Rian Sukmawan (21 November 1985 – 27 February 2016) was a professional

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player from

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Career

Sukmawan was a doubles specialist. In 2006, he won the men's doubles at the

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Opens with fellow countryman

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. In 2007, he won the Dutch Open again with partner

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Death

Rian Sukmawan died on 27 February 2016 of a heart attack after playing in an exhibition match in

Semarang Semarang ( jv, ꦏꦸꦛꦯꦼꦩꦫꦁ , Pegon: سماراڠ) is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Dutch colonial era, and is still an important regional center and port today. ...

with some former players, including

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. According to Kusharjanto, Sukmawan went outside for some rest before a security guard found him laying on a bench outside the arena alone and asking for help. He was rushed to hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.

Achievements

Asian Junior Championships

''Boys' doubles''

BWF Superseries

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tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament :

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tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the

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. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament : BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

''Men's doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

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

Individual competitions

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

References

1985 births 2016 deaths People from Semarang Sportspeople from Central Java Indonesian male badminton players 21st-century Indonesian people {{Indonesia-badminton-bio-stub