Fajar Alfian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bandung, West Java, Indonesia | 7 March 1995||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Aryono Miranat Herry Iman Pierngadi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 5 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto 16 April 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 6 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto 14 June 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1995) 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.
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.[8]
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.[9] Indonesia team advanced to the knocked-out stage, but stopped in the quarter-finals to Malaysia.[10] In the next tournament, he helped Indonesia team won the World Men's Team Championships, the 2020 Thomas Cup.[11]
Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Gatra Awards | 2021 | Sports Category with 2020 Thomas Cup squad | Won | [12] |
Golden Award SIWO PWI | 2019 | Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games men's badminton team | Nominated | [13] |
Indonesian Sport Awards | 2018 | Favorite Male Athlete Duos with Muhammad Rian Ardianto | Nominated | [14] |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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16–21, 21–15, 10–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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21–13, 18–21, 22–24 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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20–22, 21–13, 18–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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17–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[15] 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.[16]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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14–21, 24–22, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–11, 22–20 | ![]() |
2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2022 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–19 | ![]() |
2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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4–13 Retired | ![]() |
2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–17 | ![]() |
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 |
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2015 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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21–16, 17–21, 9–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | ![]() |
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11–6, 11–6, 11–13, 9–11, 12–10 | ![]() |
2017 | Bitburger Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 21–19, 18–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8 | ![]() |
2015 | Austrian Open | ![]() |
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23–21, 18–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
2015 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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21–12, 17–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
2016 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
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 |
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Southeast Asian Games | G | NH | G | NH | A | NH |
Asia Team Championships | NH | A | NH | G | NH | A |
Asia Mixed Team Championships | A | NH | B | NH | ||
Asian Games | NH | S | NH | |||
Thomas Cup | NH | B | NH | G | NH | S |
Sudirman Cup | A | NH | DNP | NH | QF | NH |
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 |
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Southeast Asian Games | B | NH | QF | NH | A | NH |
Asian Championships | 2R | 2R | 2R | NH | B | |
Asian Games | NH | S | NH | |||
World Championships | A | 3R | B | NH | w/d |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | |||||||
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | ||
Syed Modi International | A | SF | W | A | NH | A | W ('18) | |||
German Open | A | 1R | A | F | A | NH | 2R | F ('18) | ||
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) | ||
Korea Open | A | 1R | A | W | NH | F | W ('19) | |||
Korea Masters | A | 1R | A | NH | A | 1R ('18) | ||||
Thailand Open | NH | A | SF | QF | A | 2R | 2R | NH | F | F ('22) |
1R | ||||||||||
Indonesia Masters | 2R | 2R | 1R | NH | 2R | QF | SF | 1R | W | W ('22) |
Indonesia Open | A | 1R | SF | SF | QF | NH | QF | QF | SF ('17, '18) | |
Malaysia Open | A | 2R | 2R | SF | NH | Q | SF ('19) | |||
Malaysia Masters | A | 2R | W | 2R | SF | NH | Q | W ('18) | ||
Singapore Open | A | 2R | A | QF | NH | Q | QF ('19) | |||
Chinese Taipei Open | A | QF | A | QF | NH | QF ('16, '19) | ||||
Japan Open | A | 2R | QF | 2R | NH | QF ('18) | ||||
Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | A | 2R | NH | 2R ('19) | |||||
Denmark Open | A | w/d | QF | A | QF | QF ('19, '21) | ||||
French Open | A | QF | w/d | 1R | NH | SF | SF ('21) | |||
Hylo Open | A | F | A | QF | F ('17) | |||||
Macau Open | A | SF | A | NH | SF ('16) | |||||
Hong Kong Open | A | 1R | SF | 2R | NH | SF ('18) | ||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | A | 1R | NH | 1R ('17, '19) | ||||
New Zealand Open | A | F | 2R | A | NH | F ('15) | ||||
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) | |||||
Thailand Masters | NH | A | QF | QF | A | NH | QF ('17, '18) | |||
Vietnam Open | A | QF | 2R | A | NH | QF ('15) | ||||
Year-end ranking | 112 | 49 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | |
Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Best |
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.[17]