Taufik Hidayat

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Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981) is an Indonesian retired badminton player who is the current Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport of Indonesia. He is a former World champion, Olympic gold medalist, two time Asian Games gold medalist, and three time Asian champion. He is a 6 time Indonesia Open winner.^[4] He is the youngest player that achieved the world number ranking in the men's single table. Known as 'Mr Backhand', he is considered one of the greats in men's singles badminton.^[5]

Taufik Hidayat
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1981-08-10) 10 August 1981 (age 44) Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st)
Spouse	Ami Gumelar ​ (m. 2006)​ [1]
Retired	16 June 2013[2]
Handedness	Right
Coach	Mulyo Handoyo
Men's singles
Career record	413 wins, 138 losses
Highest ranking	1 (24 August 2000[3])
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Men's singles World Championships 2005 Anaheim Men's singles 2010 Paris Men's singles 2001 Seville Men's singles 2009 Hyderabad Men's singles World Cup 2006 Yiyang Men's singles Sudirman Cup 2001 Seville Mixed team 2005 Beijing Mixed team 2007 Glasgow Mixed team 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team 2003 Eindhoven Mixed team 2011 Qingdao Mixed team Thomas Cup 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2002 Guangzhou Men's team 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2004 Jakarta Men's team 2006 Sendai & Tokyo Men's team 2008 Jakarta Men's team Asian Games 1998 Bangkok Men's team 2002 Busan Men's singles 2006 Doha Men's singles 2002 Busan Men's team 2006 Doha Men's team 2010 Guangzhou Men's team Asian Championships 2000 Jakarta Men's singles 2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles 2007 Johor Bahru Men's singles 2002 Bangkok Men's singles 2003 Jakarta Men's singles 1998 Bangkok Men's singles Asia Cup 1999 Ho Chi Minh Men's team 2001 Singapore Men's team SEA Games 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's singles 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's singles 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team 2005 Manila Men's team 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's singles Asian Junior Championships 1997 Manila Boys' singles 1997 Manila Boys' team

Taufik Hidayat
1st Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 October 2024
President	Prabowo Subianto
Minister	Dito Ariotedjo
Preceded by	Position established
Personal details
Political party	Demokrat
Spouse	Ami Gumelar ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	1

Career summary

When he was young, he joined the SGS club, a badminton club in Bandung, where he trained under Iie Sumirat.

At age 17, he won the Brunei Open and reached the semifinals of the 1998 Asian Championships and the Indonesia Open. In 1999, Hidayat won his first Indonesian Open title. In the same year he also reached the final of the All England and the Singapore Open but lost the finals to his great rival, Peter Gade and his senior in the national team Hariyanto Arbi respectively. In 2000, Hidayat, at just 19 years old, achieved the world number ranking for winning the Malaysia Open, Asian Championships, and Indonesia Open. He also, once again, came runner-up at the All England Open as he was defeated by Chinese player, Xia Xuanze.

1997 Asian Junior Badminton Championship

Just at 15, Hidayat won the boy's single event by defeating his future rival, Chen Hong in the final.

2000 Sydney Olympics

Hidayat participated in the men's singles competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In his first Olympics, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Ji Xinpeng of China.

Round	Opponent	Score	Result
Round of 64	–	–	Bye
Round of 32	Hidetaka Yamada	15–5, 14–17, 15–8	Win
Round of 16	Ong Ewe Hock	15–9, 13–15, 15–3	Win
Quarterfinals	Ji Xinpeng [7]	12–15, 5–15	Lost

2004 Athens Olympics

Hidayat won the men's singles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics defeating Hidetaka Yamada of Japan and Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia in the first two rounds. Hidayat defeated Peter Gade of Denmark 15–12, 15–12 in the quarter final and Boonsak Ponsana of Thailand 15–9, 15–2 in the semifinal. Playing in the gold medal match, He defeated Korean Shon Seung-mo 15–8, 15–7 in the final to win the gold medal.

2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
Round	Opponent	Score	Result
Round of 32	Hidetaka Yamada	15–8, 15–10	Win
Round of 16	Wong Choong Hann [3]	11–15, 15–7, 15–9	Win
Quarterfinals	Peter Gade [6]	15–12, 15–12	Win
Semifinals	Boonsak Ponsana	15–9, 15–2	Win
Final	Shon Seung-mo [7]	15–8, 15–7	Gold

In the same year, Hidayat successfully retained his Indonesia Open title by defeating Chen Hong 15–9, 15–3 in the final and won his second Asian Championships title.

2005: World Championships

In August 2005, he won the men's singles title at the World Championships defeating world number one Lin Dan of China 15–3, 15–7 in the final. With this title, he became the first men's singles player to hold the Olympic and World Championships title in consecutive years.

2006–2007: Second Asian and SEA Games gold

Hidayat won the men's singles gold medal at the Asian Games in 2002 Busan and 2006 Doha. He also won the 2007 Asian Championship, and two men's singles gold medals at the SEA Games in 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan and 2007 Nakhon Ratchasima.

2008 Beijing Olympics

Hidayat competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics but he was eliminated in the second round by Wong Choong Hann of Malaysia.

Round	Opponent	Score	Result
First round	-	-	Bye
Second round	Wong Choong Hann	19–21, 16–21	Lost

2012 London Olympics

For the fourth time, Hidayat participated in the Summer Olympics. Hidayat competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics but he was eliminated in the round of 16 by Lin Dan of China.

Round	Opponent	Score	Result
Group Stage	Petr Koukal	21–8, 21–8	Win
Group Stage	Pablo Abián	22–20, 21–11	Win
Round of 16	Lin Dan	9–21, 12–21	Lost

Popular media has at times focused on the perceived rivalry between Hidayat and Chinese player Lin Dan, referring to the two as "arch rivals".^[6][7][8] This was the last time that Hidayat participated in the Summer Olympics.

Personal life

He married the daughter of Agum Gumelar, Ami Gumelar, on 4 February 2006. They had a daughter in early August 2007, named Natarina Alika Hidayat. She was born shortly before he had to leave for the World Championships.^[9]

In December 2012, Hidayat officially opened a badminton training center named the Taufik Hidayat Arena (THA), located at Ciracas, East Jakarta. This "house of badminton" is both named and owned by Taufik.^[10]

Player attributes

Hidayat's shot-making strengths were his backhand (as he is perhaps most famous for his backhand smash, revered for its unusually high generation of power), forehand jump smash, drop shot (reverse slice in particular), smooth footwork and deceiving net play. Hidayat's forehand jump smash in the 2006 World Championships was once the fastest smash recorded in singles competition; he recorded 305 km/h (190 mph) in a match against Ng Wei.^[11] This power on both his forehand and backhand, combined with his tenacity at the net and scope for deceptive shots, provided him with an extremely diverse weaponry on court, making him one of the most difficult players to face on the open circuit. Criticisms were aimed at his occasional lack of fitness, impatience with loud crowds, and his propensity to return a net shot with another net shot even when his opponent was dangerously close to the net.

Participation in the Indonesian team

• 6 times at Sudirman Cup (1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011)
• 7 times at Thomas Cup (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012)
• 4 times at Summer Olympics at individual event (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012)

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
International Badminton Federation Awards	2004	Eddy Choong Player of the Year	Won	[12]
	2005		Won
Government of Indonesia Awards	2005	Tanda Kehormatan Bintang Jasa Utama	Honored	[13]
Government of Athens Awards	2006	Honorary Citizen of Greece	Honored	[14]
RCTI Indonesian Sports Entertainment Awards	2024	Most Popular Legendary Athlete	Nominated	[15]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2004	Goudi Olympic Hall, Athens, Greece	Shon Seung-mo	15–8, 15–7	Gold	[16][17]

World Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2001	Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo, Seville, Spain	Hendrawan	15–11, 5–15, 7–1 retired	Bronze	[18]
2005	Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, United States	Lin Dan	15–3, 15–7	Gold	[19][20]
2009	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Chen Jin	16–21, 6–21	Bronze	[21]
2010	Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France	Chen Jin	13–21, 15–21	Silver	[22]

World Cup

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2006	Olympic Park, Yiyang, China	Lin Dan	Walkover	Bronze	[23]

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2002	Gangseo Gymnasium, Busan, South Korea	Lee Hyun-il	15–7, 15–9	Gold	[24]
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Lin Dan	21–15, 22–20	Gold	[25]

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1998	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Marleve Mainaky	15–17, 5–15	Bronze	[26]
2000	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rony Agustinus	14–17, 15–2, 15–3	Gold	[27]
2002	Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	12–15, 5–15	Silver	[28]
2003	Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	5–15, 15–7, 8–15	Silver	[29]
2004	Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	15–12, 7–15, 15–6	Gold	[30]
2007	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Chen Hong	21–18, 21–19	Gold	[31]

SEA Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1999	Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei	Wong Choong Hann	15–10, 11–15, 15–11	Gold	[32]
2007	Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand	Kendrick Lee Yen Hui	21–15, 21–9	Gold	[33]
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	14–21, 19–21	Bronze	[34]

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1997	Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Chen Hong	15–11, 15–2	Gold	[35]

BWF Superseries (1 title, 9 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[36] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011,^[37] with successful players invited to the BWF Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2007	Japan Open	Lee Chong Wei	20–22, 21–19, 19–21	Runner-up	[38][39]
2008	French Open	Peter Gade	21–16, 17–21, 7–21	Runner-up	[40]
2009	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	9–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[41]
2009	Japan Open	Bao Chunlai	15–21, 12–21	Runner-up	[42]
2009	French Open	Lin Dan	6–21, 15–21	Runner-up	[43]
2010	Indonesia Open	Lee Chong Wei	19–21, 8–21	Runner-up	[44]
2010	Denmark Open	Jan Ø. Jørgensen	19–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[45]
2010	French Open	Joachim Persson	21–16, 21–11	Winner	[46][47]
2010	Hong Kong Open	Lee Chong Wei	19–21, 9–21	Runner-up	[48]
2011	Malaysia Open	Lee Chong Wei	8–21, 17–21	Runner-up	[49]

  Superseries Finals tournament

  Superseries Premier tournament

  Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (17 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1998	Brunei Open	Dong Jiong	12–15, 15–3, 15–9	Winner	[50]
1999	All England Open	Peter Gade	11–15, 15–7, 10–15	Runner-up	[51]
1999	Indonesia Open	Budi Santoso	17–14, 15–12	Winner	[52]
1999	Singapore Open	Hariyanto Arbi	15–13, 10–15, 11–15	Runner-up	[53]
2000	All England Open	Xia Xuanze	6–15, 13–15	Runner-up	[54]
2000	Indonesia Open	Ong Ewe Hock	15–5, 15–13	Winner	[55]
2000	Malaysia Open	Xia Xuanze	15–10, 17–14	Winner	[56]
2001	Singapore Open	Wong Choong Hann	7–5, 0–7, 7–1, 1–7, 7–4	Winner	[57][58]
2002	Indonesia Open	Chen Hong	15–12, 15–12	Winner	[59][60]
2002	Chinese Taipei Open	Agus Hariyanto	15–10, 15–8	Winner	[61]
2003	Indonesia Open	Chen Hong	15–9, 15–9	Winner	[62]
2004	Indonesia Open	Chen Hong	15–10, 15–11	Winner	[63]
2005	Singapore Open	Chen Hong	15–9, 15–3	Winner	[64]
2006	Indonesia Open	Bao Chunlai	21–18, 21–19	Winner	[65]
2006	Japan Open	Lin Dan	21–16, 16–21, 3–21	Runner-up	[66]
2007	Chinese Taipei Open	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	21–18, 6–21, 13–21	Runner-up	[67]
2007	Macau Open	Chen Jin	21–19, 17–21, 18–21	Runner-up	[68]
2008	Macau Open	Lee Chong Wei	21–19, 21–15	Winner	[69]
2009	India Open	Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	21–18, 21–19	Winner	[70]
2009	U.S. Open	Hsueh Hsuan-yi	21–15, 21–16	Winner	[71]
2010	Canada Open	Brice Leverdez	21–15, 21–11	Winner	[72]
2010	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	26–28, 21–17, 21–14	Winner	[73][74]
2011	Canada Open	Marc Zwiebler	13–21, 23–25	Runner-up	[75]
2011	India Grand Prix Gold	Sourabh Varma	21–15, 21–18	Winner	[76]

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF/IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF Junior International (1 title)

Boys' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
1997	German Junior	Keita Masuda		Winner	[77]

Performance timeline

National team

• Junior level

Team event	1997
Asian Junior Championships	Silver

• Senior level

Team event	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
SEA Games	—	Gold	—	A	—	A	—	Silver	—	Gold	—	A	—	Gold
Asian Games	Gold	—			Silver	—			Bronze	—			Bronze	—
Thomas Cup	A	—	Gold	—	Gold	—	Bronze	—	Bronze	—	Bronze	—	Silver	—
Sudirman Cup	—	Bronze	—	Silver	—	Bronze	—	Silver	—	Silver	—	A	—	Bronze

Individual competitions

• Junior level

Event	1997
Asian Junior Championships	Gold

• Senior level

Event	1999	2007	2011
SEA Games	Gold	Gold	Bronze

Event	1998	2000	2002	2003	2004	2007	2010
Asian Championships	Bronze	Gold	Silver	Silver	Gold	Gold	R3

Event	1998	2002	2006	2010
Asian Games	QF	Gold	Gold	QF

Event	1999	2001	2003	2005	2006	2007	2009	2010	2011
World Championships	R3	Bronze	R3	Gold	R3	R2	Bronze	Silver	R2

Event	2000	2004	2008	2012
Olympic Games	QF	Gold	R32	R16

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Best
BWF Superseries
All England Open	A	QF	SF	QF	R1	QF	R1	F (1999, 2000)
Swiss Open	A	QF	QF	R2	GPG			QF (2008, 2009)
India Open	GPG				QF	QF	R2	W (2009)
Malaysia Open	R1	R2	A	R1	F	QF	R2	W (2000)
Singapore Open	R2	A			R2	R1	A	W (2001, 2005)
Indonesia Open	SF	w/d	F	F	QF	R2	R1	W (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
China Masters	QF	QF	A	w/d	A			QF (2007, 2008)
Korea Open	A	w/d	A		QF	R1	A	QF (2011)
Japan Open	F	QF	F	R1	R1	QF	A	F (2006, 2007, 2009)
Denmark Open	R2	A		F	R2	A		F (2010)
French Open	QF	F	F	W	R1	A		W (2010)
China Open	A	R2	A		R2	A		R2 (2008, 2011)
Hong Kong Open	QF	SF	R2	F	A	R1	A	F (2010)
BWF Superseries Finals	—	SF	GS	Ret.	GS	DNQ		SF (2008)
Year-end Ranking			3	2	9	19	106	1
Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Best

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Philippines Open	R2	—	A	—				R2 (2007)
Australian Open	IS		A			QF	R3	QF (2012)
India Open	—	A	W	A	SS			W (2009)
Malaysia Masters	—		R1	SF	A			SF (2010)
Swiss Open	SS				A	SF	A	SF (2012)
U.S. Open	A		W	A	QF	A		W (2009)
Canada Open	A	—		W	F	A		W (2010)
Chinese Taipei Open	F	A	SF	A				W (2002)
Macau Open	F	W	SF	A	QF	R3	A	W (2008)
Indonesian Masters	—			W	SF	A		W (2010)
Syed Modi International	—		A		W	R1	—	W (2011)

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	Best
IBF World Grand Prix
All England Open	A	F	F	R2	A		SF	A		F (1999, 2000)
Brunei Open	W	—								W (1998)
Chinese Taipei Open	—			—	W					W (2002)
Denmark Open	A	QF	A					A		QF (1999)
Hong Kong Open			—		—		—		QF	QF (2006)
Indonesia Open	SF	W	W	R2	W	W	W		W	W (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006)
Japan Open									F	F (2006)
Korea Open									R3	R3 (2006)
Malaysia Open			W							W (2000)
Singapore Open		F	—	W				W	R1	W (2001, 2005)

Record against selected opponents

Record against Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[78]

• Bao Chunlai 5–9
• Chen Hong 9–2
• Chen Jin 2–4
• Chen Long 2–4
• Chen Yu 7–0
• Du Pengyu 5–1
• Ji Xinpeng 0–2
• Lin Dan 4–13
• Xia Xuanze 2–2
• Viktor Axelsen 0–1
• Peter Gade 10–8
• Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 1–1
• Jan Ø. Jørgensen 2–2
• Kevin Cordón 1–0
• Hariyanto Arbi 0–1
• Hendrawan 2–1
• Sony Dwi Kuncoro 3–3
• Tommy Sugiarto 2–1
• Sho Sasaki 1–3
• Lee Hyun-il 2–4
• Park Sung-hwan 11–2
• Son Wan-ho 3–0
• Lee Chong Wei 8–15
• Liew Daren 2–1
• Wong Choong Hann 4–6
• Ronald Susilo 3–1
• Boonsak Ponsana 10–1