Background
The Cimahi-born shuttler of Batak descent was introduced to badminton by his father when he was in kindergarten.
The Cimahi-born shuttler of Batak descent was introduced to badminton by his father when he was in kindergarten.
He was the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic and World Junior Championships boys" singles bronze medallist. 2014 Joining the national training camp early year, Ginting began to show his worth with stepping up to cruise into 2014 Asia Junior Championships quarterfinals in Taipei, Chinese Taipei on February. In the quarterfinals, he was halted with a 13–21, 15–21 loss to Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan.
He also competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China and brought home a bronze medal after beating Aditya Joshi of India in the bronze-final match with a straight games 21–17, 21–16.
In addition to competing in some international challenge tournaments, he also played in the BWF Grand Prix tournaments such as Chinese Taipei Open, Vietnam Open and Indonesian Masters. 1 and two-time Olympic gold medalist Lin Dan of China with a straight games 7–21, 20–22 in the quarterfinals.
Olympic Games 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China BWF World Junior Championships Indonesian team Senior level Junior level Individual competitions.