Hendra Setiawan

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Setiawan competed in badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Mohammad Ahsan as the second seeded, but the duo were eliminated in the group stage.

In March 2014, Setiawan and Ahsan won 2014 All England Open Superseries Premier after beating Japanese Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa in the final 21–19, 21–19. This is the first All England title for both Setiawan and Ahsan as a pair and as a personal. This title makes Setiawan collected all of the major title in badminton international. He won 2008 Olympic Games, 2 times Asian Games one with Markis Kido in 2010 dan one with Ahsan in 2014, 4 times BWF World Championships one with Kido and three with Ahsan, he also won BWF Superseries Finals in Kuala Lumpur in the end of 2013. In March 2019, Setiawan and Ahsan won their second All England title defeating the Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in 11-21,21-14,21-12.

Now he's pairing with a younger partner Mohammad Ahsan. They won their first tournament in 2013 Malaysia Open Superseries after beating Korean pair Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun 21–15, 21–13 in the final. They also won their second tournament in 2013 Indonesia Open Superseries Premier again with another victory against Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun with straight game 21–14 and 21–18. Once again, they defeated the Korean pair for the third time in third final of Superseries tournament with straight sets 21–15 and 21–18 at the 2013 Singapore Open Superseries on June 23, 2013. In August 2013, they became world champions after winning 2013 BWF World Championships defeated the Danes pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21–13, 23–21, without losing any single game to all of their opponents since the first round.

Although qualified for participation in men's doubles competition, Hendra Setiawan has not participated at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London because of his pair Markis Kido withdrew from the participation due to the personal problems.

He married Sandiani Arief on 9 October 2011, and the ceremony was held at the JW Marriott Jakarta. His wife gave birth to twin babies named Richard Heinrich Setiawan and Richelle Hillary Setiawan on 19 February 2014. Hendra and his wife welcomed another baby boy named Russell Howard Setiawan on 26 July 2017.

Setiawan has also played in the mixed doubles, and the best result was in 2010 Indonesia Open finished as the runner-up with his partner Anastasia Russkikh from Russia. He made a new partnership with Mohammad Ahsan at the end of 2012. They had won numerous prestigious titles including the 2013, 2015 and 2019 World Championships; also at the 2014 Asian Games. Setiawan holds the record as the oldest player that won the World Championships title at the age of 35.

They continued their domination to win gold medal 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China after beating Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong.

In January 2009, they won the Malaysia Open Superseries. In September 2009 they won Japan Open Superseries after beating other Indonesian pair, Rian Sukmawan and Yonathan Suryatama 21–19 and 24–22 in the final round. In October 2009, they won French Open Superseries. In December 2009, they defeated Malaysian Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong to win gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games.

In January 2008, they won the Malaysian Open Superseries. In August 2008, they captured their most prestigious prize yet, at the Beijing Olympic Games. They took the gold medal in the men's doubles after defeating Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng of China 12–21, 21–11, 21–16, thus more than avenging their loss to that team in the 2007 China Masters event. In September 2008, Setiawan teamed with Kido to win the 2008 China Masters Superseries after beating the Chinese pair of Sun Junjie and Xu Chen in the final round. In October, they won the Denmark Open Superseries after beating another Chinese pair, Fu Haifeng and Shen Ye in a straight set final. In November in Paris, they added the French Open Superseries to their list after defeating yet another Chinese pairing, Cai Yun and Xu Chen, in another straight set final round.

Hendra Setiawan competed in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles with partner Markis Kido and won the gold medal after beating the Chinese pair Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng with rubber game in the final.

Setiawan was ranked first in the men's doubles with two different partners. Together with Markis Kido, he achieved the world no. 1 in September 2007, and with Mohammad Ahsan in November 2013. He has collected six gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games with the acquisition of 3 in the men's doubles, and 3 in the team event. Teamed-up with Kido, he won the men's doubles titles at the 2005 and 2009 Asian Championships; the 2006 World Cup; the 2007 World Championships; the 2008 Olympic Games; and the 2010 Asian Games.

2007 was a big year for Setiawan and Kido. They were crowned world champions after defeating Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae from South Korea, 21–19 and 21–19, at the World Championship finals in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They also captured the China Open Superseries after defeating China 's Guo Zhendong and Xie Zhongbo. In July, they were runners-up at the China Masters Superseries, this time losing to Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, 15–21, 16–21. They won the Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold event in September over the Danish veterans Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen. In December, they won the Hong Kong Open Superseries after overcoming two of Indonesia's "all-time" greats Candra Wijaya and Tony Gunawan 21–12, 18–21, 21–13 in the final. At the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, they helped Indonesia win the men's team gold medal, and won men's doubles gold in the individual events after defeating Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Hendra Wijaya, Indonesian-born players who represented Singapore.

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In 2006, they also won the Jakarta Satellite, won the 2006 BWF World Cup Invitation after beating Malaysia's Mohd. Fairuzizuan Mohd. Tazari and Lin Woon Fui at Yiyang, Hunan.

The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, including five elevated as Premier Series, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

In 2005, with Markis Kido, he won the men's doubles title at the Asian Championships, Indonesia Open and SEA Games.

Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian professional badminton player. He was the Olympic Games gold medalist, four time World Champion, two time Asian Games gold medalist, and two time All England champion. With these, Setiawan has collected all major individual titles in badminton. He is considered to be one of the greatest men's doubles players in badminton history.