Eddy Kurniawan (; born 2 July 1962 in Semarang, Central Java) is a retired Chinese-Indonesian male badminton player.
Career Kurniawan's prime years, the mid to late 1980s, were a period of Chinese domination of international men's singles competition. Though he frequently appeared in the later rounds of major international tournaments, the hard-fighting Kurniawan rarely won them. One exception was his victory at the 1990 World Badminton Grand Prix, where he defeated Malaysia's Rashid Sidek in the final. He won the Australian Open in 1992. Kurniawan was a bronze medalist at the 1989 IBF World Championships in Jakarta. Perhaps the highlight of his career was his performance at the 1989 Sudirman Cup (combined men's and women's team world championship) when his victories over Korean opponents in both singles and mixed doubles in the last two matches of the contest secured the title for Indonesia.
Achievements IBF World Championships Men's Singles 1989 IBF World Championships – Men's singlesRoundOpponentScoreResultSemifinal Ardy Wiranata18–14, 10–15, 13–15 Bronze
World Cup Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1988 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Yang Yang 13–15, 6–15 Bronze
Asian Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1983 Shanghai, China Chen Changjie 15–11, 6–15, 15–18 Silver 1991 Cheras Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Foo Kok Keong 11–15, 13–15 Bronze
Southeast Asian Games Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 1985 Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Icuk Sugiarto 9–15, 6–15 Silver 1987 Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto 13–15, 15–0, 9–15 Silver 1989 Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Icuk Sugiarto 7–15, 10–15 Silver
International Tournaments Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 1983 Penang Open Misbun Sidek 8–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1987 Indonesia Open Yang Yang 6–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1987 Singapore Open Misbun Sidek 13–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1987 Thailand Open Zhao Jianhua 10–15, 10–15 Runner-up 1987World Grand Prix Finals Xiong Guobao 2–15, 14–18 Runner-up 1989 Singapore Open Zhao Jianhua 11–15, 8–15 Runner-up 1989 Chinese Taipei Open Morten Frost 12–15, 3–15 Runner-up 1989 Dutch Open Alan Budikusuma 7–15, 12–15 Runner-up 1990 Indonesia Open Ardy Wiranata 10–15, 5–15 Runner-up 1990 Chinese Taipei Open Ardy Wiranata 18–17, 7–15, 15–11 Champion 1990World Grand Prix Finals Rashid Sidek 18–13, 9–15, 15–2 Champion 1992 Australia Open Paul Stevenson 15–9, 15–11 Champion
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