Winny Oktavina Kandow (born 14 October 1998) 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 p ...

player specializes in doubles from Tewasen village in South Minahasa (then of

Minahasa The Minahasans (alternative spelling: Minahassa) are an ethnic group native to the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, formerly known as North Celebes. The Minahasa people sometimes refer to themselves as Manado people. Although the Minahasan p ...

), North Sulawesi.

Career

Trained at the Tangkas Intiland Jakarta, she managed to claim the 2016 junior national mixed doubles title partnered with

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 ...

, and led her to join

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...

in 2017. Kandow entered the 2017

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held in Pangkal Pinang with

Akbar Bintang Cahyono Akbar Bintang Cahyono (born 12 April 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with PB Djarum, Djarum badminton club. He started his career in badminton when he was in the elementary school in 2005, and later joined the Ganesha badminton ...

, and the duo seized the national mixed doubles title after competing as a unseeded player. She is increasingly known after reaching the 2018 Singapore Open semifinal stage with Cahyono, but was defeated by their senior teammates

Tontowi Ahmad Tontowi Ahmad (born 18 July 1987) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he pa ...

and

Liliyana Natsir Liliyana Natsir (born 9 September 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She is one of the standout front court player, with dexterousness and skill in controlling and executing the shuttlecock. Natsir has tre ...

in a tight straight games. She succeed in clinching her first international title by winning the 2018 Hyderabad Open.

2023

In January, Kandow and her partner

Amri Syahnawi Amri Syahnawi (born 8 November 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in doubles. Career 2023 In January, Amri Syahnawi and his partner Winny Oktavina Kandow competed at the Thailand Masters, but had to lose in the quarter ...

competed at the

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, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 5th seed Korean pair

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 ...

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 March, Kandow and Syahnawi competed in the European tour at the

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 ...

, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from Danish pair Mathias Thyrri and

Amalie Magelund Amalie Magelund Krogh (born 13 May 2000) is a Danish 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 "sin ...

. In the next tour, Syahnawi and Kandow lost again in the quarter-finals 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, this time from Chinese Taipei pair

Ye Hong-wei Ye Hong-wei (; born 1 November 1999) is a Taiwanese 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 "si ...

and

Lee Chia-hsin Lee Chia-hsin (; born 14 May 1997) is a Taiwanese badminton player. She won her first international title at the 2013 Polish International in the women's doubles event partnered with Wu Ti-jung. Lee was the gold medalists at the 2017 Summer Un ...

. In May, Kandow and Syahnawi competed in the second Asian tour at the Malaysia Masters, but had to lose in qualifying rounds from Chinese Taipei pair

Lee Jhe-huei Lee Jhe-huei (; born 20 March 1994) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Career He plays in the men's doubles with Lee Yang. They were the champions at the 2016 Vietnam Open Grand Prix. In 2015, together they entered the 2015 Chinese Taipei M ...

and

Hsu Ya-ching Hsu Ya-ching (; born 30 July 1991) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Personal life Hsu is married to former doubles partner Lin Chia-yu Lin Chia-yu (; born 30 June 1993) is a Taiwanese badminton player. In 2011, he won the gold medal at th ...

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

* ''Senior level''

Individual competitions

Senior level

=Women's doubles

=Mixed doubles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kandow, Winny Oktavina Living people 1998 births Minahasa people People from South Minahasa Regency Sportspeople from North Sulawesi Indonesian female badminton players 20th-century Indonesian women 21st-century Indonesian women