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{{Short description|Singaporean badminton player (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name                    = Ronald Susilo
| image                   = Ronald Susilo.jpg
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| birth_name              =
| country                 = Singapore
| birth_date              = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1979|6|6}}
| birth_place             = [[Kediri (city)|Kediri]], [[East Java]], Indonesia
| height                  = 1.77 m
| weight                  = 67 kg
| event                   = Men's singles
| residence               = Singapore
| years_active            = 12 Years
| retired                 = Yes, retired since 2010.
| handedness              = Right
| coach                   =
| career_record           = 163 wins, 87 losses
| highest_ranking         = 6
| date_of_highest_ranking = 12 November 2004
| current_ranking         = 
| date_of_current_ranking = 
| played                  =
| titles                  =
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{SIN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | Mixed team }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the SEA Games|SEA Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2007 SEA Games|2007 Nakhon Ratchasima]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2003 SEA Games|2003 Vietnam]] |  Men's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2003 Vietnam | Men's team }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2009 SEA Games|2009 Vientiane]] | Men's team }}
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'''Ronald Susilo''' ({{zh|c=林香文|p=Lín Xiāng Wén}}; born 6 June 1979) is a Singaporean former [[badminton]] player. Susilo was ranked sixth, his highest ranking, in 2004.

Susilo started his badminton career at age 19 and had represented Singapore since 2002. He represented Singapore in two Olympics, the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], and was the [[List of flag bearers for Singapore at the Olympics|flag-bearer for Singapore]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony]].

He retired in 2010 before coming out of retirement in 2014 to participate in the [[2015 SEA Games]].

== Early life and education ==
Susilo studied at the [[Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)]] located in [[Dover, Singapore]] for his secondary education under a scholarship. He joined the [[Singapore Badminton Association]] (SBA) at the age of 19. He is of [[Chinese Indonesian]] descent.

== Career ==
At the [[2002 Commonwealth Games]], Susilo won the silver medal at the mixed team event. He won the bronze medals in both the men’s team and singles at the [[2003 SEA Games]]. Susilo reached the final four at the [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All-England Open]] in 2004 before clinching the [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]] title.

During the 2004 Summer Olympics, Susilo defeated number 1 seed [[Lin Dan]] of China and [[Björn Joppien]] of Germany in the first two rounds. In the quarter-finals, Susilo was defeated by [[Boonsak Ponsana]] of Thailand 15–10, 15–1. This is the best achievement by a badminton singles player from [[Badminton in Singapore|Singapore]] in the Olympic Games.

Susilo was ranked sixth, his highest ranking, in 2004.

In 2004 and 2007, he won the [[Singaporean National Badminton Championships]].

Susilo represented Singapore at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], where he lost to number 2 seed [[Lee Chong Wei]] of Malaysia 13–21, 14–21 in the men's singles round of 32. Susilo also won the silver medal for the men's team event in the [[2007 SEA Games]] and the bronze medal for the men's team event in the [[2009 SEA Games]].

A series of injuries and operations to his shoulder, Achilles heel and elbow from 2004 to 2007 saw Susilo retiring from the sport in 2010, ending a 12-year career. Despite the retirement, he had participated in the men’s doubles at  the 2010 & 2012 Li-Ning Singapore Open with brother-in-law Candra Wijaya, the Li-Ning Singapore International Series 2013 with other brother-in-law Hendra Wijaya and winning the Pilot Pen National Age Group Singles in March 2014.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.todayonline.com/sports/susilo-guns-smashing-comeback |title=Susilo guns for a smashing comeback |website=TodayOnline.com |author=Low Lin Fhoong |date=May 15, 2014 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520104947/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/susilo-guns-smashing-comeback |archive-date=May 20, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2014, Susilo announced his comeback on the badminton courts, aiming to rejoin the Singapore Team for the [[2015 SEA Games]] which was held in Singapore.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ong|first=Justin|date=May 15, 2014|title=Retired Singapore badminton legend Ronald Susilo seeks SEA Games return|website=sg.sports.yahoo.com|url=https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/retired-singapore-badminton-legend-ronald-susilo-seeks-sea-games-return-154055719.html|url-status=live|access-date=August 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305171013/https://sg.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/fit-to-post-sports/retired-singapore-badminton-legend-ronald-susilo-seeks-sea-games-return-154055719.html|archive-date=2016-03-05}}</ref> In April 2015, he suffered a muscle tear in his hip and pulled out of the squad for the SEA games.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.todayonline.com/sports/susilo-out-badminton-turns-young-ones-sea-games |title=Susilo out, as badminton turns to young ones for SEA Games |website=TodayOnline.com |first=Ian |last=De Cotta |date=April 16, 2015 |access-date=August 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711194747/http://www.todayonline.com/sports/susilo-out-badminton-turns-young-ones-sea-games |archive-date=2015-07-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Susilo had also participated in the Singapore International Series 2014, Vietnam GP Open 2014, [[Indonesia Masters|Indonesian Masters]] 2014, Malaysia Kuching International Challenge 2014, Macau Open 2014 & Singapore International Series 2015 since his comeback, with a best result reaching the semi-finals in Malaysia till now.

== Personal life ==
Susilo first met [[Li Jiawei]] in 2002 at a sports meet.<ref name="ST 20061022">{{citation|author=Marc Lim|title=Mismatch from the start? The hot pair seems to be cooling off, not least because of a language barrier, as well as cultural and personality differences|date=22 October 2006|url=http://www.asiaone.com/Just%2BWoman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080116-45307.html|newspaper=The Straits Times (reproduced on AsiaOne)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203140133/http://www.asiaone.com/Just%2BWoman/News/Celebrities/Story/A1Story20080116-45307.html|archive-date=3 February 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> They began dating after participating together in the [[2004 Summer Olympics|Athens Olympics]], and the "golden sports couple",<ref name="AsiaOne">{{citation|title=Golden couple Susilo and Li Jiawei break up|date=16 January 2008|url=http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest%2BNews/Sports/Story/A1Story20080116-45299.html|publisher=AsiaOne|access-date=18 August 2008}}</ref> as they were dubbed by the media, announced their engagement in September 2004. They broke up in 2008.<ref>{{citation|author=Leonard Lim|title=Settled out of court: Former sweethearts Susilo and Li end wrangle over house and car amicably|date=4 October 2008|newspaper=The Straits Times (Sport)|page=C38}}; {{citation|author=Tan Yo-Hinn|title=It's love all as Susilo v Li spat resolved|date=4 October 2008|url=http://www.todayonline.com/articles/279533.asp|newspaper=[[Today (Singapore newspaper)|Weekend Today]]|page=52|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5bJdWEHPg?url=http://www.todayonline.com/articles/279533.asp|archive-date=4 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Susilo received the 2003 Meritorious Award from the [[Singapore National Olympic Committee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Sports Awards |url=http://www.singaporeolympics.com/singapore-sports-awards/ |publisher=[[Singapore National Olympic Council]] |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref> Susilo was also awarded the Singapore's Sportsman of the Year award in 2005.<ref>{{cite web |title=Singapore Sports Awards |url=http://www.singaporeolympics.com/singapore-sports-awards/ |publisher=[[Singapore National Olympic Council]] |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref>

== Achievements ==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Year
! Tournament
! Discipline
! Result
|-
 | rowspan="2" | 2002
 | [[Commonwealth Games]]
 | Mixed team
 | Runner-up
|-
| [[Singapore Open (badminton)|Singapore Open]]
 
| Men's singles
 | Runner-up
|-
 | rowspan="3" | 2003
 | [[Thailand Open (badminton)|Thailand Open]]
 | Men's singles
 | Winner
|-
| [[SEA Games]]
 | Men's singles
 
| 3rd Place
|-
| SEA Games
 
| Men's team
 | 3rd Place
|-
 | rowspan="2" | 2004
 | [[All England Open Badminton Championships|All England Open]]
 | Men's singles
 | Semi-finals
|-
| [[Japan Open (badminton)|Japan Open]]
 | Men's singles
 | Winner
|-
 | 2006
 | Bitburger Luxembourg Open
 | Men's singles
 | Winner
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
| [[2007 Singapore Super Series|Singapore Super Series]]
 | Men's singles
 | Semi-finals
|-
| SEA Games
 | Men's team
 | Runner-up
|-
 | 2009
 | SEA Games
 | Men's team
 | 3rd Place
|}

== See also ==
* [[Sport in Singapore]]
* [[List of Singapore world champions in sports]]
* [[Sport Singapore]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWFB|50170}}
* {{BWFT|97EF0C05-C4A0-47C3-93FA-69CD449AD86E|member_id=50170}}
* [http://www.badmintoneurope.com/page.aspx?id=12642 Ronald Susilo] at BadmintonEurope.com
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com|org_archive=20210501020824}}
* {{SNOC profile}}

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