Lius Pongoh (born December 3, 1960, in Jakarta; Chinese: 劉邦高) is an Indonesian former badminton player.
Career
Pongoh played singles at a world class level in the 1980s. At nineteen he was a bronze medalist at the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta, losing in the semifinals to fellow countryman Liem Swie King.[1] On the international badminton circuit Pongoh's wins included the Swedish (1981), Indonesia (1984), and Chinese Taipei (1985) Opens, the 1981 Copenhagen Cup (forerunner of the Copenhagen Masters), and the 1982 Indian Masters. He won men's doubles at the 1981 Japan Open with doubles maestro Christian Hadinata where he was also runner-up in singles to the great Rudy Hartono.[2][3][4][5]
Pongoh played second singles for the Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1982 and 1986, both of which suffered the narrowest of final round losses to arch-rival China. He dropped both of his matches in the '82 series final, but won his only match (under a revised best of five match format) in the '86 series.
Achievements
World Championships
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Liem Swie King
|
3–15, 3–15 |  Bronze
|
[6] |
International Open Tournaments (8 titles, 8 runners-up)
The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Copenhagen Cup | Hadiyanto
|
15–10, 15–9 |  Winner
|
[7] |
| 1981 | Swedish Open |  Morten Frost
|
18–14, 15–3 | Winner
|
|
| 1981 | Japan Open | Rudy Hartono
|
9–15, 8–15 |  Runner-up
|
[8] |
| 1982 | Indonesia Open | Icuk Sugiarto
|
9–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
|
[9] |
| 1984 | Indonesia Open | Hastomo Arbi
|
15–5, 10–15, 15–13 | Winner
|
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| 1984 | Victor Cup |  Darren Hall
|
15–4, 15–3 | Winner
|
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| 1985 | Chinese Taipei Open |  Prakash Padukone
|
5–15, 15–9, 15–10 | Winner
|
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| 1985 | Scandinavian Open | Morten Frost
|
5–15, 8–15 | Runner-up
|
|
| 1988 | Indonesia Open | Icuk Sugiarto
|
6–15, 4–15 | Runner-up
|
[10] |
| 1988 | Chinese Taipei Open | Icuk Sugiarto
|
8–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
|
[11] |
| 1988 | US Open |  Sze Yu
|
15–11, 5–15, 16–17 | Runner-up
|
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan Open | Christian Hadinata
|
Flemming Delfs Prakash Padukone
|
15–4, 15–5 | Winner
|
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| 1982 | Denmark Open | Christian Hadinata
|
 Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo
|
6–15, 11–15 | Runner-up
|
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| 1982 | Swedish Open | Christian Hadinata
|
 Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson
|
15–11, 15–8 | Winner
|
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| 1987 | Canadian Open | Richard Mainaky
|
Lee Deuk-choon Lee Sang-bok
|
15–11, 8–15, 13–15 | Runner-up
|
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| 1988 | US Open | Christian Hadinata
|
Liem Swie King Prakash Padukone
|
7–15, 15–11, 15–13 | Winner
|
- IBF Grand Prix tournament
References
- ^ "2nd World Championship." World Badminton, September 1980, 15.
- ^ Hans Christian Moller, "Substitute wins two events at the Swedish Open, Malmo." World Badminton, June 1981, 7.
- ^ Steve Baddeley, "Indonesian Open," World Badminton, September 1984, 3.
- ^ Steve Baddeley, "Chinese-Taipei Masters," World Badminton, March 1985, 21.
- ^ Ciro Ciniglio, "Korean girl is a new star," World Badminton, March 1981, 6, 7.
- ^ "Weltmeisterschaften im Herreneinzel" (in German). badminton.de. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "Lius juara lelaki badminton a-bangsa". Berita Harian (in Malay). 8 January 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 30 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Hartono wins Open, ... now for All-England". The Straits Times. 26 January 1981. p. 32. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Icuk sugiarto dari solo" (in Indonesian). Tempo. 28 August 1982. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Icuk, Lingwei juara Indonesia Open". Berita Harian. 26 July 1988. p. 9. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "LATEST". The Straits Times. 18 January 1988. p. 26. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
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