Tontowi Ahmad


Tontowi Ahmad is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he paired with the established mixed doubles star Liliyana Natsir. With Natsir he won the 2016 Olympic gold medal in the mixed doubles category.
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Career

Olympic Games

Ahmad made his debut at the Olympic Games in 2012 London. He competed in the mixed doubles event with partner Liliyana Natsir and finished fourth.
Ahmad made his second appearances at the Olympic Games in 2016 Rio. Paired with Liliyana Natsir, the duo won the gold medal at the end after beating Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying of Malaysia. Ahmad and Natsir won all of their matches in straight sets, including against the current no. 1-ranked Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

BWF World Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Wembley Arena, London, England

Asian Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China

SEA Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
[Badminton at the 2011 India Super Series|2011 Southeast Asian Games – Mixed doubles|2011]Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia

BWF World Tour (1 title, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Indonesia MastersSuper 500

BWF Superseries (16 titles, 8 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011India Open

BWF Grand Prix (10 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Vietnam Open

BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Malaysia Satellite

Invitational tournament

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2014Glory to the King

Performance timeline

National team

Junior level
Team event2005
Asian Junior ChampionshipsB

  • ''Senior level''

Individual competitions

  • ''Senior level''

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results with Liliyana Natsir against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.