Candra Wijaya

Quick Facts

Full Name	Candra Wijaya
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 16, 1975(1975-09-16)
Age	49
Birthplace	Cirebon
Country	Indonesia
Birth City	West Java
Horoscope	Virgo

Candra Wijaya Biography

Candra Wijaya is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on September 16, 1975 in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia. Rafael Candra Wijaya, Chinese: Chen Jia Liang; born 16th September 1975), is an ex-badminton player from Indonesia.

Badminton World Federation (BWF) launched the BWF Superseries on 14/12/2006 and was implemented in 2007. It is a series elite badminton tournaments. The Superseries Premier and Superseries Premier levels of the BWF Superseries are available. Twelve tournaments are held around the globe in a season of Superseries. It was launched in 2011, and the Superseries Finals is hosted at the end of the year.

In 2007 he joined the Japanese club owned by Tonami.

Wijaya was raised in a badminton home. Hendra Wijaya, his father introduced him to badminton when he was a youngster. His siblings, Indra Wijaya, Rendra Wijaya and Sandrawati Wijaya also a former national badminton players. Maria Caroline Indriani, his wife, was married to him on 20/01/2001 at St. Thomas Rasul Church. They have two children, Gabriel Christopher Wintan Wijaya (and Christina Joshephine Wintania Wijaya).

Candra Wijaya Net Worth

Candra Wijaya is one of the richest Badminton Player from Indonesia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Candra Wijaya 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Wijaya began his career in badminton when he was five years old. He was inspired by his brother Indra Wijaya, and later joined a club at Cirebon. When he was 14 years old, his father, Hendra Wijaya took him to Pelita Jakarta. He was then selected to the national team in 1991. He moved to Jaya Raya Jakarta in 1998.

Wijaya has a specialization in doubles. For more than a decade, he has been ranked among the top men’s doubles players around the globe. He is known for his skill in all aspects of doubles and has been a finalist at the BWF World Championships with Sigit Budiarto three times. They won the 1997 edition at Glasgow, Scotland. They finished second in 2003 & 2005. He won the gold medal in men’s doubles with Tony Gunawan at the 2000 Olympics. While Budiarto is his most trusted partner, Wijaya won the top-tier men’s doubles events and a few mixed doubles events with a variety players. Gunawan recently renewed an earlier partnership. Wijaya was part of the 1998, 2000 and 2002 world champion Indonesia Thomas Cup (men’s international) teams. In 2000, he was awarded the Eddie Choong award and was named IBF Player-of-the Year.

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 (BWF) since 2007. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Candra Wijaya height 5 ft 9 in Candra weight 67 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Candra Wijaya Dating?

According to our records, Candra Wijaya married to Maria Caroline Indriani. As of December 1, 2023, Candra Wijaya’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Candra Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Indonesia. Candra Wijaya celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.