Muljadi (born 1942; as Ang Tjin Siang; ) was a world class badminton player who represented Indonesia between 1963 and 1973.
Career
Muljadi's career spanned two separate eras of Indonesian domination of the then triennial Thomas Cup (men's international team) competition: 1958 to 1964 and 1970 to 1979. Though he occasionally dropped matches in earlier Thomas Cup rounds, he was undefeated in singles (6–0) in four consecutive final round showdowns (1964, 1967, 1970, 1973),Pat Davis, TheGuinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 123 - 125. a record unmatched by better known teammates such as Ferry Sonneville, Tan Joe Hok, and Rudy Hartono. He won several Indonesian national singles titles during the 1960s as well as the French Open (1966), the Asian Championships (1969), and individual honors in the Asian Games (1966).Herbert Scheele, The International Badminton Federstion Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 174, 204, 225, 334. He was runner-up to Hartono at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1971 but defeated Hartono to win the U.S. Open title that year.Tyna Barinaga, "The All-England", Badminton USA, May 1971, 14."U.S. national: closed/open", Badminton USA, May 1971, 4,5. Muljadi died on 14 March 2010.
Achievements Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 1966 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Wong Pek Sen 5–3, retired Gold 1970 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Punch Gunalan 15–4, 3–15, 12–15 Silver
Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult1966 Kittikachorn Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Tjoa Tjong Boan Ng Boon Bee Tan Yee Khan 15–12, 8–15, 16–18 Silver
Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref 1969 Rizal Stadium, Manila, Philippines Punch Gunalan 15–11, 15–3 Gold
International tournaments Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref 1965 Den Haag Open Wong Pek Sen 14–17, 9–15 Runner-up 1966 French Open Erland Kops 15–6, 6–15, 15–7 Winner 1966 Malaysia Open Tan Aik Huang 12–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1966 Penang Open Tan Aik Huang 5–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1969 Singapore Pesta Tan Aik Mong 18–13, 15–4 Winner 1969 U.S. Open Rudy Hartono 9–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1969Singapore Open Rudy Hartono 7–15, 4–15 Runner-up 1970 Singapore Open Darmawan 18–16, 15–8 Winner 1971 U.S. Open Rudy Hartono 15–8, 15–9 Winner 1971 All England Rudy Hartono 1–15, 5–15 Runner-up
Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 1966 French Open Wong Pek Sen J. T. Woolhouse Lance Ellwood 15–8, 15–6 Winner 1966 Penang Open Rudy Nio Teh Kew San Yew Cheng Hoe 0–15, 0–15 Runner-up
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