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Fran Kurniawan
Fran Kurniawan
	Kurniawan (left) with Rendra Wijaya
Personal information
Birth name	Fran Kurniawan Teng
Country	Indonesia
Born	1 April 1985 (age 39); Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	30 (MD 17 July 2014); 8 (XD 15 September 2011)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
World Senior Championships
Sudirman Cup
Asian Games
Asian Championships
	BWF profile

Fran Kurniawan Teng (born 1 April 1985) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum who specializes in doubles.^[2] In 2011, he became the determinant for the Indonesian team to qualified from the group stage at the 2011 Sudirman Cup. In the end, Indonesia won the bronze medal at that competition.^[3]

Personal life

Kurniawan has a younger brother who also become badminton player named Fernando Kurniawan, but for now Fernando representing Hong Kong in international tournament. Kurniawan is married to Arlin Trisuci in Pantai Indah Kapuk on 16 February 2013.^[4] He is now managing his mother's culinary business.^[5]

Achievements

World Senior Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Age	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2023	35+	Hwasan Indoor Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea	Alvent Yulianto	Yuki Homma Masakazu Mouri	21–17, 21–12	Gold	^[6]

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Taipei Arena, Taipei, Chinese Taipei	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Ko Sung-hyun Kim Ha-na	21–23, 15–21	Bronze

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[7] 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.^[8] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	India Open	Pia Zebadiah Bernadet	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	18–21, 21–23	Runner-up

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 6 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.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	Dutch Open	Rendra Wijaya	Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki Rian Sukmawan	13–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2008	Bulgarian Open	Rendra Wijaya	Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	23–25, 16–21	Runner-up
2008	Dutch Open	Rendra Wijaya	Rupesh Kumar Sanave Thomas	21–18, 21–18	Winner
2008	Vietnam Open	Rendra Wijaya	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	14–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2013	Vietnam Open	Bona Septano	Lin Chia-yu Wu Hsiao-lin	18–21, 21–18, 21–18	Winner
2014	Dutch Open	Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra	Baptiste Carême Ronan Labar	11–5, 10–11, 10–11, 7–11	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Bulgarian Open	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta	21–15, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	Dutch Open	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen	17–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2009	New Zealand Open	Pia Zebadiah Bernadet	Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama Chau Hoi Wah	21–13, 21–19	Winner
2012	India Grand Prix Gold	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Nipitphon Puangpuapech Savitree Amitrapai	21–12, 24–22	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2006	Cheers Asian Satellite	Rendra Wijaya	Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki Yoga Ukikasah	19–21, 21–18, 20–22	Runner-up
2007	Indonesia International	Ade Lukas	Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki Rian Sukmawan	18–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2008	Austrian International	Rendra Wijaya	Wouter Claes Frédéric Mawet	21–14, 21–11	Winner
2008	Finnish International	Rendra Wijaya	Jacob Chemnitz Mikkel Delbo Larsen	21–19, 11–21, 21–14	Winner
2008	Spanish International	Rendra Wijaya	Adam Cwalina Wojciech Szkudlarczyk	21–11, 21–13	Winner
2008	Indonesia International	Rendra Wijaya	Wifqi Windarto Afiat Yuris Wirawan	21–18, 21–13	Winner
2014	Indonesia International	Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra	Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto	11–9, 9–11, 9–11, 8–11	Runner-up
2014	Bahrain International Challenge	Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra	Yohanes Rendy Sugiarto Afiat Yuris Wirawan	21–23, 15–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2008	Indonesia International	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Chayut Triyachart Yao Lei	21–19, 21–13	Winner
2008	Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Rendra Wijaya Meiliana Jauhari	21–18, 18–21, 21–14	Winner
2008	Finnish International	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Mads Pieler Kolding Line Damkjær Kruse	21–12, 21–18	Winner
2008	Polish International	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba	14–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2009	Vietnam International	Pia Zebadiah Bernadet	Tontowi Ahmad Richi Puspita Dili	14–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2011	Tata Open India International	Shendy Puspa Irawati	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2014	Bulgarian International	Komala Dewi	Max Schwenger Carla Nelte	18–21, 21–19, 21–13	Winner
2014	Bahrain International Challenge	Komala Dewi	Vitalij Durkin Nina Vislova	8–21, 10–21	Runner-up
2015	Vietnam International	Komala Dewi	Hafiz Faizal Masita Mahmudin	21–14, 21–11	Winner
2015	Indonesia International	Komala Dewi	Chung Eui-seok Kong Hee-yong	21–12, 16–21, 21–13	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

Senior level

Team events	2010	2011
Asian Games	Bronze	—
Sudirman Cup	—	Bronze

Individual competitions

Senior level

Event	2013
Asian Championships	Bronze

Event	2010	2011	2013
World Championships	R2 (XD)	R2 (XD)	R2 (XD)

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Best
BWF Superseries
India Open	—	GPG			F (XD)	R2 (XD)	QF (XD)	R1 (MD)	F (2011)

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Bulgarian Open	—	F (MD) F (XD)	—			IS				F (2008 (WD), 2008 (XD))
Syed Modi International	—		A		SF (XD)	W (XD)	—	QF (MD)	A	W (2012)
New Zealand Open	A		W (XD)	—	IC	—	A		QF (XD)	W (2009)
Vietnam Open	QF (MD) QF (XD)	F (MD)	A			SF (XD)	W (MD)	R2 (MD) SF (XD)	R1 (XD)	W (2013)
Dutch Open	F (MD)	W (MD) F (XD)	A					F (MD) R2 (XD)	A	W (2008)

References

^ "[Kilas Balik 2015] Fran Kurniawan Rebut Tujuh Gelar Juara Sirnas". pbdjarum.org (in Indonesian). 26 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Profil: Fran Kurniawan Teng" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ "Mengenal Sosok Fran Kurniawan Teng" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ "Fran Tunda Bulan Madu". pbdjarum.org (in Indonesian). 22 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ Diah, Femi (16 February 2017). "Fran Kurniawan, Target Dirikan 2 Cabang Kedai Pempek Tiap Tahun". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
^ "Fran Kurniawan, Legenda Bulutangkis Indonesia yang Baru Comeback Jadi Juara Dunia" (in Indonesian). Indosport. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
^ "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.