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) 12 January 1970 (age 55) Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Handedness	Right
Event	Men'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 Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Men's doubles SEA 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] Their nickname as a famous badminton couple was "Denny & Anton". After retiring as players, both Denny Kantono and Antonius pursued careers as badminton coaches at the PB Djarum Kudus club.

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

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Antonius Ariantho	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	2–15, 7–15	Bronze

SEA 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 Grand Prix tournament

  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

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