Mitchel Wongsodikromo

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.

Mitchel Arthur Wongsodikromo
Personal information
Country Suriname
Born (1985-08-26) August 26, 1985
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)
BWF profile

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. [1]

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.[2] Internationally he was a three times Men's Doubles champion at the Suriname International Badminton Tournament in 2008, 2009 and 2011.[3] 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[4] 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

Mitchel Wongsodikromo Multiple Champion of SURINAME

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[5]
  • 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[6]
  • 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[7]
  • 2007 – 2007 PAN AM Games Rio de Janeiro: Participation
  • 2008 – 2nd Suriname International : Men's Singles Silver, Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Silver[8]
  • 2009 – 3rd Suriname International : Men's Doubles Gold & Mixed Doubles Gold[9]
  • 2010 – CACSO Games Mayagüez : Men's Doubles Bronze Medal[10]
  • 2010 – SOUTH AMERICAN Games Medellín : Mixed Doubles Bronze & Team Event Bronze[11]
  • 2010 – Bill Graham Miami International: Men's Doubles Silver[12]
  • 2010 – 4th Suriname International : Men's Doubles Silver & Mixed Doubles Silver[13]
  • 2011 – Cuba Giraldilla International : Men's Singles Bronze
  • 2011 – Carebaco Open Championships : Men's Doubles Gold[14] & Mixed Doubles Gold[15]
  • 2011 – 2011 PAN AM Games Guadelajara : Participation
  • 2011 – Bill Graham Miami International: Men's Doubles Bronze[16]
  • 2011 – 5th Suriname International : Men's Doubles Gold[17]
  • 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 [18][19]& Team Event Silver
  • 2012 – Bill Graham Miami International: Men's Doubles Bronze & Mixed Doubles Silver [20]
  • 2012 – 6th Suriname International : Mixed Doubles Gold[21]
  • 2013 – 7th Suriname International : Silver [22]
  • 2014 – 8th Suriname International : Men's Doubles Silver [23]
  • 2015 – Jamaica International : Men's Doubles Bronze [24]
  • 2016 – 10th Suriname International : Men's Doubles Silver [25]
  • 2016 – 10th Suriname International : Mixed Doubles Bronze [26]
  • 2017 – 11th Suriname International : Men's Doubles Bronze [27]
  • 2018 – Carebaco Open Championships : Men's Doubles Bronze [28]
  • 2018 – 12th Suriname International : Mixed Doubles Silver [29]
  • 2019 – 13th Suriname International : Men's Doubles Gold [30]

Achievements with results

Virgil Soeroredjo & Mitchel Wongsodikromo Carebaco & Suriname International Badminton winners

Central American and Caribbean Games

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

South American Games

Mixed doubles

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

BWF International Series/ Future Series (8 titles, 12 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Carebaco International Alistair Casey 10–21, 4–21 Semi-Finalist
2011 Giraldilla International Arief Gifar Ramadhan 14–21, 19–21 Semi-Finalist
2009 Suriname International Daniel Paiola 11-21, 22–20, 14-21 Semi-Finalist
2008 Suriname International Virgil Soeroredjo 21-10, 13-21, 10–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Suriname International Danny Chen Shae Michael Martin
Gavin Robinson
21-18, 21-15 Winner
2018 Carebaco International Kevin Zou Shae Michael Martin
Dakeil Thorpe
16-21, 18-21 Semi-Finalist
2017 Suriname International Irfan Djabar Dennis Coke
Anthony McNee
16–21, 10–21 Semi-Finalist
2016 Suriname International Alrick Toney Corey Fanus
Dakeil Thorpe
16–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2015 Jamaica International Dakeil Thorpe Emre Vural
Sinan Zorlu
12–21, 12–21 Semi-Finalist
2014 Suriname International Gilmar Jones Mario Cuba
Martin Del Valle
11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2011 Suriname International Virgil Soeroredjo Luis Henrique Dos Santos Jr.
Alex Yuwan Tjong
21-14, 21–17 Winner
2011 Miami International Virgil Soeroredjo Hugo Arthuso
Daniel Paiola
13–21, 18–21 Semi-Finalist
2011 Carebaco International Virgil Soeroredjo Nelson Javier
Alberto Rapozo
22-20, 21–18 Winner
2010 Suriname International Virgil Soeroredjo Kevin Cordón
Rodolfo Ramírez
14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2010 Miami International Virgil Soeroredjo Sameera Gunatileka
Vincent Nguy
14–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2009 Suriname International Virgil Soeroredjo Oscar Brandon
Raul Rampersad
21–15, 21–16 Winner
2008 Suriname International Virgil Soeroredjo Irfan Djabar
Dylan Darmohoetomo
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2007 Carebaco International Virgil Soeroredjo Paolo Von Scala
Lucas Araujo
13–21, 18–21 Semi-Finalist
2007 Giraldilla International Virgil Soeroredjo Osleni Guerrero
Alexander Hernandez
21-17, 13–21, 19–21 Semi-Finalist

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Suriname International Katherine Wynter Cesar Adonis Brito Gonzalez
Bermary Altagracia Polanco Munoz
10–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2016 Suriname International Santusha Ramzan Alistair Espinoza
Solangel Guzman
11–21, 21–14, 18–21 Semi-Finalist
2013 Suriname International Crystal Leefmans Dave Khodabux
Elisa Piek
17–21, 21–18, 19–21 Runner-up
2012 Suriname International Crystal Leefmans Ruben Castellanos
Nikte Alejandra Sotomayor
21–12, 21-18 Winner
2012 Miami International Crystal Leefmans Laurent Constantin
Andréa Vanderstukken
21–23, 14–21 Runner-up
2012 Carebaco International Crystal Leefmans Nelson Javier
Vibieca Beronica
21–11, 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2011 Suriname International Crystal Leefmans Hugo Arthuso
Fabiana Silva
20–22, 18–21 Runner-up
2011 Carebaco International Crystal Leefmans Gareth Henry
Geordine Henry
21–17, 21–11 Winner
2010 Suriname International Priscille Tjitrodipo Virgil Soeroredjo
Mireille van Daal
8–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2010 Miami International Priscille Tjitrodipo Hock Lai Lee
Priscilla Lun
13–21, 9–21 Semi-Finalist
2009 Suriname International Priscille Tjitrodipo Irfan Djabar
Quennie Pawirosemito
21–16, 21–15 Winner
2008 Suriname International Jill Sjauw Mook Virgil Soeroredjo
Nathalie Haynes
16–21, 16–21 Runner-up
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