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.

Career Player A doubles specialist, at various times Limpele has focused on either men's doubles or mixed doubles during his 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), German (2003) Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters (2000, 2004). Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003. They later returned to represent Indonesia for 2004 Summer Olympics. 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.

Limpele's strengths have been his racket-work, tactical astuteness, and anticipation.

Coaching Limpele was appointed as Malaysian men's doubles coach in 2020, replacing Paulus Firman.

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

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

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

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 1996 Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia Rosalina Riseu Sandiarto Minarti Timur 14–17, 7–15 Silver 1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall,Yogyakarta, Indonesia Rosalina Riseu Liu Yong Ge Fei 15–12, 7–15, 2–15 Bronze

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

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 2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,Jakarta, Indonesia Eng Hian Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan 13–15, 15–11, 7–15 Bronze 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Eng Hian Halim Haryanto Candra Wijaya 7–15, 11–15 Bronze

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 2008 Bandaraya Stadium,Johor Bahru, Malaysia Vita Marissa Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 21–17, 21–17 Gold

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

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

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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 Ref2007Singapore Open Vita Marissa Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam21–14, 21–13 Winner2007French Open Vita Marissa Xie Zhongbo Zhang Yawen21–11, 21–15 Winner2008Korea Open Vita Marissa Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung21–15, 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up 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 1998 Denmark Open Eng Hian Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja 11–15, 6–15 Runner-up 1999 Korea Open Eng Hian Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 15–6, 15–7 Winner 1999 Malaysia Open Eng Hian Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 6–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2000 Indonesia Open Eng Hian Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 17–14, 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up 2000 Denmark Open Eng Hian Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen 15–13, 15–10 Winner 2000 Malaysia Open Eng Hian Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 15–9, 15–9 Winner 2002 Singapore Open Eng Hian Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 15–8, 11–15, 17–14 Winner 2002 Indonesia Open Eng Hian Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 10–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2002 All England Open Eng Hian Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7 Runner-up 2003 Swiss Open Eng Hian Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu 10–15, 15–5, 15–1 Winner 2003 Japan Open Eng Hian Cheng Rui Chen Qiqiu 15–5, 15–12 Winner 2003 German Open Eng Hian Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 9–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner 2003 Chinese Taipei Open Eng Hian Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 4–15, 1–15 Runner-up 2005 Swiss Open Eng Hian Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15–8, 11–15, 11–15 Runner-up 2006 Singapore Open Sigit Budiarto Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske 21–8, 21–16 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 1994 Indonesia Open Dede Hasanah Jiang Xin Zhang Jin 3–15, 11–15 Runner-up 1994 Dutch Open Dede Hasanah Chris Hunt Gillian Gowers 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1995 Indonesia Open Rosalina Riseu Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1995 Denmark Open Rosalina Riseu Chen Xingdong Peng Xinyong 15–3, 10–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1996 Indonesia Open Rosalina Riseu Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 8–15, 1–15 Runner-up 1996 Thailand Open Rosalina Riseu Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur 5–15, 7–15 Runner-up 1997 Polish Open Etty Tantri Imam Tohari Emma Ermawati 15–7, 15–6 Winner 1997 Swiss Open Minarti Timur Liu Yong Ge Fei 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up 2006 Dutch Open Vita Marissa Robert Blair Jenny Wallwork 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2006 Japan Open Vita Marissa Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 11–21, 21–18, 21–17 Winner 2007 Chinese Taipei Open Vita Marissa Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl 21–18, 25–23 Winner 2009 India Open Vita Marissa V. Diju Jwala Gutta 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2009 Vietnam Open Cheng Wen-hsing Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 25–23, 21–19 Winner 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 Ref2002BMW Open International Simon Archer Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson15–5, 17–14 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref1994Polish Open Dede Hasanah Vitaliy Shmakov Svetlana Szumska15–3, 15–3 Winner 2009White Nights Anastasia Russkikh Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova21–14, 25–23 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series & Asian Satellite tournament

Invitational tournaments

Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref1999Ipoh Masters Eng Hian Candra Wijaya Tony Gunawan11–15, 9–15 Runner-up2000Copenhagen Masters Eng Hian Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto 8–7, 5–7, 7–4, 5–7, 7–5 Winner2004Copenhagen Masters Eng Hian Sang Yang Zheng Bo 15–13, 15–5 Winner

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 ChampionshipsR3 (XD)R2 (XD)QF (MD)R1 (MD)AQF (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)AGPG 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) ASS 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 colspan="7" W (MD) A QF (MD) SF (XD) A R1 (MD) W (2003) India Open colspan="14" A W (XD) ASS 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 colspan="2" colspan="8" W (XD) W (2009) Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Best

References

External links

Flandy Limpele's story, career and achievements