Bona Septano

Bona Septano
Personal information
Country Indonesia
Born 22 September 1987
Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
Handedness Right
Coach Aryono Miranat
Herry Iman Pierngadi
Men's doubles
Highest ranking 5 (with Mohammad Ahsan 9 August 2012)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 London Men's doubles
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Guangzhou Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Qingdao Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Vientiane Men's doubles
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Bangkok Mixed team

Bona Septano (born 22 September 1987) is an Indonesian former badminton player. He currently works as pilot in Indonesian airlines.

Bona Septano concentrates on men's doubles with Mohammad Ahsan. They have competed successfully on the international circuit including a finals appearances at the 2011 Japan Super Series. Unlike many other top doubles players he does not play in mixed doubles. After Olympic Games in London the pair was separated. And later was pairing with Fran Kurniawan. He is the younger brother of Markis Kido and the older brother of Pia Zebadiah Bernadet.

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Mohammad Ahsan Ko Sung-hyun
Yoo Yeon-seong
19–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos Mohammad Ahsan Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
16–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze
2011 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
25–23, 21–10 Gold Gold

World University Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal Mohammad Ahsan Han Ki-hoon
Han Tae-il
21–12, 21–12 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal Richi Puspita Dili Patiphat Chalardchaleam
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
21–16, 19–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Superseries (2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Japan Open Mohammad Ahsan Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
21–17, 15–21, 21–13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2011 Japan Open Mohammad Ahsan Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
13–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Philippines Open Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Alvent Yulianto
10–21, 21–14, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Vietnam Open Mohammad Ahsan Ong Soon Hock
Fairuzizuan Tazari
21–18, 13–21, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Mohammad Ahsan Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
Rian Sukmawan
21–16, 18–17 retired 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 India Grand Prix Mohammad Ahsan Gan Teik Chai
Tan Bin Shen
19–21, 21–15, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Mohammad Ahsan Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa
21–13, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2013 Vietnam Open Fran Kurniawan Lin Chia-yu
Wu Hsiao-lin
18–21, 21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Smiling Fish International Mohammad Ahsan Hui Wai Ho
Alroy Tanama Putra
18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Vietnam International Mohammad Ahsan Cho Gun-woo
Yoo Yeon-seong
21–15, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Cheers Asian Satellite Mohammad Ahsan Chang Hun Pin
Khoo Chung Chiat
21–19, 10–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

  • Senior level
Team events 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
SEA Games A Gold Gold Gold Gold
Universiade Bronze Bronze A
Thomas Cup A Silver Silver
Sudirman Cup A Bronze Bronze Bronze Bronze

Individual competitions

  • Senior level
Event 2009 2010 2011 2012
SEA Games Bronze Bronze Gold Gold
Asian Championships A R1 A
World Championships R2 A Bronze Bronze
Olympic Games QF
Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Best
BWF Superseries
Japan Open A F R2 SF F F (2008, 2011)
BWF Super Series Finals DNQ GS GS (2011)
Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Syed Modi International A W A W (2010)
Philippines Open A W W (2009)
Vietnam Open QF A W A W W (2010, 2013)
Indonesia Masters W W w/d R2 W (2010, 2011)

Record against selected opponents

Men's doubles results with Muhammad Ahsan against Super Series finalists, Worlds Semi-finalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.