Fran Kurniawan

Fran Kurniawan Teng (born 1 April 1985) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum who specializes in doubles.[2] In 2011, he became the determinant for the Indonesian team to qualified from the group stage at the 2011 Sudirman Cup. In the end, Indonesia won the bronze medal at that competition.[3]

Fran Kurniawan
Kurniawan (left) with Rendra Wijaya
Personal information
Birth nameFran Kurniawan Teng
CountryIndonesia
Born (1985-04-01) 1 April 1985 (age 39)
Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking30 (MD 17 July 2014)
8 (XD 15 September 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Jeonju Men's doubles 35+
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Taipei Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Personal life

Kurniawan has a younger brother who also become badminton player named Fernando Kurniawan, but for now Fernando representing Hong Kong in international tournament. Kurniawan is married to Arlin Trisuci in Pantai Indah Kapuk on 16 February 2013.[4] He is now managing his mother's culinary business.[5]

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

YearAgeVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
202335+Hwasan Indoor Stadium,
Jeonju, South Korea
Alvent Yulianto Yuki Homma
Masakazu Mouri
21–17, 21–12 Gold[6]

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei Shendy Puspa Irawati Ko Sung-hyun
Kim Ha-na
21–23, 15–21 Bronze

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[7] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). 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.[8] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011India Open Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 6 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 (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Dutch Open Rendra Wijaya Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
Rian Sukmawan
13–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2008Bulgarian Open Rendra Wijaya Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
23–25, 16–21 Runner-up
2008Dutch Open Rendra Wijaya Rupesh Kumar
Sanave Thomas
21–18, 21–18 Winner
2008Vietnam Open Rendra Wijaya Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
14–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2013Vietnam Open Bona Septano Lin Chia-yu
Wu Hsiao-lin
18–21, 21–18, 21–18 Winner
2014Dutch Open Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra Baptiste Carême
Ronan Labar
11–5, 10–11, 10–11, 7–11 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Bulgarian Open Shendy Puspa Irawati Valiyaveetil Diju
Jwala Gutta
21–15, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2008Dutch Open Shendy Puspa Irawati Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Christinna Pedersen
17–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2009New Zealand Open Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama
Chau Hoi Wah
21–13, 21–19 Winner
2012India Grand Prix Gold Shendy Puspa Irawati Nipitphon Puangpuapech
Savitree Amitrapai
21–12, 24–22 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Cheers Asian Satellite Rendra Wijaya Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
Yoga Ukikasah
19–21, 21–18, 20–22 Runner-up
2007Indonesia International Ade Lukas Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
Rian Sukmawan
18–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2008Austrian International Rendra Wijaya Wouter Claes
Frédéric Mawet
21–14, 21–11 Winner
2008Finnish International Rendra Wijaya Jacob Chemnitz
Mikkel Delbo Larsen
21–19, 11–21, 21–14 Winner
2008Spanish International Rendra Wijaya Adam Cwalina
Wojciech Szkudlarczyk
21–11, 21–13 Winner
2008Indonesia International Rendra Wijaya Wifqi Windarto
Afiat Yuris Wirawan
21–18, 21–13 Winner
2014Indonesia International Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
11–9, 9–11, 9–11, 8–11 Runner-up
2014Bahrain International Challenge Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto
Afiat Yuris Wirawan
21–23, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Indonesia International Shendy Puspa Irawati Chayut Triyachart
Yao Lei
21–19, 21–13 Winner
2008Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Shendy Puspa Irawati Rendra Wijaya
Meiliana Jauhari
21–18, 18–21, 21–14 Winner
2008Finnish International Shendy Puspa Irawati Mads Pieler Kolding
Line Damkjær Kruse
21–12, 21–18 Winner
2008Polish International Shendy Puspa Irawati Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2009Vietnam International Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Tontowi Ahmad
Richi Puspita Dili
14–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2011Tata Open India International Shendy Puspa Irawati Riky Widianto
Richi Puspita Dili
21–15, 21–15 Winner
2014Bulgarian International Komala Dewi Max Schwenger
Carla Nelte
18–21, 21–19, 21–13 Winner
2014Bahrain International Challenge Komala Dewi Vitalij Durkin
Nina Vislova
8–21, 10–21 Runner-up
2015Vietnam International Komala Dewi Hafiz Faizal
Masita Mahmudin
21–14, 21–11 Winner
2015Indonesia International Komala Dewi Chung Eui-seok
Kong Hee-yong
21–12, 16–21, 21–13 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

  • Senior level
Team events20102011
Asian Games Bronze
Sudirman Cup Bronze

Individual competitions

  • Senior level
Event2013
Asian Championships Bronze
Event201020112013
World ChampionshipsR2 (XD)R2 (XD)R2 (XD)
Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014Best
BWF Superseries
India OpenGPGF (XD)R2 (XD)QF (XD)R1 (MD)F (2011)
Tournament200720082009201020112012201320142015Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Bulgarian OpenF (MD)
F (XD)
ISF (2008 (WD), 2008 (XD))
Syed Modi InternationalASF (XD)W (XD)QF (MD)AW (2012)
New Zealand OpenAW (XD)ICAQF (XD)W (2009)
Vietnam OpenQF (MD)
QF (XD)
F (MD)ASF (XD)W (MD)R2 (MD)
SF (XD)
R1 (XD)W (2013)
Dutch OpenF (MD)W (MD)
F (XD)
AF (MD)
R2 (XD)
AW (2008)

References