Greysia Polii

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Character Introduction

Greysia Polii (August 11, 1987) is an Indonesian female badminton player specializing in doubles.She won the women’s doubles badminton title at the 2020 Olympic Games.In June 2022, she officially retired from international competition.

Polly was born in August 1987 in Jakarta. After the death of her father when she was two years old, she moved to Manado, where she was introduced to badminton at school; she soon showed a flair for the sport, winning her first tournament at the age of 6. In 1995, Polly’s mother moved back to the capital city in order to give her daughter better training, and arranged for her to join one of the most prestigious clubs in the region, Jaya Raya Jakarta. During her time at the club, former star Retno Kustiyah recognized her doubles talent and suggested that Polly, who was 14 years old at the time, switch from singles to doubles; she won her first doubles title shortly thereafter, and in 2003, Polly was selected to play for the Indonesian national badminton team.

In October 2004, Polly represented Indonesia at the World Junior Badminton Championships in Vancouver, Canada, winning second place in the mixed doubles and third place in the women’s doubles with Muhammad Reza and Heni Budiman.

In November 2010, Polly represented Indonesia at the Guangzhou Asian Games, competing in the women’s doubles and women’s team events in badminton, winning the bronze medal in the women’s team.

In the 2012 London Olympics Women’s Doubles Badminton Group A, Polly/Meliana Johari were disqualified by the IOC after they played negatively with Korean athletes Kim Min Jung/Ha Jeong Eun, either going off the net or out of bounds without pressure.

In June 2013, Gracia Poli and Nitya Krishinda Maheswari played in the Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix and won their first Golden Grand Prix title, defeating Yuriko Miki/Koharu Yonemoto of Japan 2-0 (21-7, 21-13) in the women’s doubles final.

In September 2014, Gracia Poli represented Indonesia at the Asian Games badminton tournament in Incheon, South Korea, where she and Nitia Krishinda Maheswari played in the women’s doubles event. In the women’s doubles final defeated the tournament’s top seed, Japan’s Misaki Matsutomo / Reika Takahashi 2-0 (21-15, 21-9), and is also the third group of Indonesian players to win the gold medal in this event winners.

In September 2015, Gracia Poli and Nitia Krishinda Maheshwari played in the Korea Badminton Superseries and won their first Superseries women’s doubles title by defeating Korea’s new and veteran duo of Jang Ye Na/Lee Sau Hee 2-0 (21-15, 21-18) in the women’s doubles final.

In October 2016, Gracia Poli and Apriyani Lahayu played in the French Badminton Superseries, defeating South Korean powerhouse pair Lee Sau-hee/Shin Sung-chan 2-0 (21-17, 21-15) in the women’s doubles final, the pair winning their first Superseries title.

In the women’s doubles badminton final at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, they played China’s Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan and won 2-0 (21-19, 21-15) to claim gold.

On June 12, 2022, the Indonesian Badminton Federation held a retirement ceremony and exhibition match for Gracia Poli before the start of the Indonesia Badminton Masters final, and Poli officially retired from international competition.

Equipment Used

ARCSABER 11 Metallic Red; BG-80; ARCSABER 11; AURASPEED 90K; DriveX 9X; NANORAY Z SPEED Yellow; A950LTD; GR233; NANORAY 900; VBS-63

Major Achievements

2021 Badminton World Federation Year-end Finals Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2021 Indonesia Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2020 Tokyo Olympics Badminton Women’s Doubles Champion
2021 TOYOTA Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
2021 YONEX Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2020 Spain Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
2020 Spain Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
2020 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Champion
2020 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Final Four
2019 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Gold Medal
2019 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Silver Medal
2019 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
2019 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Third Place
2019 Australian Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2019 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
2019 India Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2019 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2018 Hong Kong China Open Badminton Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2018 France Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2018 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2018 China Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2018 Japan Badminton Open Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Doubles Bronze Medal
2018 Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 3rd Place
2018 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles Third Place
2018 Thailand Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2018 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
2018 India Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2018 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2017 Hong Kong China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2017 France Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Champion
2017 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team Bronze Medal
2017 New Zealand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2017 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2016 Denmark Super Series Top Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2016 Badminton Australia Super Series Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2016 Badminton Asia Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
2016 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Champion
2016 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2016 Badminton India Premier Superseries Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2016 Badminton Germany Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Quarterfinals
2015 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Singles Quarter-finals
2015 Hong Kong Badminton Super Series China Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2015 Indonesia Badminton Masters Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2015 Badminton World League Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2015 France Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2015 Korea Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Champion
2015 World Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2015 Indonesia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2015 Sudirman Cup Third Runner-up
2014 Hong Kong China Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Fourth Runner-up
2014 Women’s Doubles Champion of Incheon Asian Games Badminton Tournament, Korea
2014 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2014 Korea Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
2013 France Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
2013 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
2013 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Champion
2012 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Final Four
2012 Indonesia Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Final Four
2011 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2011 Malaysia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Final Four
2011 Badminton India Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Final Four
2011 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2011 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
2010 Indonesia Badminton Golden Grand Prix Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2010 Uber Cup Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
2010 Singapore Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2010 Guangzhou Asian Games Badminton Women’s Team 3rd Runner-up
2009 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
2009 France Badminton Super Match Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2009 Japan Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles quarter-finals
2008 Badminton World Cup Super Series Finals Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2008 Denmark Badminton Super Series Women’s Doubles Quarter-finals
2008 Uber Cup Women’s Team Runner-up
2007 France Badminton Superseries Women’s Doubles Final Four
2007 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 1st Runner-up
2007 Switzerland Badminton Super Tournament Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2007 Philippine Open Women’s Doubles Final Four
2007 Malaysia Badminton Super Tournament Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2006 Denmark Badminton Open Women’s Doubles 4th Runner-up
2006 Korea Open Women’s Doubles Runner-up
2006 Philippine Open Women’s Doubles Champion
2005 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Runner-up
2005 Asian Championships Women’s Doubles Final Four
2005 Singapore Badminton Open Women’s Doubles 4th Runner-up
2004 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
2004 World Junior Badminton Championships Women’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up