Bobby Ertanto (, born 2 August 1960) is a retired

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player from

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who specialized in doubles.

Career

Paired with a variety of fellow countrymen, he shared the Malaysia Open title in 1983, the Thailand Open title in 1985, the

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title in 1986, and the

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in 1987. He won mixed doubles at the 1986 Malaysia Open with

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. Ertanto earned a bronze medal with

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at the 1983 IBF World Championships in Copenhagen. As a member of Indonesia's

1986 Thomas Cup The 1986 Thomas Cup & Uber Cup was the 14th tournament of Thomas Cup and the 11th tournament of Uber Cup, the most important badminton team competitions in the world. China won its second title in the Thomas Cup and in the Uber Cup, both after be ...

team, Ertanto and partner

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dropped the decisive final match in a narrow loss to

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. In 2013, he finished as a runner-up at the World Senior Championships in the men's doubles 50 in Turkey, and in 2017, he won double titles in the men's doubles 50 and mixed doubles 55 in Kochi, India.

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's Doubles''

World Cup

''Men's doubles''

World Masters Games

''Men's doubles''

World Senior Championships

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

Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

International Tournaments

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

References

External links

*http://bola.kompas.com/printnews/xml/2010/04/08/17524162/christian.hadinata.dikeroyok.tiga.pemain *https://web.archive.org/web/20110718034020/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/badminton_weltmeisterschaften_siegerliste.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Ertanto, Bobby Living people 1960 births Sportspeople from Surabaya Indonesian male badminton players Asian Games medalists in badminton Badminton players at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton Competitors at the 1983 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1987 Southeast Asian Games 21st-century Indonesian people 20th-century Indonesian people