Badminton’s “Giantkiller” is the moniker for Indonesian athlete and two-time Olympic medallist Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. He earned this nickname from beating some of the world’s badminton champions like China’s Chen Long, Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen, and Japan’s Kento Momota—and he’s just getting started.

Now 25, Ginting had his start as an ace shuttler in 2014 participating in the Summer Youth Olympics, where he took home the bronze medal. The young man is known in the badminton pantheon for his strategy and agility, which are expected to reach peak levels as he matures.

He finished with a bronze medal in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, his nation's first men's singles medal since Taufik Hidayat and Sony Dwi Kuncoro won gold and bronze, respectively, in Athens in 2004. He’s also won three title matches in the Badminton World Federation World Tour in 2018 (Indonesia Masters and China Open), and 2020 (Indonesia Masters). Most recently, Ginting was part of the Indonesian team who last year brought home the Thomas Cup in Aarhus, Denmark, ending the nearly two-decade wait for the country’s triumphant return to the cup’s podium.

Ginting grew up in Cimahi, West Java. He catapulted to fame from obscurity after reaching the quarter finals of the Indonesian Open at the age of 18, after which he was called up to train with the senior national team.