Fung Permadi (; born 30 December 1967 in Purwokerto,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

) is a former male Chinese 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. He was a singles specialist who played first for

and later for Chinese Taipei.

Career

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, and

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. Moving to Taiwan in the middle of the decade, Permadi played perhaps his best badminton in the late 1990s, after his thirtieth birthday. He won a number of significant international titles (as shown by the chart below), and at thirty-one was runner-up to

China's China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Sun Jun at the

1999 IBF World Championships The 1999 IBF World Championships (World Badminton Championships) were held in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 10 May and 23 May 1999. Host city selection Copenhagen, Denmark, was chosen over Gothenburg, Sweden, as the host for 1999 IBF World Cham ...

. He competed for

Chinese Taipei at the 2000 Summer Olympics The Republic of China competed as Chinese Taipei at the 2000 Summer Olympics () in Sydney, Australia. The change in name was due to the political status of Taiwan. In addition, they flew a flag especially designed for the games separate from the ...

in the badminton men's singles event.

Achievements

World Championships

''Men's singles''

Asian Championships

''Men's singles''

Asian Cup

''Men's singles''

East Asian Games

''Men's singles''

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006. ''Men's singles''

References

Smash: Fung Permadi

BWF Player Profile

External links

* * * * 1967 births Living people Taiwanese male badminton players Taiwanese people of Indonesian descent Indonesian male badminton players Indonesian people of Chinese descent Olympic badminton players of Taiwan Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Asian Games competitors for Indonesia Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games World No. 1 badminton players People from Banyumas Regency Sportspeople from Central Java {{Indonesia-badminton-bio-stub