Fajar Alfian

Fajar Alfian
Fajar Alfian
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	7 March 1995 (age 26); Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Aryono Miranat; Herry Iman Pierngadi
Men's doubles
Highest ranking	5 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto 16 April 2019)
Current ranking	7 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto 9 February 2021)
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Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
World Championships
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asia Team Championships
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Southeast Asian Games
World Junior Championships
Asian Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung.^[1]^[2]

Career[]

Together with Muhammad Rian Ardianto. He won international tournaments including the Indonesia International in 2014, 2015, and 2016; the Austrian International in 2015; and at the BWF Grand Prix level, the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters. Alfian was a member of the Indonesia men's team that won gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 Southeast Asian Games. He also played with Ardianto, and clinched the men's doubles bronze at that event in 2017.^[3] In 2018, Ardianto and Alfian competed on the BWF World Tour, and won titles at the Malaysia Masters and the Syed Modi International.^[4]^[5] and 2019 Swiss Open and Korea Open. Together with Ardianto he got a medal bronze medal men's doubles at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games,^[6] the silver at the 2018 Asian Games,^[7] and another bronze at the 2019 BWF World Championships.

Awards and nominations[]


Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Indonesian Sport Awards	2018	Favorite Male Athlete Duos with Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Nominated	^[8]

Achievements[]

BWF World Championships[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan	16–21, 21–15, 10–21	Bronze

Asian Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	21–13, 18–21, 22–24	Silver

Southeast Asian Games[]

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Kittinupong Kedren Dechapol Puavaranukroh	17–21, 21–23	Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[9] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[10]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong	14–21, 24–22, 21–13	Winner
2018	German Open	Super 300	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Takuto Inoue Yuki Kaneko	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2018	Syed Modi International	Super 300	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	21–11, 22–20	Winner
2019	Swiss Open	Super 300	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin	21–19, 21–16	Winner
2019	Korea Open	Super 500	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	21–16, 21–17	Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)[]

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	New Zealand Open	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei	21–16, 17–21, 9–21	Runner-up
2016	Chinese Taipei Masters	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin	11–6, 11–6, 11–13, 9–11, 12–10	Winner
2017	Bitburger Open	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen	19–21, 21–19, 18–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)[]

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Indonesia International	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Fran Kurniawan Agripinna Pamungkas	9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8	Winner
2015	Austrian Open	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Peter Briggs Tom Wolfenden	23–21, 18–21, 21–19	Winner
2015	Indonesia International	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Rian Swastedian	21–12, 17–21, 21–15	Winner
2016	Indonesia International	Muhammad Rian Ardianto	Yoshiki Tsukamoto Shunsuke Yamamura	21–12, 21–19	Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline[]

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team[]

Junior level

Team events	2013
Asian Junior Championships	B
World Junior Championships	S

Senior level

Team events	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Southeast Asian Games	G	NH	G	NH
Asia Team Championships	NH	A	NH	G	NH
Asia Mixed Team Championships	A	NH	B	NH
Asian Games	NH	S	NH
Thomas Cup	NH	B	NH		NH
Sudirman Cup	A	NH	DNP	NH

Individual competitions[]

Junior level

Events	2013
Asian Junior Championships	2R (BD) 2R (XD)
World Junior Championships	QF (BD)

Senior level

Events	2017	2018	2019	2020
Southeast Asian Games	B	NH	QF	NH
Asian Championships	2R	2R	2R	NH
Asian Games	NH	S	NH
World Championships	A	3R	B	NH

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Best
BWF Superseries / Grand Prix						BWF World Tour
Thailand Masters	NH			A	QF	QF	A		NH	QF ('17, '18)
Swiss Open	A				QF	A	W	NH	A	W ('19)
German Open	A		1R (MD)	A		F	A	NH		F ('18)
All England Open	A				1R	1R	SF	2R	w/d	SF ('19)
Malaysia Masters	A				2R	W	2R	SF		W ('18)
New Zealand Open	A		F (MD)	2R	A			NH		F ('15)
Australian Open	A				1R	A	1R	NH		1R ('17, '19)
Malaysia Open	A				2R	2R	SF	NH		SF ('19)
Singapore Open	A				2R	A	QF	NH		QF ('19)
Korea Masters	A					1R	A	NH		1R ('18)
Thailand Open	A	NH	A	SF	QF	A	2R	2R	NH	SF ('16)
Thailand Open	A	NH	A	SF	QF	A	2R	1R	NH	SF ('16)
Korea Open	A				1R	A	W	NH		W ('19)
Taipei Open	A			QF	A		QF	NH	A	QF ('16, '19)
Vietnam Open	A		QF (MD)	2R	A			NH		QF ('15)
China Open	A					2R	SF	NH		SF ('19)
Japan Open	A				2R	QF	2R	NH		QF ('18)
Indonesia Masters Super 100	NH					A	2R	NH		2R ('19)
Syed Modi International	NH	A			SF	W	A	NH		W ('18)
Denmark Open	A					w/d	QF	A		QF ('19)
French Open	A				QF	w/d	1R	NH		QF ('17)
Macau Open	A			SF	A			NH		SF ('16)
SaarLorLux Open	A				F	A				F ('17)
Fuzhou China Open	A			QF	A	1R	2R	NH		QF ('16)
Hong Kong Open	A				1R	SF	2R	NH		SF ('18)
Indonesia Masters	1R (XD)	2R (MD)	2R (MD)	1R	NH	2R	QF	SF		SF ('20)
Indonesia Open	A			1R	SF	SF	QF	NH		SF ('17, '18)
Chinese Taipei Masters	NH		1R (MD)	W	NH					W ('16)
Year-end ranking	536 (XD)	112 (MD) 189 (XD)	49 (MD) 809 (XD)	24	17	7	5	6		5
Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Best

Record against selected opponents[]

Men's doubles results with Muhammad Rian Ardianto against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.^[11]

Chai Biao & Hong Wei 1–0
Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan 2–1
Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen 3–4
Chen Hung-ling & Wang Chi-lin 1–1
Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 0–2
Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge 2–1
Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 1–2
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 3–5
Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe 1–1
Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi 1–1
Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda 5–6
Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong 3–0
Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik 0–3
Ivan Sozonov & Vladimir Ivanov 2–1
Ko Sung-hyun & Shin Baek-cheol 1–2
Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong 0–1
Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 1–0

References[]

^ "Players: Fajar Alfian". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^ "Profil Tim Bulutangkis di Asian Games 2018" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
^ "SEA Games: Jonatan Christie Aiming for Badminton Men Single Gold". Tempo. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
^ "Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Juara Baru Ganda Putra Bulu Tangkis Indonesia yang Bersinar di Malaysia Master 2018" (in Indonesian). Femina. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
^ "Fajar/Rian Juara Syed Modi International Badminton Championships 2018" (in Indonesian). Kompas. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^ "SEA Games: Jonatan Christie Aiming for Badminton Men Single Gold". Tempo. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^ "Indonesia wins gold, silver at men's doubles badminton at Asian Games". EFE. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
^ "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

[1] "Players: Fajar Alfian". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[2] "Profil Tim Bulutangkis di Asian Games 2018" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

[3] "SEA Games: Jonatan Christie Aiming for Badminton Men Single Gold". Tempo. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[4] "Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, Juara Baru Ganda Putra Bulu Tangkis Indonesia yang Bersinar di Malaysia Master 2018" (in Indonesian). Femina. Retrieved 27 February 2018.

[5] "Fajar/Rian Juara Syed Modi International Badminton Championships 2018" (in Indonesian). Kompas. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[6] "SEA Games: Jonatan Christie Aiming for Badminton Men Single Gold". Tempo. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[7] "Indonesia wins gold, silver at men's doubles badminton at Asian Games". EFE. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.

[8] "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[9] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[10] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[11] "Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.

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