Leo Rolly Carnando (born 29 July 2001) is an Indonesian

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 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, ...

club. He was a World Junior Champions in the mixed doubles in

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and in the boys' doubles in

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, also won double gold at the 2019 Asian Junior Championships in the boys' and mixed doubles events. Carnando was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup.

Career

Carnando was selected to join the Djarum club in 2015. He has focused on playing in the doubles category. In 2016, he won the boys' doubles titles at the USM Flypower Open, Astec Open Badminton Championships and Singapore Youth International Series. He also won the mixed doubles title at the Walikota Surabaya Open, National circuit in Lampung and West Java. In 2017, he clinched double title by winning the U17 boys' and mixed doubles events at the Jaya Raya Indonesia Junior International, then won the boys' doubles title at the Walikota Surabaya Bank Jatim Victor Open, National circuit in North Sulawesi, and also the mixed doubles title at the National circuit in Central Java. Carnando was selected to join the Indonesia National training center in 2018. He alongside Indonesia team won the bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in Jakarta. Unfortunately, in the individual events, he was defeated in the early stage. Carnando claimed his first title in the BWF sanctioned tournament at the India Junior International, where he and

Daniel Marthin Daniel Marthin (born 31 July 2001) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club since 2015. He was a champion at the 2019 Asian and World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event. Marthin was part of Indonesia winning t ...

beat their compatriot

Pramudya Kusumawardana Pramudya Kusumawardana Riyanto (born 13 December 2000) is an Indonesian badminton player from Sukabumi, who affiliate with Djarum club. He was part of the Indonesian junior team that won the bronze medals at the 2018 Asian and World Junior Cha ...

and Ghifari Anandaffa Prihardika in the final. A week later, the duo won the Malaysia International Junior Open. In November, he won the gold medal in the mixed doubles with partner

Indah Cahya Sari Jamil Indah Cahya Sari Jamil (born 16 March 2002) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with PB Djarum since 2014. She was the mixed doubles champion at the 2018 World and 2019 Asian Junior Championships. Achievements World Junior Champion ...

at the Markham World Junior Championships. It was a surprise, because they entered the tournament as an unseeded pair, having only paired a few months earlier. While in the team event, he helped Indonesia win the bronze medal. Carnando claimed his first senior International title by winning the

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in both mixed and men's doubles. He then reached two finals in the

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, and won a title in the men's doubles. For his achievements in 2018, Carnado was nominated as Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year with Marthin, and was named Djarum Outstanding Young Athlete with Jamil. In March 2019, Carnando finished as runner-up in the boys' doubles with

in the German Junior. In May, he clinched two titles at the Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix, winning the boys' doubles with Marthin, and in the mixed doubles with

. In June, he and Marthin also won the Malaysia International Series. At the Asian Junior Championships, Carnando took two gold medals. He topped the podium in the boys' doubles with Marthin, and in the mixed doubles with Jamil. Carnando and Marthin then won the Kazan World Junior Championships beating top seeds

Di Zijian Di Zijian (; born 27 February 2001) is Chinese badminton player. Born in Liaoyang, Liaoning, he started practicing badminton at the age of 10 and entered the Liaoning team when he was 14. Di was selected to join the national youth team in 2017, ...

and Wang Chang. However, he was unable to defend his mixed doubles title with Jamil. In the team event, he also helped the National team finish as runner-up in Asian Junior and win the Suhandinata Cup by defeating China in the mixed team final of World Junior Championships. Entering the senior level, Carnando focused on only playing in the men's doubles. He started the year as semi-finalists at the Thailand Open with

. They later stopped in the quarter-finals at the

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and

Spain Masters The Spain Masters ( es, Maestros de España) is an annual badminton tournament held in Spain. This tournament is part of the BWF World Tour tournaments and is leveled in BWF World Tour Super 300. Venue & host city * 2018–2020: Pavelló de la Va ...

. They then reached the finals of the

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, but was defeated by World number 1

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has joined the club since June 2018. He won th ...

and

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He plays for PB Djarum, and has been a member of the club since 2007. ...

in straight game. Carnanado made his debut with Indonesia team at the 2020 Thomas Cup, which is Indonesia won the Thomas Cup after 19 years. In February 2022, Carnando participated in

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with

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and lost the title to

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. In March, Marthin and Carnando lost in the quarter-finals in the All England and

s. In May, he took part at the

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, and won a gold medal in the men's doubles with Marthin and a bronze medal in the men's team event. In July, Carnando and Marthin clinched their first World Tour title at the Singapore Open by beating

Fajar Alfian Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the bronze medals at the 2019 World Championships and at the 2017 Southeast A ...

and

Muhammad Rian Ardianto Muhammad Rian Ardianto (born 13 February 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Bantul, Yogyakarta SR, Ardianto plays for the Jaya Raya Jakarta club at national events. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, th ...

in the final.

2023

Carnando began the

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at the Malaysia Open, but defeated in the second round to Danish pair

Kim Astrup Kim Astrup Sørensen (born 6 March 1992) is a Danish badminton player. As junior player, he won the bronze medal at the 2010 World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles. He later won a gold in the mixed doubles and bronze medals in the boys' ...

and

Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (born 15 February 1989) is a Danish badminton player. He joined the Denmark winning team at the 2016 Thomas Cup in Kunshan, China, where he and his teammates beating Indonesia 3–2 in the final. Rasmussen won the men's ...

. In the following week, he lost in the first round of

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from their compatriot 8th seed

and

. They then emerged victorious in the

and

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, entering them to the top 10 of the BWF world rankings. In March, Carnando competed in the European tour at the All England Open but lost in the quarter-finals from Chinese pair

Liang Weikeng Liang Weikeng (; born 30 November 2000) is a Chinese badminton player. He was part of Chinese winning team at the 2023 Sudirman Cup, and at the same year won the men's doubles bronze medal at the 2023 BWF World Championships – Men's doubles, B ...

and Wang Chang in rubber games. In the next tour, they had to accept first round defeats in two tournaments of

and

. In April, Carnando competed at the

Orléans Masters The Orléans Masters championships is an open badminton tournament held in France. This tournament is organized by the Cercle Laïque des Tourelles Orléans (CLTO) Badminton and held in the Palais des Sports in Orléans. This tournament began a ...

in France, but had to lose in the semi-finals from 3rd seed fellow Indonesian pair

Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (born 16 November 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with SGS PLN Bandung club. Career In 2018, Fikri teamed-up with Bagas Maulana, finished as runner-up at the Indonesia International. He and his partne ...

and

Bagas Maulana Bagas Maulana (born 20 July 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club. Career In the junior event, Maulana won a boys' doubles Junior Grand Prix title in 2016 partnered with Muhammad Fachrikar. In 2018, Maulana team ...

. In late April, Carnando competed at the

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, United Arab Emirates, but had to lose in the first round from 2nd seed Malaysian pair

Aaron Chia Aaron Chia Teng Fong (Chinese: 谢定峰, born 24 February 1997) is a Malaysian badminton player. He joined the national team since 2015. He represented Malaysia in the 2018 Thomas Cup. Chia and his partner Soh Wooi Yik were the All England O ...

and

Soh Wooi Yik Soh Wooi Yik (, born 17 February 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was part of the Malaysian 2015 and 2016 BWF World Junior Championships team, and has helped Malaysia clinch a silver medal in mixed team after being defeated by China in ...

. In May, Carnando alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in

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, China. He played a match in the group stage, lost against

Mark Lamsfuß Mark Lamsfuß (born 19 April 1994) is a German badminton player and plays for the BC Wipperfeld. He and his partner, Isabel Lohau won a bronze medal in mixed doubles at the 2022 BWF World Championships. Career Lamsfuß started playing badmin ...

and

Marvin Seidel Marvin Emil Seidel (; born 9 November 1995) is a German badminton player. He was the bronze medalist at the 2013 European Junior Championships in the boys' doubles, and a silver medalist at the 2021 European Championships in the men's doubles e ...

of Germany. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarterfinals against China. In late May, Carnando competed in the second Asian tour at the

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, but had to lose in the semi-finals from Malaysian pair

Man Wei Chong Man Wei Chong (; born 5 September 1999) is a Malaysian badminton player who specializes in doubles event. He was one of the compatriots of the Malaysian squad that won the silver medals at the 2016 and 2017 BWF World Junior Championships. Care ...

and

Tee Kai Wun Tee Kai Wun (; born on 17 April 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player. He helped Malaysia win a silver medal in the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team event. Career 2017–2019 In 2017, he won a silver medal at the 2017 BWF Worl ...

in straight games. In the following week, they were lost at the first round of the Thailand Open from fellow Indonesian pair

Sabar Karyaman Gutama Sabar Karyaman Gutama (born 8 January 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Exist Jakarta club. He was part of the National team that won the bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Mixed Team Championships. Career Gutama is a member ...

and

Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani (born 6 August 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. He was born in Blitar and in 2015, he won the boys' doubles title at the Indonesia Junior International Challenge tourna ...

in three games. In June, Carnando competed at the Singapore Open, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 3nd seed Malaysian pair

and

in three games. In the next tour, they competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Open, but lost in the quarter-finals again from Korean pair

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and

Seo Seung-jae Seo Seung-jae (Hangul: 서승재; born 4 September 1997) is a South Korean badminton player. In 2014, he competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and w ...

in straight games. In July, Carnando competed at the Korea Open, but had to lose in the first round from Taiwanese pair

Lu Ching-yao Lu Ching-yao (; born 7 June 1993) is a Taiwanese badminton player. He was the silver medalist at the 2011 Asian Junior Championships, and 2015 Summer Universiade. He won his first senior international title at the 2014 Singapore International ...

and

Yang Po-han Yang Po-han (; born 13 March 1994) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2013, he won the men's doubles title at the Vietnam International tournament partnered with Liao Min-chun when he was 18-year-old. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 title, ...

in three games. In the next tour, he competed at the 2023 Japan Open, but lost in the first round against 3rd seed Indian pair

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy (born 13 August 2000) is an Indian badminton player. He and his partner, Chirag Shetty, are the first men's doubles pair from India to be ranked inside the top 10 of the BWF World Ranking, with a career-high ranking of 5 ...

and

Chirag Shetty Chirag Chandrashekhar Shetty (born 4 July 1997) is an Indian badminton player. He and his partner, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, are the first men's doubles pair from India to be ranked inside the top 10 of the BWF World Ranking, with a career-high ...

. In early August, Carnando competed at the

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, but had to lose in the second round from fellow Indonesian pair

and

Yeremia Rambitan Yeremia Erich Yotje Yacob Rambitan (born 15 October 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player, who also plays for Exist Jakarta in the national event. He won the mixed doubles Junior National Championships title in 2016, and the boys' doubles bro ...

in straight games. In late August, he competed at the

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, but lost in the third round from 2nd seed Indian pair

and

in three games. He then reached the finals in the

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, settled for the runner-up to

and

. Carnando made his debut at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, but unable to win any medals in both the men's doubles and team events.

Awards and nominations

Achievements

SEA Games

''Men's doubles''

World Junior Championships

''Boys' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Junior Championships

''Boys' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the

Badminton World Federation The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...

(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. ''Men's doubles''

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

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

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tournament :

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tournament

BWF Junior International (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

''Boys' doubles'' ''Mixed 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

''Boys' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Senior level

''Men's doubles''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carnando, Leo Rolly 2001 births Living people People from Klaten Regency Badminton players from Central Java Indonesian male badminton players Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Indonesia Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia SEA Games medalists in badminton SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia 21st-century Indonesian people