# Sigit Budiarto

Sigit Budiarto (born 24 November 1975) is a male badminton player from Indonesia noted for his reflexes and deft handling of the racket. A men's doubles specialist, he won numerous international titles between 1995 and 2005, most of them in partnership with Candra Wijaya. He was a member of Indonesia's world champion Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1998, 2000 and 2002. Budiarto shared the World Men's Doubles title with Wijaya in 1997 and they were runners-up in this event in 2003 and 2005. They claimed the prestigious All-England Championship in 2003. Among other titles, Budiarto has won doubles at the Asian Championships (in 2004 with Trikus Haryanto), and at the French (1995), Indonesia (1997, 2001); Malaysia (2001, 2005); China (1996, 2004, 2005); Japan (2001); and Singapore (1997, 1998, 2005, 2006) Opens.
In 1998, Budiarto received a two-year doping ban for taking the anabolic steroid nandrolone.

## Achievements
### World Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States | Candra Wijaya | Tony Gunawan Howard Bach | 11–15, 15–10, 11–15 | Silver |
| 2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom | Candra Wijaya | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen | 7–15, 15–13, 13–15 | Silver |
| 1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | Candra Wijaya | Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit | 8–15, 18–17, 15–7 | Gold |

### World Cup

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2005 | Yiyang, China | Candra Wijaya | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 11–21, 18–21 | Silver |
| 1997 | Yogyakarta, Indonesia | Candra Wijaya | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–8, 8–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
| 1996 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Rexy Mainaky | Denny Kantono S. Antonius Budi Ariantho | 8–15, 2–15 | Silver |

### Asian Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Tri Kusharyanto | Candra Wijaya Halim Haryanto | 15–13, 15–5 | Gold |
| 2002 | Bangkok, Thailand | Candra Wijaya | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon | 6–15, 8–15 | Silver |
| 1996 | GOR Pancasila, Surabaya, Indonesia | Dicky Purwotjugiono | Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 5–15, 9–15 | Bronze |

### Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2001 | Malawati Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia | Candra Wijaya | Tony Gunawan Bambang Suprianto | 15–4, 15–6 | Gold |
| 1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia | Candra Wijaya | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | 15–4, 14–17, 15–11 | Gold |

### World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Namrih Suroto | Budi Santoso Kusno | 11–15, 15–12, 12–15 | Silver |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2006 | Singapore Open | Flandy Limpele | Thomas Laybourn Lars Paaske | 21–8, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2005 | China Open | Candra Wijaya | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 17–16, 11–15, 15–13 | Winner |
| 2005 | Indonesia Open | Candra Wijaya | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan | 10–15, 15–12, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Malaysia Open | Candra Wijaya | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng | 15–11, 17–14 | Winner |
| 2005 | Singapore Open | Candra Wijaya | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 8–15, 15–8, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2005 | Japan Open | Candra Wijaya | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 10–15, 3–15 | Runner-up |
| 2005 | Swiss Open | Candra Wijaya | Flandy Limpele Eng Hian | 8–15, 15–11, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2005 | Korea Open | Candra Wijaya | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 15–7, 13–15, 13–15 | Runner-up |
| 2004 | China Open | Candra Wijaya | Chew Choon Eng Choong Tan Fook | Walkover | Winner |
| 2003 | All England Open | Candra Wijaya | Yoo Yong-sung Lee Dong-soo | 15–5, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2001 | Thailand Open | Luluk Hadiyanto | Tesana Panvisvas Pramote Teerawiwatana | 5–7, 7–5, 8–6 | Winner |
| 2001 | Singapore Open | Candra Wijaya | Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | 7–5, 3–7, 2–7, 0–7 | Runner-up |
| 2001 | Indonesia Open | Candra Wijaya | Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | 7–2, 7–3, 7–5 | Winner |
| 2001 | Malaysia Open | Candra Wijaya | Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | 7–4, 4–7, 7–2, 2–7, 7–5 | Winner |
| 2001 | Japan Open | Candra Wijaya | Lars Paaske Martin Lundgaard Hansen | 15–7, 15–11 | Winner |
| 2001 | All England Open | Candra Wijaya | Tony Gunawan Halim Haryanto | 13–15, 15–7, 7–15 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Grand Prix Finals | Halim Haryanto | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya | 5–7, 6–8, 2–7 | Runner-up |
| 2000 | Dutch Open | Halim Haryanto | Jim Laugesen Michael Søgaard | 15–11, 15–4 | Winner |
| 2000 | Thailand Open | Halim Haryanto | Zhang Jun Zhang Wei | 5–15, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1999 | Hong Kong Open | Halim Haryanto | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 12–15, 12–15 | Runner-up |
| 1998 | Singapore Open | Candra Wijaya | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | 15–5, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1997 | Grand Prix Finals | Candra Wijaya | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 17–15, 11–15, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1997 | Thailand Open | Candra Wijaya | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 9–15, 14–17 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Singapore Open | Candra Wijaya | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–8, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1997 | Indonesia Open | Candra Wijaya | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–9, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1997 | Swiss Open | Candra Wijaya | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung | 15–5, 11–15, 4–15 | Runner-up |
| 1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | Candra Wijaya | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 15–11, 15–2 | Winner |
| 1996 | Thailand Open | Candra Wijaya | Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 15–11, 10–15, 15–12 | Winner |
| 1996 | China Open | Candra Wijaya | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky | 15–12, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1996 | U.S Open | Candra Wijaya | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 18–16, 15–10 | Winner |
| 1996 | Swedish Open | Dicky Purwotjugiono | Candra Wijaya Ade Sutrisna | 12–15, 6–15 | Runner-up |
| 1996 | Swiss Open | Dicky Purwotjugiono | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund | 12–15, 13–18 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | Polish Open | Dicky Purwotjugiono | Hadi Sugianto Seng Kok Kiong | 17–18, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1995 | French Open | Dicky Purwotjugiono | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 15–8, 15–11 | Winner |
    IBF Grand Prix tournament
    IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament