Ricky Subagja

He was rated among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history.

Ricky Subagja
Personal information
Birth name	Ricky Achmad Soebagdja
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1971-01-27) 27 January 1971 (age 53) Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Men's doubles World Championships 1993 Birmingham Men's doubles 1995 Lausanne Men's doubles 1997 Glasgow Men's doubles World Cup 1993 New Delhi Men's doubles 1995 Jakarta Men's doubles 1997 Yogyakarta Men's doubles 1992 Guangzhou Men's doubles Sudirman Cup 1991 Copenhagen Mixed team 1993 Birmingham Mixed team 1995 Lausanne Mixed team 1997 Glasgow Mixed team 1999 Copenhagen Mixed team Thomas Cup 1992 Kuala Lumpur Men's Team 1994 Jakarta Men's Team 1996 Hong Kong Men's Team 1998 Hong Kong Men's Team 2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's Team Asian Games 1994 Hiroshima Men's team 1994 Hiroshima Men's doubles 1998 Bangkok Men's team 1998 Bangkok Men's doubles Asian Championships 1993 Hong Kong Men's team 1991 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles Asian Cup 1994 Beijing Men's doubles 1991 Jakarta Men's doubles SEA Games 1991 Manila Mixed doubles 1993 Singapore Men's team 1995 Chiang Mai Men's team 1997 Jakarta Men's team 1991 Manila Men's team 1993 Singapore Men's doubles 1995 Chiang Mai Men's doubles 1997 Jakarta Men's doubles 1991 Manila Men's doubles
Political party	Demokrat
Spouses	Elsa Manora Nasution ​ ​ (m. 2000; div. 2006)​ Novani Citra Kresna ​ ​ (m. 2010; div. 2017)​

In 1993 the fast moving, faster hitting Subagja won men's doubles at the then biennial IBF World Championships in Birmingham, England with fellow countryman Rudy Gunawan. However, Subagja's regular partner for most of the 90s was another fellow countryman, the equally fast and hard-hitting Rexy Mainaky, and they formed the most successful team of the decade. Subagja and Mainaky won more than thirty international titles together, including all of badminton's major championships at least once. They captured Olympic gold at Atlanta in 1996, the IBF World Championships in 1995 at Lausanne, Switzerland (a repeat title for Subagja), and the prestigious All-England Championships back to back in 1995 and 1996. A partial listing of their other titles includes the open championships of the five strongest nations in men's badminton: China (1992), Indonesia (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999), Malaysia (1993, 1994, 1997), South Korea (1995, 1996), and Denmark (1998); as well as the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992, 1994, 1996), the Badminton World Cup (1993, 1995, 1997), and the quadrennial Asian Games (1994, 1998).

Subagja and Mainaky were bronze medalists at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals at both the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona and the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. They paired together on Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams that won four consecutive world team titles in 1994, 1996, 1998 and 2000

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Rexy Mainaky	Yap Kim Hock   Cheah Soon Kit	5–15, 15–13, 15–12	Gold

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Rexy Mainaky	Yap Kim Hock   Cheah Soon Kit	9–15, 15–2, 12–15	Bronze
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Rexy Mainaky	Jon Holst-Christensen   Thomas Lund	15–5, 15–2	Gold
1993	National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England	Rudy Gunawan	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	15–11, 15–3	Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Rexy Mainaky	Lee Dong-soo   Yoo Yong-sung	15–1, 10–15, 15–3	Gold
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rexy Mainaky	Sakrapee Thongsari   Pramote Teerawiwatana	15–4, 15–9	Gold
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Rexy Mainaky	Chen Kang   Chen Hongyong	15–7, 12–15, 15–9	Gold
1992	Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Rexy Mainaky	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	10–15, 11–15	Silver

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Rexy Mainaky	Pramote Teerawiwatana   Siripong Siripool	15–5, 15–10	Gold
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Rexy Mainaky	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	15–10, 15–2	Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Richard Mainaky	Chen Kang   Chen Hongyong	11–15, 15–12, 14–17	Bronze

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Rexy Mainaky	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	15–8, 15–7	Gold
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rexy Mainaky	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	16-17, 5-15	Silver

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Rexy Mainaky	Sigit Budiarto   Candra Wijaya	4–15, 17–14, 11–15	Silver
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Rexy Mainaky	Yap Kim Hock   Cheah Soon Kit	13–15, 9–15	Silver
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Rexy Mainaky	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	7–15, 15–11, 7–15	Silver
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Rexy Mainaky	Jalani Sidek   Razif Sidek	6–15, 15–12, 6–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Rosiana Tendean	Rexy Mainaky   Erma Sulistianingsih	15–6, 15–13	Gold

World Junior Championships

The Bimantara World Junior Championships was an international invitation badminton tournament for junior players. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from 1987 to 1991.

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
1988	Jakarta, Indonesia	Wu Wenkai	11–15, 3–15	Bronze

Boys' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Jakarta, Indonesia	Imay Hendra	Choi Sang-bum   Ahn Jae-chang	11–15, 14–17	Bronze
1988	Jakarta, Indonesia	Aras Razak	Yudi Yudono   Darma	15–8, 15–6	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1987	Jakarta, Indonesia	Lilik Sudarwati	Ardy Wiranata   Susi Susanti	15–7, 7–15, 9–15	Silver
1988	Jakarta, Indonesia	Lilik Sudarwati	Choi Ji-tae   Bang Soo-hyun	15–12, 15–7	Gold

IBF World Grand Prix (28 titles, 11 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Korea Open	Rexy Mainaky	Lee Dong-soo   Yoo Yong-sung	8–15, 15–9, 4–15	Runner-up
1999	Indonesia Open	Rexy Mainaky	Tony Gunawan   Candra Wijaya	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1998	Indonesia Open	Rexy Mainaky	Flandy Limpele   Eng Hian	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1998	Denmark Open	Rexy Mainaky	Flandy Limpele   Eng Hian	15–11, 15–6	Winner
1998	Singapore Open	Rexy Mainaky	Sigit Budiarto   Candra Wijaya	5–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1997	Vietnam Open	Rexy Mainaky	Lee Dong-soo   Yoo Yong-sung	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1997	Malaysia Open	Rexy Mainaky	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	17–15, 15–12	Winner
1997	Japan Open	Rexy Mainaky	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	15–11, 7–15, 15–7	Winner
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Rexy Mainaky	Yap Kim Hock   Cheah Soon Kit	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1996	China Open	Rexy Mainaky	Sigit Budiarto   Candra Wijaya	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	All England Open	Rexy Mainaky	Yap Kim Hock   Cheah Soon Kit	15–6, 15–5	Winner
1996	Korea Open	Rexy Mainaky	Yap Kim Hock   Cheah Soon Kit	15–5, 17–14	Winner
1996	Japan Open	Rexy Mainaky	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto	15–8, 12–15, 15–12	Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Rexy Mainaky	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	15–7, 18–16	Winner
1995	All England Open	Rexy Mainaky	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	15–12, 15–18, 15–8	Winner
1995	Japan Open	Rexy Mainaky	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1995	Korea Open	Rexy Mainaky	Jon Holst-Christensen   Thomas Lund	15–6, 11–15, 15–7	Winner
1994	World Grand Prix Finals	Rexy Mainaky	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1994	Hong Kong Open	Rexy Mainaky	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto	15–12, 14–17, 15–7	Winner
1994	Indonesia Open	Rexy Mainaky	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto	10–15, 15–4, 18–17	Winner
1994	Singapore Open	Rexy Mainaky	Jon Holst-Christensen   Thomas Lund	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1994	Malaysia Open	Rexy Mainaky	Sakrapee Thongsari   Pramote Teerawiwatana	15–5, 18–16	Winner
1994	All England Open	Rexy Mainaky	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1994	Swedish Open	Rexy Mainaky	Peter Axelsson   Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1994	Korea Open	Denny Kantono	Peter Axelsson   Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	14–17, 7–15	Runner-up
1994	Japan Open	Denny Kantono	Sakrapee Thongsari   Pramote Teerawiwatana	15–11, 12–15, 18–16	Winner
1993	World Grand Prix Finals	Rexy Mainaky	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto	15–11, 10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1993	German Open	Rexy Mainaky	Jon Holst-Christensen   Thomas Lund	14–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1993	Indonesia Open	Rexy Mainaky	Eddy Hartono   Richard Mainaky	15–13 15–10	Winner
1993	Malaysia Open	Rexy Mainaky	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1993	Swedish Open	Rexy Mainaky	Peter Axelsson   Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1992	World Grand Prix Finals	Rexy Mainaky	Cheah Soon Kit   Soo Beng Kiang	15–11, 15–6	Winner
1992	Thailand Open	Rexy Mainaky	Huang Zhanzhong   Zheng Yumin	15–9, 12–15, 15–11	Winner
1992	Hong Kong Open	Rexy Mainaky	Huang Zhanzhong   Zheng Yumin	15–13, 15–10	Winner
1992	China Open	Rexy Mainaky	Razif Sidek   Jalani Sidek	17–15, 15–11	Winner
1992	Indonesia Open	Rexy Mainaky	Eddy Hartono   Rudy Gunawan	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1991	U.S. Open	Rexy Mainaky	Razif Sidek   Jalani Sidek	13–18, 15–13, 3–15	Runner-up
1991	Canadian Open	Rexy Mainaky	Razif Sidek   Jalani Sidek	11–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1990	Dutch Open	Bagus Setiadi	Jon Holst-Christensen   Thomas Lund	10–15, 4–15	Runner-up

  IBF Grand Prix tournament
  IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International (1 title, 1 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	French Open	Rexy Mainaky	Li Yongbo   Tian Bingyi	16–18, 12–15	Runner-up
1991	Polish International	Richard Mainaky	Rudy Gunawan Haditono   Dicky Purwotjugiono	15–12, 15–1	Winner