Iie Sumirat

Iie Sumirat
Personal information
Born(1950-11-15)15 November 1950
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Died22 July 2025(2025-07-22) (aged 74)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
Medal record
Representing  Indonesia
Men's badminton
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place1977 MalmöMen's singles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place1979 TokyoMen's singles
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place1976 BangkokMen's team
Gold medal – first place1979 JakartaMen's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1978 BangkokMen's team
Bronze medal – third place1978 BangkokMen's singles
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place1976 HyderabadMen's team

Iie Sumirat (15 November 1950 – 22 July 2025) was an Indonesian badminton player.

Biography

Iie was one of Indonesia's leading singles players during the 1970s, when it dominated men's international competition while China was still absent from IBF-sanctioned play. As fellow countryman Rudy Hartono was winning his eighth All-England Championship in March 1976, the hard-smashing Iie was winning the Asian Invitation Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, edging aging Chinese badminton legend Hou Jiachang in the final.[1] In the first IBF World Championships in 1977 Iie reached the semi-final round but was defeated by the eventual winner Flemming Delfs.[2] Iie played on the world champion Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams of 1976 and 1979, splitting duty at second singles behind Hartono in 1976, and playing second singles behind Liem Swie King on a 1979 team which shut out its semi-final and final round opponents.[3]

He coached after his high-level playing career ended. He helped Taufik Hidayat, in particular, learn his deceptive net play.

Iie died on 22 July 2025, at the age of 74.[4]

Achievements

IBF World Championships

Men's Singles

1977 IBF World Championships – Men's singles
Round Opponent Score Result
Semi-final Denmark Flemming Delfs 1–15, 17–18 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1979 Tokyo, Japan Indonesia Liem Swie King 8–15, 8–15 Silver Silver

Asian Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1978 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand China Han Jian 5–15, 1–15 Bronze Bronze

International tournaments

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1972 Singapore Open Malaysia Tan Aik Mong 15–5, 15–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1972 Jakarta Open Indonesia Rudy Hartono 4–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1973 Singapore Open Indonesia Tjun Tjun 15–3, 15–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1980 Chinese Taipei Open Denmark Flemming Delfs 7–15, 15–8, 16–18 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1970 Singapore Open Indonesia Nara Sudjana Indonesia Indratno
Indonesia Indra Gunawan		 10–15, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1974 Denmark Open Indonesia Christian Hadinata Indonesia Tjun Tjun
Indonesia Johan Wahjudi		 14–18, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Invitational Tournament

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1976 Asian Invitational Championships China Hou Jiachang 12–15, 15–8, 18–15 Gold Gold

References

  1. ↑ "1st Asian Invitation," Badminton USA, May 1976, 13
  2. ↑ "Badminton's First World Championships," World Badminton, July–August 1977, 2, 3.
  3. ↑ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 126, 128.
  4. ↑ Legenda Bulu Tangkis Indonesia Iie Sumirat Meninggal Dunia, Sempat Dirawat di RS Hermina Bandung (in Indonesian)
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