Verawaty Fadjrin (; 1 October 1957 – 21 November 2021) was an Indonesian

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player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s. Tall and powerful, at one time or another she played each of the three variations of the sport (singles, doubles, and mixed doubles) at the highest world level.

Career

During a relatively brief period as a regular singles competitor, Fadjrin won the

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in Jakarta over fellow countrywoman

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. She had been runner-up to Denmark's

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at the

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that year. She won the

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title in 1981 and the Indonesia Open in 1982. Most of her early titles in women's doubles were in partnership with

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. Together, they won the

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(1978), the

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(1979), the Canadian Open (1979), the All England (1979), and the

(1981). They were runners-up at the

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in 1980, and Fadjrin was runner-up at the 1982 All England with another fellow countrywoman

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.Pat Davis, "All Change at Wembley," ''World Badminton''. June 1982, 12, 13. Following a hiatus in her international badminton career from 1983 to 1985, Fadjrin enjoyed impressive success in her late twenties and early thirties. She shared the women's doubles title at the Indonesia Open in 1986 and 1988, and finished second with

at the World Grand Prix Finals in 1986. Her greatest success late in her career, however, came in mixed doubles, which she had rarely played earlier. She won the 1986 and 1988 Malaysia Opens with

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and

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respectively. In 1989, Fadjrin and Hartono won the World Grand Prix Finals, and the

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and Indonesia Opens together. They also reached the final round of the

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and the formidable

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. Fadjrin led Indonesian

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(women's international) teams that finished second to

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and

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, and to

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. Of the seven matches won and the fourteen matches lost by Indonesia, collectively, in the final rounds of these three competitions, she was involved in six of the wins and only three of the losses. She also helped

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win the

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(combined men's and women's team championship) over

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in 1989, her final year of international play.

Achievements

World Championships

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

World Cup

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Asian Games

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles''

International tournaments

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006. ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : IBF Grand Prix tournament : IBF Grand Prix Finals tournament

Invitational tournaments

''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles''

References

Sources

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