Rizki Amelia Pradipta


Rizki Amelia Pradipta is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in doubles. Pradipta is from Jaya Raya, a badminton club in Jakarta. She was two times Asian Championships bronze medalists winning in 2018 and 2019. Pradipta also part of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games.

Career summary

Women's singles

Her career started when she was selected as a member of Indonesia national badminton team that competed in 2008 BWF World Junior Championships in Pune, India as a singles player. Coming as unseeded player, she performed quite well and beat Chan Tsz Ka from Hong Kong who was seeded 9/16 in the third round 21-23, 21-15, 21-12. In that tournament, Pradipta reached the fourth round only to be beaten by Porntip Buranaprasertsuk form Thailand 13-21, 21-16, 4-21.
In 2009, after such a good performance in Pune, Pradipta was chosen by PBSI to be promoted to join the national team in Cipayung as a singles player, but in early 2010, due to lack of results that she had achieved, she was finally relegated by PBSI and had to return to her club.

Change discipline and breakthrough

After facing the agony of being relegated from the national team, Pradipta went back to her club Jaya Raya and tried to continue her career as an independent player. She then changed to play in doubles disciplines, and in 2011, started her partnership with Pia Zebadiah who was just recently resigned from national team. As a new pair, they won their first tournament in 2012 Vietnam International beating Malaysian pair Amelia Alicia Anscelly and Soong Fie Cho 21-10, 21-15.
They won their second title after beating Korean pair Lee Se-rang and Yoo Hyun-young 21-17, 19-21, 21-13 in the final of 2012 Indonesia International, and finally they won their first Grand Prix title in 2012 Vietnam Open Grand Prix beating Ng Hui Ern and Ng Hui Lin from Malaysia 21-17, 21-19 in the final. In October 2012, they beat Suci Rizki Andini and Della Destiara Haris 21-15, 21-12 as both pairs brilliantly making all Indonesian final in 2012 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold. And for Pradipta/Zebadiah, it was their fourth title overall and second Grand Prix title.
In the beginning of 2013, after their good results in 2012, PBSI recognized their achievement, and called them back to the national team, this time as a double specialist. But then respectively, both players rejected the offer and continuing their career as an independent player.
In early May, they won their first title of the year after winning 2013 Malaysia Open Grand Prix Gold beating the evergreen Vita Marissa and her new starlet partner Variella Aprilsasi 21-17, 16-21, 21-17 in the final. Following their good results, their world ranking was also growing rapidly and just after one and half years, the pair finally reached TOP 10 world ranking on May 30, 2013.

Achievements

Asian Championships

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Della Destiara Haris Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan		20–22, 12–21 Bronze
2018Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China		 Della Destiara Haris Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota		29–27, 17–21, 11–21 Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019Indonesia MastersSuper 100 Della Destiara Haris Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti
Ribka Sugiarto		21–23, 15–21 Runner-up
2019Vietnam OpenSuper 100 Della Destiara Haris Huang Jia
Zhang Shuxian		21–18, 21–17 Champion
2018SaarLorLux OpenSuper 100 Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istirani Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		20–22, 21–15, 19–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Dutch Open Della Destiara Haris Anggia Shitta Awanda
Ni Ketut Mahadewi Istarani		21–17, 21–16 Champion
2017Vietnam Open Della Destiara Haris Chayanit Chaladchalam
Phataimas Muenwong		16–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2016Vietnam Open Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah Rosyita Eka Putri Sari
Della Destiara Haris		11–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2013Malaysia Masters Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth Vita Marissa
Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella		21–17, 16–21, 21–17 Champion
2012Chinese Taipei Open Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth Suci Rizky Andini
Della Destiara Haris		21–15, 21–12 Champion
2012Vietnam Open Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth Ng Hui Ern
Ng Hui Lin		21–17, 21–19 Champion

International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Indonesia International Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth Lee Se-rang
Yoo Hyun-young		21–17, 19–21, 21–13 Champion
2012Vietnam International Pia Zebadiah Bernadeth Amelia Alicia Anscelly
Soong Fie Cho		21–10, 21–15 Champion

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

Team Events201720182019
Asia Team Championships Bronze
Asia Mixed Team ChampionshipsQF Bronze
Asian Games Bronze

Individual competitions

Event201720182019
Asian ChampionshipsR1 Bronze Bronze

Event2018
Asian GamesR16

Event201320142015201720182019
World ChampionshipsQF R3
R1 		AQFR3