Cynthia Tuwankotta
# Cynthia Tuwankotta

Cynthia Tuwankotta (born 28 June 1977) is an Indonesian former badminton player who later represented Switzerland. Tuwankotta started playing badminton at aged six, and she won the junior title at her hometown Maluku when she was ten. She then selected to join Indonesia national team in 1994, and was part of the team for 6 years. In 2000, she moved to Switzerland and was part of the national team from 2000–2009. She reached a career high as world number 6 in the women's doubles world ranking. Tuwankotta competed for Indonesia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in the women's doubles event partnered with Etty Tantri. After retiring from the badminton tournament, she became a badminton coach in Switzerland and France, and also found a Tuwankotta's Badminton Coaches and Tour in Indonesia.

## Achievements

### Asian Championships

Women's doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Etty Tantri | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 7–15, 6–15 | Bronze |
| 1997 | Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Etty Tantri | Liu Lu Qian Hong | 10–15, 9–15 | Bronze |

### Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1999 | Hassanal Bolkiah Sports Complex, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | Etty Tantri | Emma Ermawati Indarti Issolina | 17–15, 15–6 | Gold |

### IBF World Grand Prix

The World Badminton Grand Prix was sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation from 1983 to 2006.

Women's doubles

| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | India Open | Etty Tantri | Choi Ma-ree Lee Soon-deuk | 15–8, 14–17, 15–5 | Winner |
| 1997 | Polish Open | Etty Tantri | Chen Li-chin Tsai Hui-min | 12–15, 15–8, 15–9 | Winner |

### IBF International

Women's doubles

| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1997 | French International | Etty Tantri | Ella Miles Sara Sankey | 14–17, 15–3, 15–7 | Winner |
| 2001 | La Chaux-de-Fonds International | Fabienne Baumeyer | Anna Larchenko Oksana Larchenko | 7–2, 7–5, 7–1 | Winner |
| 2006 | Austrian International | Atu Rosalina | Sandra Marinello Kathrin Piotrowski | 11–21, 21–19, 21–17 | Winner |

Mixed doubles

| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 | Swedish International | Imam Sodikin | Jacob Chemnitz Julie Houmann | 17–21, 23–21, 21–18 | Winner |
