RAMADHANTI Siti Fadia Silva

General
HUMBLE BEGINNING
Her father ran a badminton club in Bantarjati village in Bogor, Indonesia, and served as her first coach. "My father ran a small club in our village. He was my only coach back then, from winning local tournaments until I left him to join PB Djarum club [in 2014]. We were poor, we couldn't buy proper equipment. We would go through four-to-five-hour motorcycle rides from Bogor to Jakarta for tournaments. And when it rained, we had to find a shelter because the water would ruin my racket. I didn't have a proper bag too. So that's why I was on fire in every tournament because I wanted the prize to buy and get proper equipment. We went through all that for five years until I joined PB Djarum." (PB Djarum YouTube channel, 21 Aug 2022)

WOMEN'S DOUBLES PARTNER
In 2022 she teamed up with Apriyani Rahayu. The pair debuted at the 2021 South East Asian Games in Vietnam [which was held in May 2022] and ended up winning gold. "In late 2021 I knew that other candidates for Apriyani had begun training, so I was in the dark about who eventually I would be playing with for the following year. What I feel about 2022 is that it was unexpected to be partnered with Apriyani. At the start, plenty of people were saying that I must be able to replace Greysia Polii [who won gold in women's doubles with Apriyani at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo]. Greysia was also kind enough to give me some words of wisdom before she announced her retirement. In a way she kind of prepared me to play with Apriyani. There were questions whether I could do it. Instead of getting stressed, I used it as motivation. I needed to prove that I could do it. I was given the vote of confidence by the coaches and Apriyani to try and be a champion." (Usee Sports YouTube channel, 08 Mar 2023; BWF TV YouTube channel, 05 Jan 2023)