Danny Bawa Chrisnanta (born 30 December 1988) is an Indonesian-born Singaporean former badminton player and coach.[1]

Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Personal information
CountrySingapore
Born (1988-12-30) 30 December 1988 (age 35)
Salatiga, Central Java, Indonesia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Retired27 May 2022
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Career record425 wins, 324 losses
Career title(s)15
Highest ranking16 (MD with Chayut Triyachart 16 April 2015)
9 (XD with Vanessa Neo 28 February 2013)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Singapore
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Selangor Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Singapore Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Philippines Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Men's team
BWF profile

Career

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Danny competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games, where he captured a bronze medal in the mixed team and a silver medal in the men's doubles events in 2014.[2] He is also the 2019 mixed doubles national champion with his partner Tan Wei Han.[3]

 
Chrisnanta and Chayut Triyachart against Malaysian pair during the final of 2014 Commonwealth Games

Chrisnanta spent the later part of his career playing Men's Doubles with Andy Kwek. On 27 May 2022, he announced on his Instagram page that he had left the national team.[4] The 2021 Southeast Asian Games was his final tournament, where he played Men's Doubles with Kwek in the Individual and Team events.

Personal life

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Born in Indonesia, Chrisnanta emigrated to Singapore in 2007 and became a citizen in 2013.[5]

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland   Chayut Triyachart   Goh V Shem
  Tan Wee Kiong
12–21, 21–12, 15–21   Silver

Southeast Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore   Chayut Triyachart   Angga Pratama
  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
12–21, 18–21   Bronze

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Vietnam Open   Chayut Triyachart   Angga Pratama
  Ryan Agung Saputra
12–21, 21–16, 19–21   Runner-up
2014 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold   Chayut Triyachart   Goh V Shem
  Lim Khim Wah
21–17, 22–20   Winner
2014 Macau Open   Chayut Triyachart   Angga Pratama
  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
21–19, 22–20   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Dutch Open   Vanessa Neo   Muhammad Rijal
  Debby Susanto
21–19, 25–23   Winner
2014 Macau Open   Vanessa Neo   Edi Subaktiar
  Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja
15–21, 30–29, 20–22   Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (13 titles, 19 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Brazil International   Afiat Yuris Wirawan   Guilherme Kumasaka
  Guilherme Pardo
21–15, 21–15   Winner
2008 Singapore International   Chayut Triyachart   Fernando Kurniawan
  Lingga Lie
12–21, 21–17, 19–21   Runner-up
2009 Singapore International   Chayut Triyachart   Heo Hoon-hoi
  Lee Jae-jin
22–20, 18–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2010 Banuinvest International   Chayut Triyachart   Juergen Koch
  Peter Zauner
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 New Zealand International   Hendra Wijaya   Huang Po-yi
  Lu Chia-pin
21–15, 21–17   Winner
2014 Sri Lanka International   Chayut Triyachart   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
21–17, 21–19   Winner
2016 Smiling Fish International   Hendra Wijaya   Nur Mohd Azriyn Ayub
  Jagdish Singh
14–21, 21–14, 21–14   Winner
2016 Singapore International   Hendra Wijaya   Goh Sze Fei
  Nur Izzuddin
13–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2016 Hungarian International   Hendra Wijaya   Frederik Colberg
  Rasmus Fladberg
11–7, 14–15, 7–11, 11–9, 11–8   Winner
2017 Nepal International   Terry Hee   Tan Chee Tean
  Ian Wong Jien Sern
22–20, 14–21, 21–16   Winner
2018 Mongolia International   Bimo Adi Prakoso   Lee Jian Liang
  Jason Wong
22–20, 21–23, 18–21   Runner-up
2018 South Australia International   Terry Hee   Akira Koga
  Taichi Saito
11–21, 21–19, 16–21   Runner-up
2018 Sydney International   Terry Hee   Hiroki Okamura
  Masayuki Onodera
6–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2018 Singapore International   Terry Hee   Yonny Chung
  Tam Chun Hei
21–13, 18–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2019 Estonian International   Loh Kean Hean   Peter Briggs
  Gregory Mairs
20–22, 18–21   Runner-up
2022 Estonian International   Andy Kwek   Ruttanapak Oupthong
  Sirawit Sothon
17–21, 21–17, 16–21   Runner-up
2022 Swedish Open   Andy Kwek   Chia Wei Jie
  Low Hang Yee
21–13, 23–21   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Brazil International   Meiliana Jauhari   Afiat Yuris Wirawan
  Purwati
Walkover   Runner-up
2008 Malaysia International   Vanessa Neo   Lutfi Zaim Abdul Khalid
  Lim Yin Loo
21–14, 17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2011 New Zealand International   Vanessa Neo   Takeshi Kamura
  Koharu Yonemoto
21–14, 21–13   Winner
2011 White Nights   Vanessa Neo   Baptiste Carême
  Audrey Fontaine
21–18, 19–21, 21–15   Winner
2011 Singapore International   Vanessa Neo   Mohd Razif Abdul Latif
  Amelia Alicia Anscelly
23–21, 21–14   Winner
2012 Vietnam International   Vanessa Neo   Hafiz Faizal
  Pia Zebadiah Bernadet
21–11, 17–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2015 Bahrain International Challenge   Vanessa Neo   Bodin Isara
  Savitree Amitrapai
17–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2015 USA International   Vanessa Neo   Michael Fuchs
  Birgit Michels
16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2016 Singapore International   Citra Putri Sari Dewi   Yantoni Edy Saputra
  Marsheilla Gischa Islami
9–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2018 Mongolia International   Crystal Wong   Bimo Adi Prakoso
  Jin Yujia
11–21, 20–22   Runner-up
2018 Sydney International   Crystal Wong   Tadayuki Urai
  Rena Miyaura
16–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2018 Turkey International   Tan Wei Han   Leo Rolly Carnando
  Indah Cahya Sari Jamil
21–19, 16–21, 21–12   Winner
2019 Estonian International   Tan Wei Han   Gregory Mairs
  Victoria Williams
21–18, 14–21, 21–15   Winner
2019 Swedish Open   Tan Wei Han   Mikkel Mikkelsen
  Mai Surrow
21–14, 21–16   Winner
2019 Austrian Open   Tan Wei Han   Robin Tabeling
  Selena Piek
21–19, 16–21, 12–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ Safira, Putri Dinda. "Kisah Danny Chrisnanta, Eks Pebulutangkis RI yang Sukses di Singapura". sportcorner (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  2. ^ "Inspiring Performances by Team Singapore at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games". Singapore National Olympic Council. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Singapore National Open Championships 2019". Singapore Badminton Association.
  4. ^ Danny Bawa Chrisnanta [@dannybawachrisnanta] (27 May 2022). "It has been 15 years and it's time to bid my goodbye 👋". Retrieved 27 May 2022 – via Instagram.
  5. ^ Ong, Justin. "'Foreign talent' good for Singapore badminton: SEA Games medal hope Vanessa Neo". Yahoo Singapore. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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