Rexy Mainaky

Rexy Mainaky
Rexy Mainaky
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Eky
Birth name	Rexy Ronald Mainaky
Country	Indonesia
Born	9 March 1968 (age 56); Ternate, Maluku, Indonesia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	1
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
Olympic Games
World Championships
World Cup
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
Asian Cup
SEA Games

Rexy Ronald Mainaky (born 9 March 1968) is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja. As of October 2021, he was appointed as the new deputy coaching director of the Badminton Association of Malaysia.^[1]

Career

During the 1990s Mainaky and fellow countryman Ricky Subagja formed the most internationally successful team of the decade. Both noted for their quickness and power, Mainaky and Subagja won over thirty international titles together, including all of badminton's major championships at least once. They captured Olympic gold at Atlanta in 1996, the then biennial IBF World Championships in 1995 at Lausanne, Switzerland, and the venerable All-England Championships back to back in 1995 and 1996. A partial listing of their victories includes the China (1992), Indonesia (1993, 1994, 1998, 1999), Malaysia (1993, 1994, 1997), Korea (1995, 1996), and Denmark (1998) Opens; the World Badminton Grand Prix (1992, 1994, 1996), the Badminton World Cup (1993, 1995, 1997), and the quadrennial Asian Games (1994, 1998).

Mainaky and Subagja were bronze medalists at the 1997 IBF World Championships in Glasgow. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals at both the 1992 and 2000 Olympics. Mainaky won the 2000 Asian Badminton Championships with another Indonesian doubles maestro, Tony Gunawan. He was a member of consecutive world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000.

He is currently the doubles director of coaching of the Badminton Association of Malaysia.

Awards and nominations


Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Badminton World Federation Awards	2009	Badminton Hall of Fame	Inducted	^[2]

Achievements

Olympic Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1996	GSU Sports Arena, Atlanta, United States	Ricky Subagja	Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit	5–15, 15–13, 15–12	Gold

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland	Ricky Subagja	Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit	9–15, 15–2, 12–15	Bronze
1995	Malley Sports Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland	Ricky Subagja	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	15–5, 15–2	Gold

World Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia	Ricky Subagja	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–1, 10–15, 15–3	Gold
1996	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Sigit Budiarto	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	8–15, 2–15	Silver
1995	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ricky Subagja	Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana	15–4, 15–9	Gold
1993	Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, India	Ricky Subagja	Chen Kang Chen Hongyong	15–7, 12–15, 15–9	Gold
1992	Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Ricky Subagja	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	10–15, 11–15	Silver

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1998	Thammasat Gymnasium 2, Bangkok, Thailand	Ricky Subagja	Pramote Teerawiwatana Siripong Siripool	15–5, 15–10	Gold
1994	Tsuru Memorial Gymnasium, Hiroshima, Japan	Ricky Subagja	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	15–10, 15–2	Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Tony Gunawan	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15–8, 15–9	Gold

Asian Cup

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1994	Beijing Gymnasium, Beijing, China	Ricky Subagja	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	15–8, 15–7	Gold
1991	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ricky Subagja	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	16-17, 5-15	Silver

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1997	Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia	Ricky Subagja	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	4–15, 17–14, 11–15	Silver
1995	Gymnasium 3, 700th Anniversary Sport Complex, Chiang Mai, Thailand	Ricky Subagja	Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit	13–15, 9–15	Silver
1993	Singapore Badminton Hall, Singapore	Ricky Subagja	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	7–15, 15–11, 7–15	Silver
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Ricky Subagja	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	6–15, 15–12, 6–15	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1991	Camp Crame Gymnasium, Manila, Philippines	Erma Sulistianingsih	Ricky Subagja Rosiana Tendean	6–15, 13–15	Silver

IBF World Grand Prix (27 titles, 9 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2000	Korea Open	Ricky Subagja	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	8–15, 15–9, 4–15	Runner-up
1999	Indonesia Open	Ricky Subagja	Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya	15–12, 15–8	Winner
1998	Indonesia Open	Ricky Subagja	Flandy Limpele Eng Hian	15–5, 15–4	Winner
1998	Denmark Open	Ricky Subagja	Flandy Limpele Eng Hian	15–11, 15–6	Winner
1998	Singapore Open	Ricky Subagja	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	5–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1997	Vietnam Open	Ricky Subagja	Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	15–11, 15–5	Winner
1997	Malaysia Open	Ricky Subagja	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	17–15, 15–12	Winner
1997	Japan Open	Ricky Subagja	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15–11, 7–15, 15–7	Winner
1996	World Grand Prix Finals	Ricky Subagja	Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit	15–4, 15–9	Winner
1996	China Open	Ricky Subagja	Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1996	All England Open	Ricky Subagja	Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit	15–6, 15–5	Winner
1996	Korea Open	Ricky Subagja	Yap Kim Hock Cheah Soon Kit	15–5, 17–14	Winner
1996	Japan Open	Ricky Subagja	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	15–8, 12–15, 15–12	Winner
1995	Singapore Open	Ricky Subagja	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15–7, 18–16	Winner
1995	All England Open	Ricky Subagja	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15–12, 15–18, 15–8	Winner
1995	Japan Open	Ricky Subagja	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	15–8, 15–9	Winner
1995	Korea Open	Ricky Subagja	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	15–6, 11–15, 15–7	Winner
1994	World Grand Prix Finals	Ricky Subagja	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	15–10, 15–7	Winner
1994	Hong Kong Open	Ricky Subagja	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	15–12, 14–17, 15–7	Winner
1994	Indonesia Open	Ricky Subagja	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	10–15, 15–4, 18–17	Winner
1994	Singapore Open	Ricky Subagja	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	15–6, 15–8	Winner
1994	Malaysia Open	Ricky Subagja	Sakrapee Thongsari Pramote Teerawiwatana	15–5, 18–16	Winner
1994	All England Open	Ricky Subagja	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	12–15, 12–15	Runner-up
1994	Swedish Open	Ricky Subagja	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–11, 15–12	Winner
1993	World Grand Prix Finals	Ricky Subagja	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	15–11, 10–15, 9–15	Runner-up
1993	German Open	Ricky Subagja	Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	14–17, 12–15	Runner-up
1993	Indonesia Open	Ricky Subagja	Eddy Hartono Richard Mainaky	15–13 15–10	Winner
1993	Malaysia Open	Ricky Subagja	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	15–7, 15–5	Winner
1993	Swedish Open	Ricky Subagja	Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15–12, 15–10	Winner
1992	World Grand Prix Finals	Ricky Subagja	Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang	15–11, 15–6	Winner
1992	Thailand Open	Ricky Subagja	Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin	15–9, 12–15, 15–11	Winner
1992	Hong Kong Open	Ricky Subagja	Huang Zhanzhong Zheng Yumin	15–13, 15–10	Winner
1992	China Open	Ricky Subagja	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	17–15, 15–11	Winner
1992	Indonesia Open	Ricky Subagja	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan	12–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1991	U.S. Open	Ricky Subagja	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	13–18, 15–13, 3–15	Runner-up
1991	Canadian Open	Ricky Subagja	Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek	11–15, 12–15	Runner-up

IBF Grand Prix tournament

IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

IBF International (1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1992	French Open	Ricky Subagja	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	16–18, 12–15	Runner-up

Post-playing career

Mainaky is known amongst his peers and colleagues, and the game's fans, as one of the greatest doubles player of all time,^{[citation needed]} alongside players such as Christian Hadinata, Tjun Tjun, Johan Wahjudi, Liem Swie King, Ricky Subagja, Tony Gunawan, Hendra Setiawan, Park Joo Bong, Kim Dong Moon, Fu Haifeng, Cai Yun, and Finn Kobbero. He is regarded^{[by whom?]} as one of the best coaches in the world, alongside former player Park Joo Bong of Korea (currently head coach of Japanese badminton squad). He is noted for his charity work through badminton, by playing in exhibitions across Asia and Europe post-competitive career.^{[citation needed]} He was the coach to English badminton mixed doubles' pair Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson and successfully brought them winning the 2004 Summer Olympic silver medal, 2005 All England Open Badminton Championships and 2006 IBF World Championships titles.

Mainaky became a coach after his playing career. He coached the Malaysian National Team's Doubles department and his biggest success was bringing up Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong. He guided the pair to an Asian Games Gold Medal in Doha 2006.^[3] However, there was rumours about a fall out between Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong with Rexy as the pair requested for a change of coaches. Subsequently, he left the Badminton Association of Malaysia in 2012 after seven years and joined the Philippines Badminton Association as head coach. After about a year he left the Philippines Badminton Association and returned to his homeland Indonesia. He became Indonesia's high performance director and was basically the head of the Indonesia Badminton Team. He is currently still serving as the High performance director for Indonesia.^{[citation needed]} In 2017, Mainaky left his position at Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI) to join Thailand Badminton Association (BAT). In 2018, Mainaky led the Thai women's team reached the Uber Cup final for the first time in their history.^[4]

References

^ "Rexy dilantik timbalan pengarah kejurulatihan BAM" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^ "Daftar Pebulutangkis Indonesia yang Masuk Hall of Fame BWF" (in Indonesian). Indosport. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
^ "Archives | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
^ "Indonesian Badminton Legend Rexy Mainaky Takes Thailand to World Stage". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2020-10-13.

Sources

PBSI: Rexy Mainaky profile (in Indonesian)
Smash – Rexy Mainaky at the Wayback Machine (archived November 2, 2007)

External links

Profile at koni.or.id
Rexy Mainaky Dua Tahun Lagi di Malaysia (in Indonesian)
Rexy Mainaky at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Rexy Ronald Mainaky at Olympics.com
Rexy Mainaky at Olympedia

Olympic Games
Preceded by Hendrik Simangunsong	Flagbearer for Indonesia 2000 Sydney	Succeeded by Christian Hadinata

[1] "Rexy dilantik timbalan pengarah kejurulatihan BAM" (in Malay). Berita Harian. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

[2] "Daftar Pebulutangkis Indonesia yang Masuk Hall of Fame BWF" (in Indonesian). Indosport. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

[3] "Archives | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-03-09.

[4] "Indonesian Badminton Legend Rexy Mainaky Takes Thailand to World Stage". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2020-10-13.

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v t e Olympic badminton men's doubles champions
Demonstration	1972: Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata (INA)
Exhibition	1988: Li Yongbo & Tian Bingyi (CHN)
Official	1992: Kim Moon-soo & Park Joo-bong (KOR) 1996: Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja (INA) 2000: Tony Gunawan & Candra Wijaya (INA) 2004: Ha Tae-kwon & Kim Dong-moon (KOR) 2008: Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan (INA) 2012: Cai Yun & Fu Haifeng (CHN) 2016: Fu Haifeng & Zhang Nan (CHN) 2020: Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin (TPE) 2024: Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin (TPE)

v t e Members of the Badminton Hall of Fame
Men's players	Cai Yun David E. L. Choong Eddy Choong Frank Devlin David Guthrie Freeman Morten Frost Fu Haifeng Ha Tae-kwon Christian Hadinata Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen Rudy Hartono Hou Jiachang Kim Dong-moon Kim Moon-soo Finn Kobberø Erland Kops Lee Chong Wei Li Yongbo Liem Swie King Lin Dan Thomas Lund Rexy Mainaky Ng Boon Bee Ralph Nichols Ong Poh Lim Park Joo-bong Ricky Subagja Tan Yee Khan Tang Xianhu Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet Tian Bingyi Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi Charoen Wattanasin Wong Peng Soon Zhang Jun
Women's players	Tonny Ahm Bang Soo-hyun Margaret Varner Bloss Chen Yuniang Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young Gao Ling Ge Fei Gil Young-ah Gillian Gilks Gong Zhichao Gu Jun Han Aiping Judy Devlin Huang Sui Lene Køppen Ethel Thomson Larcombe Li Lingwei Meriel Lucas Liliyana Natsir Nora Perry Ra Kyung-min Ulla Strand Susi Susanti Kirsten Thorndahl Margaret Tragett Betty Uber Susan Whetnall Ye Zhaoying Hiroe Yuki Zhang Ning Zhao Yunlei
Contributors	S. S. C. Dolby Lü Shengrong John McCallum Stellan Mohlin Craig Reedie Herbert Scheele Dick Sudirman