Michael Ludwig Hariyanto Arbi (born 21 January 1972) is a former

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

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who rated among the world's top few singles players in the 1990s. He is the younger brother of

Eddy Hartono Eddy Hartono Arbie (; born 19 July 1964) is an Indonesian former badminton player who excelled in the late 1980s and early 1990s. After a brief stint competing in singles, he soon became a doubles specialist noted for his deft racket control and ...

and Hastomo, who were also world class badminton players.

Career

The hard smashing Arbi was arguably the most internationally successful of an impressive cadre of Indonesian singles players who were his contemporaries. These included

Ardy Wiranata Ardy Bernardus Wiranata (born 10 February 1970) is an Indonesian former badminton player who rated among the top singles players in the world (several of whom were fellow Indonesians) during most of the 1990s. Career Quick, supple, and powerfu ...

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, and

Hendrawan Hendrawan (; born 27 June 1972) is an Indonesian badminton coach and former player. Personal life Hendrawan began to play badminton at 10 years old and began his top-level career at Cipayung National Training Center. He retired from the Indone ...

. Curiously he never won the open singles title of

which Wiranata dominated in the nineties. This and the

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gold medal were about the only prizes that eluded him after eliminated in the bronze medal match in

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. He won the coveted All England Open singles title in 1993 and 1994, and the then biennial IBF World Championship in 1995. Arbi played singles for Indonesian teams that won consecutive Thomas Cup (world men's team) titles in

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, and

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. Arbi's other individual victories included the

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(1993, 1994), Japan Open (1993, 1995), World Cup (1994), Hong Kong Open (1995), Korea Open (1995), Singapore Open (1997, 1999), Southeast Asian Games (1997) and the badminton competition at the quadrennial

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Achievements

World Championships

''Men's singles''

World Cup

''Men's singles''

World Masters Games

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

World Senior Championships

''Men's doubles''

Asian Games

''Men's singles''

Asian Cup

''Men's singles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's singles''

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991. ''Boys' singles''

IBF World Grand Prix (12 titles, 7 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' : IBF Grand Prix tournament : IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International (1 runner-up)

''Men's singles''

Invitational tournaments

''Men's singles''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arbi, Hariyanto 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Central Java Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian male badminton players Badminton players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton players of Indonesia Badminton players at the 1994 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Asian Games medalists in badminton Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games Competitors at the 1993 Southeast Asian Games Competitors at the 1997 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton World No. 1 badminton players Indonesian businesspeople Politicians from Central Java