Denny Kantono

Denny Kantono (Chinese: 关有明; born 12 January 1970) is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles.[1] He shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Antonius Ariantho including the French (1993), Hong Kong (1993), Denmark (1994), Thailand (1994), Chinese Taipei (1995, 1999), and Indonesia (1996) Opens; as well as the (now defunct) Badminton World Cup (1996) and World Badminton Grand Prix (1998) events. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1995 and bronze medalists at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Denny Kantono
Personal information
Country Indonesia
Born (1970-01-12) January 12, 1970
Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
HandednessRight
EventMen's doubles
BWF profile

Kantono competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles, with Antonius Ariantho, and won a bronze medal. They lost in semifinals against Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, of Malaysia, 15–10, 15–4,[2] and in the bronze medal match they defeated Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her, of Malaysia, 15–4, 12–15, 15–8.[3]

Personal life

Kantono has a daughter that also a badminton athlete name Serena Kani who plays in 2015 BWF World Junior Championships in Peru.[4]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Antonius Ariantho Soo Beng Kiang
Tan Kim Her
15–4, 12–15, 15–8 Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 Jakarta, Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Sigit Budiarto
15–8, 15–2 Gold
1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
8–15, 8–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Antonius Ariantho Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
4–15, 15–9, 15–7 Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Antonius Ariantho Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
11–15, 15–6, 7–15 Bronze
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,
Singapore
Rudy Gunawan Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
2–15, 15–12, 14–17 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Eliza Nathanael Tri Kusharjanto
Minarti Timur
8–15, 4–15 Silver
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,
Singapore
Minarti Timur Rudy Gunawan
Eliza Nathanael
6–15, 15–18 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Choong Tan Fook
Cheah Soon Kit
15–4, 14–17, 15–8 Winner
1998 Grand Prix Finals Antonius Ariantho Halim Haryanto
Tony Gunawan
15–11, 5–15, 15–11 Winner
1998 Brunei Open Michael Søgaard Halim Haryanto
Tony Gunawan
2–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1998 Japan Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
9–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1997 Malaysia Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
15–17, 12–15 Runner-up
1997 Japan Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
11–15, 15–7, 7–15 Runner-up
1997 Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
11–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1996 Hong Kong Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
15–6, 15–3 Winner
1996 Indonesia Open Antonius Ariantho Davis Efraim
Halim Haryanto
15–3, 15–10 Winner
1996 Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–6, 15–7 Winner
1995 Singapore Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
7–15, 16–18 Runner-up
1995 Indonesia Open Antonius Ariantho Bambang Suprianto
Rudy Gunawan
12–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1995 All England Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
12–15, 18–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1995 Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Yee Guan
Yap Yee Hup
15–7, 14–18, 15–2 Winner
1994 Thailand Open Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
12–15, 15–12, 15–10 Winner
1994 Denmark Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
15–8, 5–15, 15–9 Winner
1994 German Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
6–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1994 Dutch Open Antonius Ariantho Simon Archer
Chris Hunt
17–18, 15–5, 15–8 Winner
1994 Korea Open Ricky Subagja Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
14–17, 7–15 Runner-up
1994 Japan Open Ricky Subagja Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
15–11, 12–15, 18–16 Winner
1993 Hong Kong Open Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
10–15, 15–3, 17–14 Winner
1993 U.S. Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
7–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1993 French Open Antonius Ariantho Rudy Gunawan Haditono
Dicky Purwotsugiono
15–11, 18–16 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Chinese Taipei Open Zelin Resiana Nick Ponting
Gillian Clark
Walkover Winner
1992 Thailand Open Zelin Resiana Aryono Miranat
Eliza Nathanael
2–15, 15–2, 1–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1993 Polish International Felix Antonius Jim Laugesen
Janek Roos
15–1, 15–7 Winner
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References

  1. "Denny Kantono, Apa Kegiatannya Kini?" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 15 May 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. "Indonesia, Malaysia Meet in Singles Final". Los Angeles Times. 30 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  3. "Bang Gets a Break and Chance for Gold". Los Angeles Times. 31 July 1996. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  4. "Serena Ulang Sukses Sang Ayah" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
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