Ricky Subagja

Ricky Subagja
Personal information
Birth nameRicky Achmad Soebagdja
CountryIndonesia
Born (1971-01-27) 27 January 1971
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Men's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 New Delhi Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Jakarta Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Yogyakarta Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1992 Guangzhou Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Jakarta Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hong Kong Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Beijing Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Jakarta Men's doubles
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Manila Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Manila Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Manila Men's doubles
Political partyDemokrat
Spouses
Elsa Manora Nasution
(m. 2000; div. 2006)
    Novani Citra Kresna
    (m. 2010; div. 2017)
      Khairunissa Andjani
      (m. 2021)

      Ricky Subagja (born 27 January 1971) is a former Indonesian badminton player. He was rated among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history.

      Career

      In 1993 the fast moving, faster hitting Subagja won men's doubles at the then biennial IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with fellow countryman Rudy Gunawan. However, Subagja's regular partner for most of the 90s was another fellow countryman, the equally fast and hard-hitting Rexy Mainaky, and they formed the most successful team of the decade. Subagja and Mainaky won more than thirty international titles together, including all of badminton's major championships at least once. They captured Olympic gold at Atlanta in 1996, the IBF World Championships in 1995 at Lausanne, Switzerland (a repeat title for Subagja), and the prestigious All-England Championships back to back in 1995 and 1996. A partial listing of their other titles includes the open championships of the five strongest nations in men's badminton: China (1992), Indonesia (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999), Malaysia (1993, 1994, 1997), South Korea (1995, 1996), and Denmark (1998); as well as the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992, 1994, 1996), the Badminton World Cup (1993, 1995, 1997), and the quadrennial Asian Games (1994, 1998).

      Subagja and Mainaky were bronze medalists at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals at both the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. They paired together on Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams that won four consecutive world team titles in 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000

      Awards and nominations

      Award Year Category Result Ref.
      Badminton World Federation Awards 2009 Badminton Hall of Fame Honored [1]
      Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre Awards 2017 The best men's doubles legend with Rexy Mainaky Honored [2]

      Achievements

      Olympic Games

      Men's doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Yap Kim Hock
      Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      5–15, 15–13, 15–12 Gold

      World Championships

      Men's doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Yap Kim Hock
      Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      9–15, 15–2, 12–15 Bronze Bronze
      1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
      Denmark Thomas Lund
      15–5, 15–2 Gold Gold
      1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England Indonesia Rudy Gunawan Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
      15–11, 15–3 Gold Gold

      World Cup

      Men's doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Rexy Mainaky South Korea Lee Dong-soo
      South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
      15–1, 10–15, 15–3 Gold Gold
      1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Thailand Sakrapee Thongsari
      Thailand Pramote Teerawiwatana
      15–4, 15–9 Gold Gold
      1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India Indonesia Rexy Mainaky China Chen Kang
      China Chen Hongyong
      15–7, 12–15, 15–9 Gold Gold
      1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
      10–15, 11–15 Silver Silver

      Asian Games

      Men's doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Thailand Pramote Teerawiwatana
      Thailand Siripong Siripool
      15–5, 15–10 Gold Gold
      1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
      15–10, 15–2 Gold Gold

      Asian Championships

      Men's doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Richard Mainaky China Chen Kang
      China Chen Hongyong
      11–15, 15–12, 14–17 Bronze Bronze

      Asian Cup

      Men's doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
      15–8, 15–7 Gold Gold
      1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
      16-17, 5-15 Silver Silver

      SEA Games

      Men's doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1997 Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex,
      Jakarta, Indonesia
      Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
      Indonesia Candra Wijaya
      4–15, 17–14, 11–15 Silver Silver
      1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
      Chiang Mai, Thailand
      Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Yap Kim Hock
      Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      13–15, 9–15 Silver Silver
      1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,
      Singapore
      Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
      7–15, 15–11, 7–15 Silver Silver
      1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,
      Manila, Philippines
      Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Jalani Sidek
      Malaysia Razif Sidek
      6–15, 15–12, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

      Mixed doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,
      Manila, Philippines
      Indonesia Rosiana Tendean Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
      Indonesia Erma Sulistianingsih
      15–6, 15–13 Gold Gold

      World Junior Championships

      The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

      Boys' singles

      Year Venue Opponent Score Result
      1988 Jakarta, Indonesia China Wu Wenkai 11–15, 3–15 Bronze Bronze

      Boys' doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Imay Hendra South Korea Choi Sang-bum
      South Korea Ahn Jae-chang
      11–15, 14–17 Bronze Bronze
      1988 Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Aras Razak Indonesia Yudi Yudono
      Indonesia Darma
      15–8, 15–6 Gold Gold

      Mixed doubles

      Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
      1987 Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Lilik Sudarwati Indonesia Ardy Wiranata
      Indonesia Susi Susanti
      15–7, 7–15, 9–15 Silver Silver
      1988 Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia Lilik Sudarwati South Korea Choi Ji-tae
      South Korea Bang Soo-hyun
      15–12, 15–7 Gold Gold

      IBF World Grand Prix (28 titles, 11 runners-up)

      The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

      Men's doubles

      Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
      2000 Korea Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky South Korea Lee Dong-soo
      South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
      8–15, 15–9, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1999 Indonesia Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Tony Gunawan
      Indonesia Candra Wijaya
      15–12, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1998 Indonesia Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Flandy Limpele
      Indonesia Eng Hian
      15–5, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1998 Denmark Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Flandy Limpele
      Indonesia Eng Hian
      15–11, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1998 Singapore Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
      Indonesia Candra Wijaya
      5–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1997 Vietnam Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky South Korea Lee Dong-soo
      South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
      15–11, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1997 Malaysia Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
      Indonesia Denny Kantono
      17–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1997 Japan Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
      Indonesia Denny Kantono
      15–11, 7–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1996 World Grand Prix Finals Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Yap Kim Hock
      Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      15–4, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1996 China Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
      Indonesia Candra Wijaya
      12–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1996 All England Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Yap Kim Hock
      Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      15–6, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1996 Korea Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Yap Kim Hock
      Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      15–5, 17–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1996 Japan Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
      Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
      15–8, 12–15, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1995 Singapore Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
      Indonesia Denny Kantono
      15–7, 18–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1995 All England Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
      Indonesia Denny Kantono
      15–12, 15–18, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1995 Japan Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
      Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
      15–8, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1995 Korea Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
      Denmark Thomas Lund
      15–6, 11–15, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1994 World Grand Prix Finals Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
      Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
      15–10, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1994 Hong Kong Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
      Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
      15–12, 14–17, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1994 Indonesia Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
      Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
      10–15, 15–4, 18–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1994 Singapore Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
      Denmark Thomas Lund
      15–6, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1994 Malaysia Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Thailand Sakrapee Thongsari
      Thailand Pramote Teerawiwatana
      15–5, 18–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1994 All England Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
      Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
      12–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1994 Swedish Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Sweden Peter Axelsson
      Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
      15–11, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1994 Korea Open Indonesia Denny Kantono Sweden Peter Axelsson
      Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
      14–17, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1994 Japan Open Indonesia Denny Kantono Thailand Sakrapee Thongsari
      Thailand Pramote Teerawiwatana
      15–11, 12–15, 18–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1993 World Grand Prix Finals Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
      Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
      15–11, 10–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1993 German Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
      Denmark Thomas Lund
      14–17, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1993 Indonesia Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Eddy Hartono
      Indonesia Richard Mainaky
      15–13 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1993 Malaysia Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
      15–7, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1993 Swedish Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Sweden Peter Axelsson
      Sweden Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
      15–12, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1992 World Grand Prix Finals Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
      Malaysia Soo Beng Kiang
      15–11, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1992 Thailand Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky China Huang Zhanzhong
      China Zheng Yumin
      15–9, 12–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1992 Hong Kong Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky China Huang Zhanzhong
      China Zheng Yumin
      15–13, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1992 China Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Razif Sidek
      Malaysia Jalani Sidek
      17–15, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
      1992 Indonesia Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Indonesia Eddy Hartono
      Indonesia Rudy Gunawan
      12–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1991 U.S. Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Razif Sidek
      Malaysia Jalani Sidek
      13–18, 15–13, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1991 Canadian Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky Malaysia Razif Sidek
      Malaysia Jalani Sidek
      11–15, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1990 Dutch Open Indonesia Bagus Setiadi Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
      Denmark Thomas Lund
      10–15, 4–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
        IBF Grand Prix tournament
        IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

      IBF International (1 title, 1 runners-up)

      Men's doubles

      Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
      1992 French Open Indonesia Rexy Mainaky China Li Yongbo
      China Tian Bingyi
      16–18, 12–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
      1991 Polish International Indonesia Richard Mainaky Indonesia Rudy Gunawan Haditono
      Indonesia Dicky Purwotjugiono
      15–12, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

      IBF Junior International (1 title)

      Boys' doubles

      Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
      1987 Duinwijck Junior Indonesia Nunung Murdijanto Denmark Thomas Olsen
      Denmark Frederik Lindqvist
      12–15, 15–8, 15–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [3]

      References

      1. ^ "Daftar Pebulutangkis Indonesia yang Masuk Hall of Fame BWF" (in Indonesian). Indosport. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
      2. ^ "Ricky/Rexy Hingga Marcus/Kevin Raih Penghargaan CWIBC" (in Indonesian). Republika. 19 December 2017.
      3. ^ "Indonesians take Dutch titles" (PDF). Worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.