Zulfadli Zulkiffli

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Zulfadli Zulkiffli
Personal information
Birth nameZulfadli bin Zulkiffli
Country Malaysia
Born (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California,
United States
Residence Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking30 (26 January 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Taipei Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Taipei Boys' singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Lucknow Boys' singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Douglas Boys' singles
BWF profile

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

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In 2018, 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

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Chinese Taipei Flag of Denmark.svg Viktor Axelsen 21–18, 9–21, 21–19 Med 1.png Gold

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Flag of India.svg Sameer Verma 21–16 17–21 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Huang Yuxiang 16–21, 12–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India Flag of India.svg Sameer Verma 21–15, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Grand Prix

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.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Brasil Open Flag of India.svg Anand Pawar 18–21, 21–11, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Russian Open Flag of India.svg Siril Verma 16–21, 21–19, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2012 Maldives International Flag of India.svg Srikanth Kidambi 21–13, 11–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015 Sydney International Flag of Vietnam.svg Nguyễn Tiến Minh 11–21, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-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. "Zulfadli and Chun Seang handed career-ending bans by BWF".