Muhammad Rijal

Muhammad Rijal (born 25 May 1986) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club.[1]

Muhammad Rijal
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1986-05-25) May 25, 1986 (age 38)
Tangerang, Indonesia
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachRichard Mainaky
Mixed doubles
Highest ranking6
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2007 Glasgow Mixed team
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Hyderabad Mixed doubles
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Naypyidaw Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Jakarta–Palembang Mixed doubles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Richmond Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Richmond Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Participation at Indonesian Team

Achievements

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, India
Endang Nursugianti Lee Jae-jin
Lee Hyo-jung
4–15, 8–15 Bronze

SEA Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Istora Senayan,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Debby Susanto Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thoungthongkam
11–21, 14–21 Bronze
2013Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Debby Susanto Maneepong Jongjit
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
21–18, 21–19 Gold

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Minoru Arena,
Richmond, Canada
Greysia Polii He Hanbin
Yu Yang
12–15, 12–15 Silver

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Swiss Open Greysia Polii Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
21–14, 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2008Japan Open Vita Marissa Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
14–21, 21–15, 21–19 Winner
2012Japan Open Liliyana Natsir Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying
12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 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.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011India Grand Prix Gold Debby Susanto Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam
21–16, 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2012Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Debby Susanto Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2012Chinese Taipei Open Debby Susanto Lee Chun Hei
Chau Hoi Wah
21–14, 21–14 Winner
2012Macau Open Debby Susanto Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up
2013Dutch Open Debby Susanto Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Vanessa Neo
19–21, 23–25 Runner-up
2014U.S. Open Vita Marissa Maneepong Jongjit
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
21–16, 21–19 Winner
2014Vietnam Open Vita Marissa Irfan Fadhilah
Weni Anggraini
21–18, 21–10 Winner
2014Indonesian Masters Vita Marissa Riky Widianto
Richi Puspita Dili
18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Osaka International Vita Marissa Choi Sol-gyu
Chae Yoo-jung
21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Winner
2014Indonesia International Vita Marissa Ronald Alexander
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

  • Senior level
Team event2011
SEA GamesG

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Event2004
'World Junior ChampionshipsS
  • Senior level
Event20112013
SEA GamesBG
Event20112013
World Championships1RQF
Tournament20072008200920102011201220132014Best
BWF Superseries
Swiss OpenFQFAN/AF ('07)
Japan OpenAWA1R1RF2RQFW ('08)
BWF Superseries FinalsNHDNQRRDNQRR ('12)
Tournament200920102011201220132014Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Syed Modi InternationalAFw/dNHAF ('11)
Swiss OpenN/AA2RQF2RF ('07)
U.S. OpenAWW ('14)
Chinese Taipei Open2RQFW2RAW ('12)
Vietnam Open2RAWW ('14)
Dutch OpenAF2RF ('13)
Macau OpenAQFSFFAF ('12)
Indonesian MastersNHQF1RF2RFF ('12, '14)

References

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