Fajar Alfian facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Fajar Alfian |
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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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest Ranking | 3 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto 8 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current Ranking | 3 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto 8 November 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung. 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.
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Career
Alfian started his partnership with Muhammad Rian Ardianto in July 2014. In the beginning of their career, they have 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. Alfian and Ardianto competed on the BWF World Tour, and won titles at the 2018 Malaysia Masters and the Syed Modi International; and also the 2019 Swiss and Korea Opens. Together with Ardianto he won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, the silver at the 2018 Asian Games, and another bronze at the 2019 BWF World Championships.
In February 2020, Alfian alongside Indonesia men's team won the Asia Team Championships held in Manila. 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. Indonesia team advanced to the knocked-out stage, but stopped in the quarter-finals to Malaysia. In the next tournament, he helped Indonesia team won the World Men's Team Championships, the 2020 Thomas Cup.
In the first half of 2022, the Alfian and Ardianto partnership have won three titles of seven finals. The duo won the Swiss Open, Indonesia and Malaysia Masters, and finished runners-up at the Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore Opens. They also won bronze medal at the Asian Championships.
Awards and nominations
Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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Gatra Awards | 2021 | Sports Category with 2020 Thomas Cup squad | Won | |
Golden Award SIWO PWI | 2019 | Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games men's badminton team | Nominated | |
Indonesian Sport Awards | 2018 | Favorite Male Athlete Duos with Muhammad Rian Ardianto | Nominated |
Achievements
BWF World Championships
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 | ![]() |
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2022 | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
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21–23, 21–12, 16–21 | ![]() |
Asian Games
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 | ![]() |
Asian Championships
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 | ![]() |
Southeast Asian Games
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 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (8 titles, 5 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
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 | ![]() |
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2018 | German Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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16–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
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2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–11, 22–20 | ![]() |
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2019 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–16 | ![]() |
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2019 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
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2022 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–19 | ![]() |
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2022 | Korea Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–19, 15–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
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2022 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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4r–13 | ![]() |
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2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–17 | ![]() |
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2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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22–24, 21–16, 9–21 | ![]() |
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2022 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–19 | ![]() |
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2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–9, 14–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
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2022 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 28–26 | ![]() |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)
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
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)
Men's doubles
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
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.
Chai Biao & Hong Wei 1–10
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 2–3
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 4–6
Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe 1–1
Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi 2–3
Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda 5–6
Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong 3–0
Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik 3–3
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
See also
In Spanish: Fajar Alfian para niños