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.

Fajar Alfian
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1995-03-07) 7 March 1995
Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachAryono Miranat
Herry Iman Pierngadi
Men's doubles
Highest ranking5 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto) (16 April 2019)
Current ranking6 (with Muhammad Rian Ardianto) (17 March 2020)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Championships
2019 Basel Men's doubles
Thomas Cup
2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's doubles
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Southeast Asian Games
2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2019 Philippines Men's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's doubles
World Junior Championships
2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Result Ref.
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Favorite Male Athlete Duos with Muhammad Rian Ardianto Nominated [5]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 St. Jakobshalle,
Basel, Switzerland		 Muhammad Rian Ardianto Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan		 16–21, 21–15, 10–21 Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Muhammad Rian Ardianto Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo		 21–13, 18–21, 22–24 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Axiata Arena,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		 Muhammad Rian Ardianto Kittinupong Kedren
Dechapol Puavaranukroh		 17–21, 21–23 Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Malaysia Masters (1) Super 500 Muhammad Rian Ardianto Goh V Shem
Tan Wee Kiong		 14–21, 24–22, 21–13 Winner
2018 German Open Super 300 Muhammad Rian Ardianto Takuto Inoue
Yuki Kaneko		 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2018 Syed Modi International (1) Super 300 Muhammad Rian Ardianto Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty		 21–11, 22–20 Winner
2019 Swiss Open (1) Super 300 Muhammad Rian Ardianto Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin		 21–19, 21–16 Winner
2019 Korea Open (1) Super 500 Muhammad Rian Ardianto Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda		 21–16, 21–17 Winner

BWF Grand Prix (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 New Zealand Open Muhammad Rian Ardianto Huang Kaixiang
Zheng Siwei		 21–16, 17–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Muhammad Rian Ardianto Chen Hung-ling
Wang Chi-lin		 11–6, 11–6, 11–13, 9–11, 12–10 Winner
2017 Bitburger Open Muhammad Rian Ardianto Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen		 19–21, 21–19, 18–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Indonesia International Muhammad Rian Ardianto Fran Kurniawan
Agripinna Pamungkas		 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8 Winner
2015 Austrian Open Muhammad Rian Ardianto Peter Briggs
Tom Wolfenden		 23–21, 18–21, 21–19 Winner
2015 Indonesia International Muhammad Rian Ardianto Hantoro
Rian Swastedian		 21–12, 17–21, 21–15 Winner
2016 Indonesia International Muhammad Rian Ardianto Yoshiki Tsukamoto
Shunsuke Yamamura		 21–12, 21–19 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team
  • Junior level
Team events2013
Asian Junior Championships Bronze
World Junior Championships Silver
  • Senior level
Team events2017201820192020
Southeast Asian Games Gold N/A Gold N/A
Asia Team Championships N/A A N/A Gold
Asia Mixed Team Championships A N/A Bronze N/A
Asian Games N/A Silver N/A
Thomas Cup N/A Bronze N/A
Sudirman Cup A N/A DNP N/A

Individual competitions
  • Junior level
Events2013
Asian Junior Championships R2 (BD)
R2 (XD)
World Junior Championships QF (BD)
  • Senior level
Events201720182019
Southeast Asian Games Bronze N/A QF
Asian Championships R2 R2 R2
Asian Games N/A Silver N/A
World Championships A R3 Bronze
Tournament201820192020Best
BWF World Tour
Malaysia Masters W R2 SF W (2018)
Indonesia Masters R2 QF SF SF (2020)
Thailand Masters QF A QF (2017, 2018)
German Open F A N/A F (2018)
All England Open R1 SF R2 SF (2019)
Swiss Open A W N/A W (2019)
Singapore Open A QF N/A QF (2019)
Australian Open A R1 N/A R1 (2017, 2019)
Taipei Open A QF N/A QF (2016, 2019)
Korea Open A W N/A W (2019)
China Open R2 SF N/A SF (2019)
Japan Open QF R2 N/A QF (2018)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 A R2 N/A R2 (2019)
Denmark Open w/d QF A QF (2019)
French Open w/d R1 N/A QF (2017)
Fuzhou China Open R1 R2 N/A QF (2016)
Hong Kong Open SF R2 N/A SF (2018)
Indonesia Open SF QF N/A SF (2017, 2018)
Syed Modi International W A N/A W (2018)
Malaysia Open R2 SF N/A SF (2019)
Korea Masters R1 A N/A R1 (2018)
Thailand Open A R2 R2 SF (2016)
R1
Year-end Ranking[8] 7 5 5
Tournament201820192020Best
Tournament20162017Best
BWF Super Series
All England Open A R1 R1 (2017)
Malaysia Open A R2 R2 (2017)
Singapore Open A R2 R2 (2017)
Indonesia Open R1 SF SF (2017)
Australian Open A R1 R1 (2017)
Japan Open A R2 R2 (2017)
Korea Open A R1 R1 (2017)
French Open A QF QF (2017)
Hong Kong Open A R1 R1 (2017)
Year-end Ranking 24 17
Tournament20162017Best
Tournament20132014201520162017Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters A R2 R2 (2017)
Syed Modi International N/A A SF SF (2017)
Thailand Masters N/A A QF QF (2017)
German Open A R1 (MD) A R1 (2015)
Swiss Open A QF QF (2017)
China Masters SS A QF A QF (2016)
Thailand Open A N/A A SF QF SF (2016)
Chinese Taipei Open A QF A QF (2016)
New Zealand Open A F (MD) R2 A F (2015)
Chinese Taipei Masters N/A R1 (MD) W N/A W (2016)
Bitburger Open A F F (2017)
Vietnam Open A QF (MD) R2 A QF (2015)
Macau Open A SF A SF (2016)
Indonesian Masters 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
Tournament20132014201520162017Best

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.[9]

References
  1. "Players: Fajar Alfian". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  2. "Profil Tim Bulutangkis di Asian Games 2018" (in Indonesian). Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. "SEA Games: Jonatan Christie Aiming for Badminton Men Single Gold". Tempo. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  4. "Indonesia wins gold, silver at men's doubles badminton at Asian Games". EFE. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  5. "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. "BWF World Rankings". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  9. "Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
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