aya ▁is ▁a ▁doubles ▁special ist . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁r ated ▁among ▁the ▁best ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁for ▁over ▁a ▁de cade . ▁Not ed ▁for ▁his ▁ability ▁in ▁all ▁phases ▁of ▁the ▁doubles ▁game , ▁he ▁has ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁B WF ▁World ▁Championships ▁three ▁times ▁with ▁coun tr yman ▁Sig it ▁B udi arto . ▁They ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁edition ▁in ▁Glasgow , ▁Scotland ▁and ▁finished ▁second ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁With ▁Tony ▁Gun aw an ▁he ▁captured ▁the ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁gold ▁medal ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Olympics ▁in ▁Sydney . ▁Though ▁B udi arto ▁has ▁been ▁his ▁most ▁frequent ▁partner , ▁W ij aya ▁has ▁won ▁top ▁tier ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁events ▁( and ▁a ▁mixed ▁doubles ▁event ▁or ▁two ) ▁with ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁players , ▁recently ▁renew ing ▁an ▁earlier ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Gun aw an . ▁W ij aya ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁champion ▁Indones ia ▁Thomas ▁Cup ▁( men ' s ▁international ) ▁teams ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁IB F ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁and ▁received ▁the ▁Edd ie ▁Cho ong ▁awards ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Japanese ▁club ▁owned ▁by ▁Ton ami . ▁ ▁Personal