Alvent Yulianto Chandra (born 11 July 1980) is a

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player from Indonesia. Born in Glenmore,

Banyuwangi Banyuwangi, previously known as Banjoewangi, is the administrative capital of Banyuwangi Regency at the far eastern end of the island of Java, Indonesia. It had a population of 106,000 at the 2010 Census and 117,558 at the 2020 Census. The town ...

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, he has been playing badminton since he was 10 years old in a club named Suryanaga Gudang Garam Surabaya.

Personal life

On 16 October 2021, Yulianto married Freeisy Ester Sompie, also an Indonesian badminton player. Their holy matrimony was held at GMIM Sion Tumaluntung, North Minahasa.

Career

Yulianto is a men's doubles specialist. In 2004, he and partner Luluk Hadiyanto won four top tier tournaments on the international circuit, the

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, and Thailand Opens. They gained a number one world ranking that year despite an early loss in the

2004 Athens Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. Since 2004, Hadiyanto and Yulianto have struggled to achieve top form. In 2006, they captured a bronze medal at the

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in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Second place finishes in the quadrennial

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; the 2007 Japan and 2008 Korea Opens have been their highest finishes in major international tournaments, though they won the Indonesian national title in 2007. After a disappointing 21–19, 14–21, 14–21, first round loss against the Japanese Keita Masuda and

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at the

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with Luluk Hadiyanto, the couple split partnership. Yulianto then partnered

Hendra Aprida Gunawan Hendra Aprida Gunawan (born 6 April 1982) is a badminton player from Indonesia who affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung. Career Gunawan competes in men's doubles with Joko Riyadi. They were bronze medalists at the 2005 Asian Badminton Champion ...

till 2012. They reached the finals at the 2009 Philippines Open and were also runners-up at the 2011 Malaysia and Thailand Opens. At the 2012

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, Yulianto then played with

Mohammad Ahsan Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club who specializes in the men's doubles. He is three-time World Champion, three-time season ending finals champion, and Asian Games gold medalist ...

defending the Indonesian colors. After this event, he played with

Tri Kusumawardana Trikusuma Wardhana (born 20 November 1988) is an Indonesian badminton player who affiliate with Exist Jakarta club. Career Wardhana comes from East Java regional training center, and also trained at the Jaya Raya Suryanaga badminton club in Su ...

at the 2012 Victor Indonesian International Challenge. Thereafter Yulianto progressed as an independent player for Indonesia with experienced partner

Markis Kido Markis Kido (11 August 1984 – 14 June 2021) was an Indonesian badminton player and one of the world's leading in men's doubles discipline. He won the discipline's gold medal at the 2006 World Cup, 2007 World Championships, 2008 Olympic Games ...

winning the Dutch Open and reaching semi-finals at the

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and 2013 Swiss Open. After a disappointing third round loss at the

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, Yulianto and Kido split up the partnership. Yulianto then started a partnership with Japanese player

Shintaro Ikeda is a male badminton player from Japan. Career Ikeda won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto. They were defeated in semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16–21 ...

, this partnership lasted till the Indonesian Open in June 2014. Thereafter Yulianto partnered his compatriot

Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki (born 21 November 1985) is a retired Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles from Djarum club. He won the men's doubles title at the 2005 Indonesian National Badminton Championships, Indonesian National Cham ...

Participation at Indonesian Team

* 4 times at

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(2003, 2005, 2007, 2011) * 4 times at

(2004, 2006, 2010, 2012)

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's doubles''

Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

BWF Superseries (4 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the

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(BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year. ''Men's doubles'' :

BWF Superseries Finals The BWF Super Series Finals (named as BWF Super Series Masters Finals until 2009) was an annual badminton tournament held at the end of the year where the players with the most points from that calendar year's twelve events of the BWF Super Series c ...

tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament :

BWF Superseries The BWF Super Series was a series of Grade 2 badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). It was launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007. Since 2011, the Super Series includes two levels of tournament, ...

tournament

BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 7 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the

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. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

(BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF/IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' :

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tournament : BWF/IBF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

* ''Senior level''

Individual competitions

* ''Senior level''

References

External links

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