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Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bandung, West Java, Indonesia | 7 March 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto 27 December 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 1 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto 17 January 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung.[1][2] He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the bronze medals at the 2019 World Championships and at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. Alfian was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup.
Alfian started his partnership with Muhammad Rian Ardianto in July 2014.[3] In the beginning of their career, they have won international tournaments including the Indonesia International in 2014, 2015, and 2016;[4][5][6] the Austrian International in 2015;[7] and at the BWF Grand Prix level, the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters.[8]
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.[9] Alfian and Ardianto competed on the BWF World Tour, and won titles at the 2018 Malaysia Masters and the Syed Modi International;[10][11] and also the 2019 Swiss and Korea Opens.[12][13] Together with Ardianto he won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games,[14] the silver at the 2018 Asian Games,[15] and another bronze at the 2019 BWF World Championships.[16]
In February 2020, Alfian alongside Indonesia men's team won the Asia Team Championships held in Manila.[17] In September–October 2021, Alfian alongside Indonesia team competed at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. He and Ardianto contribute a point in a tie against Canada.[18] Indonesia team advanced to the knocked-out stage, but stopped in the quarter-finals to Malaysia.[19] In the next tournament, he helped Indonesia team won the World Men's Team Championships, the 2020 Thomas Cup.[20]
In the first half of 2022, the Alfian and Ardianto partnership have won three titles of seven finals.[21] The duo won the Swiss Open,[22] Indonesia[23] and Malaysia Masters,[24] and finished runners-up at the Korea,[25] Thailand,[26] Malaysia[27] and Singapore Opens.[28] They also won bronze medal at the Asian Championships.[21][29] In October, they won their fourth title of the year at the Denmark Open.[30] In the final week of 2022, they reach career high of world number 1.[31]
In January, the Alfian and Ardianto partnership won their first Super 1000 tournament at the Malaysia Open by defeating Chinese pair Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang.[32] In the following week, as the last man stand, they were defeated in the semi-finals of India Open by 3rd seed Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, and made Indonesia going home empty handed.[33] They competed in the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, but unfortunately lost in the quarter-finals from 5th seed Chinese pair Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi.[34]
Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Gatra Awards | 2021 | Sports Category with 2020 Thomas Cup squad | Won | [35] |
BWF Awards | 2022 | Most Improved Player of The Year with Muhammad Rian Ardianto | Won | [36] |
Golden Award SIWO PWI | 2019 | Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games men's badminton team | Nominated | [37] |
Indonesian Sport Awards | 2018 | Favorite Male Athlete Duos with Muhammad Rian Ardianto | Nominated | [38] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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16–21, 21–15, 10–21 | ![]() |
[16] |
2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
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21–23, 21–12, 16–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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21–13, 18–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
[15] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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20–22, 21–13, 18–21 | ![]() |
[39] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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17–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
[14] |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[40] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[41]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 24–22, 21–13 | ![]() |
[10] |
2018 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
[42] |
2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–11, 22–20 | ![]() |
[11] |
2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
[12] |
2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
[13] |
2022 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–19 | ![]() |
[22] |
2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
[25] |
2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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4r–13 | ![]() |
[26] |
2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–17 | ![]() |
[23] |
2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–16, 9–21 | ![]() |
[27] |
2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
[24] |
2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–9, 14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
[28] |
2022 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 28–26 | ![]() |
[30] |
2023 | Malaysia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–18, 18–21, 21–13 | ![]() |
[32] |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2015 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 17–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
[43] |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | ![]() |
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11–6, 11–6, 11–13, 9–11, 12–10 | ![]() |
[8] |
2017 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–19, 18–21 | ![]() |
[44] |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2014 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8 | ![]() |
[4] |
2015 | Austrian Open | ![]() |
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23–21, 18–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
[7] |
2015 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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21–12, 17–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
[5] |
2016 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
[6] |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Team events | 2013 |
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Asian Junior Championships | B |
World Junior Championships | S |
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Ref |
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Southeast Asian Games | G | NH | G | NH | A | NH | A | |
Asia Team Championships | NH | A | NH | G | NH | A | NH | [45] |
Asia Mixed Team Championships | A | NH | B | NH | Q | |||
Asian Games | NH | S | NH | NH | ||||
Thomas Cup | NH | B | NH | G | NH | S | NH | [20] |
Sudirman Cup | A | NH | DNP | NH | QF | NH | [19] |
Events | 2013 |
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Asian Junior Championships | 2R |
World Junior Championships | QF |
Events | 2013 |
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Asian Junior Championships | 2R |
Events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Ref |
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Southeast Asian Games | B | NH | QF | NH | A | NH | [14] |
Asian Championships | 2R | 2R | 2R | NH | B | [39] | |
Asian Games | NH | S | NH | [15] | |||
World Championships | A | 3R | B | NH | w/d | B | [16] |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||||||
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
Malaysia Open | A | 2R | 2R | SF | NH | F | W | W ('23) | [27][32] | |||
India Open | A | NH | A | SF | SF ('23) | [33] | ||||||
Indonesia Masters | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 2R | QF | SF | 1R | W | QF | W ('22) | [23][34] |
Thailand Masters | NH | A | QF | QF | A | NH | A | QF ('17, '18) | ||||
Syed Modi International | A | SF | W | A | NH | A | W ('18) | [11] | ||||
German Open | A | 1R | A | F | A | NH | 2R | F ('18) | [42] | |||
All England Open | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | w/d | 1R | SF ('19) | ||||
Swiss Open | A | QF | A | W | NH | A | W | W ('19, '22) | [12][22] | |||
Korea Open | A | 1R | A | W | NH | F | W ('19) | [13][25] | ||||
Korea Masters | A | 1R | A | NH | A | 1R ('18) | ||||||
Thailand Open | NH | A | SF | QF | A | 2R | 2R | NH | F | F ('22) | [26] | |
1R | ||||||||||||
Indonesia Open | A | 1R | SF | SF | QF | NH | QF | QF | SF ('17, '18) | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | 2R | W | 2R | SF | NH | W | W ('18, '22) | [10][24] | |||
Singapore Open | A | 2R | A | QF | NH | F | F ('22) | [28] | ||||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | QF | A | QF | NH | A | QF ('16, '19) | |||||
Japan Open | A | 2R | QF | 2R | NH | QF | QF ('18, '22) | |||||
Vietnam Open | A | QF | 2R | A | NH | A | QF ('15) | |||||
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | A | 2R | NH | A | 2R ('19) | ||||||
Denmark Open | A | w/d | QF | A | QF | W | W ('22) | [30] | ||||
French Open | A | QF | w/d | 1R | NH | SF | 2R | SF ('21) | ||||
Hylo Open | A | F | A | QF | A | F ('17) | [44] | |||||
Hong Kong Open | A | 1R | SF | 2R | NH | SF ('18) | ||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | NH | w/d | 1R ('17, '19) | |||||
New Zealand Open | A | F | 2R | A | NH | F ('15) | [43] | |||||
China Open | A | 2R | SF | NH | SF ('19) | |||||||
Fuzhou China Open | A | QF | A | 1R | 2R | NH | QF ('16) | |||||
Chinese Taipei Masters | NH | 1R | W | NH | W ('16) | [8] | ||||||
Superseries / Tour Finals | DNQ | SF | SF ('22) | |||||||||
Macau Open | A | SF | A | NH | NA | SF ('16) | ||||||
Year-end ranking | 112 | 49 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | [31] | |
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Best | Ref |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | Best |
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2013 | ||
Indonesia Masters | 1R | 1R ('13) |
Year-end ranking | 536 | 173 |
Men's doubles results with Muhammad Rian Ardianto against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 11 December 2022.[46]
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