Yeremia Erich Yotje Yacob Rambitan (born 15 October 1999) 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, 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 bronze medal at the World Junior Championships in 2017.

Early and personal life

Yeremia Erich Yotje Yacob Rambitan, sometimes spelled as Yeremia Erich Yoche Yacob Rambitan, was born on 15 October 1999. He started to playing badminton at the PB Kasih, trained by his father, Timothy Rambitan. In 2015, he entered the Ragunan Sports School under Luluk Hadiyanto, and then was recruited to join the Exist Jakarta team.

Career

In the junior event, Rambitan managed to claim the 2016 Junior National Championships mixed doubles title partnered with

Winny Oktavina Kandow Winny Oktavina Kandow (born 14 October 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player specializes in doubles from Tewasen village in South Minahasa (then of Minahasa), North Sulawesi. Career Trained at the Tangkas Intiland Jakarta, she managed to cl ...

, and led him to join

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in 2017. In September 2017, he won the U-19 mixed doubles title at the Malaysia International Junior Open with

Angelica Wiratama Angelica Wiratama (born 25 June 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Exist Jakarta team. Achievements BWF World Tour (1 runner-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a se ...

. He later took part at the 2017 World Junior Championships, and won the bronze medal in the boys' doubles event with Rinov Rivaldy. In 2019, Rambitan reached the final of the International Challenge tournament in

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with

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 ...

, but was defeated to their compatriots

Adnan Maulana Adnan Maulana (born 23 October 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Jaya Raya Jakarta club. He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games partnered with Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso. Career In 2 ...

and Ghifari Anandaffa Prihardika in straight game. In March, they lost in the second round of 2019 Orléans Masters from Chinese Taipei pair. In July, they lost in the second round of

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from Russian pair Vladimir Ivanov and

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. In August, they participated in Hyderabad Open in India but lost in the first round. In September, they lost in the second round of

Vietnam Open The Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open (known as the ''Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open'' for sponsorship reasons) was a professional men's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was part of the International Series of the ATP Tour. It ...

. In 2020, Rambitan who competed with Kusumawardana lost in the first round of

2020 Spain Masters The 2020 Spain Masters (officially known as the Barcelona Spain Masters 2020) was a badminton tournament which was held at the Pavelló de la Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona, Spain, from 18 to 23 February 2020 with a total prize purse of $170,000. T ...

. Due to the

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, numerous tournaments on the 2020 BWF World Tour were either cancelled or rescheduled for later in the year. In June, he participated at the PBSI home tournament and emerged as the men's doubles champions partnered with

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. The duo were unbeaten throughout the competition and out of five matches, they have only lost one game. He also part of Rajawali winning team at the PBSI Thomas Cup simulation.

2021

In January, Rambitan and Kusumawardana participated in Thailand tour and lost in the first round of 2020 Yonex Thailand Open, and in the second round of 2020 Toyota Thailand Open from the same pair of

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and

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. In March European tour, they lost in the second round of

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, but took their first tournament victory as a combination in the 2021 Spain Masters, beating fellow Indonesian pair

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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 October, they reached the second round of 2021 Denmark Open and won the

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beating

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 partn ...

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 the final. In November, they lost in the semi-finals of 2021 Hylo Open from fellow Indonesian

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and

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. They participated in the Indonesia Badminton Festival in

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and reach the quarter-finals of 2021 Indonesia Masters from fellow Indonesian

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and

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. In the next tour, they lost in the second round of

2021 Indonesia Open The 2021 Indonesia Open (officially known as the SimInvest Indonesia Open 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Bali International Convention Center in Nusa Dua, Badung Regency, Bali, Indonesia, from 23 t ...

. They qualified for 2021 BWF World Tour Finals but only managed to book one win and eliminated in group stage.

2022

In February, Rambitan and Kusumawardana participated in 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships with

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and lost the title to

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. In March, they participated in European tour and lost in the first round of

2022 All England Open The 2022 All England Open (officially known as the Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at Utilita Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, England, from 16 to 20 March 20 ...

, and reach the semi-finals of

. In April, they lost in second round of Korea Open from fellow team mate

and

, and the first round of

Korea Masters The Korea Masters is an international badminton tournament that usually held in November or December every year of BWF event calendar in South Korea. The total prize money in 2016 was US$120,000. Before 2010, the level of the tournament was an Inter ...

. In May, Rambitan and Kusumawardana won the

2022 Badminton Asia Championships The 2022 Badminton Asia Championships was a badminton tournament held at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Muntinlupa in the Philippines from 26 April to 1 May 2022. The prior tournament was held in 2019, with no tournament held for the ensuing two ...

gold medal in the men's doubles discipline after defeating Malaysian pair

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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 ...

, ending Indonesia's 13 year wait for a men's doubles gold medal at the championships, which was won by

and

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. In latter May, he won a silver medal in the men's doubles with Kusumawardana and a bronze medal in the men's team at the

Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supe ...

. In June, they lost in second round of

2022 Indonesia Masters The 2022 Indonesia Masters (officially known as the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia, from 7 to 12 June 2022 and had a total pr ...

from fellow team mate

and

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. In the next tour, they lost in the quarter-final of

2022 Indonesia Open The 2022 Indonesia Open (officially known as the East Ventures Indonesia Open 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament which took place at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 14 to 19 June 2022. It had a total ...

in which Rambitan get injured when they just needed one point.

2023

Rambitan and Kusumawardana back as pair after 6 months recovery and opened the 2023 season at the Malaysia Open, but defeated in the second round to fellow Indonesian pair

and

. They competed at the home tournament,

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, but had to lose in the first round from fellow Indonesian pair 1st seeds

and

. In the next tournament, they lost in the quarter-finals of the

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from Chinese Taipei pair

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and

Ye Hong-wei Ye Hong-wei (; born 1 November 1999) is a Taiwanese badminton player. Achievements Summer Universiade ''Mixed doubles'' BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up) The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented i ...

. In February, Rambitan join the

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to compete at the

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, but unfortunately the teams lost in the quarter-finals from team Korea.

Achievements

Asian Championships

''Men's doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Men's doubles''

World Junior Championships

''Boys' doubles''

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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(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. ''Men's doubles''

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

''Men's doubles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament

Performance timeline

National team

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

Individual competitions

Junior level

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

Senior level

=Men's doubles

=Mixed doubles

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rambitan, Yeremia 1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Jakarta Indonesian male badminton players Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for Indonesia Southeast Asian Games medalists in badminton 20th-century Indonesian people 21st-century Indonesian people