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Surinamese badminton player Badminton player
Mitchel Wongsodikromo
Personal information
Full nameMitchel Arthur Wongsodikromo
Country Suriname
Born (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985 (age 39)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Height172 cm (5.64 ft)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachOtmar Kersout
Men's Singles & Men's Doubles
Highest ranking205 (MS 8 March 2012)
76 (MD 5 April 2012)
Current ranking872 (MS 24 December 2019)
348 (MD 24 December 2019)
Medal record
Men's Badminton
Representing  Suriname
Central American and Caribbean Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 San Salvador Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Mayagüez Men's Doubles
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Medellín Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Medellín Mixed Team
BWF profile

Mitchel Arthur Wongsodikromo (born 26 August 1985) is a Surinamese badminton player and coach. He competed for Suriname at three Pan Am Games: 2003 Pan American Games, 2007 Pan American Games & the 2011 Pan American Games. As a very young badminton player of the club T.N.F. (Tan Na Fesi) in Suriname Mitchel Wongsodikromo was an exceptional talent and won numerous juniors titles and was soon selected to represent his country abroad winning several juniors medals at Caribbean, Central American and South American events. Much of his success was with his doubles partner Virgil Soeroredjo.

Multiple Caribbean and Pan Am Juniors Badminton Champion

Together they grew up to become a badminton force for Suriname in the Pan Am region. Already in 1997 Mitchel Wongsodikromo participated in the Surinamese U-19 juniors team event winning a Silver medal in Barbados. Also in 1997 Mitchel Wongsodikromo became South American Boys Singles U-13 Champion and Boys Doubles U-15 Champion in São Paulo, Brazil also winning a Silver medal in Mixed Doubles U-17. In 1999 Mitchel Wongsodikromo took Gold in the Mixed Doubles U-19 and the Team Event U-19, but also Silver in the Boys Singles & Boys Doubles U-19 categories at the Carebaco Games held in Suriname.

The year 2000 was a top year for the badminton athlete, he participated at the IBF World Academy training camp held in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2000 Mitchel Wongsodikromo won a Gold medal in the Boys Singles U-15 category at the South American Juniors Championships in Argentina. At that event Mitchel also won a Silver medal in the Boys Doubles U-15 category. In the same year 2000 he and Virgil Soeroredjo won the Pan American Boys Doubles U-17 juniors title at Cuba after they had already won the Caribbean Boys Doubles titles U-17 and U-19 the same year at Barbados. At the 2000 Carebaco Games Mitchel Wongsodikromo won five Gold Medals. Winning the triple in the U-19 category plus Boys Doubles in the U-17 category and the U-19 team event for Suriname.

In 2001 Mitchel Wongsodikromo managed to successfully defend four of his five Carebaco juniors titles only losing his singles U-19 title at Jamaica. In 2001 Virgil and Mitchel won Boys Doubles U-17 Gold at the South American Juniors Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Mitchel also took Bronze at the Boys Singles U-17 event and Bronze at the Mixed Doubles U-19 event. That year they also won the Regatas Cup for Boys Doubles U-17 in Lima, Peru. Mitchel again also took two Bronze medals in Peru at the Boys Singles U-17 and Mixed Doubles U-17.

In 2002 Mitchel Wongsodikromo and Virgil Soeroredjo became Pan American Juniors Semi-Champions U-19 in Orange County, USA. At the same event Mitchel Wongsodikromo also took a Bronze Medal in the U-19 Mixed team event, where the Surinamese juniors team surprisingly beat favorites Canada ending on a third place behind USA and Peru, but higher than fourth place Canada and fifth place Brazil. In the 2002 Carebaco Games Mitchel Wongsodikromo won Gold at Men's Doubles U-19 and Silver at the Men's Singles juniors categories at Puerto Rico. In the 2003 Carebaco Games at Trinidad & Tobago Virgil Soeroredjo lost both the U-19 Boys Singles & Mixed Doubles finals to his compatriot Mitchel Wongsodikromo, who took four Gold medals that event. Together they eventually won the Boys Doubles U-19 title and the Carebaco Juniors 2003 team event.

International & National Achievements

In 2002 they both won a Men's Singles Bronze medal at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games (CACSO Games 2002) in San Salvador. At that time a special achievement since they were both still only 17-year-old juniors. In 2005 at the Carebaco Open Championships Mitchel was part of the Surinamese team achieving a Bronze Medal in the Caribbean Team Event held in Cuba.

Mitchel Wongsodikromo gained five National Men's Singles titles in 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2012. Internationally he was a three times Men's Doubles champion at the Suriname International Badminton Tournament in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He also won the Mixed Doubles title two times at the Suriname International in 2009 and in 2012. In 2010 Mitchel Wongsodikromo & Virgil Soeroredjo reached the final at the Bill Graham Miami International and in 2011 they reached the semi-final of that same event. In 2011 Mitchel Wongsodikromo won both the Suriname International and the Carebaco International in Men's Doubles. In March 2010 Mitchel Wongsodikromo was also part of the Suriname badminton team that won a Bronze medal Mixed Teams Badminton at the 2010 South American Games in Medellín. Together with his compatriot Crystal Leefmans another Bronze medal was won by Mitchel Wongsodikromo in the individual Mixed Doubles event. In July 2010 Mitchel Wongsodikromo and Virgil Soeroredjo won the only medal, a Bronze, for Suriname at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games by reaching the semi-finales. In 2012 Mitchel Wongsodikromo was part of the first Suriname Men's badminton team that participated at the Thomas Cup preliminaries in Los Angeles, USA.

National Badminton Titles

  • 2019 – National Championships : Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2018 – National Championships : Mitchel Wongsodikromo did not participate that year
  • 2017 – National Championships : Men's Doubles Silver
  • 2016 – National Championships : Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2014 – National Championships : Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2013 – National Championships : Mitchel Wongsodikromo did not participate that year
  • 2012 – National Championships : Men's Singles Gold, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2011 – National Championships : Men's Singles Silver, & Men's Doubles Gold
  • 2010 – National Championships : Men's Singles Gold, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2009 – National Championships : Men's Singles Gold, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2008 – National Championships : Men's Singles Silver, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2007 – National Championships : No National Championships held that year
  • 2006 – National Championships : Men's Singles Silver, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2005 – National Championships : Men's Singles Gold, & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2004 – National Championships : Men's Singles Silver &, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2003 – National Championships : Men's Singles Gold, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2002 – National Championships : No National Championships held that year
  • 2001 – National Championships : Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2000 – National Championships : Men's Doubles Gold
  • 1999 – National Championships : Men's Doubles Silver
  • 1997 – Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships : Boys' Singles & Boys' Doubles U-13, U-15, U-17 Gold & Mixed Doubles U-15 Gold
  • 1996 – Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships : Boys' Singles, Boys' Doubles & Mixed Doubles U-12 & U-14 Gold
  • 1995 – Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships : Boys' Singles, Boys' Doubles & Mixed Doubles U-12 & U-14 Gold
  • 1994 – Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships : Boys' Singles, Boys' Doubles & Mixed Doubles U-12 Gold & Boys' Singles U-14 Gold
  • 1993 – Surinamese National Junior Badminton Championships : Boys' Singles & Boys' Doubles U-12 Gold

Surinamese National Badminton Circuit Titles A Class

  • 2018 – 12e Boijmans Memorial Toernooi 2018: Men's Doubles Silver
  • 2017 – 30ste Ma Lefi Toernooi 2017: Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2017 – Lilian Bendter Toernooi 2017: Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2015 – 3e KNTS Nieuwjaars-Badmintontoernooi 2015: Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2015 – 9e Gerard Boijmans Memorial Badminton Toernooi 2015: Men's Singles Gold
  • 2015 – 19e Ro Caster Memorial Badminton Toernooi 2015: Men's Doubles Gold
  • 2015 – 28e Ma Lefi Badminton Toernooi 2015: Men's Singles Gold & Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2014 – 8e Gerard Boijmans Memorial Badminton Toernooi 2015: Men's Singles Gold
  • 2014 – 3rd Assuria International Easter Badminton Tournament 2014: Men's Singles Bronze
  • 2013 – 7e Gerard Boijmans Memorial Badminton Toernooi 2015: Men's Singles Gold
  • 2013 – 2e Nieuw Stenov Badminton Paastoernooi 2013: Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2013 – 26e Ma Lefi Badmintontoernooi 2013: Men's Singles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2013 – 2e Top 8 Masters Badminton Invitatie Toernooi 2013: Men's Singles Gold
  • 2013 – Lilian Bendter Memorial 2013 toernooi: Men's Doubles Silver

International Badminton Titles

  • 1997 – Carebaco Juniors Championships : Team Event U-19 Silver
  • 1997 – South American Juniors Championships : Boys Singles U-13 Gold, Boys Doubles U-15 Gold, Mixed Doubles U-19 Gold
  • 1998 – Caribbean Easter Tournament Curaçao : Boys Doubles U-19 Silver
  • 1998 – Carebaco Juniors Championships : Team Event U-19 Bronze
  • 1999 – Caribbean Easter Tournament Curaçao : Boys Singles U-15 Gold, Boys Doubles U-15 Gold, Boys Doubles U-19 Bronze & Mixed Doubles U-15 Gold
  • 1999 – Carebaco Juniors Championships : Boys Single U-19 Silver, Boys Doubles U-19 Silver, Mixed Doubles U-19 Gold, Team Event U-19 Gold
  • 2000 – South American Juniors Championships : Boys Singles U-15 Gold & Boys Doubles U-15 Silver
  • 2000 – Carebaco Juniors Championships : Boys Singles U-19 Gold, Boys Doubles U-17 & U-19 Gold & Mixed Doubles U-19 Gold & Team Event U-19 Gold
  • 2000 – Pan Am Juniors Championships  : Boys Singles U-17 Silver & Boys Doubles U-17 Gold
  • 2001 – Regatas Peru Juniors Open  : Boys Singles U-17 Bronze, Boys Doubles U-17 Gold, Mixed Doubles U-17 Bronze
  • 2001 – Carebaco Juniors Championships : Boys Doubles U-17 & U-19 Gold, Mixed Doubles U-19 Gold & Team Event U-19 Gold
  • 2001 – South American Juniors Championships : Boys Singles U-17 Bronze, Boys Doubles U-19 Gold, Mixed Doubles U-19 Gold
  • 2002 – Pan Am Juniors Championships  : Boys Doubles U-19 Silver & Team Event U-19 Bronze
  • 2002 – Carebaco Juniors Championships : Boys Singles U-19 Silver & Boys Doubles U-19 Gold
  • 2002 – CACSO Games El Salvador  : Men's Singles Bronze Medal
  • 2002 – Kembit Youth International Hoensbroek – Limburg, NL : Mixed Doubles U-19 Bronze
  • 2003 – Carebaco Juniors Championships : Boys Singles U-19 Gold, Boys Doubles U-19 Gold, Mixed Doubles U-19 Gold, Team Event U-19 Gold, Team Event Seniors Bronze
  • 2003 – 2003 PAN AM Games Santo Domingo: Participation
  • 2005 – Carebaco Open Championships  : Team Event Bronze
  • 2006 – BC70 Veluwe Open Tournament Vaassen, NL: Men's Doubles Gold
  • 2006 – BC Weesp Tournament, NL  : Men's Doubles Gold
  • 2007 – Carebaco Open Championships  : Men's Doubles Bronze
  • 2007 – 2007 PAN AM Games Rio de Janeiro: Participation
  • 2008 – 2nd Suriname International  : Men's Singles Silver, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2009 – 3rd Suriname International  : Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2010 – CACSO Games Mayagüez  : Men's Doubles Bronze Medal
  • 2010 – SOUTH AMERICAN Games Medellín  : Mixed Doubles Bronze & Team Event Bronze
  • 2010 – Bill Graham Miami International: Men's Doubles Silver
  • 2010 – 4th Suriname International  : Men's Doubles Silver & Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2011 – Cuba Giraldilla International  : Men's Singles Bronze
  • 2011 – Carebaco Open Championships  : Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2011 – 2011 PAN AM Games Guadalajara  : Participation
  • 2011 – Bill Graham Miami International: Men's Doubles Bronze
  • 2011 – 5th Suriname International  : Men's Doubles Gold
  • 2012 – Thomas Cup Pan Am preliminaries: 1st Participation Surinamese Men's Team
  • 2012 – Trilan Tournament Landgraaf, NL: Men's Singles Silver & Men's Doubles Bronze
  • 2012 – Carebaco Open Championships  : Men's Singles Bronze, Mixed Doubles Silver & Team Event Silver
  • 2012 – Bill Graham Miami International: Men's Doubles Bronze & Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2012 – 6th Suriname International  : Mixed Doubles Gold
  • 2013 – 7th Suriname International  : Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2014 – 8th Suriname International  : Men's Doubles Silver
  • 2015 – Jamaica International  : Men's Doubles Bronze
  • 2016 – 10th Suriname International  : Men's Doubles Silver
  • 2016 – 10th Suriname International  : Mixed Doubles Bronze
  • 2017 – 11th Suriname International  : Men's Doubles Bronze
  • 2018 – Carebaco Open Championships  : Men's Doubles Bronze
  • 2018 – 12th Suriname International  : Mixed Doubles Silver
  • 2019 – 13th Suriname International  : Men's Doubles Gold

Achievements with results

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2002 San Salvador, El Salvador Jamaica Charles Pyne 7–15, 7–15 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Raymond Dalmau Coliseum, Porta del Sol,
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo Mexico Andrés López
Mexico Lino Muñoz
14–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

South American Games

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Medellín, Colombia Suriname Crystal Leefmans Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong
Brazil Yasmin Cury
24-22, 17-21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF International Series/ Future Series (12 titles, 12 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2008 Suriname International Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo 21-10, 13-21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Suriname International Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo Suriname Irfan Djabar
Suriname Dylan Darmohoetomo
21–15, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2009 Suriname International Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo Suriname Oscar Brandon
Trinidad and Tobago Raul Rampersad
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Miami International Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo United States Sameera Gunatileka
United States Vincent Nguy
14–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Suriname International Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo Guatemala Kevin Cordón
Guatemala Rodolfo Ramírez
14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Carebaco International Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo Dominican Republic Nelson Javier
Dominican Republic Alberto Rapozo
22-20, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Suriname International Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo Brazil Luis Henrique Dos Santos Jr.
Brazil Alex Yuwan Tjong
21-14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Suriname International Suriname Gilmar Jones Peru Mario Cuba
Peru Martin Del Valle
11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Suriname International Suriname Alrick Toney Barbados Corey Fanus
Barbados Dakeil Thorpe
16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Suriname International Suriname Danny Chen Barbados Shae Michael Martin
Barbados Gavin Robinson
21-18, 21-15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Suriname International Suriname Sören Opti Suriname Diego Dos Ramos
Suriname Al-Hassan Somedjo
21–18, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 French Guiana International Suriname Sören Opti French Guiana Dimitri Antony
French Guiana Bons Vincent
21–9, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Suriname International Suriname Sören Opti Suriname Rivano Bisphan
Suriname Danny Chen
21–14, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Suriname International Suriname Jill Sjauw Mook Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo
Suriname Nathalie Haynes
16–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2009 Suriname International Suriname Priscille Tjitrodipo Suriname Irfan Djabar
Suriname Quennie Pawirosemito
21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Suriname International Suriname Priscille Tjitrodipo Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo
Suriname Mireille van Daal
8–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Carebaco International Suriname Crystal Leefmans Jamaica Gareth Henry
Jamaica Geordine Henry
21–17, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Suriname International Suriname Crystal Leefmans Brazil Hugo Arthuso
Brazil Fabiana Silva
20–22, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Carebaco International Suriname Crystal Leefmans Dominican Republic Nelson Javier
Dominican Republic Berónica Vibieca
21–11, 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Miami International Suriname Crystal Leefmans France Laurent Constantin
France Andréa Vanderstukken
21–23, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Suriname International Suriname Crystal Leefmans Guatemala Rubén Castellanos
Guatemala Nikté Sotomayor
21–12, 21-18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Suriname International Suriname Crystal Leefmans Netherlands Dave Khodabux
Netherlands Elisa Piek
17–21, 21–18, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Suriname International Jamaica Katherine Wynter Dominican Republic César Brito
Dominican Republic Bermary Polanco
10–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Suriname International French Guiana Loriane Dréan Suriname Rivano Bisphan
Suriname Sion Zeegelaar
21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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