Marleve Mainaky

Marleve Mainaky
Personal information
BornMarleve Mario Mainaky
(1972-03-26) 26 March 1972
Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
EventMen's singles
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Masters Games
2025 Taipei Men's singles 50+
World Senior Championships
2023 Jeonju Men's singles 50+
2023 Jeonju Men's doubles 50+
2025 Pattaya Men's singles 50+
2025 Pattaya Men's doubles 50+
Thomas Cup
1998 Hong Kong Men's team
2000 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2002 Guangzhou Men's team
Asian Games
2002 Busan Men's team
Asian Championships
1998 Bangkok Men's singles
1994 Shanghai Men's singles
1999 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
2000 Jakarta Men's singles
SEA Games
2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2001 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles

Marleve Mario Mainaky (born 26 March 1972) is an Indonesian badminton player and coach.[1] He was part of the Indonesia men's team that won the Thomas Cup in 1998, 2000, and 2002.[2][3][4] Mainaky had collected a silver and three bronzes at the Asian Championships. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, reaching into the quarterfinals.[5] He was the men's singles bronze medalist at the 2001 SEA Games, also helped the men's team won the silver medal at that event, and 2002 Asian Games.[6] After he retired from the international tournament circuit, he started his career as a badminton coach. Marleve Mainaky was the fifth of seven siblings of Jantje Rudolf Mainaky and Venna Hauvelman. Five of the siblings were also professional badminton players.[7] Five of seven children in the Mainaky family, Marleve, Richard, Rexy, Rionny and Karel, were part of the Indonesian national shuttling team in the 1990s and nowadays they still have a hand in the sport, though courtside as badminton coaches.

Personal life

Marleve Mainaky is married to former player from the Indonesian National team Hellen Paokie. The couple has three children all boys.

Achievements

World Masters Games

Men's singles

Year Age Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2025 50+ Taipei Gymnasium, Taipei, Taiwan Hosemari Fujimoto 0–2 Silver [8]

World Senior Championships

Men's singles

Year Age Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 50+ Hwasan Indoor Stadium, Jeonju, South Korea Carl Jennings 21–11, 21–11 Gold
2025 50+ Eastern National Sports Training Centre, Pattaya, Thailand Gregers Schytt 21–15, 21–15 Gold [9]

Men's doubles

Year Age Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2023 50+ Hwasan Indoor Stadium,
Jeonju, South Korea
Hariyanto Arbi Chatchai Boonmee
Wittaya Panomchai
21–19, 21–16 Gold
2025 50+ Eastern National Sports Training Centre,
Pattaya, Thailand
Hariyanto Arbi Adi Ariyadi
Eko Hamiseno
15–21, 17–21 Silver [9]

Asian Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
1994 Shanghai Gymnasium, Shanghai, China Foo Kok Keong 6–15, 7–15 Bronze
1998 Bangkok, Thailand Chen Gang 6–15, 9–15 Silver
1999 Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock 3–15, 15–5, 7–15 Bronze
2000 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Rony Agustinus 10–15, 5–15 Bronze

SEA Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2001 Malawati Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia Roslin Hashim 15–13, 11–15, 7–15 Bronze

IBF World Grand Prix (3 titles, 4 runners-up)

The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 U.S. Open Fung Permadi 15–8, 15–8 Winner
1997 Indonesia Open Ardy Wiranata 9–15, 3–15 Runner-up
1999 Swiss Open Fung Permadi 13–15, 0–15 Runner-up
1999 World Grand Prix Finals Peter Gade 11-15, 3–15 Runner-up
2000 World Grand Prix Finals Xia Xuanze 4–7, 5–7, 7–2, 6–8 Runner-up
2001 Indonesia Open Lee Tsuen Seng 6–8, 7–5, 7–3, 7–3 Winner
2002 Swiss Open James Chua 2–7, 7–5, 7–3, 6–8, 7–1 Winner

IBF International (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1993 Polish International Lioe Tiong Ping 15–8, 12–15, 1–15 Runner-up
1993 Amor International Jim Mailer 15–5, 15–3 Winner
1995 Hamburg Cup George Rimarcdi 15–9, 7–15, 12–15 Runner-up
1997 Malaysia International G. Herry 15–9, 15–5 Winner
2004 Pakistan Satellite Jeffer Rosobin 4–15, 0–4 retired Runner-up

References

  1. ^ "Players: Marleve Mainaky". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Kisah Thomas Cup 1998: Melawan Diskriminasi dengan Raket". tirto.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Tim Thomas, Kembalikan Semangat Kemenangan 2000" (in Indonesian). Antara. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Thomas Cup: Former players say this is the year". The Star. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Kilas Balik Olimpiade 2000: Tuntasnya Misi Besar Candra/Tony" (in Indonesian). VIVA.co.id. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  6. ^ "21st SEA Games Results". Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 26 December 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Hanya Anak Marlev Yang Putra Mainaky" (in Indonesian). Kompas. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Result Rankings". 2025 World Masters Games Official Website. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  9. ^ a b "World Seniors: Hendra Setiawan Clinches Double". BWF Badminton. 15 September 2025. Retrieved 15 September 2025.