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
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Men's doubles
World Cup
1996 Jakarta Men's doubles
1995 Jakarta Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
1993 Birmingham Mixed team
1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Thomas Cup
1996 Hong Kong Men's team
Asian Championships
1997 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
1993 Singapore Men's team
1995 Chiang Mai Men's team
1993 Singapore Mixed doubles
1995 Chiang Mai Mixed doubles
1993 Singapore Men's doubles
1995 Chiang Mai Men'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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