Rony Agustinus

Rony Agustinus (born 7 October 1978) is an Indonesian former badminton player, who now works as a badminton coach.^[1] As a junior player, he represented his country at the 1996 World Junior Championships and won the bronze medal in the boys' singles event.^[2] In 1997, he finished as a semi-finalist at the French and Indonesia International tournaments. He took the silver medal at the 2000 Asian Championships but was defeated by his teammate Taufik Hidayat in the final.^[3] In 2001, he reached the final of the 2001 Malaysia Open as an unseeded player, defeating a former All England champion Pullela Gopichand of India, his compatriot Hendrawan, the world champion, Park Tae-sang of South Korea, and Chen Hong of China en route to the final. He failed to win the title after he lost to host player Ong Ewe Hock.^[4] Agustinus played at the 2002 Busan Asian Games, and helped the team win the silver medal.^[5] He was also part of the national team that won the 2002 Thomas Cup.^[6]

Rony Agustinus
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men's singles & doubles
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Thomas Cup 2002 Guangzhou Men's team Asian Games 2002 Busan Men's team Asian Championships 2000 Jakarta Men's singles Southeast Asian Games 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's singles 2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles World Junior Championships 1996 Silkeborg Boys' singles
BWF profile

Agustinus started his career as a coach in Indonesia, and was Malaysia national coach from 2013 to 2019.^[7][8] Currently he is a coach for South Korea national men's and women's single team.^[9]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Taufik Hidayat	17–14, 2–15, 3–15	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Wong Choong Hann	15–17, 2–15	Bronze
2001	Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Boonsak Ponsana	6–15, 1–15	Bronze

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	Silkeborg Hallerne, Silkeborg, Denmark	Zhu Feng	11–15, 7–15	Bronze

IBF Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Malaysia Open	Ong Ewe Hock	7–3, 2–7, 0–7, 8–6, 1–7	Runner-up

References

1. "Players: Rony Agustinus". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
2. Grossman, Mike (24 November 1996). "Malaysians Chan and Gan take World Junior Male Doubles Crown". New Shuttlenws. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
3. "Beregu kita kecundang -- Badminton Asia". Utusan. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
4. "Ong Ewe Hock wins Malaysian Open". Rediff.com. 23 July 2001. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
5. "Indonesia Storms off Badminton Court, China Continues Gold Rush". People's Daily. 10 October 2002. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
6. Sapthiani, Yulia (10 May 2008). "Rebut Kembali Pala Thomas". Kompas (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 February 2019.
7. "Ronny Agustinus : Sektor Tunggal Tertinggal Jauh" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
8. Paul, Rajes (22 December 2018). "Kejian the latest to join exodus of coaches from BAM". The Star. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
9. "Rony Agustinus, Pelatih Indonesia di Balik Kehebatan An Se Young". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

External links

• Rony Agustinus at BWFBadminton.com
• Rony Agustinus at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)