Halim Haryanto Ho (born September 23, 1976) is an Indonesian-born American former badminton player. He is a former world champion along with his doubles partner Tony Gunawan. Haryanto immigrated to the United States in 2004 to pursue a coaching career. He now resides in San Diego, California, coaching in San Diego and representing the United States as a badminton player of Team USA.
Personal life Halim Haryanto Ho was born in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on September 23, 1976 to Hadimulya Ho and Ana Wun. Haryanto began playing badminton at the age of 8. He graduated from West Java, Indonesia High School in 1994 and joined the Indonesia National Badminton Team in 1995, specializing as a men's doubles player. He is currently married to Jeanny N. Ho, whose father is Hariamanto Kartono, silver medalist at the 1980 IBF World Championships and gold medalist of the All England, Indonesian Open, and Thomas Cup. Together they have two daughters, Gabriella Ho and Graciella Ho. Amongst his hobbies are basketball, swimming, watching James Bond movies, and That '70s Show. He also became a certified massage therapist in 2006. After living in the United States for seven years, Haryanto gained his U.S. Citizenship on August 19, 2011.
Career From 1995 to 2004 Haryanto played for the Indonesia National Badminton Team with various partners before immigrating to the U.S. in fall of 2004 to pursue a career as a badminton coach. In those 9 years he played for Indonesia, he enjoyed his most success with fellow countryman and now U.S. citizen, Tony Gunawan. He won his first ever gold medals at the 1998 Malaysia Open and Brunei Open in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. That year he was also the bronze medalists at the Badminton Asia Championships. In 2001 he won the bi-annual International Badminton Federation World Championship as well as the 2001 All England Championship in men's doubles with Tony Gunawan. They also won the 2001 Singapore Open that year as well. The Singapore Open would be the last international badminton tournament that Haryanto and Gunawan would compete in together under the PBSI.
2002–2004 After the Singapore Open, Haryanto was paired up with Tri Kusharjanto as a part of the Indonesian 2002 Thomas Cup team. They eventually won the 2002, winning their final round match against Malaysia in men's doubles. Near the end 2002 Haryanto began coaching the Indonesian Junior National Badminton team at the SGS Badminton Club in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. In 2003 Haryanto was paired up with Candra Wijaya, Olympic gold medalist at the 2000 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Haryanto's previous partner, Tony Gunawan. Their short-lived partnership won them the Copenhagen Masters in 2003 before Haryanto resigned from the Indonesia National Badminton Team and moved to the United States in October 2004.
2004–present After moving to the United States he procured a job as a badminton coach at Bay Badminton Center in Burlingame, California, while maintaining international presence. In 2005 Haryanto paired up with his former partner, Tony Gunawan (who moved to the United States as well), and won the 2005 Chinese Taipei Open, 2005 Bitburger Open, and the U.S. Open later in 2006. Since then, Haryanto has competed in and several won national level titles including the international level U.S. Open as a representative of the United States. Haryanto is also a legendary coach, achieving Level 4 Certified High Performance Coach of USA Badminton, the highest coaching status in the United States. He was also a part of the 2011 United States Pan American Games Badminton Team that competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. He is currently coaching badminton for young ages in San Diego, California and pursuing other careers as a medical laboratory technician.
Achievements
World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2001Palacio de Deportes de San Pablo,Seville, Spain Tony Gunawan Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon15–0, 15–13 Gold
Pan American Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2011Multipurpose Gymnasium,Guadalajara, Mexico Sattawat Pongnairat Howard Bach Tony Gunawan10–21, 14–21 Silver
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2011Multipurpose Gymnasium,Guadalajara, Mexico Eva Lee Toby Ng Grace Gao13–21, 21–9, 17–21 Silver
Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result2002Gangseo Gymnasium,Busan, South Korea Tri Kusharjanto Pramote Teerawiwatana Tesana Panvisvas15–17, 8–15 Bronze
Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 1998 Nimibutr Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Tony Gunawan Kang Kyung-jin Ha Tae-kwon 15–6, 8–15, 12–15 Bronze 2002 Nimibutr Stadium,Bangkok, Thailand Tri Kusharjanto Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon 6–15, 12–15 Bronze 2004 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto Tri Kusharjanto 13–15, 5–15 Silver
BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1995Brunei Open Davis Efraim Cun Cun Haryono Ade Lukas8–15, 15–11, 6–15 Runner-up 1995 Sydney Open Davis Efraim Cun Cun Haryono Ade Lukas 14–18, 15–3, 15–10 Winner1996Brunei Open Davis Efraim Cun Cun Haryono Ade Lukas15–8, 4–15, 4–15 Runner-up1996Indonesia Open Davis Efraim Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono3–15, 10–15 Runner-up1998Malaysia Open Tony Gunawan Liu Yong Yu Jinhao6–15, 15–5, 15–11 Winner1998Brunei Open Tony Gunawan Michael Søgaard Denny Kantono15–2, 15–8 Winner1998World Grand Prix Finals Tony Gunawan Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono11–15, 15–5, 11–15 Runner-up1999Hong Kong Open Sigit Budiarto Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock12–15, 12–15 Runner-up2000Thailand Open Sigit Budiarto Zhang Jun Zhang Wei5–15, 10–15 Runner-up2000Dutch Open Sigit Budiarto Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard15–11, 15–4 Winner2000World Grand Prix Finals Sigit Budiarto Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya5–7, 6–8, 2–7 Runner-up2001All England Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya15–13, 7–15, 15–7 Winner2001Malaysia Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya4–7, 7–4, 2–7, 7–2, 5–7 Runner-up2001Indonesia Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya2–7, 3–7, 5–7 Runner-up2001Singapore Open Tony Gunawan Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya5–7, 7–3, 7–2, 7–0 Winner2003Denmark Open Candra Wijaya Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon17–16, 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up2005Bitburger Open Tony Gunawan Mike Beres William Milroy15–3, 15–6 Winner2005Chinese Taipei Open Tony Gunawan Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen15–13, 15–13 Winner2006U.S. Open Tony Gunawan Vitalij Durkin Aleksandr Nikolaenko21–10, 21–19 Winner2008U.S. Open Raju Rai Howard Bach Khan Malaythong14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1995 Sydney Open Indarti Issolina Peter Blackburn Rhonda Cator 17–14, 15–3 Winner 2008 U.S. Open Peng Yun Mike Beres Valerie Loker 21–13, 21–16 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series/Satellite Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result1997French International Davis Efraim Tony Gunawan Victo Wibowo10–15, 8–15 Runner-up1997Indonesia International Davis Efraim Eng Hian Hermono Yuwono15–5, 15–5 Winner2009Santo Domingo Open Phillip Chew Kevin Cordón Rodolfo Ramírez23–21, 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up2009Puerto Rico International Phillip Chew Kevin Cordón Rodolfo Ramírez19–21, 21–13, 16–21 Runner-up2010Canadian International Phillip Chew Ruud Bosch Koen Ridder13–21, 10–21 Runner-up
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2010Brazil International Eva Lee Hock Lai Lee Priscilla Lun21–11, 22–20 Winner2011Peru International Eva Lee Toby Ng Grace Gao11–21, 21–14, 15–21 Runner-up2011Brazil International Eva Lee Glenn Warfe Leanne Choo21–11, 21–15 Winner2013USA International Hong Jingyu Toby Ng Michelle Li16–21, 15–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series/ Satellite tournament
Invitation tournament Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result2000Copenhagen Masters Tony Gunawan Flandy Limpele Eng Hian7–8, 7–5, 4–7, 7–5, 5–7 Runner-up2003Copenhagen Masters Candra Wijaya Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen15–11, 15–4 Winner
References
External links BWF Player Profile