Taty Sumirah Explained

Taty Sumirah
Country:Indonesia
Birth Date:9 February 1952
Birth Place:Jakarta, Indonesia

Taty Sumirah (9 February 1952 – 13 February 2020) was a badminton player of Indonesia.

Career

Sumirah started her career by following the Asian Championships 1971 in Jakarta, she won a bronze medal after being defeated by Utami Dewi[1] and get another bronze medal at the 1980 IBF World Championships after being defeated by Verawaty Wiharjo in women's singles. Sumirah was a member of several Indonesian Uber Cup (women's international) teams, helping the 1975 team to win the world championship.[2]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Asian Championships

Women's singles

International tournaments

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1972Singapore Open Intan Nurtjahja8–11, 11–12 Runner-up
1975Australian Silver Bowl International Utami Kinard11–6, 8–11, 5–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Invitational tournaments

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
1974 (Jakarta)World Invitational Championships Margaret Beck1–11, 6–11 Silver
1975World Invitational Championships Hiroe Yuki8–11, 7–11 Silver

Notes and References

  1. News: Aik Mong beats Honma for Asian title . The Straits Times . 28. 22 August 1971. 2 October 2020 . NewspaperSG.
  2. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135.