Fajar Alfian
Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung.[1][2] Together with Muhammad Rian Ardianto, he won the men's doubles bronze medal at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games,[3] the silver at the 2018 Asian Games,[4] and another bronze at the 2019 BWF World Championships.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 5 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto) (16 April 2019) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 6 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto) (17 March 2020) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
16–21, 21–15, 10–21 |
Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
21–13, 18–21, 22–24 |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
17–21, 21–23 |
BWF World Tour (4 titles, 1 runner-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Korea Open (1) | Super 500 | 21–16, 21–17 | |||
2019 | Swiss Open (1) | Super 300 | 21–19, 21–16 | |||
2018 | Syed Modi International (1) | Super 300 | 21–11, 22–20 | |||
2018 | German Open | Super 300 | 16–21, 18–21 | |||
2018 | Malaysia Masters (1) | Super 500 | 14–21, 24–22, 21–13 |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Bitburger Open | 19–21, 21–19, 18–21 | |||
2016 | Chinese Taipei Masters | 11–6, 11–6, 11–13, 9–11, 12–10 | |||
2015 | New Zealand Open | 21–16, 17–21, 9–21 |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Indonesia International | 21–12, 21–19 | |||
2015 | Indonesia International | 21–12, 17–21, 21–15 | |||
2015 | Austrian Open | 23–21, 18–21, 21–19 | |||
2014 | Indonesia International | 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Performance timeline
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2013 |
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Asian Junior Championships | |
World Junior Championships |
- Senior level
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Southeast Asian Games | N/A | N/A | ||
Asia Team Championships | N/A | A | N/A | |
Asia Mixed Team Championships | A | N/A | N/A | |
Asian Games | N/A | N/A | ||
Thomas Cup | N/A | N/A | ||
Sudirman Cup | A | N/A | DNP | N/A |
Individual competitions
- Junior level
Events | 2013 |
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Asian Junior Championships | R2 (BD) R2 (XD) |
World Junior Championships | QF (BD) |
- Senior level
Events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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Southeast Asian Games | N/A | QF | |
Asian Championships | R2 | R2 | R2 |
Asian Games | N/A | N/A | |
World Championships | A | R3 |
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best | |||||||||||||||
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BWF World Tour | |||||||||||||||||||
W | R2 | SF | W (2018) | ||||||||||||||||
R2 | QF | SF | SF (2020) | ||||||||||||||||
QF | A | QF (2017, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
F | A | F (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
R1 | SF | R2 | SF (2019) | ||||||||||||||||
A | W | A | W (2019) | ||||||||||||||||
A | Q | A | |||||||||||||||||
R2 | SF | Q | SF (2019) | ||||||||||||||||
A | QF | Q | QF (2019) | ||||||||||||||||
A | R1 | R1 (2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
SF | QF | SF (2017, 2018) | |||||||||||||||||
QF | R2 | QF (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
A | R2 | SF (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
A | QF | QF (2016, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||
R2 | SF | SF (2019) | |||||||||||||||||
A | W | W (2019) | |||||||||||||||||
A | R2 | R2 (2019) | |||||||||||||||||
w/d | QF | QF (2019) | |||||||||||||||||
w/d | R1 | QF (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
R1 | R2 | QF (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
SF | R2 | SF (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
R1 | A | R1 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
W | A | W (2018) | |||||||||||||||||
Year-end Ranking[7] | 7 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
Tournament | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best | |||||||||||||||
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | Best | ||||||||||||||||
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BWF Super Series | |||||||||||||||||||
A | R1 | R1 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
A | R2 | R2 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
A | R2 | R2 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
R1 | SF | SF (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
A | R1 | R1 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
A | R2 | R2 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
A | R1 | R1 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
A | QF | QF (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
A | R1 | R1 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
Year-end Ranking | 24 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
Tournament | 2016 | 2017 | Best |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Best | |||||||||||||
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BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold | |||||||||||||||||||
A | R2 | R2 (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
N/A | A | SF | SF (2017) | ||||||||||||||||
N/A | A | QF | QF (2017) | ||||||||||||||||
A | R1 (MD) | A | R1 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||
A | QF | QF (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
SS | A | QF | A | QF (2016) | |||||||||||||||
A | N/A | A | SF | QF | SF (2016) | ||||||||||||||
A | QF | A | QF (2016) | ||||||||||||||||
A | F (MD) | R2 | A | F (2015) | |||||||||||||||
N/A | R1 (MD) | W | N/A | W (2016) | |||||||||||||||
A | F | F (2017) | |||||||||||||||||
A | QF (MD) | R2 | A | QF (2015) | |||||||||||||||
A | SF | A | SF (2016) | ||||||||||||||||
R1 (XD) | R2 (MD) | R2 (MD) | R1 | N/A | R2 (2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||
Year-end Ranking | 536 (XD) | 112 (MD) 189 (XD) |
49 (MD) 809 (XD) |
24 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 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.[8]
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 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. 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.
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
- "BWF World Rankings". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- "Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.