# Bobby Ertanto

Bobby Ertanto (Chinese: 葉忠明, born 2 August 1960) is a retired badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in doubles.

## Career

Paired with a variety of fellow countrymen, he shared the Malaysia Open title in 1983, the Thailand Open title in 1985, the Badminton World Cup title in 1986, and the Asian Championships in 1987. He won mixed doubles at the 1986 Malaysia Open with Verawaty Wiharjo. Ertanto earned a bronze medal with Christian Hadinata at the 1983 IBF World Championships in Copenhagen. As a member of Indonesia's 1988 Thomas Cup team, Ertanto and partner Liem Swie King dropped the decisive final match in a narrow loss to Malaysia.
In 2013, he finished as a runner-up at the World Senior Championships in the men's doubles 50 in Turkey, and in 2017, he won double titles in the men's doubles 50 and mixed doubles 55 in Kochi, India.

## Achievements
### World Championships

Men's Doubles
1983 IBF World Championships – Men's doubles :
| Round | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| SF | Christian Hadinata | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie | 16–18, 11–15 | Bronze |

### World Cup

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1983 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Christian Hadinata | Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo | 6–15, 11–15 | Silver |
| 1985 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Hadibowo Susanto | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | 7–15, 12–15 | Bronze |
| 1986 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Liem Swie King | Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto | 15–6, 15–5 | Gold |

### World Senior Championships

Men's doubles
| Year | Age | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | 50+ | Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, India | Ting Wei Ping | Graham Henderson Mark Topping | 21–17, 16–21, 21–13 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Age | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | 55+ | Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kochi, India | Heidi Bender | Bovornovadep Devakula Juthatip Banjongslip | 21–15, 21–8 | Gold |
| 2019 | 55+ | Spodek, Katowice, Poland | Heidi Bender | Magnus Nytell Helle Sjørring | 20–22, 21–16, 17–21 | Bronze |

### Asian Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1986 | Olympic Gymnastics Arena, Seoul, South Korea | Liem Swie King | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | 6–15, 9–15 | Bronze |

### SEA Games

Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1983 | Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore | Christian Hadinata | Hadibowo Susanto Liem Swie King | 8–15, 15–9, 15–5 | Gold |
| 1987 | Kuningan Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia | Rudy Heryanto | Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari | 13–15, 7–15 | Bronze |

### International Tournaments

The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1980 | Chinese Taipei Open | Hadibowo Susanto | Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard | | Winner |
| 1982 | Chinese Taipei Open | Hadibowo Susanto | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett | 6–15, 15–11, 11–15 | Runner-up |
| 1983 | Chinese Taipei Open | Hadibowo Susanto | Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson | 15–9, 15–11 | Winner |
| 1983 | Malaysia Open | Christian Hadinata | Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kuk | 15–10, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1983 | Indonesia Open | Christian Hadinata | Rudy Heryanto Hariamanto Kartono | 9–15, 14–18 | Runner-up |
| 1985 | Thailand Open | Rudy Heryanto | Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen | 15–9, 15–8 | Winner |
| 1986 | Japan Open | Rudy Heryanto | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | 11–15, 2–15 | Runner-up |
| 1986 | Hong Kong Open | Rudy Heryanto | Jalani Sidek Ong Beng Teong | 15–7, 15–6 | Winner |
| 1986 | Malaysia Open | Rudy Heryanto | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | 10–15, 15–11, 10–15 | Runner-up |
| 1987 | Singapore Open | Liem Swie King | Hadibowo Susanto Rudy Heryanto | 15–2, 15–4 | Winner |
| 1987 | All England | Rudy Heryanto | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | 9–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
| 1987 | Indonesia Open | Rudy Heryanto | Liem Swie King Eddy Hartono | 6–15, 8–15 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 1986 | Malaysia Open | Verawaty Fadjrin | Steen Fladberg Gillian Gilks | 15–7, 18–15 | Winner |
| 1986 | Indonesia Open | Verawaty Fadjrin | Eddy Hartono Erma Sulistianingsih | 9–15, 11–15 | Runner-up |