Zulfadli Zulkiffli

Zulfadli bin Zulkiffli (born 11 February 1993) is a Malaysian badminton player. He was the boys' singles gold medalists at the 2011 Asian and World Junior Championships, also at the Commonwealth Youth Games.[1]

Zulfadli Zulkiffli
Personal information
Birth nameZulfadli Bin Zulkiffli
CountryMalaysia
Born (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993
Los Angeles, California,
United States
ResidencePetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking30 (26 January 2017)
Current ranking60 (1 March 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Summer Universiade
2017 Taipei Mixed team
2015 Gwangju Mixed team
World Junior Championships
2011 TaipeiBoys' singles
2011 TaipeiMixed team
2009 Alor SetarMixed team
2010 GuadalajaraMixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2011 Lucknow Boys' singles
2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
2011 Lucknow Mixed team
2010 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
Commonwealth Youth Games
2011 Douglas Boys' singles
BWF profile
In this Malay name, the name Zulkiffli is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Zulfadli. The Arabic-derived word "bin" or "binti"/"binte", if used, means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively.

2018, Zulfadli Zulkiffli was found guilty by the Badminton World Federation and barred from all badminton-related activities for 20 years over match fixing violations.[2][3]

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan & Taipei, Chinese Taipei Viktor Axelsen 21–18, 9–21, 21–19 Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India Sameer Verma 21–15, 21–17 Gold
2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Huang Yuxiang 16–21, 12–21 Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Sameer Verma 21–16 17–21 21–15 Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels: Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Russian Open Siril Verma 16–21, 21–19, 21–10 Winner
2016 Brasil Open Anand Pawar 18–21, 21–11, 21–17 Winner
     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Sydney International Nguyễn Tiến Minh 11–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2012 Maldives International Srikanth Kidambi 21–13, 11–21, 16–21 Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
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References
  1. "Players: Zulfadli Zulkiffli". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. "Zulfadli and Chun Seang to attend match-fixing hearing in Singapore". The Star. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/05/02/zulfadli-and-chun-seang-handed-careerending-bans-by-bwf/
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