Lius Pongoh
Lius Pongoh is an Indonesian former badminton player.
Career
Pongoh played singles at a world class level in the 1980s. At nineteen he was a bronze medalist at the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta, losing in the semifinals to fellow countryman Liem Swie King. On the international badminton circuit Pongoh's wins included the Swedish, Indonesia, and Chinese [Taipei Open (badminton)|Chinese Taipei] Opens, the 1981 Copenhagen Cup, and the 1982 Indian Masters. He won men's doubles at the 1981 Japan Open with doubles maestro Christian Hadinata where he was also runner-up in singles to the great Rudy Hartono.Pongoh played second singles for the Indonesian Thomas Cup teams of 1982 [Thomas Cup|1982] and 1986, both of which suffered the narrowest of final round losses to arch-rival China. He dropped both of his matches in the '82 series final, but won his only match in the '86 series.
Achievements
World Championships
Men's singles| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | ||||||
| 1980 [IBF World Championships – Men's singles|1980] | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  International Open Tournaments (9 titles, 8 runners-up)The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.Men's singles
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