Denny Kantono


Denny Kantono is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. He shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Antonius Ariantho including the French, Hong Kong, Denmark, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, and Indonesia Opens; as well as the Badminton World Cup and World Badminton Grand Prix events. They were runners-up at the prestigious All-England Championships in 1995 and bronze medalists at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.
Kantono competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles, with Antonius Ariantho, and won a bronze medal. They lost in semifinals against Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock, of Malaysia, 15–10, 15–4, and in the bronze medal match they defeated Soo Beng Kiang and Tan Kim Her, of Malaysia, 15–4, 12–15, 15–8.

Personal life

Kantono has a daughter that also a badminton athlete name Serena Kani who plays in 2015 BWF World Junior Championships in Peru.

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States Antonius Ariantho Soo Beng Kiang
Tan Kim Her
15–4, 12–15, 15–8 Bronze

World Cup

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1996Jakarta, Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Sigit Budiarto
15–8, 15–2 Gold
1995Jakarta, Indonesia Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
8–15, 8–15 Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1997Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Antonius Ariantho Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
4–15, 15–9, 15–7 Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Antonius Ariantho Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
11–15, 15–6, 7–15 Bronze
1993Singapore Badminton Hall,
Singapore
Rudy Gunawan Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
2–15, 15–12, 14–17 Bronze

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
1995Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Eliza Nathanael Tri Kusharjanto
Minarti Timur
8–15, 4–15 Silver
1993Singapore Badminton Hall,
Singapore
Minarti Timur Rudy Gunawan
Eliza Nathanael
6–15, 15–18 Silver

IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation since 1983.
Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1999Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Choong Tan Fook
Cheah Soon Kit
15–4, 14–17, 15–8 Winner
1998Grand Prix Finals Antonius Ariantho Halim Haryanto
Tony Gunawan
15–11, 5–15, 15–11 Winner
1998Brunei Open Michael Søgaard Halim Haryanto
Tony Gunawan
2–15, 8–15 Runner-up
1998Japan Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
9–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1997Malaysia Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
15–17, 12–15 Runner-up
1997Japan Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
11–15, 15–7, 7–15 Runner-up
1997Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Sigit Budiarto
Candra Wijaya
11–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1996Hong Kong Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Kim Hock
Cheah Soon Kit
15–6, 15–3 Winner
1996Indonesia Open Antonius Ariantho Davis Efraim
Halim Haryanto
15–3, 15–10 Winner
1996Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–6, 15–7 Winner
1995Singapore Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
7–15, 16–18 Runner-up
1995Indonesia Open Antonius Ariantho Bambang Suprianto
Rudy Gunawan
12–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1995All England Open Antonius Ariantho Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
12–15, 18–15, 9–15 Runner-up
1995Chinese Taipei Open Antonius Ariantho Yap Yee Guan
Yap Yee Hup
15–7, 14–18, 15–2 Winner
1994Thailand Open Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
12–15, 15–12, 15–10 Winner
1994Denmark Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
15–8, 5–15, 15–9 Winner
1994German Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
6–15, 2–15 Runner-up
1994Dutch Open Antonius Ariantho Simon Archer
Chris Hunt
17–18, 15–5, 15–8 Winner
1994Korea Open Ricky Subagja Peter Axelsson
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
14–17, 7–15 Runner-up
1994Japan Open Ricky Subagja Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
15–11, 12–15, 18–16 Winner
1993Hong Kong Open Antonius Ariantho Sakrapee Thongsari
Pramote Teerawiwatana
10–15, 15–3, 17–14 Winner
1993U.S. Open Antonius Ariantho Jon Holst-Christensen
Thomas Lund
7–15, 7–15 Runner-up
1993French Open Antonius Ariantho Rudy Gunawan
Dicky Purwotsugiono
15–11, 18–16 Winner

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993Chinese Taipei Open Zelin Resiana Nick Ponting
Gillian Clark
Walkover Winner
1992Thailand Open Zelin Resiana Aryono Miranat
Eliza Nathanael
2–15, 15–2, 1–15 Runner-up

IBF International

Men's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
1993Polish International Felix Antonius Jim Laugesen
Janek Roos
15–1, 15–7 Winner