Cynthia Tuwankotta


Cynthia Tuwankotta is a former Indonesian badminton player who later represented Switzerland. Tuwankotta started playing badminton at aged six, and she won the junior title at her hometown Maluku when she was ten. She then selected to join Indonesia national team in 1994, and was part of the team for 6 years. In 2000, she moved to Switzerland and was part of the national team from 2000–2009. In her career, the Ambon born player was ranked 6 in the women's doubles world ranking. Tuwankotta competed for Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles event partnered with Etty Tantri. After retiring from the badminton tournament, she became a badminton coach in Switzerland and France, and also found a Tuwankotta's Badminton Coaches and Tour in Indonesia.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Kuala lumpur, Malaysia Etty Tantri Ge Fei
Gu Jun
7–15, 6–15 Bronze
1997Kuala lumpur, Malaysia Etty Tantri Liu Lu
Qian Hong
10–15, 9–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex,
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Etty Tantri Indarti Issolina
Emma Ermawati
17–15, 15–6 Gold

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Polish Open Etty Tantri Chen Li-chin
Tsai Hui-min
12–15, 15–8, 15–9 Winner
1997India Open Etty Tantri Choi Ma-ree
Lee Soon-deuk
15–8, 14–17, 15–5 Winner

IBF International

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Austrian International Atu Rosalina Sandra Marinello
Kathrin Piotrowski
11–21, 21–19, 21–17 Winner
2001La Chaux-de-Fonds International Fabienne Baumeyer Anna Larchenko
Oksana Larchenko
7–2, 7–5, 7–1 Winner
1997French International Etty Tantri Ella Miles
Sara Sankey
14–17, 15–3, 15–7 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Swedish International Imam Sodikin Jacob Chemnitz
Julie Houmann
17–21, 23–21, 21–18 Winner