Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja (born 28 December 1993) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with

PB Djarum PB Djarum is an Indonesian badminton club in Kudus, Central Java. The club was founded at the Djarum ''brak'' (cigarette factory) located at Jl. Bitingan Lama (now called Jl. Lukmonohadi) No. 35 in Kudus in 1969. Djarum's CEO, Budi Hartono, ...

since 2007. She was the 2011 Indonesia National and World Junior Champions in the mixed doubles event. For her achievements, Widjaja was awarded as the best Djarum player of the year. She won her first senior international title in

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Career

Widjaja made a debut in the international tournament at the 2010 Indonesia International Challenge, reaching in to the quarterfinals in the women's and mixed doubles event. She was selected to join national junior team compete at the 2011 Asian and World Junior Championships. Teamed-up with Alfian Eko Prasetya, they emerged as the

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world junior champion, beating their compatriots Ronald Alexander and

Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah (born 27 June 1993) is an Indonesian doubles badminton player. She was the girls' doubles gold medalist at the 2011 Asian Junior Championships. She also won the women's doubles title at the Indonesia International The Indo ...

in the rubber games 12–21, 21–17, 25–23 in the final. In 2012, she and Prasetya finished as the runner-up at the 2012

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after defeated by the first seeded

Irfan Fadhilah Irfan Fadhilah (born 2 July 1990) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. Achievements BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tou ...

and

Weni Anggraini Weni Anggraini (born 16 October 1990) is an Indonesian doubles specialist badminton player from Jaya Raya Jakarta club. Achievements BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of b ...

in the final. In early 2013, Widjaja started her partnership with the 2012 World junior champion,

Edi Subaktiar Edi Subaktiar (born 13 January 1994) is an Indonesian former badminton player specializing in doubles. He was the 2012 World Junior mixed doubles champion partnered with Melati Daeva Oktaviani. In the international competition, he was paired w ...

. The duo competed at the 2013 Asian Championships, but lost to South Korean pair Ko Sung-hyun and

Kim Ha-na Kim Ha-na (Hangul: 김하나; or ; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim wo ...

in the first round. At the

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, they failed to advance to the final stage, had upset by the six seeded Praveen Jordan and

Vita Marissa Vita Marissa (born 4 January 1981) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. Career Marissa competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nova Widianto. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Rober ...

in the semifinal. In 2014, Widjaja became the semifinalists at the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold, Indonesia Masters,

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with

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with

, and at the Indonesia International with Alfian Eko Prasetya. In November 2014, she and Subaktiar clinched their first title at the Grand Prix Gold tournament in Macau Open. Widjaja started the 2015 season by competing at the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold with

. They reached in to the semifinals round, but lost to their teammates Praveen Jordan and

Debby Susanto Debby Susanto (born 3 May 1989) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specializes in doubles. She joined PB Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java from 2006 until her retirement. Susanto known as Muhammad Rijal's longtime partner ...

. The duo then took the title at the Austrian Open. Widjaja and Subaktiar made their first appearance at the semifinals of the BWF Super Series event in

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, and at the China Masters Grand Prix Gold, they grabbed the runner-up podium. In August 2015, she qualified to compete at the World Championships in

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as the 12th seeded with Subaktiar. They finished in the third round, after defeated by the 8th seeded from South Korea Ko Sung-hyun and

. In mid 2016, Widjaja paired with

Riky Widianto Riky Widianto (born 28 December 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in doubles play. Career Widianto career as a badminton player began in 2005 when Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) invited him to join the Singapore Na ...

compete at the

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, and the new pair finished in the semifinals round. In 2017, Widjaja teamed-up with the 2016 Olympic gold medalist Tontowi Ahmad, but their partnership did not last long. Their best achievement was the semifinalist at the

Malaysia Masters The Malaysia Masters, began in 2009, is a badminton tournament at the Super 500 grade, formerly a Grand Prix Gold. The total prize money is now US$350,000, having previously been US$120,000. BWF categorised Malaysia Masters as one of the seven ...

. Widjaja then paired up again with

, but due to injury suffered by Subaktiar at the Southeast Asian Games, she's getting a new partner again with Hafiz Faizal. They ended the 2017 BWF Season by achieve the semifinals in Bitburger Open and

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. In 2018, Widjaja comes up with Hafiz Faizal, they showed their good performance by beat the seeded players to reach the semifinals round at the

, but their pace intercepted by the 5th seeded Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong. At the BWF Super 1000 Indonesia Open, they also finished in the semifinals. The partnership finally won their first title at the BWF Super 500 Thailand Open, beat the top seeded Chris and Gabby Adcock of England in the final with the score 21–12, 21–12. In 2019, Widjaja reached the finals of

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with Hafiz Faizal, but they were defeated by South Korean pair Seo Seung-jae and

Chae Yoo-jung Chae Yoo-jung (, Hanja: 蔡侑玎; born 9 May 1995) is a South Korean badminton player. She is the daughter of former singles player Kim Bok-sun. Chae was a part of the Korean national team that won the world mixed team championships at the 2 ...

in straight games. In April, Widjaja and Faizal beat the Olympic Games silver medalists Chan Peng Soon and

Goh Liu Ying Goh Liu Ying (born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player. She has been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won ...

to reach the semi-finals of Singapore Open, but they were stopped to another Malaysian pair

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and

Lai Pei Jing Lai Pei Jing (; born 8 August 1992) is a Malaysian badminton player who played in the doubles events. She started her career in the women's singles event. She briefly partnered Chan Peng Soon in mid-2014 and in August that year, they reached a ...

in a close rubber games. At the Oceania tour, she and her partner finished as the semi-finalists in New Zealand and quarter-finalists in

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. Widjaja featured in Indonesian squad that won the bronze medal in Sudirman Cup. In July, she and Faizal beat the world number 1 Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong in the quarter-finals of Japan Open, but the duo lost to their compatriot Praveen Jordan and Melati Daeva Oktavianti in the semi-finals. In August, she and her partner played at the World Championships held in Basel, Switzerland, but this time they lost to Zheng and Huang in the third round. In the remaining of the 2019 tour, their best results were the semi-finalists in

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and Hong Kong Open. Widjaja and Faizal qualified to compete at the

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in Guangzhou, but only finished third in the group B standings. Widjaja and Faizal reached a career high as mixed doubles world number 6 in May 2019. In 2020, Widjaja started the season as the semi-finalists in

with her partner Hafiz Faizal. Two weeks later, the duo finished as the finalist in Thailand Masters lost to English pair Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith in rubber games. In 2022, Widjaja formed a new partnership with Dejan Ferdinansyah, after she was dismissed from the national team. In March, they played in

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and lost in second round to four seeds and eventual winners

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and Arisa Higashino of Japan. In the next tour, Swiss Open, they lost in first round. In May, they lost in the second round of Thailand Open from four seeds Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping of China. They won their first title as a pair in the Denmark Masters, and then clinched the home soil title in the Indonesia International Series. They later won their third consecutive title as a pair at the Vietnam Open where they defeated their compatriots Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto and

Lisa Ayu Kusumawati Lisa Ayu Kusumawati (born 15 January 2000) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. Career Kusumawati was born in Sleman, Yogyakarta, and joining Djarum club in 2012. She has won four U17 National circuit titles. She won ...

in two games. In mid October, they clinched their fourth consecutive title by winning the Malang Indonesia International tournament. Their winning streak was then stopped by the Chinese pair

Jiang Zhenbang Jiang Zhenbang (; born 28 May 2001) is a Chinese badminton player. Achievements BWF World Tour (3 titles, 1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournament ...

and Wei Yaxin in the semi-finals of the Indonesia Masters, and their ranking shot to the top 50 in the world. In mid November, they reach the semi-finals of the

. They reached the career-highest ranking of 20 in the final weeks of 2022. In January 2023, Widjaja with Ferdinansyah lost in the semi-finals of Malaysia Open from first seed Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong. In the next tournament, they lost in the second round of the

Achievements

BWF World Junior Championships

''Mixed doubles''

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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(BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Mixed doubles''

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 1 runner-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

(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament :

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tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

''Mixed doubles'' :

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tournament :

BWF International Series The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...

tournament

BWF Junior International

''Girls' doubles'' : BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament : BWF Junior International Challenge tournament : BWF Junior International Series tournament : BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

* ''Junior level'' * ''Senior level''

Individual competitions

Junior level

* ''Girls' doubles'' * ''Mixed doubles''

Senior level

=Women's doubles

=Mixed doubles

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Edi Subaktiar

Widjaja and Subaktiar partnership had never led in record meetings against top pairs. They had a poor head-to-head record against Ko Sung-hyun and

(0–6).

Hafiz Faizal

Partnered with Hafiz Faizal, the duo managed to lead the head-to-head record against English pair Chris and Gabby Adcock (+2); German pair Mark Lamsfuß and

Isabel Lohau Isabel Lohau (''née'' Herttrich; born 17 March 1992) is a German badminton player, specializing in doubles play. She started playing badminton at her hometown Hersbruck in 2001, and in 2010 she joined the Germany national badminton team. She al ...

(+3); and also Hong Kong pair

Lee Chun Hei Reginald Lee Chun Hei (, born 25 January 1994) is a Hong Kong badminton player. He is a former Asian Champion and World Championships bronze medalist in the mixed doubles category partnered with Chau Hoi Wah. Career Reginald Lee Chun Hei par ...

and Chau Hoi Wah (+1). Contrary, they had a bad head-to-head record against Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong (–6); and also Thai pair Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai (–6).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Widjaja, Gloria Emanuelle 1993 births Living people People from Bekasi Sportspeople from West Java Indonesian female badminton players Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton Competitors at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games