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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who was ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation alongside Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo. He plays for PB Jaya Raya, and has been a member of the club since June 2018.[4] He and Sukamuljo were recognized as one of the most outstanding players, and awarded as the BWF Best Male Players of the Year for two years in a row after collecting seven Superseries titles in 2017 and eight World Tour titles in 2018, including two back-to-back All England Open titles.[5][6][7]

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Gideon at the 2017 All England Open
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33)
Jakarta, Indonesia
ResidenceJakarta, Indonesia
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Years active2010–2024
Retired9 March 2024[1]
HandednessRight
CoachHerry Iman Pierngadi
Aryono Miranat
Men's doubles
Career record426 wins, 155 losses[2]
Highest ranking1 (with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, 16 March 2017[3])
Current ranking81 (with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, 9 March 2024)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Wuhan Men's doubles
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2020 Manila Men's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Singapore Men's doubles
BWF profile

Gideon and Sukamuljo are often referred to as "the Minions" because of their below average height and for their fast and agile playing style, jumping and bouncing just like the Minions in the film Despicable Me. Gillian Clark, a BWF commentator, stated that the fast play shown by Gideon and Sukamuljo have taken the men's doubles game to a new level and makes the matches more exciting to watch.

Career

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Early life

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Gideon started his career in badminton at the Tangkas Jakarta club when he was 9 years old. At the age of 13, he began playing professionally, and at the same time, he received a scholarship in Singapore. Four months later in Singapore, he returned to Indonesia because of illness, and decided not to continue his education abroad. He was again trained by his father, as a singles and doubles player.[8] Gideon won his first international title in the men's singles discipline at the Victorian International a Future Series event.[9]

2010–2014: Independent player, first Superseries title

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Gideon was selected to join the national training centre in Cipayung, in the men's doubles team in 2010. Partnered with Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra, he won the 2011 Singapore and 2012 Iran International tournaments,[10][11][12] and also finished as the runners-up in 2012 Vietnam and Osaka International.[13][14] Feeling disappointed with the Herry Iman Pierngadi decision in the sending players to the international tournaments, Gideon decided to leave the national training centre in 2013.[8][10]

Gideon then returned to the court as an independent player paired with the Beijing 2008 gold medalist, Markis Kido. The duo reached the semi-finals at the 2013 Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold losing to national players Ronald Alexander and Selvanus Geh in straight games.[15] He captured his first Superseries title at the 2013 French Open with Kido, played from the qualification stage, and beat the seeded pairs in their journey to reach the men's doubles podium.[16] Gideon and Kido, reached the semi-finals at the 2014 All England Open, and then won their second title at the 2014 Indonesia Masters defeating Selvanus Geh and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the final with the rubber games.[8][17]

2015–2016: "The Minions" and World No. 2

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Seeing his achievements with Markis Kido, Gideon was invited by PBSI to rejoin the national team.[10] In early 2015, head coach of the Indonesia national men's doubles juniors, Chafidz Yusuf, paired Gideon with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, because Selvanus Geh had to resign from the national team due to illness.[18][19][20] The new partnership opened the season in Europe playing at the All England and Swiss Open. In England they reached the quarter-finals before falling to the Danish pair Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding.[21] In Switzerland, he and Sukamuljo were stopped in the semi-finals by the Malaysian pair Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong.[22] Gideon then took part in the Sudirman Cup held in Dongguan, China, where Indonesia settled for a bronze medal.[23][24] At the June SEA Games in Singapore, he helped his team win the gold medal,[25] and in the individual men's doubles event, he and Sukamuljo captured the silver medal.[26]

In July, Gideon and Sukamuljo competing as an unseeded pair in the Chinese Taipei Open, and the duo reached the final by defeating then World Champions Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan,[27] but they failed to take the title, losing the final tamely to Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan.[28] After this tournament, Indonesian badminton fans dub them as "the Minions" because of their below average height and for their fast and agile playing style, jumping and bouncing just like the Minions in the film Despicable Me.[29][30] The former badminton player who is currently a BWF commentator, Gillian Clark, also highlighted that the fast play shown by Gideon and Sukamuljo have taken the men's doubles game to a new level and makes the matches exciting to watch.[31] In the next tournament, the duo then reached the semi-finals of the Vietnam and Thailand Opens before capturing their first title together at the Chinese Taipei Masters in October where they beat Malaysia' Hoon Thien How and Lim Khim Wah in the finals.[32] In the Hong Kong Open, Gideon and Sukamuljo beat the World Championship silver medalists Liu Xiaolong and Qiu Zihan before losing to top seededed South Koreans Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in the quarter-finals.[33] In December, they were stopped in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters by second seeds Chai Biao and Hong Wei in three games.[34] They ended the 2015 season ranked 16th in the world.[35]

Gideon and Sukamuljo started their 2016 tour by winning the Malaysia Masters in January.[36] Their performance continued to improve and they won the Superseries title in India and Australia, followed by the Superseries Premier title in China.[37][38][39][40] In May, Gideon participated in the Thomas Cup held in Kunshan, China, but he failed to contribute points to the Indonesian team during the Thomas Cup Group B tie against Thailand.[41] and was not selected to play in the knockout stage of the tournament between qualifying teams. Here Indonesia won the silver medal, losing the final 2 matches to 3 against Denmark.[42] At the end of 2016, he and Sukamuljo reached the top 10 world ranking, and qualified to compete at the BWF Superseries Finals held in Dubai. The duo failed to advance to the knock out stage after standing in the third position in the group stage, having won a match against their compatriots Angga Pratama and Ricky Karanda Suwardi, and losing two matches to Danish and Japanese pairs.[43] Nevertheless, at year's end Gideon and Sukamuljo occupied the number 2 position in the world rankings.[44]

2017: World number 1

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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo pose at the 2017 All England Open podium 
Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo won the 2017 All England Open

Now competing only in the world's biggest events, Gideon and Sukamuljo began the 2017 by making up for their 2016 first round defeat with a tournament victory at the coveted All England Open in March,[45][46] thus earning a number one men's doubles world ranking.[47] They then secured their second consecutive India Open title,[48] and after that won the Malaysia Open.[49] Their remarkable winning run was then stopped by Danish veterans Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen in the semi-finals of the Singapore Open.[50] In May, they played for Indonesia at the Sudirman Cup held in Australia. In group round robin play they won their country's only point in its surprising loss to India[51] but in group play against Denmark they again lost to Boe and Mogensen, as Indonesia, for the first time in the Cup's 28-year history, was eliminated in the group stage of the competition.[52] In June the duo was upset by another Danish pair, Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, in the first round of Indonesia Open.[53]

In August, Gideon and Sukamuljo went to the World Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland, as third seeds, but lost in the quarter-finals to China's Chai Biao and Hong Wei in three close games.[54] In September they reached the final of the Korea Open but were again beaten by Boe and Morgensen,[55] however, one week later they exacted a measure of revenge against the Danes in the semi-finals of Japan Open, then went on to win the tournament by defeating the host pair of Takuto Inoue and Yuki Kaneko.[56] In October, Gideon and Sukamuljo lost the final of the Denmark Open in a tight match to reigning World Champion Liu Cheng and Zhang Nan. Citing an arm injury suffered during their semi-final match in Denmark, Gideon withdrew from the next Superseries tournament in France.[57] Back together in November, Gideon and Sukamuljo improved their head-to-head record against Boe and Mogensen to 3–4, after defeating them in the finals and securing their second China Open title.[58] They won the Hong Kong Open a week later, their sixth Superseries victory of the season, thus equaling the previous men's doubles record of six set by South Koreans Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong in 2015.[59] For their achievements Sukamuljo and Gideon were named Best Male Players of the Year by the Badminton World Federation.[60] The duo then closed out the year by capturing the Dubai World Superseries Finals, making them the first men's doubles pair to win seven Superseries titles in a year.[61]

2018: Asian Games gold medalists

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Under the new BWF player commitment regulations, Gideon and Sukamuljo who ranked as world number 1, are obligated to play in 12 BWF World Tour.[62] They were unbeaten in the first 3 tournaments that they participated in, capturing his second Indonesia Masters and All England Open,[63][64] and also his third India Open titles.[65] He and Gideon then defeated at the quarter-finals of Malaysia Open by Chinese pair He Jiting and Tan Qiang.[66] In July, he and his partner won the Indonesia Open.[67] At the 2018 World Championships, Gideon and Sukamuljo lost in the quarter-finals to Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda in straight games.[68]

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo celebration at the 2018 Asian Games men's team semi-finals 
Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta

Gideon competed at the 2018 Asian Games, won a silver in the team events, and then captured the men's doubles gold medal, after he and his partner, Sukamuljo, beat their compatriots Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in close rubber games in the final.[69][70] In September, Gideon and Sukamuljo retained their Japan Open title, defeating the reigning World Champions Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.[71] A week later, they finished as semi-finalists in China Open, lost to Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong of China.[72] On the Europe tour in October, they clinched the Denmark Open title.[73] But in France, they again defeated by Han and Zhou in the final, made their head-to-head record deficit to 1–2.[74] In November, the duo won the Fuzhou China Open and Hong Kong Open.[75][76] After the victory they achieved in Hong Kong, Gideon and Sukamuljo managed to set a record as the first ever men's doubles pair to win eight world tour titles in a season.[77] At the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals gala dinner, the duo then awarded as the BWF Best Male Players of the Year for two consecutive year.[78] As the defending champions of the World Tour Finals, they had to withdraw from the competition before their last group match, due to the neck injury suffered by Gideon.[79]

2019: Eight World Tour titles

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Gideon opened the season in January by winning his second Malaysia Masters and third Indonesia Masters titles. Gideon and Sukamuljo reached his record 20th titles at the Superseries/Super 500 above tournaments.[80][81] They then played at the Asian Championships held in Wuhan, China as first seed, and proceeded to the final, but inflicted a crushing defeat by number 5 seed Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe.[82] Gideon then played with Indonesia mixed team at the Nanning Sudirman Cup, where he and his partner, Sukamuljo, have never lost in their three matches against England, Chinese Taipei and Japan, but the team ended their journey in the competition after lost 1–3 in the semi-finals tie against Japan.[83] In the second half of the 2019 season, Gideon and Sukamuljo won the Indonesia and Japan Opens in July;[84][85] China Open in September;[86] Denmark and French Opens in October;[87][88] and also the Fuzhou China Open in November.[89] Gideon and Sukamuljo were nominated for the Best Male Player award, but failed to retain the award after being defeated by Kento Momota.[90] They entered the World Tour Finals as the first seed.[91] In the group stage, they beat Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen, lost to Endo and Watanabe, and then in the last match, they won against Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda, progressed to the next round as group runners-up. In the semi-final, they again defeated by the Japanese pair Endo and Watanabe, made their head-to-head record deficit to 2–5.[92][93] Gideon ended the 2019 season by winning eight World Tour titles, including three in a row at Denmark, France and China.[92][91]

2020–2021: The Thomas Cup: World men's team champions

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Gideon and his partner, Sukamuljo started the 2020 season by playing in the Malaysia Masters. However, they finished in the quarter-finals after losing to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in a close rubber game.[94] Gideon later won his fourth Indonesia Masters title (third with Sukamuljo) by defeating Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight games in the final.[95] In February, he alongside Indonesia men's team won the Asia Team Championships held in Manila.[96] In March, they played at the All England Open. The duo failed to win the title after lost to Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe in the final. This was their sixth loss in a row over Endo and Watanabe.[97] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous tournaments on the 2020 BWF World Tour were either cancelled or rescheduled for later in the year. Gideon and Sukamuljo planned to return in the international competitions at the 2020 Asian Leg tournament in January 2021, but then they had to withdraw from the competition after his partner, Sukamuljo, tested positive for COVID-19 in December 2020.[98]

Gideon made his comeback at the All England Open in March 2021. He and Sukamuljo had played in the first round by beating the host pair Matthew Clare and Ethan van Leeuwen in a rubber game, but later Indonesia team were forced to withdraw from the competition by BWF after the team members will self-isolate for 10 days from the date of their inbound flight after an anonym person traveling onboard tested positive for COVID-19.[99] In July 2021, Gideon competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnering Sukamuljo as first seed. The duo led the group standings after won two matches and lost a match.[100] Gideon and Sukamuljo were eliminated from the competition by Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarter-finals.[101]

In September–October, Gideon alongside Indonesia team competed at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. The team advanced to the knocked-out stage, but stopped in the quarter-finals to Malaysia.[102] In the next tournament in Aarhus, Denmark, he helped Indonesia team reached the final of the World Men's Team Championships, and the team won the 2020 Thomas Cup.[103] In the next tournament, Gideon and Sukamuljo played at the BWF World Tour in Denmark, French, and Hylo Opens.[104][105] The duo ended the tour by winning the Hylo Open.[105] At the Indonesia badminton festival, they finished as runner-up in the Indonesia Masters and triumph in the Indonesia Open.[106] This was their three successive victory at the Indonesia Open following on from success in 2018 and 2019.[107] Their achievements in 2021, lead them as the first seed in the BWF World Tour Finals.[108] The duo reached the final, but lost a well contested match to Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in a close rubber games.[109]

2022

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In 2022, Gideon and his partner, Sukamuljo, started the BWF tour in the All England Open. Unfortunately, they were stopped in the semi-finals by the young compatriot, the eventual champions, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana.[110] In April, Gideon flew to Porto, Portugal underwent surgery to remove pieces of bone on his ankles performed by surgeon Niek van Dijk.[111] Even though he has not fully recovered, Gideon returned to the tournament court in June, to compete in the Indonesia Masters and Open. At that tournament, Gideon and Sukamuljo finished as semi-finalists in the Indonesia Masters, and stopped in the second round in the Indonesia Open.[112][113] They then stepped on podium in October as runner-up of the Denmark Open, losing the final to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.[114]

2023

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Gideon and his partner, Sukamuljo, started the BWF tour in the Malaysia Open, but were stopped in the second round by a Chinese pair, Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang.[115] In the next tournament, they lost again to Liang and Wang in the quarter-finals of the India Open.[116] They competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, but retired in the second round from Chinese pair Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi following the injury of Gideon.[117]

In May, Gideon alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, China. He won a match in the group stage, against Kevin Lee and Ty Alexander Lindeman of Canada. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarter-finals against China.[118] In the following week, Gideon and his partner, Sukamuljo, competed in the Malaysia Masters, but lost in the second round to the 4th seeds Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in straight games.[119] In the next tour, they competed at the Thailand Open, but lost in the semi-finals to the 3rd seeds and eventual winners Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in straight games.[120] In June, Gideon competed at the Singapore Open, but lost in the second round to the 4th seeded Japanese pair Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in straight games.[121]

Following the Singapore Open, Gideon and Sukamuljo's partnership was split after eight years together, with Sukamuljo partnering with Rahmat Hidayat as Gideon was forced to suspend competition for surgery on his right leg.[122]

Retirement

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On 9 March 2024, on his thirty-third birthday, Gideon officially announced his retirement from professional badminton, citing a desire to spend time with his family and coach alongside his father.[123]

Personal life

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Gideon is the son of former national badminton player, Kurniahu, who serves as a coach at Marcus' namesake badminton academy in Ciangsana, Bogor Regency.[124] He married a general practitioner, Agnes Amelinda Mulyadi on 14 April 2018.[125] His first son Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Jr. was born in January 2019.[126]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result Ref.
AORI 2018 Best Male Athlete with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Won [127]
BWF Awards 2017 BWF Best Male Player of the Year with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Won [6]
2018 Won [7]
2019 Nominated [128]
Forbes 2020 30 Under 30 Asia (Entertainment and Sports with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo) Placed [129]
30 Under 30 Indonesia (Young achievers & game changers with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo) Placed [130]
Gatra Awards 2021 Sports Category with 2020 Thomas Cup squad Won [131]
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2019 Best Male Athlete with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Won [132]
Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games men's badminton team Nominated [133]
2020 Favorite Male Athlete with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Won [134]
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Athlete of the Year with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Won [135]
Favorite Male Athlete Duos with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Won [136]

Achievements

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Asian Games

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Gideon, Sukamuljo, Alfian and Ardianto warmed up before the 2018 Asian Games final 
Gideon and Sukamuljo warmed up before the 2018 Asian Games final

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Fajar Alfian
Indonesia  Muhammad Rian Ardianto
13–21, 21–18, 24–22 Gold  Gold [69]

Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China
Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Hiroyuki Endo
Japan  Yuta Watanabe
18–21, 3–21 Silver  Silver [82]

SEA Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Angga Pratama
Indonesia  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
12–21, 22–24 Silver  Silver [137]

BWF World Tour (19 titles, 6 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[138] 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.[139]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  Li Junhui
China  Liu Yuchen
11–21, 21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [63]
2018 India Open Super 500 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Denmark  Kim Astrup
Denmark  Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [65]
2018 All England Open Super 1000 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Denmark  Mathias Boe
Denmark  Carsten Mogensen
21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [64]
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Takuto Inoue
Japan  Yuki Kaneko
21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [67]
2018 Japan Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  Li Junhui
China  Liu Yuchen
21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [71]
2018 Denmark Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Takeshi Kamura
Japan  Keigo Sonoda
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [73]
2018 French Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  Han Chengkai
China  Zhou Haodong
21–23, 21–8, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [74]
2018 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  He Jiting
China  Tan Qiang
25–27, 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [75]
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Takeshi Kamura
Japan  Keigo Sonoda
21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [76]
2019 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Malaysia  Ong Yew Sin
Malaysia  Teo Ee Yi
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [80]
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia  Hendra Setiawan
21–17, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [81]
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia  Hendra Setiawan
21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [84]
2019 Japan Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia  Hendra Setiawan
21–18, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [85]
2019 China Open Super 1000 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia  Hendra Setiawan
21–18, 17–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [86]
2019 Denmark Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia  Hendra Setiawan
21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [87]
2019 French Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo India  Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India  Chirag Shetty
21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [88]
2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Takeshi Kamura
Japan  Keigo Sonoda
21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [89]
2020 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia  Hendra Setiawan
21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [95]
2020 All England Open Super 1000 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Hiroyuki Endo
Japan  Yuta Watanabe
18–21, 21–12, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [97]
2021 French Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo South Korea  Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea  Shin Baek-cheol
17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [104]
2021 Hylo Open Super 500 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia  Daniel Marthin
21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [105]
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Takuro Hoki
Japan  Yugo Kobayashi
11–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [106]
2021 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Takuro Hoki
Japan  Yugo Kobayashi
21–14, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [106]
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Takuro Hoki
Japan  Yugo Kobayashi
16–21, 21–13, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [109]
2022 Denmark Open Super 750 Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Fajar Alfian
Indonesia  Muhammad Rian Ardianto
19–21, 26–28 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [114]

BWF Superseries (11 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[140] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[141] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 French Open Indonesia  Markis Kido Malaysia  Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia  Tan Boon Heong
21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [16]
2016 India Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Angga Pratama
Indonesia  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [38]
2016 Australian Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Angga Pratama
Indonesia  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [39]
2016 China Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Denmark  Mathias Boe
Denmark  Carsten Mogensen
21–18, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [40]
2017 All England Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  Li Junhui
China  Liu Yuchen
21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [45]
2017 India Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Indonesia  Angga Pratama
Indonesia  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
21–11, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [48]
2017 Malaysia Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  Fu Haifeng
China  Zheng Siwei
21–14, 14–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [49]
2017 Korea Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Denmark  Mathias Boe
Denmark  Carsten Mogensen
19–21, 21–19, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [55]
2017 Japan Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Japan  Takuto Inoue
Japan  Yuki Kaneko
21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [56]
2017 Denmark Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  Liu Cheng
China  Zhang Nan
16–21, 24–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [57]
2017 China Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Denmark  Mathias Boe
Denmark  Carsten Mogensen
21–19, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [58]
2017 Hong Kong Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Denmark  Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark  Mads Pieler Kolding
21–12, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [59]
2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  Liu Cheng
China  Zhang Nan
21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [61]
  BWF World Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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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

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Indonesian Masters Indonesia  Markis Kido Indonesia  Selvanus Geh
Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
21–17, 20–22, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [17]
2015 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo China  Fu Haifeng
China  Zhang Nan
13–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [28]
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Malaysia  Hoon Thien How
Malaysia  Lim Khim Wah
21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [32]
2016 Malaysia Masters Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Malaysia  Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia  Tan Boon Heong
18–21, 21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [36]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result Ref
2009 Victorian International New Zealand  Joe Wu 17–21, 21–8, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [142]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 Singapore International Indonesia  Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra Indonesia  Lukhi Apri Nugroho
Indonesia  Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [11]
2012 Iran Fajr International Indonesia  Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra India  Tarun Kona
India  Arun Vishnu
21–18, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s)  Winner [12]
2012 Vietnam International Indonesia  Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra Indonesia  Ricky Karanda Suwardi
Indonesia  Muhammad Ulinnuha
12–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [13]
2012 Osaka International Indonesia  Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra Japan  Takeshi Kamura
Japan  Keigo Sonoda
17–21, 23–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [14]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Turkey International Bulgaria  Gabriela Stoeva Germany  Jones Ralfy Jansen
Germany  Cisita Joity Jansen
21–17, 17–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [143]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

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Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2007 Cheers Youth International Indonesia  Nandang Arif Saputra Singapore  Riky Widianto
Singapore  Chayut Triyachart
8–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Runner-up [144]
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(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

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  • Senior level
Team events 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Ref
SEA Games G NH A NH A NH A NH A [137]
Asia Team Championships NH A NH G NH G NH A NH [96]
Asian Games NH S NH NH [70]
Thomas Cup NH S NH B NH G NH A NH [42][103]
Sudirman Cup B NH RR NH B NH QF NH QF [24][52][83][102][118]

Individual competitions

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Senior level

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Men's doubles
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Events 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Ref
SEA Games NH S NH A NH A NH A NH A [137]
Asian Championships A QF w/d A S NH A [82]
Asian Games A NH G NH NH [69]
World Championships 3R A NH QF QF 2R NH w/d 3R DNQ [54]
Olympic Games NH DNQ NH QF NH [101]
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best Ref
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Malaysia Open A QF 1R 2R W QF QF NH w/d 2R W ('17) [49][66][115]
India Open A 1R A W W W A NH A QF W ('16, '17, '18) [38][48][65][116]
Indonesia Masters 2R QF QF SF W QF A NH W W W F SF 2R W ('14, '18, '19, '20) [15][17][34][63][81][95][106][112][117]
Thailand Masters NH 2R A NH A 2R ('16)
All England Open A SF QF 1R W W 1R F 2R SF A W ('17, '18) [21][45][64][97][99][110]
Swiss Open A QF SF A NH A SF ('15) [22]
Malaysia Masters A 2R QF SF A W A W QF NH w/d 2R W ('16, '19) [36][80][94][119]
Thailand Open NH 2R 1R A NH SF A QF w/d NH A SF SF ('15, '23) [120]
w/d
Singapore Open A 1R 1R 2R QF SF A SF NH w/d 2R SF ('17, '19) [50][121]
Indonesia Open A 2R 2R QF 2R 2R 1R W W NH W 2R A W ('18, '19, '21) [53][67][84][106][113]
Chinese Taipei Open A 2R 1R A 1R F A NH A F ('15) [28]
Korea Open A 1R A F A QF NH w/d A F ('17) [55]
Japan Open A 1R A 1R A W W W NH 2R A W ('17, '18, '19) [56][71][85]
Australian Open A 1R 2R A W w/d A NH A W ('16) [39]
China Open A 2R A W W SF W NH A W ('16, '17, '19) [40][58][72][86]
Hong Kong Open A QF 2R QF 1R W W QF NH A W ('17, '18) [33][59][76]
Vietnam Open A QF A SF A NH A SF ('15)
Denmark Open A 2R QF A QF F W W A 2R F A W ('18, '19) [57][73][87][114]
French Open A W QF A 2R w/d F W NH F 1R A W ('13, '19) [16][57][74][88][104]
Hylo Open A W A W ('21) [105]
Korea Masters A 1R A 2R A NH A 2R ('15)
China Masters A QF A 1R A W W NH A W ('18, '19) [75][89]
Syed Modi International A 2R SF NH w/d A 2R A NH A 1R SF ('12)
Guwahati Masters NH QF QF ('23)
Superseries /
World Tour Finals
DNQ RR W RR SF DNQ F DNQ W ('17) [43][61][79][93][109]
Chinese Taipei Masters NH W A NH W ('15) [32]
Macau Open A 1R QF A 2R A NH QF ('12)
New Zealand Open NH N/A NH 2R A SF A NH SF ('16)
Year-end ranking 120 55 26 24 10 16 2 1 1 1 1 1 23 39 1 [44]
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Best Ref
Mixed doubles
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Events 2014 Ref
World Championships 1R
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix Best Ref
2013 2014
Swiss Open A 1R 1R ('14)
Malaysia Masters SF A SF ('13)
New Zealand Open 2R A 2R ('13)
Australian Open 2R 1R 2R ('13)
India Open A 1R 1R ('14)
Malaysia Open A 1R 1R ('14)
Singapore Open 1R 2R 2R ('14)
China Open 2R A 2R ('13)
Japan Open 2R A 2R ('13)
Denmark Open 1R A 1R ('13)
French Open A 1R 1R ('14)
China Masters 1R A 1R ('13)
Hong Kong Open 1R A 1R ('13)
Indonesia Masters QF A QF ('13)
Indonesia Open 1R 1R 1R ('13, '14)
Year-end ranking 53 59 34
Tournament 2013 2014 Best Ref

Record against selected opponents

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Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo have an eleven-match winning streak in the head-to-head record against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of India. They also lead the meeting record with a wide margin against Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen of China and their senior compatriots Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. Meanwhile, Sukamuljo and Gideon have a poor head-to-head record against Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang (0–4), Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe (2–6), Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong (0–3), and also Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan (1–3).[145]

Markis Kido

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