Rafael Candra Wijaya, born Tan Chia Liang (Chinese: 陳甲亮; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tan Ke Liông; born 16 September 1975), is a retired Indonesian badminton player.[1]
Career
Wijaya started his career in badminton at the age of five, motivated by his brother Indra Wijaya and later joined a club in Cirebon. His father, Hendra Wijaya, then took him to a club Pelita Jakarta when he was fourteen. In 1991, he was selected to join the national team. In 1998, he moved to Jaya Raya Jakarta.[2]
Wijaya is a doubles specialist. He has been rated among the best men's doubles players in the world for over a decade. Noted for his ability in all phases of the doubles game, he has reached the final of the BWF World Championships three times with countryman Sigit Budiarto. They won the 1997 edition in Glasgow, Scotland and finished second in 2003 and 2005. With Tony Gunawan he captured the men's doubles gold medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. Though Budiarto has been his most frequent partner, Wijaya has won top tier men's doubles events (and a mixed doubles event or two) with a variety of players, recently renewing an earlier partnership with Gunawan. Wijaya was a member of the world champion Indonesia Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1998, 2000, and 2002. He was named IBF Player of the Year and received the Eddie Choong awards in 2000.[3]
Personal life
Wijaya was born in a badminton family. His father Hendra Wijaya introduced him to badminton at the young age. His siblings, Indra Wijaya, Rendra Wijaya and Sandrawati Wijaya also a former national badminton players.[5] He married Maria Caroline Indriani on 20 January 2001 at St. Thomas Rasul Church in Cengkareng.[1] They have two children Gabriel Christopher Wintan Wijaya and Christina Joshephine Wintania Wijaya.[6]
He was a founder of Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre,[7] and Candra Wijaya badminton club.[8]
Participation at Indonesian Team
- 6 times at Sudirman Cup (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- 6 times at Thomas Cup (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008)
Achievements
Olympic Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2000 | The Dome, Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
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15–10, 9–15, 15–7 | ![]() |
World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Scotstoun Centre, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() |
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8–15, 18–17, 15–7 | ![]() |
2003 | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom | ![]() |
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7–15, 15–13, 13–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim United States | ![]() |
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11–15, 15–10, 11–15 | ![]() |
World Cup
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Among Rogo Sports Hall, Yogyakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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15–8, 8–15, 12–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Olympic Park, Yiyang, China | ![]() |
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11–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Beijing, China | ![]() |
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6–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Pancasila Hall, Surabaya, Indonesia | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–17, 15–11 | ![]() |
2000 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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12–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
2001 | PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines | ![]() |
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15–8, 13–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
2002 | Nimibutr Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | ![]() |
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6–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
2004 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ![]() |
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13–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
2008 | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia | ![]() |
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16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Asian Cup
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1995 | Xinxing Gymnasium, Qingdao, China | ![]() |
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1996 | Olympic Gymnasium No. 2, Seoul, South Korea |
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11–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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15–4, 14–17, 15–11 | ![]() |
2001 | Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia | ![]() |
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15–4, 15–6 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1997 | Asia-Africa hall, Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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12–15, 15–7, 15–2 | ![]() |
World Junior Championships
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1992 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() |
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BWF Superseries (1 title, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[10] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2007 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–17 | ![]() |
2007 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–18, 13–21 | ![]() |
2008 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
- BWF Superseries Finals tournament
- BWF Superseries Premier tournament
- BWF Superseries tournament
BWF Grand Prix
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) from 1983 to 2006.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Canadian Open | ![]() |
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15–10, 15–12 | ![]() |
1994 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–14 | ![]() |
1995 | German Open | ![]() |
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8–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
1996 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
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15–12, 15–6 | ![]() |
1996 | U.S. Open | ![]() |
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18–16, 15–10 | ![]() |
1996 | China Open | ![]() |
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15–12, 15–5 | ![]() |
1996 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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15–11, 10–15, 15–12 | ![]() |
1997 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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15–11, 15–2 | ![]() |
1997 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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15–5, 11–15, 4–15 | ![]() |
1997 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 15–10 | ![]() |
1997 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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15–8, 15–10 | ![]() |
1997 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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9–15, 14–17 | ![]() |
1997 | World Grand Prix Finals | ![]() |
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17–15, 11–15, 15–5 | ![]() |
1998 | Swedish Open | ![]() |
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15–3, 15–6 | ![]() |
1998 | All England Open | ![]() |
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10–15, 10–15 | ![]() |
1998 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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15–5, 15–5 | ![]() |
1998 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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15–10, 15–9 | ![]() |
1999 | All England Open | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–5 | ![]() |
1999 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–11 | ![]() |
1999 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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7–15, 15–14, 12–15 | ![]() |
1999 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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12–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1999 | World Grand Prix Finals | ![]() |
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15–7, 8–15, 15–11 | ![]() |
2000 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–7 | ![]() |
2000 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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15–6, 15–7 | ![]() |
2000 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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14–17, 15–8, 15–8 | ![]() |
2000 | World Grand Prix Finals | ![]() |
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7–5, 8–6, 7–2 | ![]() |
2001 | All England Open | ![]() |
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13–15, 15–7, 7–15 | ![]() |
2001 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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15–7, 15–11 | ![]() |
2001 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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7–4, 4–7, 7–2, 2–7, 7–5 | ![]() |
2001 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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7–2, 7–3, 7–5 | ![]() |
2001 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–7, 2–7, 0–7 | ![]() |
2002 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 13–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
2003 | All England Open | ![]() |
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15–5, 15–7 | ![]() |
2003 | Denmark Open | ![]() |
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17–16, 6–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
2004 | China Open | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2005 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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15–7, 13–15, 13–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Swiss Open | ![]() |
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8–15, 15–11, 15–11 | ![]() |
2005 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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10–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
2005 | Singapore Open | ![]() |
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8–15, 15–8, 15–7 | ![]() |
2005 | Malaysia Open | ![]() |
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15–11, 17–14 | ![]() |
2005 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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10–15, 15–12, 3–15 | ![]() |
2005 | China Open | ![]() |
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17–16, 11–15, 15–13 | ![]() |
2006 | Korea Open | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–18 | ![]() |
2006 | Indonesia Open | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–16 | ![]() |
2006 | Japan Open | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–14 | ![]() |
2008 | Chinese Taipei Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2001 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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8–6, 7–1, 8–7 | ![]() |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF & IBF Grand Prix tournament
IBF International
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1994 | Polish International | ![]() |
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11–15, 15–8, 15–8 | ![]() |
Performance timeline
National team
- Senior level
Team events | 1997 | 2001 |
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Southeast Asian Games | ![]() |
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Team events | 1998 | 2002 |
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Asian Games | ![]() |
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Team events | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 |
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Thomas Cup | ![]() |
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Individual competitions
- Senior level
Event | 1997 | 2001 |
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Event | 1997 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Event | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
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World Championships | ![]() |
QF | R2 | ![]() |
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A | QF |
Event | 2000 |
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Olympic Games | ![]() |
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | Best |
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All England Open | SF | R2 | R1 | A | W (1999, 2003) | ||
Swiss Open | SF | QF | R2 | A | GPG | W (2005) | |
Malaysia Open | F | SF | QF | A | R1 | A | W (1999, 2001, 2005) |
Singapore Open | SF | A | A | R2 | A | R1 | W (1997, 1998, 2005) |
Indonesia Open | SF | F | A | R1 | A | W (1997, 2000, 2001, 2006) | |
Korea Open | SF | A | R1 | A | W (2006) | ||
Japan Open | W | QF | R1 | QF | A | W (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007) | |
China Open | R1 | SF | R1 | A | W (1996, 2004, 2005) | ||
Hong Kong Open | F | R1 | R1 | R2 | A | W (1998) | |
BWF Superseries Finals | — | GS | DNQ | GS (2008) |
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Best |
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BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold | ||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | F | R1 | QF | A | W (1997, 2000) |
India Open | — | SF | SF | A | SF (2008, 2009) | |
Indonesian Masters | — | R1 | A | R1 (2010) | ||
Macau Open | A | R2 | A | R2 (2009) | ||
Malaysia Masters | — | R2 | QF | A | QF (2010) | |
Philippines Open | R2 | — | R1 | — | R2 (2007) | |
Syed Modi International | — | A | R1 | R1 (2011) |
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Best | |||||
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All England Open | SF | F | W | SF | F | SF | W | R1 | R3 | R2 | W (1999, 2003) | ||||||||
Canadian Open | W | — | — | W (1994) | |||||||||||||||
China Open | A | QF | W | — | — | SF | A | QF | W | W | W (1996, 2004, 2005) | ||||||||
Chinese Taipei Open | QF | W | — | SF | W | — | F | QF | W (1997, 2000) | ||||||||||
Denmark Open | SF | SF | F | F (2003) | |||||||||||||||
German Open | F | F (1995) | |||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong Open | R2 | QF | W | — | — | R1 | — | R2 | QF | W (1998) | |||||||||
Indonesia Open | w/d | SF | QF | W | SF | F | W | W | SF | SF | R3 | F | W | W (1997, 2000, 2001, 2006) | |||||
Japan Open | QF | SF | SF | W | W | R2 | QF | QF | F | W | W (2000, 2001, 2006) | ||||||||
Korea Open | R2 | — | QF | R3 | SF | R1 | F | W | W (2006) | ||||||||||
Malaysia Open | R2 | W | SF | W | R2 | R1 | W | W (1999, 2001, 2005) | |||||||||||
Singapore Open | — | W | W | F | — | F | R2 | QF | W | W (1997, 1998, 2005) | |||||||||
Swedish Open | SF | W | W | — | W (1996, 1998) | ||||||||||||||
Swiss Open | QF | SF | F | R2 | W | A | W (2005) | ||||||||||||
Thailand Open | R2 | W (MD) | F | — | W (XD) SF (MD) |
— | W (1996, 2001) | ||||||||||||
U.S. Open | W | W | W (1994, 1996) | ||||||||||||||||
Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Best |
References
- 1 2 Santosa, Novan Iman; Handayani, Primastuti. "Candra, Caroline go separate ways after wedding". jawawa.id. Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 3 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ "Candra Wijaya Terpacu Prestasi sang Kakak" (in Indonesian). Bulutangkis.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ Hearn, Don (11 December 2018). "Big winners awarded on BWF's 'Night of Nights'". Badzine.net. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ Candra Wijaya joins Japanese club, BadZine.net, 24 April 2007
- ↑ "Berharap Bisa Menyamai Prestasi Chandra Wijaya" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. 19 March 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ "Profil Candra Wijaya" (in Indonesian). Merdeka.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ Adam, Imadudin (16 September 2017). "Pembukaan Candra Wijaya International Badminton Centre Sangat Ramai" (in Indonesian). BolaSport.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ Pradigo, Benediktus Gerendo (8 June 2018). "Daihatsu dan Candra Wijaya Dirikan Klub Bulutangkis" (in Indonesian). Bola.com. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ↑ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
- ↑ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
External links
- Candra Wijaya at BWFbadminton.com
- Candra Wijaya at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Candra Wijaya at Olympedia
- Candra Wijaya at Olympics.com