Cynthia Tuwankotta
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1977-06-28) 28 June 1977
Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
HandednessRight
EventWomen's & mixed doubles
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Kuala Lumpur Women's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Kuala Lumpur Women's doubles
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawan Women's team
BWF profile

Cynthia Tuwankotta (born 28 June 1977) is an Indonesian former badminton player who later represented Switzerland.[1] Tuwankotta started playing badminton at aged six, and she won the junior title at her hometown Maluku when she was ten. She then selected to join Indonesia national team in 1994, and was part of the team for 6 years. In 2000, she moved to Switzerland and was part of the national team from 2000–2009.[2] She reached a career high as world number 6 in the women's doubles world ranking.[2][3] Tuwankotta competed for Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles event partnered with Etty Tantri.[4] After retiring from the badminton tournament, she became a badminton coach in Switzerland and France, and also found a Tuwankotta's Badminton Coaches and Tour in Indonesia.[2]

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Etty Tantri China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun		 7–15, 6–15 Bronze Bronze
1997 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Indonesia Etty Tantri China Liu Lu
China Qian Hong		 10–15, 9–15 Bronze Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei		 Indonesia Etty Tantri Indonesia Emma Ermawati
Indonesia Indarti Issolina		 17–15, 15–6 Gold Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 India Open Indonesia Etty Tantri South Korea Choi Ma-ree
South Korea Lee Soon-deuk		 15–8, 14–17, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Polish Open Indonesia Etty Tantri Chinese Taipei Chen Li-chin
Chinese Taipei Tsai Hui-min		 12–15, 15–8, 15–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

IBF International

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1997 French International Indonesia Etty Tantri England Ella Miles
England Sara Sankey		 14–17, 15–3, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 La Chaux-de-Fonds International Switzerland Fabienne Baumeyer Russia Anna Larchenko
Russia Oksana Larchenko		 7–2, 7–5, 7–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2006 Austrian International Indonesia Atu Rosalina Germany Sandra Marinello
Germany Kathrin Piotrowski		 11–21, 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Swedish International Indonesia Imam Sodikin Denmark Jacob Chemnitz
Denmark Julie Houmann		 17–21, 23–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Cynthia Tuwankotta". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Founder & Head Coach: Cynthia Tuwankotta". Tuwankotta's Badminton Coaches and Tour. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Cynthia Tuwankotta: Tak Dipanggil PBSI, Siap Hengkang ke Luar Negeri". World News Network (in Indonesian). Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Indonesia are top of the tree". BBC. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
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