Alvent Yulianto

Alvent Yulianto Chandra (born 11 July 1980) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Glenmore, Banyuwangi, East Java, he has been playing badminton since he was 10 years old in a club named Suryanaga Gudang Garam Surabaya.

Personal life

On 16 October 2021, Yulianto married Freeisy Ester Sompie, also an Indonesian badminton player. Their holy matrimony was held at GMIM Sion Tumaluntung, North Minahasa.

Career

Yulianto is a men's doubles specialist. In 2004, he and partner Luluk Hadiyanto won four top tier tournaments on the international circuit, the Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, and Thailand Opens. They gained a number one world ranking that year despite an early loss in the 2004 Athens Olympics. Since 2004, Hadiyanto and Yulianto have struggled to achieve top form. In 2006, they captured a bronze medal at the Asian Championships in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Second place finishes in the quadrennial 2006 Asian Games; the 2007 Japan and 2008 Korea Opens have been their highest finishes in major international tournaments, though they won the Indonesian national title in 2007.

After a disappointing 21–19, 14–21, 14–21, first round loss against the Japanese Keita Masuda and Tadashi Ohtsuka at the 2008 Olympics with Luluk Hadiyanto, the couple split partnership. Yulianto then partnered Hendra Aprida Gunawan till 2012. They reached the finals at the 2009 Philippines Open and were also runners-up at the 2011 Malaysia and Thailand Opens. At the 2012 Thomas Cup, Yulianto then played with Mohammad Ahsan defending the Indonesian colors. After this event, he played with Tri Kusumawardana at the 2012 Victor Indonesian International Challenge. Thereafter Yulianto progressed as an independent player for Indonesia with experienced partner Markis Kido winning the Dutch Open and reaching semi-finals at the Macau and 2013 Swiss Open. After a disappointing third round loss at the 2013 BWF World Championships, Yulianto and Kido split up the partnership. Yulianto then started a partnership with Japanese player Shintaro Ikeda, this partnership lasted till the Indonesian Open in June 2014. Thereafter Yulianto partnered his compatriot Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki.

Participation at Indonesian Team

• 4 times at Sudirman Cup (2003, 2005, 2007, 2011)
• 4 times at Thomas Cup (2004, 2006, 2010, 2012)

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, United States	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Howard Bach Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan	9–15, 13–15	Bronze Bronze

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	35+	Hwasan Indoor Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea	Template:Flagicon Fran Kurniawan	Template:Flagicon Yuki Homma Template:Flagicon Masakazu Mouri	21–17, 21–12	Gold Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Aspire Hall 3, Doha, Qatar	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong	13–21, 14–21	Silver Silver
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ahsan	Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong	19–21, 16–21	Bronze Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	PhilSports Arena, Manila, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Tri Kusharjanto Template:Flagicon Bambang Suprianto	4–15, 9–15	Bronze Bronze
2003	Tennis Indoor Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Lee Dong-soo Template:Flagicon Yoo Yong-sung	7–15, 4–15	Bronze Bronze
2006	Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	14–21, 21–18, 15–21	Bronze Bronze

SEA Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2003	Tan Binh Sport Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Chew Choon Eng Template:Flagicon Chang Kim Wai	15–11, 13–15, 9–15	Bronze Bronze
2005	PhilSports Arena, Pasig, Philippines	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan	8–15, 15–7, 6–15	Silver Silver

BWF Superseries (4 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, 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. 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
2007	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Tony Gunawan Template:Flagicon Candra Wijaya	18–21, 17–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	7–21, 22–20, 17–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2009	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae	21–18, 14–21, 14–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2011	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	17–21, 13–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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BWF Grand Prix (5 titles, 7 runners-up)

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
2004	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Anthony Clark Template:Flagicon Nathan Robertson	15–12, 15–6	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Swiss Open	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	9–15, 14–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	Korea Open	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Sang Yang Template:Flagicon Zheng Bo	15–12, 15–12	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Malaysia Open	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Choong Tan Fook Template:Flagicon Lee Wan Wah	12–15, 7–15	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2004	Singapore Open	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Jens Eriksen Template:Flagicon Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15–2, 15–9	Template:Gold1 Winner
2004	Indonesia Open	Template:Flagicon Luluk Hadiyanto	Template:Flagicon Cai Yun Template:Flagicon Fu Haifeng	15–8, 15–11	Template:Gold1 Winner
2009	Philippines Open	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Mohammad Ahsan Template:Flagicon Bona Septano	21–10, 14–21, 17–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Markis Kido Template:Flagicon Hendra Setiawan	21–8, 17–21, 12–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2010	Macau Open	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Ko Sung-hyun Template:Flagicon Yoo Yeon-seong	17–21, 15–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2011	Malaysia Grand Prix Gold	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Koo Kien Keat Template:Flagicon Tan Boon Heong	16–21, 7–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2011	Thailand Open	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Jung Jae-sung Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae	22–24, 14–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2012	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Markis Kido	Template:Flagicon Gan Teik Chai Template:Flagicon Ong Soon Hock	18–21, 21–13, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner

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

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Indonesia International	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan	Template:Flagicon Angga Pratama Template:Flagicon Rian Agung Saputra	21–17, 21–12	Template:Gold1 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2001	Indonesia International	Template:Flagicon Yunita Tetty	Template:Flagicon Hendra Aprida Gunawan Template:Flagicon Lita Nurlita	11–15, 14–17	Template:Silver2 Runner-up

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Performance timeline

National team

• Senior level

Team event	2003	2005	2007
Southeast Asian Games	Gold Gold	Silver Silver	Gold Gold

Team event	2006	2010
Asian Games	Bronze Bronze	Bronze Bronze

Team event	2004	2006	2010
Thomas Cup	Bronze Bronze	Bronze Bronze	Silver Silver

Team event	2003	2005	2007	2011
Sudirman Cup	Bronze Bronze	Silver Silver	Silver Silver	Bronze Bronze

Individual competitions

• Senior level

Event	2003	2005
Southeast Asian Games	Bronze Bronze	Silver Silver

Event	2001	2003	2006
Asian Championships	Bronze Bronze	Bronze Bronze	Bronze Bronze

Event	2006	2010
Asian Games	Silver Silver	Bronze Bronze

Event	2010	2011	2013
World Championships	R2	R3	R3

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Best
	IBF Grand Prix			BWF Superseries
Swiss Open						R2	R1	GPG				F (2004)
Malaysia Open	F				R1	F	SF	QF	R2	R2	A	F (2004, 2009)
Singapore Open	W					A	R2	F	A	R2	A	W (2004)
Indonesia Open	W		SF		R2	QF	A	R1	A	QF	R1	W (2004)
Korea Open	W				F	R2	QF	R2	R2	R1	R1	W (2004)
Japan Open				F	A	SF	R2	QF	R2	A	R2	F (2007)
BWF Superseries Finals	—				DNQ	GS	DNQ					GS (2009)

Tournament	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Best
	IBF Grand Prix			BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Philippines Open	—				—	F	—				F (2009)
Malaysia Masters	—					SF	F	F	A	SF (MD) R1 (XD)	F (2010, 2011)
Swiss Open	F			SS				SF	SF	SF	F (2004)
Thailand Open	W						—	F	A	QF (MD) R1 (XD)	W (2004)
Dutch Open	A					A			W (MD) R1 (XD)	A	W (2012)
Macau Open	—		A			R2	F		SF	QF	F (2010)

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