Flandy Limpele

Flandy Limpele (born 9 February 1974) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He competed in four Summer Olympic Games: Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, and Beijing 2008.[1]

Flandy Limpele
Personal information
Birth nameFlandy Limpele
Country Indonesia (1995-2001) and (2003-2010)
 England (2001-2003)
Born (1974-02-09) 9 February 1974
Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st)
HandednessLeft
CoachRichard Mainaky
Christian Hadinata
Herry Iman Pierngadi
EventMen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
2004 Athens Men's doubles
World Championships
2007 Kuala Lumpur Mixed doubles
World Cup
1996 Jakarta Mixed doubles
1995 Jakarta Mixed doubles
1997 Yogyakarta Mixed doubles
World Senior Championships
2015 Helsingborg Men's doubles 35+
Sudirman Cup
2001 Seville Mixed team
2005 Beijing Mixed team
2007 Glasgow Mixed team
1997 Glasgow Mixed team
1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2004 Jakarta Men's team
Asian Championships
2008 Johor Bahru Mixed doubles
1996 Surabaya Mixed doubles
1998 Bangkok Men's doubles
2003 Jakarta Men's doubles
2004 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's team
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Mixed doubles
2007 Nakhon Ratchasima Men's team
1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Men's doubles
BWF profile

Career

A doubles specialist, at various times Limpele has focused on either men's doubles or mixed doubles during his long career in international badminton. His earliest appearances in the final rounds of major events came in mixed doubles in the mid-1990s. However, he first broke through internationally in men's doubles at the 1999 Korea Open with Eng Hian. His subsequent men's doubles titles, most of them with Hian, have included the Denmark (2000), Singapore (2002, 2006), Japan (2002), Bitburger (2002), and German (2003) Opens, and the Copenhagen Masters (2000, 2004). Hian and Limpele briefly represented England from 2001 until 2003.[2] They later returned to represent Indonesia for 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] Flandy and Eng were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 2002, and bronze medalists at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

After 2004 Limpele gravitated back to mixed doubles. In 2006 he teamed with Vita Marissa to win a number of top tier events including the Singapore, Japan, French, and Chinese Taipei Opens, as well as the Southeast Asian Games title. They were bronze medalists at the 2007 World Championships in Kuala Lumpur, and won the Badminton Asia Championships together in 2008.

Not an especially powerful hitter, Limpele's strengths have been his racket-work, tactical astuteness, and anticipation.

Participation at Indonesian Team
  • 5 times at Sudirman Cup (1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007)
  • 1 time at Thomas Cup (2004)

Personal life

When he was young, he joined the SGS Bandung badminton club. His parents are Erik Limpele (father) and Nelcy Oroh (mother). His hobby is football. Normally people called him Flandy.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

2004 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles
Round Partner Opponent Score Result
Bronze medal match Eng Hian Jens Eriksen [5]
Martin Lundgaard Hansen		 15–13, 15–7 Bronze

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles

2007 BWF World Championships – Mixed Doubles
Round Partner Opponent Score Result
Semifinal Vita Marissa Zheng Bo [1]
Gao Ling		 21–17, 19–21, 19–21 Bronze

World Cup

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall,
Yogyakarta, Indonesia		 Rosalina Riseu Liu Yong
Ge Fei		 15–12, 7–15, 2–15 Bronze
1996 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Rosalina Riseu Sandiarto
Minarti Timur		 14–17, 7–15 Silver
1995 Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Rosalina Riseu Kim Dong-moon
Kim Shin-young		 15–9, 9–15, 14–17 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Eng Hian Candra Wijaya
Halim Haryanto		 7–15, 11–15 Bronze
2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Eng Hian Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan		 13–15, 15–11, 7–15 Bronze
1998 Nimibutr Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand		 Eng Hian Zhang Wei
Zhang Jun		 15–17, 15–9, 12–15 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Bandaraya Stadium,
Johor Bahru, Malaysia		 Vita Marissa Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 21–17, 21–17 Gold
1996 Pancasila Hall,
Surabaya, Indonesia		 Rosalina Riseu Kang Kyung-jin
Kim Mee-hyang		 15–2, 7–15, 10–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei		 Eng Hian Pramote Teerawiwatana
Tesana Panvisvas		 8–15, 15–8, 13–15 Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Wongchawalitkul University,
Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand		 Vita Marissa Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam		 21–14, 21–15 Gold

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Korea Open Vita Marissa Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung		 21–15, 14–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2007 French Open Vita Marissa Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Yawen		 21–11, 21–15 Winner
2007 Singapore Open Vita Marissa Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam		 21–14, 21–13 Winner
  Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. 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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Singapore Open Sigit Budiarto Thomas Laybourn
Lars Paaske		 21–8, 21–16 Winner
2005 Swiss Open Eng Hian Candra Wijaya
Sigit Budiarto		 15–8, 11–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2003 Chinese Taipei Open Eng Hian Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon		 4–15, 1–15 Runner-up
2003 German Open Eng Hian Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng		 9–15, 15–8, 15–4 Winner
2003 Japan Open Eng Hian Cheng Rui
Chen Qiqiu		 15–5, 15–12 Winner
2003 Swiss Open Eng Hian Cheng Rui
Chen Qiqiu		 10–15, 15–5, 15–1 Winner
2002 All England Open Eng Hian Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon		 2–7, 2–7, 7–1, 3–7 Runner-up
2002 Indonesia Open Eng Hian Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung		 10–15, 11–15 Runner-up
2002 Singapore Open Eng Hian Kim Dong-moon
Ha Tae-kwon		 15–8, 11–15, 17–14 Winner
2000 Malaysia Open Eng Hian Lee Dong-soo
Yoo Yong-sung		 15–9, 15–9 Winner
2000 Denmark Open Eng Hian Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen		 15–13, 15–10 Winner
2000 Indonesia Open Eng Hian Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya		 17–14, 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1999 Malaysia Open Eng Hian Tony Gunawan
Candra Wijaya		 6–15, 11–15 Runner-up
1999 Korea Open Eng Hian Jens Eriksen
Jesper Larsen		 15–6, 15–7 Winner
1998 Denmark Open Eng Hian Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		 11–15, 6–15 Runner-up
1998 Indonesia Open Eng Hian Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja		 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Vietnam Open Cheng Wen-hsing Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying		 25–23, 21–19 Winner
2009 India Open Vita Marissa V. Diju
Jwala Gutta		 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2007 Chinese Taipei Open Vita Marissa Thomas Laybourn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl		 21–18, 25–23 Winner
2006 Japan Open Vita Marissa Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir		 11–21, 21–18, 21–17 Winner
2006 Dutch Open Vita Marissa Robert Blair
Jenny Wallwork		 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
1997 Swiss Open Minarti Timur Liu Yong
Ge Fei		 9–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1994 Polish Open Dede Hasanah Witalij Szmakow
Svetlana Szumka		 15–3, 15–3 Winner
1997 Polish Open Eti Tantra Imam Tohari
Emma Ermawati		 15–7, 15–6 Winner
1996 Thailand Open Rosalina Riseu Trikus Haryanto
Minarti Timur		 5–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1996 Indonesia Open Rosalina Riseu Trikus Haryanto
Minarti Timur		 0–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1995 Denmark Open Rosalina Riseu Chen Xingdong
Peng Xinyong		 15–3, 10–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1995 Indonesia Open Rosalina Riseu Trikus Haryanto
Minarti Timur		 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up
1994 Dutch Open Dede Hasanah Chris Hunt
Gillian Gowers		 5–15, 4–15 Runner-up
1994 Indonesia Open Dede Hasanah Jiang Xin
Zhang Jin		 3–15, 11–15 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2002 BMW Open International Simon Archer Anthony Clark
Nathan Robertson		 15–5, 17–14 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 White Nights Anastasia Russkikh Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova		 21–14, 25–23 Winner
1994 Polish International Dede Hasanah Vitaliy Shmakov
Svetlana Szumska		 15–3, 15–3 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series & Asian Satellite tournament

Performance timeline

Indonesian team
  • Senior level
Team Events19992007
Southeast Asian Games Gold Gold
Team Events2004
Thomas Cup Bronze
Team Events199720052007
Sudirman Cup Bronze Silver Silver

Individual competitions
  • Senior level
Event19992007
Southeast Asian Games Silver (MD) Gold (XD)
Event19961998200320042008
Asia Championships Bronze (XD) Bronze (MD) Bronze (MD) Bronze (MD) Gold (XD)
Event1996
World Cup Silver (XD)
Event19951997199920012003200520062007
World Championships R3 (XD) R2 (XD) QF (MD) R1 (MD) A QF (MD) A Bronze (XD)
Event1996200020042008
Olympics QF (XD) QF (MD) Bronze (MD) 4th (XD)
Tournament20072008200920102011Best
BWF Super Series
All England Open R2 (XD) R1 (XD) SF (XD) A F (2002)
Swiss Open QF (XD) R1 (XD) A GPG W (2003)
Malaysia Open QF (XD) R1 (XD) A QF (XD) R1 (MD) F (1999, 2000)
Singapore Open W (XD) A W (2002, 2006, 2007)
Indonesia Open R1 (XD) SF (XD) R1 (XD) R1 (XD) A F (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Korea Open F (XD) R1 (XD) SF (XD) R2 (MD) W (1999)
Japan Open QF (XD) QF (XD) R2 (MD) R1 (XD) A W (2003, 2006)
Denmark Open QF (XD) A R1 (MD) A W (2000)
French Open W (XD) R1 (XD) A QF (MD) A W (2007)
BWF Superseries Finals N/A GS (XD) NQ GS (2008)
Tournament199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
All England Open SF (MD) F (MD) QF (MD)
R2 (XD)		 SF (MD) QF (MD) A SS F (2002)
Chinese Taipei Open N/A N/A F (MD) W (XD) A W (2007)
Denmark Open F (XD) F (MD) QF (MD) W (MD) SF (MD) A QF (XD) SS W (2000)
Dutch Open F (XD) N/A A F (XD) A F (1994, 2006)
German Open N/A W (MD) A QF (MD)
SF (XD)		 A R1 (MD) W (2003)
India Open N/A A W (XD) A SS W (2009)
Indonesia Open R2 (MD)
F (XD)		 F (XD) F (XD) F (MD) QF (MD) F (MD) F (MD) SF (MD) R2 (MD) SS F (1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002)
Japan Open W (MD) W (XD) SS W (2003, 2006)
Korea Open N/A W (MD) SS W (1999)
Malaysia Open F (MD) F (MD) SS F (1999, 2000)
Polish Open W (XD) W (XD) N/A W (1994, 1997)
Singapore Open N/A N/A W (MD) W (MD) SS W (2002, 2006)
Swiss Open F (XD) W (MD) F (MD) SS A W (2003)
Thailand Open F (XD) N/A N/A N/A F (1996)
Vietnam Open N/A N/A W (XD) W (2009)
Tournament199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011Best

References
  1. "Flandy Limpele". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. "Eng Hian Hijrah ke Singapura Di Kontrak Dua Tahun". bulutangkis.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. "Flandi/Eng Hian Janjikan Emas". suaramerdeka.com (in Indonesian). 3 July 2003. Archived from the original on 7 February 2004. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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