Muljadi


Muljadi was a world class badminton player who represented Indonesia between 1963 and 1973.

Career

Muljadi's career spanned two separate eras of Indonesian domination of the then triennial Thomas Cup competition: 1958 to 1964 and 1970 to 1979. Though he occasionally dropped matches in earlier Thomas Cup rounds, he was undefeated in singles in four consecutive final round showdowns, a record unmatched by better known teammates such as Ferry Sonneville, Tan Joe Hok, and Rudy Hartono. He won several Indonesian national singles titles during the 1960s as well as the French Open, the Asian Championships, and individual honors in the Asian Games. He was runnerup to Hartono at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1971 but defeated Hartono to win the U.S. Open title that year. Muljadi died on 14 March 2010.

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1966Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Wong Pek Shen5–3, retired Gold
1970Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand Punch Gunalan15–4, 3–15, 12–15 Silver

Asian Championships

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
1969Manila, Philippines Punch Gunalan15–11, 15–3 Gold

International Tournaments

Men's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1966Malaysia Open Tan Aik Huang12–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1966French Open Erland Kops15–6, 6–15, 15–7 Champion
1969Singapore Pesta Tan Aik Mong18–13, 15–4 Champion
1969Singapore Open Rudy Hartono Runner-up
1969US Open Rudy Hartono9–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1970Singapore Open Darmadi18–16, 15–8 Champion
1971US Open Rudy Hartono15–8, 15–9 Champion
1971All England Rudy Hartono1—15, 5—15 Runner-up

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1966French Open Wong Pek Shen Champion