Muhammad Rijal

Muhammad Rijal (born 25 May 1986) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club.[1]

Muhammad Rijal
Personal information
Birth name	Muhammad Rijal
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1986-05-25) May 25, 1986 Tangerang, Indonesia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Richard Mainaky
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking	6
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Sudirman Cup 2007 Glasgow Mixed team Asian Championships 2005 Hyderabad Mixed doubles Southeast Asian Games 2013 Naypyidaw Mixed doubles 2011 Jakarta Men's team 2011 Jakarta Mixed doubles World Junior Championships 2004 Richmond Mixed doubles 2004 Richmond Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Rijal captured his first international badminton title in mixed doubles with partner Vita Marissa at the 2008 Japan Super Series, beating fellow Indonesians Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir in the final round.[2]

Personal life

When he was young, he joined the Djarum Kudus badminton club. His parents' names are Ibrahim Martin (father) and Imas Riyati (mother). His hobby is football. Generally people called him Rizal.[3] His name usually spelled as Rijal instead of Rizal. His family is Sundanese, however because his first club was Djarum, he represented East Java in Indonesia National Sport Game. Now he is engaged in business in the sale of sports equipment and production of the shuttlecock.[4]

Participation at Indonesian Team

• 1 time at Sudirman Cup (2007)

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Endang Nursugianti	Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung	4–15, 8–15	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar	Debby Susanto	Maneepong Jongjit Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–18, 21–19	Gold

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada	Greysia Polii	He Hanbin Yu Yang	12–15, 12–15	Silver

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Japan Open	Liliyana Natsir	Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying	12–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2008	Japan Open	Vita Marissa	Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir	14–21, 21–15, 21–19	Winner
2007	Swiss Open	Greysia Polii	Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung	21–14, 16–21, 18–21	Runner-up

     BWF Superseries Finals tournament

     BWF Superseries Premier tournament

     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 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.

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Indonesian Masters	Vita Marissa	Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2014	Vietnam Open	Vita Marissa	Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini	21–18, 21–10	Winner
2014	U.S. Open	Vita Marissa	Maneepong Jongjit Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–16, 21–19	Winner
2013	Dutch Open	Debby Susanto	Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo Yu Yan	19–21, 23–25	Runner-up
2012	Macau Open	Debby Susanto	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 21–14, 16–21	Runner-up
2012	Chinese Taipei Open	Debby Susanto	Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah	21–14, 21–14	Winner
2012	Indonesian Masters	Debby Susanto	Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir	19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2011	Syed Modi India Open	Debby Susanto	Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam	21–16, 18–21, 11–21	Runner-up

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Indonesia International	Vita Marissa	Ronald Alexander Melati Daeva Oktavianti	11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 7–11	Runner-up
2014	Osaka International	Vita Marissa	Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung	21–18, 17–21, 21–18	Winner

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

• Senior level

Team Events	2011
Southeast Asian Games	Gold

Individual competitions

• Junior level

Event	2004
World Junior Championships	Silver

• Senior level

Event	2011	2013
Southeast Asian Games	Bronze	Gold

Event	2011	2013
BWF World Championships	R1	QF

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Best
BWF Super Series
Swiss Open	F	QF	A		GPG				F (2007)
Japan Open	A	W	A	R1	R1	F	R2	QF	W (2008)
BWF Super Series Finals	N/A	NQ				GS	NQ		GS (2012)

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Syed Modi International	A		F	w/d	N/A	A	F (2011)
Swiss Open	SS		A	R2	QF	R2	F (2007)
U.S. Open	A					W	W (2014)
Chinese Taipei Open		R2	QF	W	R2	A	W (2012)
Vietnam Open	R2	A				W	W (2014)
Dutch Open	A				F	R2	F (2013)
Macau Open	A	QF		F	A		F (2012)
Indonesia Masters	N/A	QF	R1	F	R2	F	F (2012, 2014)

References

1. "Profil: Muhammad Rijal" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
2. "Indonesia's Sony wins Yonex Open". The Japan Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
3. "Muhammad Rijal" (in Indonesian). Merdeka.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
4. "Ternyata, Muhammad Rijal sedang sibuk menekuni bisnis" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

External links

• Muhammad Rijal at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
• Profile at the badmintonindonesia.org