Debby Susanto

Summary

Debby Susanto (born 3 May 1989) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specializes in doubles. She joined PB Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java from 2006 until her retirement. Susanto known as Muhammad Rijal's longtime partner in the mixed doubles. The partnership ended in the end of the 2013 shortly after they won gold medal in 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar due to Rijal's resignation from national team.

Debby Susanto
Susanto at the welcoming ceremony in Jakarta after winning 2016 All England Open
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1989-05-03) 3 May 1989 (age 34)
Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb)
Years active2006–2019
Retired24 February 2019[1]
HandednessRight
CoachRichard Mainaky
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking2 (with Praveen Jordan 2 November 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Women's team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Waitakere City Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Since the beginning of 2014, she is pairing fellow Indonesian Praveen Jordan who was called up to the national team.[2] The duo won the oldest badminton tournament All England Open in 2016, and also the gold medal at the 2015 SEA Games.

Awards and nominations edit

Award Year Category Result Ref.
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Favorite Women's Team Athlete with 2018 Asian Games women's badminton team Won [3]

Achievements edit

Asian Games edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea   Praveen Jordan   Zhang Nan
  Zhao Yunlei
19–21, 17–21   Bronze

SEA Games edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
  Muhammad Rijal   Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thungthongkam
11–21, 14–21   Bronze
2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
  Muhammad Rijal   Maneepong Jongjit
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
21–18, 21–19   Gold
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium,
Singapore
  Praveen Jordan   Chan Peng Soon
  Goh Liu Ying
18–21, 21–13, 25–23   Gold

World Junior Championships edit

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Waitakere Trusts Stadium,
Waitakere City, New Zealand
  Afiat Yuris Wirawan   Lim Khim Wah
  Ng Hui Lin
16–21, 8–21   Bronze

Asian Junior Championships edit

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Stadium Juara,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Richi Puspita Dili   Lydia Cheah Li Ya
  Tee Jing Yi
21–12, 15–21, 21–18   Gold

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 3 runners-up) edit

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[4] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[5] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 French Open   Praveen Jordan   Ko Sung-hyun
  Kim Ha-na
10–21, 21–15, 19–21   Runner-up
2016 All England Open   Praveen Jordan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
21–12, 21–17   Winner
2016 Hong Kong Open   Praveen Jordan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
19–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2017 Australia Open   Praveen Jordan   Zheng Siwei
  Chen Qingchen
21–18, 14–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2017 Korea Open   Praveen Jordan   Wang Yilyu
  Huang Dongping
21–17, 21–18   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 9 runners-up) edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 India Grand Prix Gold   Muhammad Rijal   Sudket Prapakamol
  Saralee Thungthongkam
16–21, 21–18, 21–11   Runner-up
2012 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold   Muhammad Rijal   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
19–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2012 Chinese Taipei Open   Muhammad Rijal   Lee Chun Hei
  Chau Hoi Wah
21–14, 21–14   Winner
2012 Macau Open   Muhammad Rijal   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 21–14, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Dutch Open   Muhammad Rijal   Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
  Vanessa Neo
19–21, 23–25   Runner-up
2014 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold   Praveen Jordan   Lu Kai
  Huang Yaqiong
14–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2015 Malaysia Masters   Praveen Jordan   Joachim Fischer Nielsen
  Christinna Pedersen
18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2015 Thailand Open   Praveen Jordan   Choi Sol-gyu
  Eom Hye-won
19–21, 21–17, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Indonesian Masters   Praveen Jordan   Tontowi Ahmad
  Liliyana Natsir
18–21,13–21   Runner-up
2016 Syed Modi International   Praveen Jordan   Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
23–25, 21–9, 21–16   Winner
2017 Swiss Open   Praveen Jordan   Dechapol Puavaranukroh
  Sapsiree Taerattanachai
18–21,15–21   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title) edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Vietnam International   Pia Zebadiah Bernadet   Yuki Itagaki
  Yui Miyauchi
21–17, 17–21, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline edit

National team edit

  • Junior level
Team event 2007
Asian Junior Championships   Bronze
  • Senior level
Team event 2011 2015
SEA Games   Silver   Bronze
Team event 2018
Asian Games   Bronze
Team event 2015
Sudirman Cup   Bronze

Individual competitions edit

  • Junior level
Event 2007
Asian Junior Championships   Gold (GD)
Event 2007
World Junior Championships   Bronze (XD)
  • Senior level
Event 2011 2013 2015
SEA Games   Bronze   Gold   Gold
Event 2018
Asian Championships QF
Event 2014
Asian Games   Bronze
Event 2011 2013 2014 2015 2017
World Championships R1 QF QF QF QF
Event 2016
Olympic Games QF
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2018 2019
Malaysia Masters R1 R2 F (2014, 2015)
Indonesia Masters R2 R1 F (2012, 2015)
India Open R2 Ret SF (2010, 2011, 2015)
All England Open QF W (2016)
New Zealand Open R2 R2 (2018)
Australian Open R2 F (2017)
Indonesia Open QF QF (2010, 2013, 2018)
Thailand Open R2 F (2015)
Japan Open R1 SF (2017)
China Open QF QF (2015, 2016, 2018)
Denmark Open R2 QF (2011, 2012, 2016)
French Open R1 F (2015)
China Masters R2 QF (2014)
Year-end ranking 18 2
Tournament 2018 2019 Best
Tournament BWF Superseries Best
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
All England Open A R1 R2 SF A SF W R1 W (2016)
Swiss Open A GPG F (2017)
India Open GPG SF R1 w/d QF SF w/d A SF (2010, 2011, 2015)
Malaysia Open A R1 R2 R2 R2 QF R1 R2 R2 QF (2014)
Singapore Open A R2 R1 QF A R1 QF QF QF (2013, 2016, 2017)
Indonesia Open R1 (WD)
R1 (XD)
QF R2 R1 QF R2 R2 R1 R1 QF (2010, 2013)
Australian Open GPG A R2 SF F F (2017)
China Masters A R1 A GPG QF (2014)
Korea Open A R2 R1 R2 A R2 A W W (2017)
Japan Open A R1 R1 A R2 R2 R2 w/d SF SF (2017)
Denmark Open A QF QF R1 R2 R2 QF A QF (2011, 2012, 2016)
French Open A R1 R2 A R1 F QF R2 F (2015)
China Open A R1 A R1 R2 QF QF R1 QF (2015, 2016)
Hong Kong Open A R2 A R2 A QF QF F R1 F (2016)
BWF Superseries Finals DNQ GS DNQ SF SF GS SF (2015, 2016)
Year-end ranking 61 (WD)
47 (XD)
127 (WD)
20 (XD)
15 7 11 12 8 5 7 2
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Best
Tournament BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold Best
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
India Open QF SF SS SF (2010)
Malaysia Masters w/d A w/d A F F R1 A F (2014, 2015)
Syed Modi International A F w/d A W A W (2016)
Swiss Open SS A R2 QF QF QF w/d F F (2017)
Australian Open A R2 A SS R2 (2012)
China Masters SS QF A QF (2014)
Chinese Taipei Open A R2 QF W R2 A SF A W (2012)
Thailand Open A A F A F (2015)
Dutch Open A F A F (2013)
Macau Open A QF SF F A w/d A F (2012)
Indonesian Masters QF R1 F R2 A F w/d F (2012, 2015)
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Best

Record against selected opponents edit

Mixed doubles results against World Superseries finalists, World Superseries Finals finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists paired with:[6]

Praveen Jordan edit

Muhammad Rijal edit

References edit

  1. ^ Tegar, Bimo (24 February 2019). "(Djarum Superliga Badminton) Sayonara Debby Susanto!". Djarum Badminton (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Praveen Jordan: Bersyukur Dipercaya Masuk Pelatnas". Badminton Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). 1 February 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Inilah Daftar Terfavorit Indonesian Sport Awards 2018". Detik (in Indonesian). 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  5. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Debby Susanto's Profile – Head To Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2015.

External links edit