Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

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Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Sukamuljo at the 2017 All England Open
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29)
Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia
ResidenceJakarta, Indonesia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachHerry Iman Pierngadi
Aryono Miranat
Men's doubles
Career record364 wins, 103 losses
Highest ranking1 (with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon 16 March 2017[1])
Current ranking17 (with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon 30 May 2023)
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
Silver medal – second place 2022 Bangkok 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
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bangkok Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Gimcheon Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Boys' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is a former Indonesian badminton player who was formerly ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. Considered to be one of the best players of his generation, he won the men's doubles titles at the All England Open in 2017 and 2018; World Superseries Finals in 2017; and at the Asian Games in 2018. He also featured in the Indonesia winning team at the SEA Games in 2015; Asia Team Championships in 2018 and 2020; and at the Thomas Cup in 2020. Together with his former partner, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, they were awarded 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.

Sukamuljo and Gideon 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 Sukamuljo and Gideon have taken the men's doubles game to a new level and makes the matches more exciting to watch.

Early and personal life

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Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo was born on 2 August 1995 in Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, to parents Sugiarto Sukamuljo and Winartin Niawati of Chinese Indonesians ethnicity.[2][3][4] He is the nephew of former world number 1 men's doubles player, Alvent Yulianto.[5] Sukamuljo started to learn about badminton at two and a half years, by seeing his father play on the court behind their house.[6] Noticing young Sukamuljo's interest in badminton, his father then found a coach in Jember at the Putra 46 club to foster his child's talent for a year.[7] Sukamuljo later entered the Sari Agung club in Banyuwangi and in 2006, at the age of eleven, he won a Graha Bhakti Cup tournament.[6] Recognizing his talent, Sukamuljo's parents encouraged him to join a bigger club. He then took part at the general auditions scholarship held by PB Djarum, but failed due to his small physique. However, he refused to give up, and began training everyday, instead of his usual 4 days a week routine. With these additional hours, he finally managed to pass the audition at PB Djarum in 2007.[3][8][9][10]

After joining PB Djarum, Sukamuljo went through defeat after defeat. At first, Sukamuljo played in the men's singles discipline. However, he was then turned toward the doubles disciplines, experimenting with both the men's and mixed doubles. Initially, he and his parents resisted this turn toward specialization in doubles,[3][11] but men's doubles coach Ade Lukas believed that this was where Sukamuljo's skills and abilities would be best utilized. After a year of training in doubles, he showed progress and had great expectations going forward.[12]

In January 2022, Sukamuljo revealed his romantic relationship with entrepreneur Valencia Tanoesoedibjo, the second daughter of Indonesian media businessman and politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo, after much speculation from the public from around December 2021.[13] The two were officially engaged in August 2022, in which Sukamuljo proposed to Tanoesoedibjo at the Jakarta International Stadium.[14] The couple got married on March 23, 2023, in Paris, France.[15] Sukamuljo's teammates Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto were present as groomsmen in the ceremony.[15]

Career

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2010–2013: Junior and early senior career

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In the PB Djarum club, Sukamuljo was trained by Sigit Budiarto. He won some National Circuit tournaments in his age group with different partners.[16] In 2010, he won the Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Pekanbaru, and Jakarta circuits, and also the Candra Wijaya men's doubles championships. In 2011, he won the Jakarta circuit and Pertamina Open.[17] He represented Indonesia at the 2011 ASEAN School Games held at the Yio Chu Kang Sports Hall, Singapore, and won a gold in the mixed doubles with Aris Budiharti, and a silver in the boys' doubles with Felix Kinalsal.[18] In July 2011, just before turning 16, Sukamuljo qualified to compete in the international senior age group, by reaching the finals of the Singapore International Series tournament partnered with Lukhi Apri Nugroho.[19] He also played at the World Junior Championships held in Taoyuan City, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals in the boys' doubles event with his partner Nugroho.[20]

In 2012, Sukamuljo won the U-19 National tournament the Jakarta Open and West Java circuits, also the Candra Wijaya men's doubles championships.[17][21] In July, he won a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with Alfian Eko Prasetya.[12] He was named as the "future athlete" at the Tangkas Specs Junior Challenge after showing a good performance and finished as runner-up in that tournament.[22] In August, he was ranked as number 1 in the BWF World Junior Ranking.[23] In October–November, he competed at the World Junior Championships held in Chiba, Japan, but lost in the early stages of both the boys' and mixed doubles events. In December, he clinched the boys' doubles title at the Junior National Championships with Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho.[24]

In 2013, Sukamuljo was selected to join the national men's doubles team squad.[25] He started the season by competing in Vietnam International Challenge partnered with Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho, but lost in the quarter-finals to the Hong Kong pair Chan Yun Lung and Wong Wai Hong in a close rubber game.[26] In May, he won the West Java circuit tournament teamed with Hafiz Faizal.[27] In July, he competed at the Asian Junior Championships held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, and captured bronze medals in the mixed team and boys' doubles events partnered with Arya Maulana Aldiartama.[28][29] Turning eighteen in August, he won the mixed doubles title at the Tangkas Specs Junior International Challenge with Masita Mahmudin.[30] In October–November, he participated at the World Junior Championships in Bangkok, Thailand where he helped Indonesia to win the silver medal in the mixed team event.[31] In the individual tournament he earned mixed doubles silver with Mahmudin, losing the final match to the Chinese pair Huang Kaixiang and Chen Qingchen, whom they had beaten the previous week in the semifinals of team play.[32]

2014–2016: From International Challenge to Superseries titles

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Sukamuljo began the 2014 season playing with a new partner, Selvanus Geh, and won his very first tournament with Geh, the Vietnam International Challenge by beating Australians Robin Middleton and Ross Smith in the finals.[33] In his second month playing with Geh, he captured his first Grand Prix doubles title at the New Zealand Open, when he and Geh upset the second seeds from Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling and Lu Chia-pin in the finals.[34] In June, he competed against the world's best players at the Indonesia Open paired with Geh and with Greysia Polii in mixed doubles . Starting from the qualification round in both events, he was stopped in the second round of the main draw in both, but in the first round of mixed doubles, he and Polii put out the defending champions and world number ones Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei, 15–21, 21–18, 23–21.[35] In July, Sukamuljo and Geh reached the quarterfinals of the Chinese Taipei Open.[36] In September, they reached their first Grand Prix Gold final as a team at the Indonesia Masters where they were beaten in three games by Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and doubles great Markis Kido the top seeds.[37] Sukamuljo then won his third title with Geh at the Bulgarian International defeating compatriots Ronald Alexander and Edi Subaktiar in the final.[38] Sukamuljo's mixed doubles partnerships with Della Destiara Haris and Maretha Dea Giovani were less successful reaching no farther than the quarterfinals of any 2014 tournament. In December Sukamuljo joined Indonesia's team for the Axiata Cup in Kuala Lumpur,[39] but the squad was narrowly edged by Thailand.[40]

In 2015, head coach of the Indonesia national men's doubles juniors, Chafidz Yusuf, paired Sukamuljo with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, because Selvanus Geh had to resign from the national team due to illness.[41][42][43] The new partnership opened the season in Europe playing at the All England and Swiss Open. In England they reached the quarterfinals before falling to the Danish pair Mads Conrad-Petersen and Mads Pieler Kolding,[44] Partnered with Greysia Polii, Sukamuljo lost in the second round of mixed double to fifth seeds Chris and Gabby Adcock.[45] In Switzerland, he and Gideon were stopped in the semi-finals by the Malaysian pair Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong.[46] Sukamuljo then took part in the Sudirman Cup held in Dongguan, China, where Indonesia settled for a bronze medal.[47][48] At the June SEA Games in Singapore, he helped his team win the gold medal,[49] and in the individual men's doubles event, he and Gideon captured the silver medal.[50]

In July, Sukamuljo and Gideon 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,[51] but they failed to take the title, losing the final tamely to Fu Haifeng and Zhang Nan.[52] 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.[53][54] The former badminton player who is currently a BWF commentator, Gillian Clark, also highlighted that the fast play shown by Sukamuljo and Gideon have taken the men's doubles game to a new level and makes the matches exciting to watch.[55] In the next tournament, the duo then reached the semifinals 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.[56] In the Hong Kong Open, Sukamuljo and Gideon 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 quarterfinals.[57] In December, they were stopped in the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters by second seeds Chai Biao and Hong Wei in three games.[58] They ended the 2015 season ranked 16th in the world.[59]

Sukamuljo and Gideon kicked off the 2016 season by winning the Malaysia Masters in January.[60] They then suffered a slump with early exits from several tournaments, including a first round exit from the All England Open.[61][62][63] After this All England low their form, though inconsistent, improved significantly. They reached the semifinals of the New Zealand Open in late March and [64] in April clinched their first Superseries title as a team at the India Open, beating their senior compatriot Angga Pratama and Ricky Karanda Suwardi in the final.[65] In the following weeks they were defeated in the second round of Malaysia Open,[66] then in the quarter-finals of Singapore Open[67] and Asian Championships.[68] In May, Sukamuljo 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.[69] 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.[70]

In June, Sukamuljo and Gideon were eliminated in the second round of Indonesia Open by world number 1 Lee Yong-dae and Yoo Yeon-seong.[71] A week later, however, the duo won their second Superseries title at the Australian Open,[72] in the quarterfinals defeating Zhang Nan and Fu Haifeng for the first time, to whom they had lost three previous matches.[73] Due to an injury suffered by Gideon, Sukamuljo was paired with Wahyu Nayaka at the home soil Indonesian Masters tournament, but the scratch partnership still managed to win the title. After Gideon's recovery the reunited duo won the Superseries Premier tournament at the China Open.[74][75] The team was ranked as number 4 in Destination Dubai rankings, and qualified to compete for the year-end Superseries Finals,[76] but they failed to advance from the group phase.[77] Nevertheless, at year's end Sukamuljo and Gideon occupied the number 2 position in the world rankings.[78]

2017: World number 1

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

Now competing only in the world's biggest events, Sukamuljo and Gideon started 2017 by making up for their 2016 first round defeat with a tournament victory at the coveted All England Open in March,[79][80] thus earning a number one men's doubles world ranking.[81] They then secured their second consecutive India Open title,[82] and after that won the Malaysia Open.[83] Their remarkable winning run was then stopped by Danish veterans Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen in the semifinals of the Singapore Open.[84] 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[85] 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.[86] In June the duo was upset by another Danish pair, Kim Astrup and Anders Skaarup Rasmussen, in the first round of Indonesia Open.[87]

In August, Sukamuljo and Gideon 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.[88] In September they reached the final of the Korea Open but were again beaten by Boe and Morgensen,[89] 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.[90] In October, Sukamuljo and Gideon 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 semifinal match in Denmark, Gideon withdrew from the next Superseries tournament in France.[91] Back together in November, Sukamuljo and Gideon 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.[92] 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.[93] For their achievements Sukamuljo and Gideon were named Best Male Players of the Year by the Badminton World Federation.[94] 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.[95]

2018: Asian Games gold medalists

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Under the new BWF player commitment regulations, Sukamuljo and Gideon who ranked as world number 1, are obligated to play in 12 BWF World Tour.[96] They were unbeaten in the first 3 tournaments that they participated in, capturing his second Indonesia Masters and All England Open,[97][98] and also his third India Open titles.[99] He and Gideon then defeated at the quarterfinals of Malaysia Open by Chinese pair He Jiting and Tan Qiang.[100] In July, he and Gideon won the Indonesia Open,[101] however, in the quarterfinals Sukamuljo felt the umpire was not fair during a match and he continued to protest, and earned him a yellow card from the umpire.[102] At the 2018 World Championships, Sukamuljo and Gideon lost in the quarterfinals to Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda in straight games.[103]

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

Sukamuljo 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 Gideon beat their compatriots Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in a close rubber games in the final.[104][105] In September, he and Gideon retained their Japan Open title, defeating the reigning World Champions Li Junhui and Liu Yuchen.[106] A week later, they finished as semifinalists in China Open, lost to Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong of China.[107] On the Europe tour in October, Sukamuljo and Gideon clinched the Denmark Open title.[108] But in France, they again defeated by Han and Zhou in the final, made their head-to-head record deficit to 1–2.[109] In November, he and Gideon won the Fuzhou China Open and Hong Kong Open.[110][111] After the victory they achieved in Hong Kong, Sukamuljo and Gideon managed to set a record as the first ever men's doubles pair to win eight world tour titles in a season.[112] 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.[113] As the defending champions of the World Tour Finals, Sukamuljo and Gideon had to withdraw from the competition before their last group match, due to the neck injury suffered by Gideon.[114]

2019: Eight World Tour titles

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Sukamuljo opened the season in January by winning his second Malaysia Masters and third Indonesia Masters titles. He and Gideon reached his record 20th titles at the Superseries/Super 500 above tournaments.[115][116] They later had to defeat in the early round of 2019 All England Open to Liu Cheng and Zhang Nan.[117] In April, they lost in the quarter finals at the Malaysia Open, and in the semifinals of Singapore Open.[118] He then played at the Asian Championships held in Wuhan, China as first seed. He and Gideon proceeded to the final, but inflicted a crushing defeat by number 5 seed Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe.[119] He then played with Indonesia mixed team at the Sudirman Cup held in Nanning, China. Teamed up with Gideon, they have never lost in their three matches against England, Chinese Taipei and Japan, but the team lost 1–3 in the semifinals tie against Japan.[118][120]

In July, Sukamuljo successfully defended his title at the Indonesia Open, later won the Japan Open for three consecutive times alongside Gideon. They beat Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight games in the final in both events.[121][122] In August, the duo managed to reaching the quarter finals of Thailand Open, but stopped by the Japanese pair Hiroyuki Endo and Yuta Watanabe.[123] They then suffered first match loss, in the second round of Basel World Championships to Choi Sol-gyu and Seo Seung-jae of South Korea after they succumbed 21–23 in the deciding game.[124] In September, Sukamuljo and Gideon won their third China Open title, beating Ahsan and Setiawan in the final.[125] They next went to Korea Open, but lost in the quarter finals to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.[126] In October, he won his second Denmark Open and first French Open titles with Gideon.[127][128] At the East Asia tour in November, he won the Fuzhou China Open,[129] and the following week he lost in the quarter finals at the Hong Kong Open against Endo and Watanabe.[130] He and Gideon were nominated again as the BWF Best Male Player of the Year, but this time they lost to Kento Momota of Japan.[131] They entered the World Tour Finals as the first seed.[132] 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 semifinal, they again defeated by the Japanese pair Endo and Watanabe, made their head-to-head record deficit to 2–5.[118][133] Sukamuljo ended the 2019 season by winning eight World Tour titles, including three in a row at Denmark, France and China.[118][132]

2020–2021

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Sukamuljo began his 2020 season by playing in the Malaysia Masters, pairing up with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon again. However, they finished in the quarter finals after losing to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in a close rubber game.[134] Sukamuljo later won his fourth consecutive Indonesia Masters title (third with Gideon) defeating Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in straight games.[135] In February, he alongside Indonesia men's team won the Asia Team Championships held in Manila.[136] In March, he played at the All England Open with Gideon. 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.[137] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous tournaments on the 2020 BWF World Tour were either cancelled or rescheduled for later in the year. In June, he then took part at the PBSI home tournament partnered with Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. The duo won four matches, but unable to accomplish their victory after lost their last match against Fajar Alfian and Yeremia Rambitan, and finished as runner-up at that tournament.[138] Sukamuljo planned to return in the international competitions at the 2020 Asian Leg tournament in January 2021, but then he had to withdraw from the competition after testing positive for COVID-19 in December 2020.[139]

Sukamuljo made his comeback at the All England Open in March 2021. He and Gideon 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.[140] In July 2021, Sukamuljo competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics partnering Gideon as first seed. The duo led the group standings after won two matches and lost a match.[141] Sukamuljo and Gideon were eliminated from the competition by Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the quarter-finals.[142] In September–October, Sukamuljo 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.[143] 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.[144] In the next tournament, Sukamuljo and Gideon played at the BWF World Tour in Denmark, French, and Hylo Opens.[145][146] The duo ended the tour by winning the Hylo Open.[146] At the Indonesia badminton festival, they finished as runner-up in the Indonesia Masters and triumph in the Indonesia Open.[147] This was their three successive victory at the Indonesia Open following on from success in 2018 and 2019.[148] Their achievements in 2021, lead them as the first seed in the BWF World Tour Finals.[149] The duo reached the final, but lost a well contested match to Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in a close rubber games.[150]

2022

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In 2022, Sukamuljo and his partner, Gideon, 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.[151] Sukamuljo alongside Indonesia men's team competed at the Thomas Cup. At that tournament, he did not play with his regular partner, Gideon, who was then preparing to undergo surgery due to injuries. Indonesia was unable to defend the Cup after being defeated by India 0–3 in the final.[152] Even though his partner, Gideon, not fully recovered, the duo returned to the tournament court in June, to compete in the Indonesia Masters and Open. At that tournament, Sukamuljo and Gideon finished as semi-finalists in the Indonesia Masters, and stopped in the second round in the Indonesia Open.[153][154] Topped the BWF World rankings for 215 consecutive weeks, Gideon and Sukamuljo supremacy were dethroned by Japan's Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi on 20 September 2022.[154] They then stepped on podium in October as runner-up of the Denmark Open, losing the final to Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto.[155]

2023

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Sukamuljo and his partner, Gideon, started the BWF tour in the Malaysia Open, but were stopped in the second round by a Chinese pair, Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang.[156] In the next tournament, they lost again to Liang and Wang in the quarter-finals of the India Open.[157] They competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, but retired in the second round to Chinese pair Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi following the injury of Gideon.[158] After not being seen on the international circuit since January, Sukamuljo was included in the Indonesian squad for the Sudirman Cup,[159] but the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[160] He and his partner later competed in the Malaysia Masters, but lost in the second round to 4th seeds Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in straight games.[161] They then reached the Thailand Open semi-finals, but lost to eventual winners Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in straight games.[162] Sukamuljo and Gideon later suffered a second round loss in the Singapore Open to Hoki and Kobayashi.[163]

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Result Ref.
GTV Amazing Kids Favorite Awards 2023 Favorite Athlete Nominated [164]
AORI 2018 Best Male Athlete with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Won [165]
BWF Awards 2017 BWF Best Male Player of the Year with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Won [94]
2018 Won [113]
2019 Nominated [131]
Forbes 2020 30 Under 30 Asia (Entertainment and Sports with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon) Placed [166]
30 Under 30 Indonesia (Young achievers & game changers with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon) Placed [167]
Google 2018 Top Trending Searches on Google Indonesia 2018 Placed [168]
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2019 Best Male Athlete with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Won [169]
Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games men's badminton team Nominated [170]
2020 Favorite Male Athlete with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Won [171]
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Athlete of the Year with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Won [172]
Favorite Male Athlete Duos with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Won [173]

Achievements

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Asian Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto 		13–21, 21–18, 24–22 Gold Gold [104]

Asian Championships

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium,
Wuhan, China 		Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe 		18–21, 3–21 Silver Silver [119]

SEA Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Singapore Indoor Stadium,
Singapore 		Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Angga Pratama
Indonesia Ricky Karanda Suwardi 		12–21, 22–24 Silver Silver [50]

ASEAN University Games

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Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2014 Dempo Sports Hall,
Palembang, Indonesia 		Indonesia Arya Maulana Aldiartama Malaysia Vountus Indra Mawan
Malaysia Jagdish Singh 		21–11, 18–21, 21–19 Gold Gold [174]

BWF World Junior Championships

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium,
Bangkok, Thailand 		Indonesia Masita Mahmudin China Huang Kaixiang
China Chen Qingchen 		18–21, 22–20, 21–23 Silver Silver [32]

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium,
Gimcheon, South Korea 		Indonesia Alfian Eko Prasetya Chinese Taipei Wang Chi-lin
Chinese Taipei Wu Hsiao-lin 		20–22, 13–21 Bronze Bronze [175]
2013 Likas Indoor Stadium,
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia 		Indonesia Arya Maulana Aldiartama China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		16–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze [176]

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,[177] 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.[178]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		11–21, 21–10, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [97]
2018 India Open Super 500 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 		21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [99]
2018 All England Open Super 1000 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 		21–18, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [98]
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Takuto Inoue
Japan Yuki Kaneko 		21–13, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [101]
2018 Japan Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		21–11, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [106]
2018 Denmark Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda 		21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [108]
2018 French Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China Han Chengkai
China Zhou Haodong 		21–23, 21–8, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [109]
2018 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China He Jiting
China Tan Qiang 		25–27, 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [110]
2018 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda 		21–13, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [111]
2019 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Malaysia Ong Yew Sin
Malaysia Teo Ee Yi 		21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [115]
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–17, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [116]
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–19, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [121]
2019 Japan Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–18, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [122]
2019 China Open Super 1000 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–18, 17–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [125]
2019 Denmark Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [127]
2019 French Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon India Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
India Chirag Shetty 		21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [128]
2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Takeshi Kamura
Japan Keigo Sonoda 		21–17, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [129]
2020 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Mohammad Ahsan
Indonesia Hendra Setiawan 		21–15, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [135]
2020 All England Open Super 1000 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Hiroyuki Endo
Japan Yuta Watanabe 		18–21, 21–12, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [137]
2021 French Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon South Korea Ko Sung-hyun
South Korea Shin Baek-cheol 		17–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [145]
2021 Hylo Open Super 500 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Leo Rolly Carnando
Indonesia Daniel Marthin 		21–14, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [146]
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi 		11–21, 21–17, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [147]
2021 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi 		21–14, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [179]
2021 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Takuro Hoki
Japan Yugo Kobayashi 		16–21, 21–13, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [150]
2022 Denmark Open Super 750 Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Fajar Alfian
Indonesia Muhammad Rian Ardianto 		19–21, 26–28 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [155]

BWF Superseries (10 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[180] 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.[181] 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
2016 India Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Angga Pratama
Indonesia Ricky Karanda Suwardi 		21–17, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [65]
2016 Australian Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Angga Pratama
Indonesia Ricky Karanda Suwardi 		21–14, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [72]
2016 China Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 		21–18, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [75]
2017 All England Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China Li Junhui
China Liu Yuchen 		21–19, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [79]
2017 India Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Indonesia Angga Pratama
Indonesia Ricky Karanda Suwardi 		21–11, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [82]
2017 Malaysia Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China Fu Haifeng
China Zheng Siwei 		21–14, 14–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [83]
2017 Korea Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 		19–21, 21–19, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [89]
2017 Japan Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Japan Takuto Inoue
Japan Yuki Kaneko 		21–12, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [90]
2017 Denmark Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China Liu Cheng
China Zhang Nan 		16–21, 24–22, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [91]
2017 China Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen 		21–19, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [92]
2017 Hong Kong Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Mads Pieler Kolding 		21–12, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [93]
2017 Dubai World Superseries Finals Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China Liu Cheng
China Zhang Nan 		21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [95]
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 2 runners-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 New Zealand Open Indonesia Selvanus Geh Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-ling
Chinese Taipei Lu Chia-pin 		15–21, 23–21, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [34]
2014 Indonesian Masters Indonesia Selvanus Geh Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Markis Kido 		17–21, 22–20, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [37]
2015 Chinese Taipei Open Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon China Fu Haifeng
China Zhang Nan 		13–21, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [52]
2015 Chinese Taipei Masters Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Malaysia Hoon Thien How
Malaysia Lim Khim Wah 		21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [56]
2016 Malaysia Masters Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Malaysia Koo Kien Keat
Malaysia Tan Boon Heong 		18–21, 21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [60]
2016 Indonesia Masters Indonesia Wahyu Nayaka China Han Chengkai
China Zhou Haodong 		21–16, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [74]
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2011 Singapore International Indonesia Lukhi Apri Nugroho Indonesia Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Indonesia Agripina Pamungkas 		17–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [19]
2014 Vietnam International Indonesia Selvanus Geh Australia Robin Middleton
Australia Ross Smith 		21–14, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [33]
2014 Bulgarian International Indonesia Selvanus Geh Indonesia Ronald Alexander
Indonesia Edi Subaktiar 		21–19, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [38]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2012 Indonesia Junior International Indonesia Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho Indonesia Hafiz Faizal
Indonesia Putra Eka Rhoma 		20–22, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [182]

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2013 Indonesia Junior International Indonesia Masita Mahmudin Indonesia Ricky Alverino Sidarta
Indonesia Ristya Ayu Nugraheny 		21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [183]
  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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  • Junior level
Team events 2011 2012 2013 Ref
Asian Junior Championships A QF B [17][28]
World Junior Championships 7th 4th S [17][31]
  • 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 [49]
Asia Team Championships NH A NH G NH G NH A NH [136]
Asian Games NH S NH A NH [105]
Thomas Cup NH S NH B NH G NH S NH [70][144][152]
Sudirman Cup B NH RR NH B NH QF NH QF [48][86][120][143][160]

Individual competitions

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Junior level

[edit]
Boys' doubles
[edit]
Events 2011 2012 2013 Ref
Asian Junior Championships A B B [12]
World Junior Championships QF 3R QF [20][32]
Mixed doubles
[edit]
Events 2012 2013 Ref
World Junior Championships 4R S [20][32]

Senior level

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In the senior level tournament, Sukamuljo won gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games, and also won 33 individual titles in the BWF tour equivalent events.

Men's doubles
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Events 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Ref
SEA Games S NH A NH A NH A NH A [50]
Asian Championships A QF w/d A S NH A [119]
Asian Games NH G NH A NH [104]
World Championships A NH QF QF 2R NH w/d 3R DNQ [88][103][124][154]
Olympic Games NH DNQ NH QF NH [142]
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 1R 2R W QF QF NH w/d 2R W ('17) [66][83][100][118][156]
India Open A W W W A NH A QF W ('16, '17, '18) [65][82][99][157]
Indonesia Masters Q2 Q2 1R 2R F QF W NH W W W F SF 2R W ('16, '18, '19, '20) [37][58][74][97][116][135][153][158]
Thailand Masters NH 2R A NH A 2R ('16) [184]
All England Open A QF 1R W W 1R F 2R SF A W ('17, '18) [44][63][79][98][117][137][140][151]
Swiss Open A SF A NH A SF ('15) [46]
Malaysia Masters A 1R A W A W QF NH w/d 2R W ('16, '19) [60][115][134][161]
Thailand Open NH A NH SF A QF w/d NH A SF SF ('15, '23) [17][123][139][162]
w/d
Singapore Open A 2R QF SF A SF NH w/d 2R SF ('17, '19) [67][84][118][163]
Indonesia Open A Q2 A 2R 2R 2R 1R W W NH W 2R A W ('18, '19, '21) [71][87][101][121][154]
Chinese Taipei Open A QF F A NH A F ('15) [36][52]
Korea Open A 1R A F A QF NH w/d A F ('17) [89][126]
Japan Open A 1R A W W W NH 2R A W ('17, '18, '19) [90][106][122][154]
Australian Open A W w/d A NH A W ('16) [72]
China Open A W W SF W NH A W ('16, '17, '19) [74][92][107][125]
Hong Kong Open A QF 1R W W QF NH A W ('17, '18) [57][93][111][130]
Vietnam Open A 2R SF A NH A SF ('15) [17]
Denmark Open A QF F W W A 2R F A W ('18, '19) [91][108][127][155]
French Open A 2R w/d F W NH F 1R A W ('19) [109][128][145]
Hylo Open A W A W ('21) [146]
Korea Masters A 2R A NH A 2R 2R ('15, '23) [185]
Japan Masters NH 2R 2R ('23)
China Masters A 1R A W W NH A W ('18, '19) [110][129]
Syed Modi International A NH A 2R A NH A 2R ('16) [61]
Superseries /
World Tour Finals 		DNQ RR W RR SF DNQ F DNQ W ('17) [77][95][114][133][139][150]
Chinese Taipei Masters NH W A NH W ('15) [56]
Dutch Open A 1R A NH N/A 1R ('14) [186]
Macau Open A 2R A NH 2R ('15) [187]
New Zealand Open NH N/A NH A W A SF A NH W ('14) [34][64]
Year-end ranking 381 187 294 218 37 16 2 1 1 1 1 1 23 39 1 [188]
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Best Ref
Mixed doubles
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Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix Best Ref
2013 2014 2015 2016
All England Open A 2R A 2R ('15) [45]
Malaysia Masters A 2R 2R ('16) [189]
Chinese Taipei Open A 1R A 1R ('14) [190]
Vietnam Open A 2R A 2R ('14)
Dutch Open A 1R A 1R ('14)
Indonesia Masters 1R 2R A 2R ('14)
Indonesia Open A 2R A 2R ('14) [35]
Year-end ranking 536 183 238 316 110
Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 Best Ref

Record against selected opponents

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

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon

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Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon lead the meeting record with a wide margin against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty of India, 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).[191]

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