Iie Sumirat

 ( 1950 Births ) 

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

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Biography Sumirat 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 Sumirat was winning the Asian Invitation Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand, edging aging Chinese badminton legend Hou Jiachang in the final."1st Asian Invitation," Badminton USA, May 1976, 13 In the first IBF World Championships in 1977 Sumirat reached the semi-final round but was defeated by the eventual winner Flemming Delfs."Badminton's First World Championships," World Badminton, July–August 1977, 2, 3. Sumirat 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.Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 126, 128.

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

Sumirat died on 22 July 2025, at the age of 74. Legenda Bulu Tangkis Indonesia Iie Sumirat Meninggal Dunia, Sempat Dirawat di RS Hermina Bandung

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Achievements

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World Championships Men's singles

1977	Malmö Isstadion, Malmö, Sweden	Flemming Delfs	1–15, 17–18	Bronze

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World Cup Men's singles

1979	Tokyo, Japan	Liem Swie King	8–15, 8–15	Silver

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Asian Games Men's singles

1978	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok, Thailand	Han Jian	5–15, 1–15	Bronze

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International tournaments (2 titles, 4 runners-up) Men's singles

1972	Singapore Open	Tan Aik Mong	15–5, 15–11	Winner
1972	Jakarta Open	Rudy Hartono	4–15, 5–15	Runner-up
1973	Singapore Open	Tjun Tjun	15–3, 15–14	Winner
1980	Chinese Taipei Open	Flemming Delfs	7–15, 15–8, 16–18	Runner-up

Men's doubles

1970	Singapore Open	Nara Sudjana	Indratno Indra Gunawan	10–15, 7–15	Runner-up
1974	Denmark Open	Christian Hadinata	Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi	14–18, 9–15	Runner-up

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Invitational tournament Men's singles

1976	Asian Invitational Championships	Hou Jiachang	12–15, 15–8, 18–15	Gold

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