Kowi Chandra

Kowi Chandra (Chinese: 張國衛) (born 7 March 1986 in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia[1]) is a former Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles, now representing the United States.

Kowi Chandra
Personal information
CountryUnited States
Born (1986-03-07) March 7, 1986
Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Height5'7
Weight140 lb (64 kg)
HandednessRight
CoachChristian Hadinata (National Team), Denny Kantono (Djarum Club)
EventMen's doubles
BWF profile

Career

Kowi Chandra was ranked no. 1 in the country in 2003, and he was a former Indonesia National team, which is rated among the best in the world. He move to the United States to continue his badminton career in 2006. He won the U.S. National Badminton Championships in 2008, has excelled at Wilson MIT Boston Badminton Open in both the Men's Doubles event and the Mixed Doubles event, especially in the latter category in which he has been Champion for an unprecedented three (3) consecutive years (2007, 2008, and 2009). In the thirteen years that the tournament has been taking place, no other doubles team has managed this feat. was ranked number #1 in the United States for mixed doubles in 2009.

In 2010, Chandra was the head coach at from Bay Badminton Club (BBC), one of the largest badminton clubs in the Bay Area. He marked a record in 2011 when ten of his players who enrolled in his training at Bay Badminton in Milpitas were qualified to compete in the Pan American Junior Championships in Kingston, Jamaica. During the same year. In 2012 he was awarded as High-Performer Certified Coach by USA Badminton Organization. Later in 2012, he made his way back to compete in a few tournaments. He attained the first position for Men's Doubles with the former World Champion, Halim Haryanto in U.S. National Badminton Championships 2012, as well as the third position for mixed doubles while pairing with one of his students, Lisa Chang.

Chandra was the recipient of the 2013 USAB Development Coach of The Year. Chandra is a member of the Coaching Advisory Group, leading a critical role in the development of badminton in the US. In 2015, Chandra led Team USA for the World University Games and Pan American Junior Championships. During Pan Am Junior Championships, the team won the 1st place title (Gold Medal). Later this year, Chandra will also lead for the BWF World Junior Championships.

Achievements

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreTitle
2012US Adult National ChampionshipUnited States Halim Haryanto HoUnited States Howard Bach
United States Phillip Chew
21-17, 21-19Gold Gold
2012Wilson MIT Boston OpenCanada Charmaine ReidUnited States Halim Haryanto Ho
China Bo Rong
15-21, 12-21Bronze Bronze
2011US Adult National ChampionshipUnited States Halim Haryanto HoUnited States Tony Gunawan
United States Howard Bach
9-21, 13-21Silver Silver
2011Dave Freeman OpenUnited States Agusriadi WijayaUnited States Kyle Jordan Emerick
Thailand Sarun Vivatpatanakul
17-21, 20-22Silver Silver
2011Dave Freeman OpenMalaysia Yeetheng LimMalaysia Hock Lai Lee
United States Pricilla Lun
23-25, 15-21Bronze Bronze
2011Bay Badminton ChampionshipsUnited States Arnold SetiadiIndonesia Taufik Hidayat
United States Halim Haryanto Ho
18-21, 13-21Silver Silver
2010Wilson MIT Boston OpenUnited States Paula O'BananaUnited States Holvy De Pauw
China Yun Peng
14-21, 16-21Silver Silver
2009Wilson MIT Boston OpenUnited States Daniel GouwUnited States Sameera Gunatileka
United States Vincent Nguy
21-17, 20-22, 24-26Silver Silver
2009Wilson MIT Boston OpenIndonesia Go Mona SantosoUnited States Halim Haryanto Ho
China Yun Peng
21-19, 21-17Gold Gold
2009US Adult National ChampionshipUnited States Daniel GouwUnited States Howard Bach
United States Bob Malaythong
22-20, 19-21, 13-21Silver Silver
2009US Adult National ChampionshipIndonesia Mona SantosoUnited States Howard Bach
United States Eva Lee
19-21, 18-21Silver Silver
2009Bay Badminton ChampionshipsUnited States Daniel GouwUnited States Tony Gunawan
United States Howard Bach
17-21, 13 -21Silver Silver
2009Bay Badminton ChampionshipsIndonesia Mona SantosoUnited States Halim Haryanto Ho
China Yun Peng
10-21, 18-21Bronze Bronze
2008X Miami Pan Am Intl ChallengeUnited States Daniel GouwSpain Jose Antonio Crespo
Brazil Guilherme Pardo
19-21, 21-13, 20-14Gold Gold
2008Wilson MIT Boston OpenIndonesia Mona SantosoIndia
India N/A
N/AGold Gold
2008Wilson MIT Boston OpenUnited States Daniel GouwUnited States Howard Bach
United States Bob Malaythong
N/ASilver Silver
2008US Adult National ChampionshipIndonesia Mona SantosoUnited States Daniel Gouw
United States Rulan Yeh
21-6, 21-10Gold Gold
2008US Adult National ChampionshipUnited States Daniel GouwUnited States Howard Bach
United States Bob Malaythong
15-21, 13-21Silver Silver
2007Wilson MIT Boston OpenIndonesia Mona SantosoUnited States Halim Haryanto Ho
United States Angie De Pauw
21-16, 21-17Gold Gold

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