Suprianto became world champion in men's singles in the
1993 IBF World Championships, defeating fellow countryman
Hermawan Susanto in the final, and was a member of world champion
Indonesian Thomas Cup (men's international) teams in
1994,
1996, and
1998. He played
badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He was the #1-seed but was defeated in the quarterfinals by
Malaysia's
Rashid Sidek 15–5, 15–12. In September 1996, Suprianto once again took top spot in the men's singles world ranking over Chinese top player
Dong Jiong. == Personal life ==