Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian formerbadminton player who was ranked world number 1 in the men's doubles by theBadminton World Federation. Considered as one of the best players of his generation, he won the men's doubles titles at the All England Open in2017 and2018; the World Superseries Finals in2017; and the Asian Games in2018. He was also featured in the Indonesia winning team at the SEA Games in2015; the Asia Team Championships in2018 and2020; and the Thomas Cup in2020. Together with his then partnerMarcus Fernaldi Gideon, they were awarded the BWF Best Male Players of the Year for two consecutive years after collecting seven Superseries titles in2017 and eight World Tour titles in2018.
Sukamuljo and Gideon are often referred to as "the Minions" because of their below average height as well as their fast and agile playing style, jumping and bouncing just like theMinions in the filmDespicable Me.[2]
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo was born on 2 August 1995 inBanyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia, to parents Sugiarto Sukamuljo and Winartin Niawati ofChinese Indonesians ethnicity.[3][4][5] He is the nephew of former world number 1 men's doubles player,Alvent Yulianto.[6] Sukamuljo started to learn aboutbadminton at two and a half years, by seeing his father play on the court behind their house.[7] Noticing young Sukamuljo's interest in badminton, his father then found a coach inJember at the Putra 46 club to foster his child's talent for a year.[8] Sukamuljo later entered the Sari Agung club in Banyuwangi and in 2006, at the age of eleven, he won a Graha Bhakti Cup tournament.[7] Recognizing his talent, Sukamuljo's parents encouraged him to join a bigger club. He then took part at the general auditions scholarship held byPB 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.[4][9][10][11]
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,[4][12] 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.[13]
In January 2022, Sukamuljo revealed his romantic relationship with entrepreneur Valencia Tanoesoedibjo, the second daughter of Indonesian media businessman and politicianHary Tanoesoedibjo, after much speculation from the public from around December 2021.[14] The two were officially engaged in August 2022, in which Sukamuljo proposed to Tanoesoedibjo at theJakarta International Stadium.[15] The couple got married on March 23, 2023, in Paris, France.[16] Sukamuljo's teammatesFajar Alfian andMuhammad Rian Ardianto were present as groomsmen in the ceremony.[16]
In the PB Djarum club, Sukamuljo was trained bySigit Budiarto. He won some National Circuit tournaments in his age group with different partners.[17] 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.[18] He represented Indonesia at the 2011ASEAN 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.[19] In July 2011, just before turning 16, Sukamuljo qualified to compete in the international senior age group, by reaching the finals of theSingapore International Series tournament partnered withLukhi Apri Nugroho.[20] He also played at theWorld Junior Championships held in Taoyuan City, but was eliminated in the quarter-finals in the boys' doubles event with his partner Nugroho.[21]
In 2012, Sukamuljo won the U-19 National tournament the Jakarta Open and West Java circuits, also the Candra Wijaya men's doubles championships.[18][22] In July, he won a bronze medal at theAsian Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event withAlfian Eko Prasetya.[13] 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.[23] In August, he was ranked as number 1 in theBWF World Junior Ranking.[24] In October–November, he competed at theWorld 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 theJunior National Championships with Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho.[25]
In 2013, Sukamuljo was selected to join the national men's doubles team squad.[26] He started the season by competing inVietnam International Challenge partnered with Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho, but lost in the quarter-finals to the Hong Kong pairChan Yun Lung andWong Wai Hong in a close rubber game.[27] In May, he won the West Java circuit tournament teamed withHafiz Faizal.[28] In July, he competed at theAsian Junior Championships held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, and captured bronze medals in the mixed team and boys' doubles events partnered withArya Maulana Aldiartama.[29][30] Turning eighteen in August, he won the mixed doubles title at the Tangkas Specs Junior International Challenge withMasita Mahmudin.[31] In October–November, he participated at theWorld Junior Championships in Bangkok, Thailand where he helped Indonesia to win the silver medal in the mixed team event.[32] In the individual tournament he earned mixed doubles silver with Mahmudin, losing the final match to the Chinese pairHuang Kaixiang andChen Qingchen, whom they had beaten the previous week in the semifinals of team play.[33]
Sukamuljo began the 2014 season playing with a new partner,Selvanus Geh, and won his very first tournament with Geh, theVietnam International Challenge by beating AustraliansRobin Middleton andRoss Smith in the finals.[34] In his second month playing with Geh, he captured his first Grand Prix doubles title at theNew Zealand Open, when he and Geh upset the second seeds from Chinese TaipeiChen Hung-ling andLu Chia-pin in the finals.[35] In June, he competed against the world's best players at theIndonesia Open paired with Geh and withGreysia 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 onesZhang Nan andZhao Yunlei, 15–21, 21–18, 23–21.[36] In July, Sukamuljo and Geh reached the quarterfinals of theChinese Taipei Open.[37] In September, they reached their first Grand Prix Gold final as a team at theIndonesia Masters where they were beaten in three games byMarcus Fernaldi Gideon and doubles greatMarkis Kido the top seeds.[38] Sukamuljo then won his third title with Geh at theBulgarian International defeating compatriotsRonald Alexander andEdi Subaktiar in the final.[39] Sukamuljo's mixed doubles partnerships withDella Destiara Haris andMaretha 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,[40] but the squad was narrowly edged by Thailand.[41]
In 2015, head coach of the Indonesia national men's doubles juniors,Chafidz Yusuf, paired Sukamuljo withMarcus Fernaldi Gideon, becauseSelvanus Geh had to resign from the national team due to illness.[42][43][44] The new partnership opened the season in Europe playing at theAll England andSwiss Open. In England they reached the quarterfinals before falling to the Danish pairMads Conrad-Petersen andMads Pieler Kolding,[45] Partnered withGreysia Polii, Sukamuljo lost in the second round of mixed double to fifth seedsChris andGabby Adcock.[46] In Switzerland, he and Gideon were stopped in the semi-finals by the Malaysian pairGoh V Shem andTan Wee Kiong.[47] Sukamuljo then took part in theSudirman Cup held in Dongguan, China, where Indonesia settled for a bronze medal.[48][49] At the JuneSEA Games in Singapore, he helped his team win the gold medal,[50] and in the individual men's doubles event, he and Gideon captured the silver medal.[51]
In July, Sukamuljo and Gideon competing as an unseeded pair in theChinese Taipei Open, and the duo reached the final by defeating then World ChampionsMohammad Ahsan andHendra Setiawan,[52] but they failed to take the title, losing the final tamely toFu Haifeng andZhang Nan.[53] 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 theMinions in the filmDespicable Me.[54][55] 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.[56] In the next tournament, the duo then reached the semifinals of theVietnam andThailand Opens before capturing their first title together at theChinese Taipei Masters in October where they beat Malaysia'Hoon Thien How andLim Khim Wah in the finals.[57] In theHong Kong Open, Sukamuljo and Gideon beat the World Championship silver medalistsLiu Xiaolong andQiu Zihan before losing to top seededed South KoreansLee Yong-dae andYoo Yeon-seong in the quarterfinals.[58] In December, they were stopped in the quarter-finals of theIndonesia Masters by second seedsChai Biao andHong Wei in three games.[59] They ended the 2015 season ranked 16th in the world.[60]
Sukamuljo and Gideon kicked off the 2016 season by winning theMalaysia Masters in January.[61] They then suffered a slump with early exits from several tournaments, including a first round exit from theAll England Open.[62][63][64] After this All England low their form, though inconsistent, improved significantly. They reached the semifinals of theNew Zealand Open in late March and[65] in April clinched their first Superseries title as a team at theIndia Open, beating their senior compatriotAngga Pratama andRicky Karanda Suwardi in the final.[66] In the following weeks they were defeated in the second round ofMalaysia Open,[67] then in the quarter-finals ofSingapore Open[68] andAsian Championships.[69] In May, Sukamuljo participated in theThomas Cup held in Kunshan, China, but he failed to contribute points to the Indonesian team during the Thomas Cup Group B tie against Thailand.[70] 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.[71]
In June, Sukamuljo and Gideon were eliminated in the second round ofIndonesia Open by world number 1Lee Yong-dae andYoo Yeon-seong.[72] A week later, however, the duo won their second Superseries title at theAustralian Open,[73] in the quarterfinals defeatingZhang Nan andFu Haifeng for the first time, to whom they had lost three previous matches.[74] Due to an injury suffered by Gideon, Sukamuljo was paired withWahyu Nayaka at the home soilIndonesian 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 theChina Open.[75][76] The team was ranked as number 4 in Destination Dubai rankings, and qualified to compete for the year-endSuperseries Finals,[77] but they failed to advance from the group phase.[78] Nevertheless, at year's end Sukamuljo and Gideon occupied the number 2 position in theworld rankings.[79]
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 covetedAll England Open in March,[80][81] thus earning anumber one men's doubles world ranking.[82] They then secured their second consecutiveIndia Open title,[83] and after that won theMalaysia Open.[84] Their remarkable winning run was then stopped by Danish veteransMathias Boe andCarsten Mogensen in the semifinals of theSingapore Open.[85] In May, they played for Indonesia at theSudirman Cup held in Australia. In group round robin play they won their country's only point in its surprising loss to India[86] 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.[87] In June the duo was upset by another Danish pair,Kim Astrup andAnders Skaarup Rasmussen, in the first round ofIndonesia Open.[88]
In August, Sukamuljo and Gideon went to theWorld Championships held in Glasgow, Scotland, as third seeds, but lost in the quarter-finals to China'sChai Biao andHong Wei in three close games.[89] In September they reached the final of theKorea Open but were again beaten by Boe and Morgensen,[90] however, one week later they exacted a measure of revenge against the Danes in the semi-finals ofJapan Open, then went on to win the tournament by defeating the host pair ofTakuto Inoue andYuki Kaneko.[91] In October, Sukamuljo and Gideon lost the final of theDenmark Open in a tight match to reigning World ChampionLiu Cheng andZhang Nan. Citing an arm injury suffered during their semifinal match in Denmark, Gideon withdrew from the next Superseries tournament inFrance.[92] 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 secondChina Open title.[93] They won theHong Kong Open a week later, their sixthSuperseries victory of the season, thus equaling the previous men's doubles record of six set by South KoreansLee Yong-dae andYoo Yeon-seong in 2015.[94] For their achievements Sukamuljo and Gideon were named Best Male Players of the Year by the Badminton World Federation.[95] The duo then closed out the year by capturing theDubai World Superseries Finals, making them the first men's doubles pair to win seven Superseries titles in a year.[96]
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.[97] They were unbeaten in the first 3 tournaments that they participated in, capturing his secondIndonesia Masters andAll England Open,[98][99] and also his thirdIndia Open titles.[100] He and Gideon then defeated at the quarterfinals ofMalaysia Open by Chinese pairHe Jiting andTan Qiang.[101] In July, he and Gideon won theIndonesia Open,[102] 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.[103] At the2018 World Championships, Sukamuljo and Gideon lost in the quarterfinals toTakeshi Kamura andKeigo Sonoda in straight games.[104]
Sukamuljo competed at the2018 Asian Games, won a silver in theteam events, and then captured the men's doubles gold medal, after he and Gideon beat their compatriotsFajar Alfian andMuhammad Rian Ardianto in a close rubber games in the final.[105][106] In September, he and Gideon retained theirJapan Open title, defeating the reigning World ChampionsLi Junhui andLiu Yuchen.[107] A week later, they finished as semifinalists inChina Open, lost toHan Chengkai andZhou Haodong of China.[108] On the Europe tour in October, Sukamuljo and Gideon clinched theDenmark Open title.[109] But inFrance, they again defeated by Han and Zhou in the final, made their head-to-head record deficit to 1–2.[110] In November, he and Gideon won theFuzhou China Open andHong Kong Open.[111][112] 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.[113] At the2018 BWF World Tour Finals gala dinner, the duo then awarded as the BWF Best Male Players of the Year for two consecutive year.[114] 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.[115]
Sukamuljo opened the season in January by winning his secondMalaysia Masters and thirdIndonesia Masters titles. He and Gideon reached his record 20th titles at the Superseries/Super 500 above tournaments.[116][117] They later had to defeat in the early round of2019 All England Open toLiu Cheng andZhang Nan.[118] In April, they lost in the quarter finals at theMalaysia Open, and in the semifinals ofSingapore Open.[119] He then played at theAsian Championships held in Wuhan, China as first seed. He and Gideon proceeded to the final, but inflicted a crushing defeat by number 5 seedHiroyuki Endo andYuta Watanabe.[120] He then played with Indonesia mixed team at theSudirman 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.[119][121]
In July, Sukamuljo successfully defended his title at theIndonesia Open, later won theJapan Open for three consecutive times alongside Gideon. They beatMohammad Ahsan andHendra Setiawan in straight games in the final in both events.[122][123] In August, the duo managed to reaching the quarter finals ofThailand Open, but stopped by the Japanese pairHiroyuki Endo andYuta Watanabe.[124] They then suffered first match loss, in the second round ofBasel World Championships toChoi Sol-gyu andSeo Seung-jae of South Korea after they succumbed 21–23 in the deciding game.[125] In September, Sukamuljo and Gideon won their thirdChina Open title, beating Ahsan and Setiawan in the final.[126] They next went toKorea Open, but lost in the quarter finals toFajar Alfian andMuhammad Rian Ardianto.[127] In October, he won his secondDenmark Open and firstFrench Open titles with Gideon.[128][129] At the East Asia tour in November, he won theFuzhou China Open,[130] and the following week he lost in the quarter finals at theHong Kong Open against Endo and Watanabe.[131] He and Gideon were nominated again as the BWF Best Male Player of the Year, but this time they lost toKento Momota of Japan.[132] They entered theWorld Tour Finals as the first seed.[133] In the group stage, they beatLi Junhui andLiu Yuchen, lost to Endo and Watanabe, and then in the last match, they won againstTakeshi Kamura andKeigo 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.[119][134] Sukamuljo ended the 2019 season by winning eight World Tour titles, including three in a row at Denmark, France and China.[119][133]
Sukamuljo began his 2020 season by playing in theMalaysia Masters, pairing up withMarcus Fernaldi Gideon again. However, they finished in the quarter finals after losing toFajar Alfian andMuhammad Rian Ardianto in a close rubber game.[135] Sukamuljo later won his fourth consecutiveIndonesia Masters title (third with Gideon) defeatingMohammad Ahsan andHendra Setiawan in straight games.[136] In February, he alongside Indonesia men's team won theAsia Team Championships held in Manila.[137] In March, he played at theAll England Open with Gideon. The duo failed to win the title after lost toHiroyuki Endo andYuta Watanabe in the final. This was their sixth loss in a row over Endo and Watanabe.[138] Due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, numerous tournaments on the2020 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 withMuhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. The duo won four matches, but unable to accomplish their victory after lost their last match againstFajar Alfian andYeremia Rambitan, and finished as runner-up at that tournament.[139] 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 forCOVID-19 in December 2020.[140]
Sukamuljo made his comeback at theAll England Open in March 2021. He and Gideon had played in the first round by beating the host pairMatthew Clare andEthan 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.[141] In July 2021, Sukamuljo competed at the2020 Summer Olympics partnering Gideon as first seed. The duo led the group standings after won two matches and lost a match.[142] Sukamuljo and Gideon were eliminated from the competition by Malaysian pairAaron Chia andSoh Wooi Yik in the quarter-finals.[143] In September–October, Sukamuljo alongside Indonesia team competed at the2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. The team advanced to the knocked-out stage, but stopped in the quarter-finals to Malaysia.[144] 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 the2020 Thomas Cup.[145] In the next tournament, Sukamuljo and Gideon played at the BWF World Tour inDenmark,French, andHylo Opens.[146][147] The duo ended the tour by winning the Hylo Open.[147] At the Indonesia badminton festival, they finished as runner-up in theIndonesia Masters and triumph in theIndonesia Open.[148] This was their three successive victory at the Indonesia Open following on from success in 2018 and 2019.[149] Their achievements in 2021, lead them as the first seed in theBWF World Tour Finals.[150] The duo reached the final, but lost a well contested match to Japan'sTakuro Hoki andYugo Kobayashi in a close rubber games.[151]
In 2022, Sukamuljo and his partner, Gideon, started the BWF tour in theAll England Open. Unfortunately, they were stopped in the semi-finals by the young compatriot, the eventual champions,Muhammad Shohibul Fikri andBagas Maulana.[152] Sukamuljo alongside Indonesia men's team competed at theThomas 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.[153] Even though his partner, Gideon, not fully recovered, the duo returned to the tournament court in June, to compete in theIndonesia Masters andOpen. At that tournament, Sukamuljo and Gideon finished as semi-finalists in the Indonesia Masters, and stopped in the second round in the Indonesia Open.[154][155] Topped theBWF World rankings for 215 consecutive weeks, Gideon and Sukamuljo supremacy were dethroned by Japan'sTakuro Hoki andYugo Kobayashi on 20 September 2022.[155] They then stepped on podium in October as runner-up of theDenmark Open, losing the final toFajar Alfian andMuhammad Rian Ardianto.[156]
Sukamuljo and his partner, Gideon, started the BWF tour in theMalaysia Open, but were stopped in the second round by a Chinese pair,Liang Weikeng andWang Chang.[157] In the next tournament, they lost again to Liang and Wang in the quarter-finals of theIndia Open.[158] They competed at the home tournament,Indonesia Masters, but retired in the second round to Chinese pairLiu Yuchen andOu Xuanyi following the injury of Gideon.[159] After not being seen on the international circuit since January, Sukamuljo was included in the Indonesian squad for theSudirman Cup,[160] but the team was eliminated in the quarter-finals.[161] He and his partner later competed in theMalaysia Masters, but lost in the second round to 4th seedsTakuro Hoki andYugo Kobayashi in straight games.[162] They then reached theThailand Open semi-finals, but lost to eventual winnersLiang Weikeng andWang Chang in straight games.[163] Sukamuljo and Gideon later suffered a second round loss in theSingapore Open to Hoki and Kobayashi.[164]
On March 17, 2024, Sukamuljo announced his retirement viaInstagram.[165]
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTV Amazing Kids Favorite Awards | 2023 | Favorite Athlete | Nominated | [166] |
| AORI | 2018 | Best Male Athlete withMarcus Fernaldi Gideon | Won | [167] |
| BWF Awards | 2017 | BWF Best Male Player of the Year with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Won | [95] |
| 2018 | Won | [114] | ||
| 2019 | Nominated | [132] | ||
| Forbes | 2020 | 30 Under 30 Asia (Entertainment and Sports with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon) | Placed | [168] |
| 30 Under 30 Indonesia (Young achievers & game changers with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon) | Placed | [169] | ||
| 2018 | Top Trending Searches on Google Indonesia 2018 | Placed | [170] | |
| Golden Award SIWOPWI | 2019 | Best Male Athlete with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Won | [171] |
| Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games men's badminton team | Nominated | [172] | ||
| 2020 | Favorite Male Athlete with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Won | [173] | |
| Indonesian Sport Awards | 2018 | Athlete of the Year with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Won | [174] |
| Favorite Male Athlete Duos with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Won | [175] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Fajar AlfianMuhammad Rian Ardianto | 13–21, 21–18, 24–22 |  Gold | [105] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon |  Hiroyuki EndoYuta Watanabe | 18–21, 3–21 |  Silver | [120] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Angga PratamaRicky Karanda Suwardi | 12–21, 22–24 | Silver | [51] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Dempo Sports Hall, Palembang, Indonesia | Arya Maulana Aldiartama |  Vountus Indra MawanJagdish Singh | 21–11, 18–21, 21–19 | Gold | [176] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Masita Mahmudin |  Huang KaixiangChen Qingchen | 18–21, 22–20, 21–23 | Silver | [33] |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | Alfian Eko Prasetya |  Wang Chi-linWu Hsiao-lin | 20–22, 13–21 |  Bronze | [177] |
| 2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Arya Maulana Aldiartama | Li JunhuiLiu Yuchen | 16–21, 12–21 | Bronze | [178] |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[179] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton 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.[180]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Li JunhuiLiu Yuchen | 11–21, 21–10, 21–16 |  Winner | [98] |
| 2018 | India Open | Super 500 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon |  Kim AstrupAnders Skaarup Rasmussen | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner | [100] |
| 2018 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mathias BoeCarsten Mogensen | 21–18, 21–17 | Winner | [99] |
| 2018 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Takuto InoueYuki Kaneko | 21–13, 21–16 | Winner | [102] |
| 2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen | 21–11, 21–13 | Winner | [107] |
| 2018 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Takeshi KamuraKeigo Sonoda | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner | [109] |
| 2018 | French Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Han ChengkaiZhou Haodong | 21–23, 21–8, 17–21 |  Runner-up | [110] |
| 2018 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | He JitingTan Qiang | 25–27, 21–17, 21–15 | Winner | [111] |
| 2018 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 21–13, 21–12 | Winner | [112] |
| 2019 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Ong Yew SinTeo Ee Yi | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner | [116] |
| 2019 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mohammad AhsanHendra Setiawan | 21–17, 21–11 | Winner | [117] |
| 2019 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner | [122] |
| 2019 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 21–18, 23–21 | Winner | [123] |
| 2019 | China Open | Super 1000 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 21–18, 17–21, 21–15 | Winner | [126] |
| 2019 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 21–14, 21–13 | Winner | [128] |
| 2019 | French Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon |  Satwiksairaj RankireddyChirag Shetty | 21–18, 21–16 | Winner | [129] |
| 2019 | Fuzhou China Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 21–17, 21–9 | Winner | [130] |
| 2020 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner | [136] |
| 2020 | All England Open | Super 1000 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Hiroyuki EndoYuta Watanabe | 18–21, 21–12, 19–21 | Runner-up | [138] |
| 2021 | French Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon |  Ko Sung-hyunShin Baek-cheol | 17–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | [146] |
| 2021 | Hylo Open | Super 500 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Leo Rolly CarnandoDaniel Marthin | 21–14, 21–19 | Winner | [147] |
| 2021 | Indonesia Masters | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Takuro HokiYugo Kobayashi | 11–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up | [148] |
| 2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | 21–14, 21–18 | Winner | [181] |
| 2021 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | 16–21, 21–13, 17–21 | Runner-up | [151] |
| 2022 | Denmark Open | Super 750 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Fajar AlfianMuhammad Rian Ardianto | 19–21, 26–28 | Runner-up | [156] |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[182] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels wereSuperseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[183] 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 | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Angga PratamaRicky Karanda Suwardi | 21–17, 21–13 | Winner | [66] |
| 2016 | Australian Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi | 21–14, 21–15 | Winner | [73] |
| 2016 | China Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mathias BoeCarsten Mogensen | 21–18, 22–20 | Winner | [76] |
| 2017 | All England Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Li JunhuiLiu Yuchen | 21–19, 21–14 | Winner | [80] |
| 2017 | India Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi | 21–11, 21–15 | Winner | [83] |
| 2017 | Malaysia Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Fu HaifengZheng Siwei | 21–14, 14–21, 21–12 | Winner | [84] |
| 2017 | Korea Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 19–21, 21–19, 15–21 | Runner-up | [90] |
| 2017 | Japan Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Takuto InoueYuki Kaneko | 21–12, 21–15 | Winner | [91] |
| 2017 | Denmark Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Liu ChengZhang Nan | 16–21, 24–22, 19–21 | Runner-up | [92] |
| 2017 | China Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 21–19, 21–11 | Winner | [93] |
| 2017 | Hong Kong Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Mads Conrad-PetersenMads Pieler Kolding | 21–12, 21–18 | Winner | [94] |
| 2017 | Dubai World Superseries Finals | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Liu Cheng Zhang Nan | 21–16, 21–15 | Winner | [96] |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, theGrand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | New Zealand Open | Selvanus Geh | Chen Hung-lingLu Chia-pin | 15–21, 23–21, 21–11 | Winner | [35] |
| 2014 | Indonesian Masters | Selvanus Geh | Marcus Fernaldi GideonMarkis Kido | 17–21, 22–20, 14–21 | Runner-up | [38] |
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Open | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Fu HaifengZhang Nan | 13–21, 8–21 | Runner-up | [53] |
| 2015 | Chinese Taipei Masters | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Hoon Thien HowLim Khim Wah | 21–12, 21–8 | Winner | [57] |
| 2016 | Malaysia Masters | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon | Koo Kien KeatTan Boon Heong | 18–21, 21–13, 21–18 | Winner | [61] |
| 2016 | Indonesia Masters | Wahyu Nayaka | Han ChengkaiZhou Haodong | 21–16, 21–18 | Winner | [75] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Singapore International | Lukhi Apri Nugroho | Marcus Fernaldi GideonAgripina Pamungkas | 17–21, 9–21 | Runner-up | [20] |
| 2014 | Vietnam International | Selvanus Geh |  Robin MiddletonRoss Smith | 21–14, 21–13 | Winner | [34] |
| 2014 | Bulgarian International | Selvanus Geh | Ronald AlexanderEdi Subaktiar | 21–19, 21–13 | Winner | [39] |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Indonesia Junior International | Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho | Hafiz Faizal Putra Eka Rhoma | 20–22, 12–21 | Runner-up | [184] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Indonesia Junior International | Masita Mahmudin | Ricky Alverino Sidarta Ristya Ayu Nugraheny | 21–19, 21–10 | Winner | [185] |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
| Team events | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | A | QF | B | [18][29] |
| World Junior Championships | 7th | 4th | S | [18][32] |
| Team events | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA Games | G | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | [50] |
| Asia Team Championships | NH | A | NH | G | NH | G | NH | A | NH | [137] |
| Asian Games | NH | S | NH | A | NH | [106] | ||||
| Thomas Cup | NH | S | NH | B | NH | G | NH | S | NH | [71][145][153] |
| Sudirman Cup | B | NH | RR | NH | B | NH | QF | NH | QF | [49][87][121][144][161] |
| Events | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | A | B | B | [13] |
| World Junior Championships | QF | 3R | QF | [21][33] |
| Events | 2012 | 2013 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | 4R | S | [21][33] |
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.
| Events | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA Games | S | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | [51] |
| Asian Championships | A | QF | w/d | A | S | NH | A | [120] | ||
| Asian Games | NH | G | NH | A | NH | [105] | ||||
| World Championships | A | NH | QF | QF | 2R | NH | w/d | 3R | DNQ | [89][104][125][155] |
| Olympic Games | NH | DNQ | NH | QF | NH | [143] | ||||
| Tournament | BWF Superseries /Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||||||||||
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| 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) | [67][84][101][119][157] | |||||
| India Open | A | W | W | W | A | NH | A | QF | W ('16, '17, '18) | [66][83][100][158] | ||||||
| Indonesia Masters | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | F | QF | W | NH | W | W | W | F | SF | 2R | W ('16, '18, '19, '20) | [38][59][75][98][117][136][154][159] |
| Thailand Masters | NH | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('16) | [186] | |||||||||
| All England Open | A | QF | 1R | W | W | 1R | F | 2R | SF | A | W ('17, '18) | [45][64][80][99][118][138][141][152] | ||||
| Swiss Open | A | SF | A | NH | A | SF ('15) | [47] | |||||||||
| Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | A | W | A | W | QF | NH | w/d | 2R | W ('16, '19) | [61][116][135][162] | ||||
| Thailand Open | NH | A | NH | SF | A | QF | w/d | NH | A | SF | SF ('15, '23) | [18][124][140][163] | ||||
| w/d | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore Open | A | 2R | QF | SF | A | SF | NH | w/d | 2R | SF ('17, '19) | [68][85][119][164] | |||||
| Indonesia Open | A | Q2 | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | W | W | NH | W | 2R | A | W ('18, '19, '21) | [72][88][102][122][155] | |
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | QF | F | A | NH | A | F ('15) | [37][53] | ||||||||
| Korea Open | A | 1R | A | F | A | QF | NH | w/d | A | F ('17) | [90][127] | |||||
| Japan Open | A | 1R | A | W | W | W | NH | 2R | A | W ('17, '18, '19) | [91][107][123][155] | |||||
| Australian Open | A | W | w/d | A | NH | A | W ('16) | [73] | ||||||||
| China Open | A | W | W | SF | W | NH | A | W ('16, '17, '19) | [75][93][108][126] | |||||||
| Hong Kong Open | A | QF | 1R | W | W | QF | NH | A | W ('17, '18) | [58][94][112][131] | ||||||
| Vietnam Open | A | 2R | SF | A | NH | A | SF ('15) | [18] | ||||||||
| Denmark Open | A | QF | F | W | W | A | 2R | F | A | W ('18, '19) | [92][109][128][156] | |||||
| French Open | A | 2R | w/d | F | W | NH | F | 1R | A | W ('19) | [110][129][146] | |||||
| Hylo Open | A | W | A | W ('21) | [147] | |||||||||||
| Korea Masters | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R | 2R ('15, '23) | [187] | ||||||||
| Japan Masters | NH | 2R | 2R ('23) | |||||||||||||
| China Masters | A | 1R | A | W | W | NH | A | W ('18, '19) | [111][130] | |||||||
| Syed Modi International | A | NH | A | 2R | A | NH | A | 2R ('16) | [62] | |||||||
| Superseries / World Tour Finals | DNQ | RR | W | RR | SF | DNQ | F | DNQ | W ('17) | [78][96][115][134][140][151] | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei Masters | NH | W | A | NH | W ('15) | [57] | ||||||||||
| Dutch Open | A | 1R | A | NH | N/A | 1R ('14) | [188] | |||||||||
| Macau Open | A | 2R | A | NH | 2R ('15) | [189] | ||||||||||
| New Zealand Open | NH | N/A | NH | A | W | A | SF | A | NH | W ('14) | [35][65] | |||||
| Year-end ranking | 381 | 187 | 294 | 218 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 39 | 1 | [190] |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Best | Ref |
| Tournament | BWF Superseries /Grand Prix | Best | Ref | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | |||
| All England Open | A | 2R | A | 2R ('15) | [46] | |
| Malaysia Masters | A | 2R | 2R ('16) | [191] | ||
| Chinese Taipei Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('14) | [192] | |
| 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) | [36] | |
| Year-end ranking | 536 | 183 | 238 | 316 | 110 | |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best | Ref |
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Marcus Fernaldi Gideon lead the meeting record with a wide margin againstSatwiksairaj Rankireddy andChirag Shetty of India,Li Junhui andLiu Yuchen of China, and their senior compatriotsMohammad Ahsan andHendra Setiawan. Meanwhile, Sukamuljo and Gideon have a poor head-to-head record againstLiang Weikeng andWang Chang (0–4),Hiroyuki Endo andYuta Watanabe (2–6),Lee Yong-dae andYoo Yeon-seong (0–3), and alsoFu Haifeng andZhang Nan (1–3).[193]
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