U.S. Open Tony Gunawan Alexandr Nikolaenko
Vitalij Durkin
21–10, 21–19 Winner
2005Chinese Taipei Open Tony Gunawan Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
15–13, 15–13 Winner
2005Bitburger Open Tony Gunawan Mike Beres
William Milroy
15–3, 15–6 Winner
2003Denmark Open Candra Wijaya Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon
17–16, 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
2001Singapore Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
5–7, 7–3, 7–2, 7–0 Winner
2001Indonesia Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
2–7, 3–7, 5–7 Runner-up
2001Malaysia Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
4–7, 7–4, 2–7, 7–2, 5–7 Runner-up
2001All England Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
15–13, 7–15, 15–7 Winner
2000Grand Prix Finals Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya
Tony Gunawan
5–7, 6–8, 2–7 Runner-up
2000Dutch Open Sigit Budiarto Jim Laugesen
Michael Søgaard
15–11, 15–4 Winner
2000Thailand Open Sigit Budiarto Zhang Jun
Zhang Wei
5–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1999Hong Kong Open Sigit Budiarto Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
12–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1998Grand Prix Finals Tony Gunawan Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono
11–15, 15–5, 11–15 Runner-up
1998Brunei Open Tony Gunawan Michael Søgaard
Denny Kantono
15–2, 15–8 Winner
1998Malaysia Open Tony Gunawan Liu Yong
Yu Jinhao
6–15, 15–5, 15–11 Winner
1996Indonesia Open Davis Efraim Antonius Budi Ariantho
Denny Kantono
3–15, 10–15 Runner-up
1996Brunei Open Davis Efraim Cun Cun Haryono
Ade Lukas
15–8, 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1995Brunei Open Davis Efraim Cun Cun Haryono
Ade Lukas
8–15, 15–11, 6–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008U.S. Open Peng Yun Mike Beres
Valerie Loker
21–13, 21–16 Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Canadian International Phillip Chew Ruud Bosch
Koen Ridder
13–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2009Puerto Rico International Phillip Chew Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez
19–21, 21–13, 16–21 Runner-up
2009Santo Domingo Open Phillip Chew Kevin Cordon
Rodolfo Ramirez
23–21, 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
1997Indonesia International Davis Efraim Eng Hian
Hermono Yuwono
15–5, 15–5 Winner
1997French International Davis Efraim Tony Gunawan
Victo Wibowo
10–15, 8–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013USA International Jing Yu Hong Toby Ng
Michelle Li
16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2011Brazil International Eva Lee Glenn Warfe
Leanne Choo
21–11, 21–15 Winner
2011Peru International Eva Lee Toby Ng
Grace Gao
11–21, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up
2010Brazil International Eva Lee Hock Lai Lee
Priscilla Lun
21–11, 22–20 Winner

Invitation Tournament

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003Copenhagen Masters Candra Wijaya Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
15–11, 15–4 Winner
2000Copenhagen Masters Tony Gunawan Flandy Limpele
Eng Hian
7–8, 7–5, 4–7, 7–5, 5–7 Runner-up