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Birth name | Muhammad Rijal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Tangerang, Indonesia | May 25, 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Richard Mainaky | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Muhammad Rijal (born 25 May 1986) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club. [1]
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]
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]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2005 | Gachibowli Indoor Stadium, Hyderabad, India | Endang Nursugianti | Lee Jae-jin Lee Hyo-jung | 4–15, 8–15 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia | Debby Susanto | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam | 11–21, 14–21 | Bronze |
2013 | Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium, Naypyidaw, Myanmar | Debby Susanto | Maneepong Jongjit Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 21–18, 21–19 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2004 | Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada | Greysia Polii | He Hanbin Yu Yang | 12–15, 12–15 | Silver |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, [5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. [6] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Swiss Open | Greysia Polii | Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung | 21–14, 16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Japan Open | Vita Marissa | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir | 14–21, 21–15, 21–19 | Winner |
2012 | Japan Open | Liliyana Natsir | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying | 12–21, 19–21 | Runner-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.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | India Grand Prix Gold | Debby Susanto | Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam | 21–16, 18–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Indonesia Grand Prix Gold | Debby Susanto | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Chinese Taipei Open | Debby Susanto | Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
2012 | Macau Open | Debby Susanto | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir | 16–21, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Dutch Open | Debby Susanto | Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo | 19–21, 23–25 | Runner-up |
2014 | U.S. Open | Vita Marissa | Maneepong Jongjit Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 21–16, 21–19 | Winner |
2014 | Vietnam Open | Vita Marissa | Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner |
2014 | Indonesian Masters | Vita Marissa | Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili | 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Osaka International | Vita Marissa | Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung | 21–18, 17–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2014 | Indonesia International | Vita Marissa | Ronald Alexander Melati Daeva Oktavianti | 11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 7–11 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Chicago Open | Rangga Yave Rianto | Christopher Flores Sheng Lyu | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Chicago Open | Eshter Shi | Sheng Lyu Lauren Ho | 12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Team event | 2011 |
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Southeast Asian Games | G |
Event | 2004 |
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' World Junior Championships | S |
Event | 2011 | 2013 |
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Southeast Asian Games | B | G |
Event | 2011 | 2013 |
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World Championships | 1R | QF |
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Best |
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BWF Superseries | |||||||||
Swiss Open | F | QF | A | N/A | F ('07) | ||||
Japan Open | A | W | A | 1R | 1R | F | 2R | QF | W ('08) |
BWF Superseries Finals | NH | DNQ | RR | DNQ | RR ('12) |
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | Best |
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BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold | |||||||
Syed Modi International | A | F | w/d | NH | A | F ('11) | |
Swiss Open | N/A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | F ('07) | |
U.S. Open | A | W | W ('14) | ||||
Chinese Taipei Open | 2R | QF | W | 2R | A | W ('12) | |
Vietnam Open | 2R | A | W | W ('14) | |||
Dutch Open | A | F | 2R | F ('13) | |||
Macau Open | A | QF | SF | F | A | F ('12) | |
Indonesian Masters | NH | QF | 1R | F | 2R | F | F ('12, '14) |
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