Flandy Limpele

In this Indonesian name, the surname is Limpele.

Flandy Limpele (born 9 February 1974) is an Indonesian badminton player and coach. He competed in four Summer Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008.^[1]

Flandy Limpele
Personal information
Birth name	Flandy Limpele
Country	Indonesia (1992–2001, 2003–present) England (2001–2003)
Born	(1974-02-09) 9 February 1974 (age 51) Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
Handedness	Left
Coach	Richard Mainaky Christian Hadinata Herry Iman Pierngadi
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Men's doubles World Championships 2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles World Cup 1996 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1995 Jakarta Mixed doubles 1997 Yogyakarta Mixed doubles World Senior Championships 2015 Helsingborg Men's doubles 35+ Sudirman Cup 2001 Seville Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team Thomas Cup 2004 Jakarta Men's team Asian Championships 2008 Johor Bahru Mixed doubles 1996 Surabaya Mixed doubles 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles 2003 Jakarta Men's doubles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles SEA Games 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Mixed doubles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's doubles
BWF profile

Career

Player

A doubles specialist, at various times Limpele has focused on either men's doubles or mixed doubles during his long career in international badminton. His earliest appearances in the final rounds of major events came in mixed doubles in the mid-1990s. However, he first broke through internationally in men's doubles at the 1999 Korea Open with Eng Hian. His subsequent men's doubles titles, most of them with Hian, have included the Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002, 2006), Japan (2002), Bitburger (2002), and German (2003) Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters (2000, 2004). Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003.^[2] They later returned to represent Indonesia for 2004 Summer Olympics.^[3] Limpele and Hian were runners-up at the All-England Championships in 2002, and bronze medalists at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

After 2004, Limpele gravitated back to mixed doubles. In 2006, he teamed with Vita Marissa to win a number of top tier events including the Singapore, Japan, French, and Chinese Taipei Opens, as well as the SEA Games title. They were bronze medalists at the 2007 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, and won the Badminton Asia Championships together in 2008.

Not an especially powerful hitter, Limpele's strengths have been his racket-work, tactical astuteness, and anticipation.

Coaching

Limpele appointed as Malaysian men's doubles coach in 2020, replacing Paulus Firman.^[4]

Participation at Indonesian Team

• 5 times at Sudirman Cup (1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007)
• 1 time at Thomas Cup (2004)

Personal life

When he was young, he joined the SGS Bandung badminton club. His parents are Erik Limpele (father) and Nelcy Oroh (mother). His hobby is football. Normally people called him Flandy.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Eng Hian	Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–13, 15–7	Bronze	[5]

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2007	Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Vita Marissa	Zheng Bo Gao Ling	21–17, 19–21, 19–21	Bronze	[6]

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rosalina Riseu	Kim Dong-moon Kim Shin-young	15–9, 9–15, 14–17	Bronze	[7]
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rosalina Riseu	Sandiarto Minarti Timur	14–17, 7–15	Silver	[8]
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Rosalina Riseu	Liu Yong Ge Fei	15–12, 7–15, 2–15	Bronze	[9]

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2015	35+	Helsingborg Arena, Helsingborg, Sweden	Tony Gunawan	Naruenart Chuaymak Apichai Thiraratsakul	21–13, 21–9	Gold	[10]

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Eng Hian	Zhang Jun Zhang Wei	15–17, 15–9, 12–15	Bronze	[11]
2003	Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Eng Hian	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	13–15, 15–11, 7–15	Bronze	[12]
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Eng Hian	Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya	7–15, 11–15	Bronze	[13]

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1996	Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia	Rosalina Riseu	Kang Kyung-jin Kim Mee-hyang	15–2, 7–15, 10–15	Bronze	[14]
2008	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Vita Marissa	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	21–17, 21–17	Gold	[15]

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Eng Hian	Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana	8–15, 15–8, 13–15	Silver	[16]

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2007	Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Vita Marissa	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	21–14, 21–15	Gold	[17]

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[18] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[19] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2007	Singapore Open	Vita Marissa	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	21–14, 21–13	Winner	[20]
2007	French Open	Vita Marissa	Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen	21–11, 21–15	Winner	[21]
2008	Korea Open	Vita Marissa	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	21–15, 14–21, 18–21	Runner-up	[22]

  Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (13 titles, 16 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1998	Indonesia Open	Eng Hian	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	5–15, 4–15	Runner-up	[23]
1998	Denmark Open	Eng Hian	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	11–15, 6–15	Runner-up	[24]
1999	Korea Open	Eng Hian	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	15–6, 15–7	Winner	[25]
1999	Malaysia Open	Eng Hian	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	6–15, 11–15	Runner-up	[26]
2000	Indonesia Open	Eng Hian	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	17–14, 6–15, 8–15	Runner-up	[27]
2000	Denmark Open	Eng Hian	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	15–13, 15–10	Winner	[28]
2000	Malaysia Open	Eng Hian	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–9, 15–9	Winner	[29]
2002	Singapore Open	Eng Hian	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	15–8, 11–15, 17–14	Winner	[30]
2002	Indonesia Open	Eng Hian	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	10–15, 11–15	Runner-up	[31]
2002	All England Open	Eng Hian	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7	Runner-up	[32][33]
2003	Swiss Open	Eng Hian	Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu	10–15, 15–5, 15–1	Winner	[34]
2003	Japan Open	Eng Hian	Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu	15–5, 15–12	Winner	[35]
2003	German Open	Eng Hian	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	9–15, 15–8, 15–4	Winner	[36]
2003	Chinese Taipei Open	Eng Hian	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	4–15, 1–15	Runner-up	[37]
2005	Swiss Open	Eng Hian	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	15–8, 11–15, 11–15	Runner-up	[38]
2006	Singapore Open	Sigit Budiarto	Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske	21–8, 21–16	Winner	[39]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1994	Indonesia Open	Dede Hasanah	Jiang Xin Zhang Jin	3–15, 11–15	Runner-up	[40]
1994	Dutch Open	Dede Hasanah	Chris Hunt Gillian Gowers	5–15, 4–15	Runner-up	[41]
1995	Indonesia Open	Rosalina Riseu	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	10–15, 5–15	Runner-up	[42]
1995	Denmark Open	Rosalina Riseu	Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong	15–3, 10–15, 12–15	Runner-up	[43]
1996	Indonesia Open	Rosalina Riseu	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	8–15, 1–15	Runner-up	[44]
1996	Thailand Open	Rosalina Riseu	Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur	5–15, 7–15	Runner-up	[45]
1997	Polish Open	Etty Tantri	Imam Tohari Emma Ermawati	15–7, 15–6	Winner	[46]
1997	Swiss Open	Minarti Timur	Liu Yong Ge Fei	9–15, 9–15	Runner-up	[47]
2006	Dutch Open	Vita Marissa	Robert Blair Jenny Wallwork	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up	[48]
2006	Japan Open	Vita Marissa	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	11–21, 21–18, 21–17	Winner	[49]
2007	Chinese Taipei Open	Vita Marissa	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl	21–18, 25–23	Winner	[50]
2009	India Open	Vita Marissa	V. Diju Jwala Gutta	21–14, 21–17	Winner	[51]
2009	Vietnam Open	Cheng Wen-hsing	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	25–23, 21–19	Winner	[52]

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (3 titles)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2002	BMW Open International	Simon Archer	Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson	15–5, 17–14	Winner	[53]

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1994	Polish Open	Dede Hasanah	Vitaliy Shmakov Svetlana Szumska	15–3, 15–3	Winner	[54]
2009	White Nights	Anastasia Russkikh	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	21–14, 25–23	Winner	[55]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series & Asian Satellite tournament

Invitational tournaments

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1999	Ipoh Masters	Eng Hian	Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan	11–15, 9–15	Runner-up	[56]
2000	Copenhagen Masters	Eng Hian	Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto	8–7, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7, 7–5	Winner	[57]
2004	Copenhagen Masters	Eng Hian	Sang Yang Zheng Bo	15–13, 15–5	Winner	[58]

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

• Senior level

Team Events	1999	2007
SEA Games	Gold	Gold

Team Events	2004
Thomas Cup	Bronze

Team Events	1997	2005	2007
Sudirman Cup	Bronze	Silver	Silver

Individual competitions

• Senior level

Event	1999	2007
SEA Games	Silver (MD)	Gold (XD)

Event	1996	1998	2003	2004	2008
Asia Championships	Bronze (XD)	Bronze (MD)	Bronze (MD)	Bronze (MD)	Gold (XD)

Event	1996
World Cup	Silver (XD)

Event	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2006	2007
World Championships	R3 (XD)	R2 (XD)	QF (MD)	R1 (MD)	A	QF (MD)	A	Bronze (XD)

Event	1996	2000	2004	2008
Olympics	QF (XD)	QF (MD)	Bronze (MD)	4th (XD)

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Best
BWF Super Series
All England Open	R2 (XD)	R1 (XD)	SF (XD)	A		F (2002)
Swiss Open		QF (XD)	R1 (XD)	A	GPG	W (2003)
Malaysia Open	QF (XD)	R1 (XD)	A	QF (XD)	R1 (MD)	F (1999, 2000)
Singapore Open	W (XD)		A			W (2002, 2006, 2007)
Indonesia Open	R1 (XD)	SF (XD)	R1 (XD)	R1 (XD)	A	F (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Korea Open		F (XD)	R1 (XD)	SF (XD)	R2 (MD)	W (1999)
Japan Open	QF (XD)	QF (XD)	R2 (MD)	R1 (XD)	A	W (2003, 2006)
Denmark Open	QF (XD)	A		R1 (MD)	A	W (2000)
French Open	W (XD)	R1 (XD)	A	QF (MD)	A	W (2007)
BWF Superseries Finals	—	GS (XD)	NQ			GS (2008)

Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
All England Open								SF (MD)	F (MD)	QF (MD) R2 (XD)	SF (MD)	QF (MD)	A	SS					F (2002)
Chinese Taipei Open					—			—		F (MD)				W (XD)			A		W (2007)
Denmark Open		F (XD)			F (MD)	QF (MD)	W (MD)	SF (MD)				A	QF (XD)	SS					W (2000)
Dutch Open	F (XD)	—	A										F (XD)			A			F (1994, 2006)
German Open	—									W (MD)				A		QF (MD) SF (XD)	A	R1 (MD)	W (2003)
India Open	—														A	W (XD)	A	SS	W (2009)
Indonesia Open	R2 (MD) F (XD)	F (XD)	F (XD)		F (MD)	QF (MD)	F (MD)		F (MD)		SF (MD)		R2 (MD)	SS					F (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Japan Open										W (MD)			W (XD)	SS					W (2003, 2006)
Korea Open					—	W (MD)								SS					W (1999)
Malaysia Open						F (MD)	F (MD)							SS					F (1999, 2000)
Polish Open	W (XD)			W (XD)				—											W (1994, 1997)
Singapore Open			—				—		W (MD)				W (MD)	SS					W (2002, 2006)
Swiss Open				F (XD)						W (MD)		F (MD)		SS				A	W (2003)
Thailand Open			F (XD)		—				—								—		F (1996)
Vietnam Open	—				—											W (XD)			W (2009)
Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	Best