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

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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

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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

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Achievements

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Asian Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, India
  Endang Nursugianti   Lee Jae-jin
  Lee Hyo-jung
4–15, 8–15   Bronze

SEA Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
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

World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Minoru Arena,
Richmond, Canada
  Greysia Polii   He Hanbin
  Yu Yang
12–15, 12–15   Silver

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

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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
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
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

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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
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
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

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

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Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
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
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International 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 event 2011
SEA Games G

Individual competitions

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  • Junior level
Event 2004
'World Junior Championships S
  • Senior level
Event 2011 2013
SEA Games B G
Event 2011 2013
World Championships 1R QF
Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Best
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
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)

References

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  1. ^ "Profil: Muhammad Rijal" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Indonesia's Sony wins Yonex Open". The Japan Times. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Muhammad Rijal" (in Indonesian). Merdeka.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Ternyata, Muhammad Rijal sedang sibuk menekuni bisnis" (in Indonesian). PB Djarum. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. ^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  6. ^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
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