Rony Agustinus

Rony Agustinus (born 7 October 1978) is an Indonesian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach.[1] As a junior player, he represented his country at the 1996 World Junior Championships settled the bronze medal in the boys' singles event.[2] In 1997, he finished as the semi-finalists at the French and Indonesia International tournaments. He took the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships defeated by his teammates Taufik Hidayat in the final.[3] In 2001, he reached to the final of the 2001 Malaysia Open as an unseeded player, defeated a former All England champion Pullela Gopichand of India, his compatriot Hendrawan, the world champion, Park Tae-sang of South Korea, and Chen Hong of China en route to the final. He was failed to win the title after lost to host player Ong Ewe Hock.[4] Agustinus played at the 2002 Busan Asian Games, helps the team won the silver medal.[5] He also part of the national team that won the 2002 Thomas Cup.[6]

Rony Agustinus
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	7 October 1978
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles & doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Thomas Cup 2002 Guangzhou Men's team Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team Asian Championships 2000 Jakarta Men's singles Southeast Asian Games 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's singles World Junior Championships 1996 Silkeborg Boys' singles
BWF profile

Agustinus started his career as a coach in Indonesia, and was appointed as a Malaysia national coach in 2013.[7][8]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Taufik Hidayat	17–14, 2–15, 3–15	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Boonsak Ponsana	6–15, 1–15	Bronze
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Wong Choong Hann	15–17, 2–15	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Zhu Feng	11–15, 7–15	Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

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

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Malaysia Open	Ong Ewe Hock	7–3, 2–7, 0–7, 8–6, 1–7	Runner-up

References

1. "Players: Rony Agustinus". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
2. Grossman, Mike (24 November 1996). "Malaysians Chan and Gan take World Junior Male Doubles Crown". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
3. "Beregu kita kecundang -- Badminton Asia". Utusan. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
4. "Ong Ewe Hock wins Malaysian Open". Rediff.com. 23 July 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
5. "Indonesia Storms off Badminton Court, China Continues Gold Rush". People's Daily. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
6. Sapthiani, Yulia (10 May 2008). "Rebut Kembali Pala Thomas". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
7. "Ronny Agustinus : Sektor Tunggal Tertinggal Jauh" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
8. Paul, Rajes (22 December 2018). "Kejian the latest to join exodus of coaches from BAM". The Star. Retrieved 10 February 2019.

External links

• Rony Agustinus at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com