Markis Kido (11 August 1984 – 14 June 2021) was an Indonesian badminton player specializing in men's doubles. As a former world number 1, he won the discipline's gold medal at the 2006 World Cup, 2007 World Championships, 2008 Olympic Games, 2009 Asia Championships, and 2010 Asian Games with Hendra Setiawan.
Career In 2005, with Hendra Setiawan, he won the Asian Badminton Championships and the Indonesia Open. In 2006, the pair also won the Jakarta Satellite, the Hong Kong Open and the China Open after defeating Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–16 at the finals.
In 2007, Kido and Setiawan became World Champions after defeating Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae from South Korea, 21–19 and 21–19, at the World Championships finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2007 was a very big year for them. They also won the China Super Series after beating China's Guo Zhendong and Xie Zhongbo 21–12, 21–19 in the finals, and the World Cup after defeating Malaysia's Lin Woon Fui and Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari 21–18, 21–15 in the finals at Yiyang, Hunan. They were runners-up at the China Masters Super Series, losing the final to China's Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, 15–21, 16–21. In September, they won the Chinese Taipei Grand Prix Gold event. In December 2007, they won the Hong Kong Super Series, defeating the famous veterans Tony Gunawan and Candra Wijaya 21–12, 18–21, 21–13 in the finals. At the 2007 SEA Games in Thailand, they helped the Indonesian team win the gold medal in the men's team event, and won gold in men's doubles at the individual event after beating the Indonesian born pair Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya who represented Singapore, 21–17 and 21–12.
In January 2008, they won the Malaysian Super Series. Later that year they teamed to capture their most prestigious prize, the Olympic gold medal in men's doubles at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. They defeated the Chinese pair of Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng 12–21, 21–11, 21–16 in a thrilling match which more than avenged their loss to the same pair at the China Masters the previous summer.
2008 Summer Olympics – men's doubles Round Partner Opponent Score Result 1st Hendra Setiawan Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo 22–20, 10–21, 21–17 Win QF Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–16, 21–18 Win SF Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 21–19, 21–17 Win Final Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 12–21, 21–11, 21–16 Gold
In September 2008, they took the 2008 China Masters Super Series after beating China's Sun Junjie and Xu Chen in straight sets in the final round. In October 2008, Kido and Setiawan teamed to win the Denmark Super Series after beating China's Fu Haifeng and Shen Ye 21–18, 21–19 in the finals. They captured the French Super Series in early November 2008 after beating yet another Chinese pairing, Cai Yun and Xu Chen, in the final round.
In September 2009, Kido and Setiawan won the Japan Super Series after beating another Indonesian pair, Yonatan Suryatama Dasuki and Rian Sukmawan 21–19 and 24–22 in the final round. In October 2009, they won the French Super Series. On 17 December 2009, they defeated Malaysian duo Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong to win gold at the 2009 SEA Games in Vientiane, Laos.
They continued their domination to win the gold medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou after beating Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. They won all their round matches of the competition in 3 games as well.
Participation in Indonesian national team Three times at Thomas Cup (2006, 2008, 2010) Two times at Sudirman Cup (2007, 2009)
Personal life Kido's brother, Bona Septano, and sister, Pia Zebadiah Bernadet, are also Indonesian national badminton players.
On 14 June 2021, Kido died from an apparent heart attack during a badminton friendly match.
Awards and nominations +AwardYearCategoryResultGovernment of Indonesia Awards2008Parama Krida Utama - Class 1AORI2010Best Male Athlete with Hendra Setiawan
Achievements
Olympic Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2008 Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing, China Hendra Setiawan Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 12–21, 21–11, 21–16 Gold
BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hendra Setiawan Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 21–19, 21–19 Gold 2010 Stade Pierre de Coubertin, Paris, France Hendra Setiawan Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 16–21, 13–21 Bronze
World Cup Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2006 Olympic Park, Yiyang, China Hendra Setiawan Lin Woon Fui Fairuzizuan Tazari 21–18, 21–15 Gold
Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2006 Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar Hendra Setiawan Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 16–21, 13–21 Bronze 2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Hendra Setiawan Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 16–21, 26–24, 21–19 Gold
Asian Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2003 Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Hendra Setiawan Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung 10–15, 11–15 Silver 2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India Hendra Setiawan Jung Jae-sung Lee Jae-jin 15–11, 15–7 Gold 2009 Suwon Indoor Stadium, Suwon, South Korea Hendra Setiawan Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 21–18, 26–24 Gold
SEA Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2005 PhilSports Arena, Pasig, Philippines Hendra Setiawan Luluk Hadiyanto Alvent Yulianto 15–8, 7–15, 15–6 Gold 2007 Wongchawalitkul University, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Hendra Setiawan Hendri Kurniawan Saputra Hendra Wijaya 21–17, 21–12 Gold 2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos Hendra Setiawan Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–17, 21–17 Gold 2011 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Hendra Setiawan Mohammad Ahsan Bona Septano 23–25, 10–21 Silver
World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2000 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Hendra Aprida Gunawan Sang Yang Zheng Bo 4–7, 3–7, 0–7 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2002 Pretoria Showgrounds, Pretoria, South Africa Liliyana Natsir Cao Chen Rong Lu 4–11, 1–11 Bronze
Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Rian Sukmawan Koo Kien Keat Ong Soon Hock 15–17, 11–15 Bronze
Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2002 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Liliyana Natsir Cao Chen Rong Lu 11–4, 11–3 Gold
BWF Superseries (10 titles, 5 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). 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.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2007 China Masters Hendra Setiawan Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2007 China Open Hendra Setiawan Guo Zhendong Xie Zhongbo 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2007 Hong Kong Open Hendra Setiawan Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 21–12, 18–21, 21–13 Winner 2008 Malaysia Open Hendra Setiawan Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 21–10, 20–22, 21–18 Winner 2008 Swiss Open Hendra Setiawan Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae 21–17, 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2008 China Masters Hendra Setiawan Sun Junjie Xu Chen 21–17, 24–22 Winner 2008 Denmark Open Hendra Setiawan Fu Haifeng Shen Ye 21–18, 21–19 Winner 2008 French Open Hendra Setiawan Cai Yun Xu Chen 21–15, 21–12 Winner 2009 Singapore Open Hendra Setiawan Anthony Clark Nathan Robertson 12–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2009 Japan Open Hendra Setiawan Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki Rian Sukmawan 21–19, 24–22 Winner 2009 French Open Hendra Setiawan Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 15–21, 21–15, 21–14 Winner 2010 Denmark Open Hendra Setiawan Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen 13–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2010 Hong Kong Open Hendra Setiawan Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 19–21, 21–14, 21–23 Runner-up 2012 Singapore Open Hendra Setiawan Ko Sung-hyun Yoo Yeon-seong 22–20, 11–21, 21–6 Winner 2013 French Open Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong 21–16, 21–18 Winner BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament
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 (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2004 Denmark Open Hendra Setiawan Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 6–15, 13–15 Runner-up 2005 Indonesia Open Hendra Setiawan Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya 15–10, 12–15, 15–3 Winner 2006 Indonesia Open Hendra Setiawan Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2006 Hong Kong Open Hendra Setiawan Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah 8–21, 21–19, 22–20 Winner 2006 China Open Hendra Setiawan Cai Yun Fu Haifeng 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2007 Chinese Taipei Open Hendra Setiawan Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen 21–17, 21–12 Winner 2010 Malaysia Grand Prix Gold Hendra Setiawan Hendra Aprida Gunawan Alvent Yulianto 8–21, 21–17, 21–12 Winner 2012 Australian Open Hendra Setiawan Fang Chieh-min Lee Sheng-mu 21–16, 21–15 Winner 2012 Dutch Open Alvent Yulianto Gan Teik Chai Ong Soon Hock 18–21, 21–13, 21–14 Winner 2014 Indonesian Masters Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Selvanus Geh Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21–17, 20–22, 21–14 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2010 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Lita Nurlita Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 11–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2012 Vietnam Open Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Tan Aik Quan Lai Pei Jing 23–21, 21–8 Winner 2013 Thailand Open Pia Zebadiah Bernadet Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili 18–21, 21–15, 21–15 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Indonesia International Irfan Fadhilah Rian Swastedian Amri Syahnawi 19–21, 18–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
National team Junior level Team events 2000 2002 Asian Junior Championships S G World Junior Championships B B
Senior level Team events 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 SEA Games G NH S NH G NH G NH G Asian Games NH B NH B NH Thomas Cup NH NH B NH B NH S NH Sudirman Cup NH NH S NH B NH A
Individual competitions Junior level Events 2000 2002 Asian Junior Championships B (BD)G (XD) World Junior Championships B (BD) B (XD)
Senior level Events 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 SEA Games QF NH G NH G NH G NH S NH A NH Asian Championships S A G QF A G A QF (MD)2R (XD) A 1R (MD)2R (XD) A Asian Games NH B NH G NH A World Championships A NH A QF G NH B (MD) (XD) NH 3R (MD) 3R (MD) 2R (XD) Olympic Games NH NH G NH A NH
Tournament 2018 Best BWF World Tour Malaysia Masters 1R W ('10) Indonesia Masters 1R W ('14) Indonesia Masters Super 100 1R 1R ('18)