Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (born 20 October 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. He first rose when he won the bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics.

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996[1]
Cimahi, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Years active2013–present
HandednessRight
CoachHendry Saputra Ho
Men's singles
Career record187 wins, 106 losses
Highest ranking3 (18 February 2020)
Current ranking6 (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
2019 Nanning Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's team
2018 Jakarta-Palembang Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
2018 Alor Setar Men's team
2020 Manila Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
2015 Singapore Men's team
2019 Philippines Men's team
Youth Olympic Games
2014 Nanjing Boys' singles
World Junior Championships
2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
2014 Alor Setar Boys' singles
BWF profile

Career overview

The Cimahi-born shuttler of Karo descent was introduced to badminton by his father when he was in kindergarten. He is the fourth of five siblings. When he was young, he joined the PB SGS PLN, a badminton club in Bandung, West Java. He only started to take part in tournaments at around 9 years old, or two years after he was scouted. Ginting idolizes Taufik Hidayat, the 2004 Athens Olympic men's singles gold medallist who coincidentally came from the same badminton club.[3]

2013

Ginting participated at the Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold, Vietnam International Challenge, Maldives International Challenge, Malaysia International Challenge and Asia Junior Championships in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.

2014

Joining the national training camp early year, Ginting began to show his worth with stepping up to cruise into 2014 Asia Junior Championships quarterfinals in Taipei, Chinese Taipei on February. In the quarterfinals, he was halted with a 13–21, 15–21 loss to Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan. Ginting then participated at the 2014 BWF World Junior Championships in Alor Setar, Malaysia where he won a boys' singles bronze medal after bowed out in the semifinal to Shi Yuqi of China for 19–21, 15–21. He also competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China and brought home a bronze medal after beating Aditya Joshi of India in the bronze-final match with a straight games 21–17, 21–16.[4] In addition to competing in some international challenge tournaments, he also played in the BWF Grand Prix tournaments such as Chinese Taipei Open, Vietnam Open and Indonesian Masters.

2015

Starting his journey as a rookie in the BWF Superseries event from the qualifying stage, Ginting moved into the quarterfinals after creating an upset with a rubber games 14–21, 22–20, 21–13 win over India's top shuttler and fourth seed Srikanth Kidambi in the second round of the 2015 BCA Indonesia Open Superseries Premier.[5][6][7] His Indonesia Open campaign was eventually halted after losing to the eighth seed and 2012 BWF World Junior champion Kento Momota of Japan in quarterfinals with a rubber games 21–13, 16–21, 15–21.[8] Ginting was part of the Indonesian men's team that won a gold medal at the 28th Southeast Asian Games 2015 in Singapore after beating Thailand men's team 3–2 in the final.

Participating in the 2015 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold as an unheralded shuttler, Ginting reached the quarterfinals after defeating twelfth-seeded fellow Indonesian Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka with a straight sets 21–16, 21–14 in the third round of the tournament. In the first round, he surprisingly upset the eighth seed and 2009 BWF World Junior champion Tian Houwei of China with a stunning 21–13, 21–14 victory. He then lost to the defending champion, former world No. 1 and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lin Dan of China with a straight games 7–21, 20–22 in the quarterfinals.[9]

Achievements

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Chou Tien-chen 21–16, 21–23, 17–21 Bronze

Youth Olympic Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China Aditya Joshi 21–17, 21–16 Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia Shi Yuqi 19–21, 15–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2020 Indonesia Masters (2) Super 500 Anders Antonsen 17–21, 21–15, 21–9 Champion
2019 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Kento Momota 21–17, 17–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Lee Cheuk Yiu 21–16, 10–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2019 China Open Super 1000 Kento Momota 21–19, 17–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Australian Open Super 300 Jonatan Christie 17–21, 21–13, 14–21 Runner-up
2019 Singapore Open Super 500 Kento Momota 21–10, 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2018 China Open (1) Super 1000 Kento Momota 23–21, 21–19 Champion
2018 Indonesia Masters (1) Super 500 Kazumasa Sakai 21–13, 21–12 Champion

BWF Superseries (1 title)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, introduced in 2007, with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year's end.

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Korea Open (1) Jonatan Christie 21–13, 19–21, 22–20 Champion
     Superseries tournament
     Superseries Premier tournament
     Superseries Finals tournament

Participation with Indonesian team
  • 2 times at Sudirman Cup (2017, 2019)
  • 2 times at Thomas Cup (2016, 2018)
  • 3 times at Badminton Asia Team Championships (2016, 2018, 2020)
  • 2 times at Southeast Asian Games (2015, 2019)
  • 1 time at Asian Games (2018)

Performance timeline

National team
  • Junior level
Team events2014
Asian Junior Championships QF
World Junior Championships Silver
  • Senior level
Team events201520162017201820192020
Southeast Asian Games Gold N/A A N/A Gold N/A
Asia Team Championships N/A Gold N/A Gold N/A Gold
Asian Games N/A Silver N/A
Thomas Cup N/A Silver N/A Bronze N/A
Sudirman Cup A N/A GS N/A Bronze N/A

Individual competitions
  • Junior level
Events20132014
Asian Junior Championships R2 QF
World Junior Championships A Bronze
Youth Olympic Games N/A Bronze
  • Senior level
Events2016201720182019
Asian Championships R1 R1 R2 R1
Asian Games N/A Bronze N/A
World Championships N/A R2 R2 R3
Tournament201820192020Best
BWF World Tour
Malaysia Masters QF QF R1 SF (2017)
Indonesia Masters W QF W W (2018, 2020)
German Open QF A P QF (2018)
All England Open R1 R1 R1 R1 (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)
Swiss Open A SF P SF (2017, 2019)
Singapore Open A F N/A F (2019)
Australian Open A F N/A F (2019)
Korea Open QF R2 W (2017)
China Open W F W (2018)
Japan Open QF QF QF (2018, 2019)
Denmark Open R1 R1 R1 (2017, 2018, 2019)
French Open R1 SF SF (2019)
New Zealand Open A QF QF (2019)
Fuzhou China Open QF R1 QF (2018)
Hong Kong Open R2 F F (2019)
Indonesia Open R2 R2 QF (2015)
Malaysia Open R1 R1 Q R1 (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
BWF World Tour Finals GS F F (2019)
Year-end Ranking[12] 7 7 5
Tournament201820192020Best
Tournament201520162017Best
BWF Super Series
All England Open A Q1 R1 R1 (2017)
Malaysia Open A R1 R1 R1 (2016, 2017)
Singapore Open A R1 SF SF (2017)
Indonesia Open QF R1 R1 QF (2015)
Australian Open A SF R2 SF (2016)
Korea Open Q2 A W W (2017)
Japan Open Q1 A R1 R1 (2017)
Denmark Open A R1 R1 (2017)
French Open A R2 QF QF (2017)
China Open A R1 R1 (2017)
Hong Kong Open SF R1 R1 SF (2015)
Year-end Ranking 35 40 13
Tournament201520162017Best
Tournament2014201520162017Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters A R2 R2 SF SF (2017)
Syed Modi International A R1 A R1 (2016)
Thailand Masters N/A A SF SF (2017)
Swiss Open A SF SF (2017)
New Zealand Open A R3 A R3 (2016)
Chinese Taipei Open R3 QF A QF (2015)
Vietnam Open R1 SF A SF (2015)
Thailand Open N/A R2 A R2 (2015)
Chinese Taipei Masters N/A QF A N/A QF (2015)
Bitburger Open A R1 A R1 (2016)
Korea Masters A R2 A R2 (2015)
Macau Open A R2 R3 A R3 (2016)
Indonesia Masters R1 SF R1 N/A SF (2015)
Year-end Ranking 203 35 40 13
Tournament2014201520162017Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 17 March 2020.[13]

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References
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  2. "Anthony Sinisuka Ginting". Badminton Indonesia. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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  10. "BWF Launches New Events Structure". 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017.
  11. "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018.
  12. "BWF World Rankings". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
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