Johan Wahjudi Explained

Johan Wahjudi
Birth Name:Johan Wahjudi
Birth Date:10 February 1953
Death Place:Malang, Indonesia
Country:Indonesia

Johan Wahjudi (; 10 February 1953 – 15 November 2019) was an Indonesian badminton player. Though he played some singles at the international level early in his career, he soon became a doubles specialist noted for his alert and consistent play alongside his more mercurial partner Tjun Tjun.

Career

Wahjudi and Tjun won men's doubles in the IBF's first World Championships in 1977.[1]

They also won 6 All England Open Badminton Championships between 1974 and 1980 [2] during which time their losses were rare and they were clearly the world's number one team. Wahjudi played on Indonesia's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1976 and 1979 winning all of his matches in partnership with Tjun Tjun.[3]

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Asian Games

Men's doubles

SEA Games

Men's doubles

International Open Tournaments (12 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1973All England Open Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
1–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1974All England Open Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–8, 15–6 Winner
1975All England Open Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–11, 15–5 Winner
1977All England Open Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–7, 18–15 Winner
1978All England Open Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–12, 15–8 Winner
1979All England Open Tjun Tjun Stefan Karlsson
Claes Nordin
17–16, 15–3 Winner
1980All England Open Tjun Tjun Ray Stevens
Mike Tredgett
10–15, 15–9, 15–10 Winner
1981All England Open Tjun Tjun Rudy Heryanto
Hariamanto Kartono
9–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1973Denmark Open Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–3, 15–7 Winner
1974Denmark Open Tjun Tjun Iie Sumirat
Christian Hadinata
Winner
1975Denmark Open Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–6, 15–1 Winner
1973German Open Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–4, 15–9 Winner
1973Singapore Open Tjun Tjun Indra Gunawan
Christian Hadinata
15–11, 15–11 Winner

Mixed doubles

Invitational Tournament (4 titles, 1 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1972World Invitational Championships Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–10, 15–10 Gold
1974 (Glasgow)World Invitational Championships Tjun Tjun Punch Gunalan
Dominic Soong
9–15, 4–15 Silver
1974 (Jakarta)World Invitational Championships Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–13, 9–15, 18–15 Gold
1975World Invitational Championships Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
15–12, 15–11 Gold
1977Asian Invitational Championships Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata
14–17, 15–2, 15–5 Gold

Notes and References

  1. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 109.
  2. Davis, 107.
  3. Davis, 126, 128.