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Ricky Subagja (born 27 January 1971) is a former Indonesian badminton player. He was rated among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history.

Ricky Subagja
Personal information
Birth nameRicky Achmad Soebagdja
CountryIndonesia
Born27 January 1971 (age 53)
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking1

Medal record

Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Men's doubles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Birmingham Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Men's doubles
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1993 New Delhi Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Jakarta Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Yogyakarta Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1992 Guangzhou Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Birmingham Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Lausanne Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Glasgow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Jakarta Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Hong Kong Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Hong Kong Men's Team
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Hong Kong Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1994 Beijing Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1991 Jakarta Men's doubles
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 1991 Manila Mixed doubles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Singapore Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Jakarta Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1991 Manila Men's team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Singapore Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1995 Chiang Mai Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Jakarta Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Manila Men's doubles
Political partyDemokrat
Spouses

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(m. 2000; div. 2006)​

Novani Citra Kresna

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(m. 2010; div. 2017)​

In 1993 the fast moving, faster hitting Subagja won men's doubles at the then biennial IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with fellow countryman Rudy Gunawan. However, Subagja's regular partner for most of the 90s was another fellow countryman, the equally fast and hard-hitting Rexy Mainaky, and they formed the most successful team of the decade. Subagja and Mainaky won more than thirty international titles together, including all of badminton's major championships at least once. They captured Olympic gold at Atlanta in 1996, the IBF World Championships in 1995 at Lausanne, Switzerland (a repeat title for Subagja), and the prestigious All-England Championships back to back in 1995 and 1996. A partial listing of their other titles includes the open championships of the five strongest nations in men's badminton: China (1992), Indonesia (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999), Malaysia (1993, 1994, 1997), South Korea (1995, 1996), and Denmark (1998); as well as the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992, 1994, 1996), the Badminton World Cup (1993, 1995, 1997), and the quadrennial Asian Games (1994, 1998).

Subagja and Mainaky were bronze medalists at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals at both the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. They paired together on Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams that won four consecutive world team titles in 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000

Awards and nominations

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1996 GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States   Rexy Mainaky   Yap Kim Hock
  Cheah Soon Kit 		5–15, 15–13, 15–12   Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland   Rexy Mainaky   Yap Kim Hock
  Cheah Soon Kit 		9–15, 15–2, 12–15   Bronze
1995 Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland   Rexy Mainaky   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund 		15–5, 15–2   Gold
1993 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England   Rudy Gunawan   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		15–11, 15–3   Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia   Rexy Mainaky   Lee Dong-soo
  Yoo Yong-sung 		15–1, 10–15, 15–3   Gold
1995 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Rexy Mainaky   Sakrapee Thongsari
  Pramote Teerawiwatana 		15–4, 15–9   Gold
1993 Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India   Rexy Mainaky   Chen Kang
  Chen Hongyong 		15–7, 12–15, 15–9   Gold
1992 Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China   Rexy Mainaky   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		10–15, 11–15   Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1998 Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand   Rexy Mainaky   Pramote Teerawiwatana
  Siripong Siripool 		15–5, 15–10   Gold
1994 Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan   Rexy Mainaky   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		15–10, 15–2   Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Richard Mainaky   Chen Kang
  Chen Hongyong 		11–15, 15–12, 14–17   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1994 Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China   Rexy Mainaky   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		15–8, 15–7   Gold
1991 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Rexy Mainaky   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		16-17, 5-15   Silver

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		  Rexy Mainaky   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya 		4–15, 17–14, 11–15   Silver
1995 Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand 		  Rexy Mainaky   Yap Kim Hock
  Cheah Soon Kit 		13–15, 9–15   Silver
1993 Singapore Badminton Hall,
Singapore 		  Rexy Mainaky   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		7–15, 15–11, 7–15   Silver
1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,
Manila, Philippines 		  Rexy Mainaky   Jalani Sidek
  Razif Sidek 		6–15, 15–12, 6–15   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1991 Camp Crame Gymnasium,
Manila, Philippines 		  Rosiana Tendean   Rexy Mainaky
  Erma Sulistianingsih 		15–6, 15–13   Gold

World Junior Championships

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The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1988 Jakarta, Indonesia   Wu Wenkai 11–15, 3–15   Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia   Imay Hendra   Choi Sang-bum
  Ahn Jae-chang 		11–15, 14–17   Bronze
1988 Jakarta, Indonesia   Aras Razak   Yudi Yudono
  Darma 		15–8, 15–6   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1987 Jakarta, Indonesia   Lilik Sudarwati   Ardy Wiranata
  Susi Susanti 		15–7, 7–15, 9–15   Silver
1988 Jakarta, Indonesia   Lilik Sudarwati   Choi Ji-tae
  Bang Soo-hyun 		15–12, 15–7   Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (28 titles, 11 runners-up)

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The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2000 Korea Open   Rexy Mainaky   Lee Dong-soo
  Yoo Yong-sung 		8–15, 15–9, 4–15   Runner-up
1999 Indonesia Open   Rexy Mainaky   Tony Gunawan
  Candra Wijaya 		15–12, 15–8   Winner
1998 Indonesia Open   Rexy Mainaky   Flandy Limpele
  Eng Hian 		15–5, 15–4   Winner
1998 Denmark Open   Rexy Mainaky   Flandy Limpele
  Eng Hian 		15–11, 15–6   Winner
1998 Singapore Open   Rexy Mainaky   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya 		5–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1997 Vietnam Open   Rexy Mainaky   Lee Dong-soo
  Yoo Yong-sung 		15–11, 15–5   Winner
1997 Malaysia Open   Rexy Mainaky   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono 		17–15, 15–12   Winner
1997 Japan Open   Rexy Mainaky   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono 		15–11, 7–15, 15–7   Winner
1996 World Grand Prix Finals   Rexy Mainaky   Yap Kim Hock
  Cheah Soon Kit 		15–4, 15–9   Winner
1996 China Open   Rexy Mainaky   Sigit Budiarto
  Candra Wijaya 		12–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1996 All England Open   Rexy Mainaky   Yap Kim Hock
  Cheah Soon Kit 		15–6, 15–5   Winner
1996 Korea Open   Rexy Mainaky   Yap Kim Hock
  Cheah Soon Kit 		15–5, 17–14   Winner
1996 Japan Open   Rexy Mainaky   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto 		15–8, 12–15, 15–12   Winner
1995 Singapore Open   Rexy Mainaky   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono 		15–7, 18–16   Winner
1995 All England Open   Rexy Mainaky   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono 		15–12, 15–18, 15–8   Winner
1995 Japan Open   Rexy Mainaky   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto 		15–8, 15–9   Winner
1995 Korea Open   Rexy Mainaky   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund 		15–6, 11–15, 15–7   Winner
1994 World Grand Prix Finals   Rexy Mainaky   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto 		15–10, 15–7   Winner
1994 Hong Kong Open   Rexy Mainaky   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto 		15–12, 14–17, 15–7   Winner
1994 Indonesia Open   Rexy Mainaky   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto 		10–15, 15–4, 18–17   Winner
1994 Singapore Open   Rexy Mainaky   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund 		15–6, 15–8   Winner
1994 Malaysia Open   Rexy Mainaky   Sakrapee Thongsari
  Pramote Teerawiwatana 		15–5, 18–16   Winner
1994 All England Open   Rexy Mainaky   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto 		12–15, 12–15   Runner-up
1994 Swedish Open   Rexy Mainaky   Peter Axelsson
  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 		15–11, 15–12   Winner
1994 Korea Open   Denny Kantono   Peter Axelsson
  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 		14–17, 7–15   Runner-up
1994 Japan Open   Denny Kantono   Sakrapee Thongsari
  Pramote Teerawiwatana 		15–11, 12–15, 18–16   Winner
1993 World Grand Prix Finals   Rexy Mainaky   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto 		15–11, 10–15, 9–15   Runner-up
1993 German Open   Rexy Mainaky   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund 		14–17, 12–15   Runner-up
1993 Indonesia Open   Rexy Mainaky   Eddy Hartono
  Richard Mainaky 		15–13 15–10   Winner
1993 Malaysia Open   Rexy Mainaky   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		15–7, 15–5   Winner
1993 Swedish Open   Rexy Mainaky   Peter Axelsson
  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 		15–12, 15–10   Winner
1992 World Grand Prix Finals   Rexy Mainaky   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang 		15–11, 15–6   Winner
1992 Thailand Open   Rexy Mainaky   Huang Zhanzhong
  Zheng Yumin 		15–9, 12–15, 15–11   Winner
1992 Hong Kong Open   Rexy Mainaky   Huang Zhanzhong
  Zheng Yumin 		15–13, 15–10   Winner
1992 China Open   Rexy Mainaky   Razif Sidek
  Jalani Sidek 		17–15, 15–11   Winner
1992 Indonesia Open   Rexy Mainaky   Eddy Hartono
  Rudy Gunawan 		12–15, 5–15   Runner-up
1991 U.S. Open   Rexy Mainaky   Razif Sidek
  Jalani Sidek 		13–18, 15–13, 3–15   Runner-up
1991 Canadian Open   Rexy Mainaky   Razif Sidek
  Jalani Sidek 		11–15, 12–15   Runner-up
1990 Dutch Open   Bagus Setiadi   Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund 		10–15, 4–15   Runner-up
  IBF Grand Prix tournament
  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International (1 title, 1 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1992 French Open   Rexy Mainaky   Li Yongbo
  Tian Bingyi 		16–18, 12–15   Runner-up
1991 Polish International   Richard Mainaky   Rudy Gunawan Haditono
  Dicky Purwotjugiono 		15–12, 15–1   Winner

IBF Junior International (1 title)

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Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
1987 Duinwijck Junior   Nunung Murdijanto   Thomas Olsen
  Frederik Lindqvist 		12–15, 15–8, 15–6   Winner [2]
  1. ^ "Daftar Pebulutangkis Indonesia yang Masuk Hall of Fame BWF" (in Indonesian). Indosport. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Indonesians take Dutch titles" (PDF). Worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.