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Character Introduction
Sony Kuncoro (July 7, 1984), born in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, is an Indonesian badminton player.
Sony Kuncoro defeated Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei in the semifinals of the 2000 World Junior Badminton Championships, but lost to China’s Bao Chunlai to win the silver medal.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Kuncoro reached the semifinals and lost to Son Seung-mo of South Korea, before defeating Boonsak Posana of Thailand in the bronze medal match.
At the 2007 World Badminton Championships in Malaysia, Kuncoro was the runner-up, losing to Lin Dan in the final in straight sets 11-21, 20-22.
At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Kuncoro lost to rising Malaysian star Lee Chong Wei in the last eight.
In August 2013, Sonny Kuncoro competed in the World Badminton Championships in Guangzhou, China, as the 10th seed in the men’s singles event, but exited the tournament with a 0-2 (22-24, 16-21) loss to Singapore’s Huang Ziliang in the first round.
After not participating in tournaments for more than a year due to an old injury, Soni reached the main draw in 2016 from the Singapore Open Badminton qualifiers and knocked out Sho Sasaki of Japan, Wang Wiming of China and Lin Dan along the way to win the title, defeating Son Wan-ho of South Korea 2-1 (21-16, 12-21, 21-14) in the final.
In August 2017, Soni participated in the World Badminton Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, playing in the men’s singles event. He advanced in the first round with a 2-0 win over Czech Milan Ludik, but went out in the second round 0-2 (13-21, 9-21) against the 5th seed, Chen Long of China.
Equipment Used
VOLTRIC Z-FORCE II; ARCSABER Z-Slash; ARMORTEC 700; WOODS N90 II; ARMORTEC 900 POWER; MUSCLE POWER 99; SHB-98MX; BG66; SHB-99 LTD; SHB-89MG
Major Achievements
- Indonesia Badminton International Challenge 2018 Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2018 Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarterfinals
- 2018 Indonesia Badminton International Series Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2016 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2016 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
- 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Singles Champion
- 2015 Indonesia Badminton International Challenge Men’s Singles Champion
- 2013 Hong Kong Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2013 Indonesia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
- 2013 Badminton Korea Premier Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finalist
- 2013 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2010 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Silver Medal
- 2011 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2009 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Bronze Medal
- 2009 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles 3rd Runner-up
- 2008 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
- 2008 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Men’s Singles Champion
- 2008 China Badminton Masters Men’s Singles Champion
- 2007 World Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2006 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Quarter-finals
- 2006 Doha Games Badminton Men’s Team Bronze Medal
- 2005 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2005 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2004 Athens Olympic Games Badminton Men’s Singles Bronze Medalist
- 2004 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2003 Chinese Taipei Open Men’s Singles Runner-up
- 2003 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2002 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Champion
- 2001 Hong Kong Badminton Open Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- 2000 World Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Singles Runner-up
