Simon Santoso

Simon Santoso (born July 29, 1985 in Tegal , Jawa Tengah ) is an Indonesian badminton player .

Career

In his youth he played for Tangkas Jakarta before he was called to the Indonesian national team. In 2005 he won the Robot HCMC Vietnam Satellite and in the same year he won the silver medal at the Southeast Asian Games . He reached the finals of the Swiss Open Super Series 2007 , the Singapore Super Series 2008 and the Indonesia Super Series 2008 . He was also in the semi-finals of the Japan Super Series 2007 and the Chinese Taipei Open 2007 . In 2008 and 2010 he won the Chinese Taipei Open . In October 2009 he won the Denmark Super Series 2009 and thus his first Super Series title, in the final he beat the German Marc Zwiebler with 21-14, 21-6. He went gold at the 2009 Southeast Asian Games after beating fellow countryman Sony Dwi Kuncoro in the final.

Simon is the youngest of 4 children from Hosea Liem (father) and Rahel Yanti (mother). His hobbies are swimming and comics.

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personal data
SURNAME	Santoso, Simon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Indonesian badminton player
DATE OF BIRTH	July 29, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tegal , Jawa Tengah , Indonesia