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Darmadi
Personal information
Birth nameWong Pek Sen
黄培森
CountryIndonesia
Born1945 (age 78–79)
Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 1970 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Manila Men's team

Darmadi (born 1945; as Wong Pek Sen; Chinese: 黄培森) is an Indonesian badminton player from the 60s to 70s.

Career

Darmadi competed at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. He managed to bring home two medals; a silver in the men's singles and bronze in the mixed doubles. He and with the men's team also succeeded in bringing Indonesia to conquer Malaysia in the third 1969 Asian Badminton Championships in the Philippines for the first time. He also played in the men's doubles with partner Ang Tjin Siang (later known as Muljadi) and won the French Open in 1966. Partnered with Minarni in the mixed doubles, they won 1967 Singapore and Canada Opens. Darmadi and the Indonesian men's team also succeeded in bringing Indonesia back to the winner of the 1970 Thomas Cup men's team championship after defeating Malaysia in the final.

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1966 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia Ang Tjin Siang 5–3, retired Silver Silver

Mixed's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia Minarni Malaysia Teh Kew San
Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang
15–3, 8–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1967 Malaysia Open Denmark Erland Kops 10–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1968 Singapore Pesta Indonesia Rudy Hartono 15–9, 7–15, 15–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969 All England Indonesia Rudy Hartono 1–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1966 French Open Indonesia Ang Tjin Siang 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1967 Malaysia Open Indonesia Minarni Indonesia Tan Joe Hok
Indonesia Retno Koestijah
9–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1967 Singapore Open Indonesia Minarni Malaysia Ng Boon Bee
Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang
15–4, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1969 Canada Open Indonesia Minarni Malaysia Ng Boon Bee
Indonesia Retno Koestijah
15–5, 17–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. "Results". The Straits Times. 21 December 1966. p. 22. Retrieved 25 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. "The 4th day's results". The Straits Times. 20 December 1966. p. 23. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. "Malaysia beaten 3-2 despite Aik Mong's great win". The Straits Times. 9 February 1969. p. 20. Retrieved 20 November 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 174, 204, 225, 334.
  5. Scheele, 137, 204, 229, 230, 252, 253, 281, 282, 312, 313, 325, 334.
  6. Pat Davis, TheGuinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 123 - 125.
Thomas Cup badminton men's team champions
Asian badminton men's team champions
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