Muhammad Rian Ardianto

Muhammad Rian Ardianto (born 13 February 1996) is an Indonesian badminton player. Born in Bantul, Yogyakarta SR, Ardianto plays for the Jaya Raya Jakarta club at national events. He won the men's doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the bronze medals at the 2017 SEA Games, and at the 2019 and 2022 World Championships. Ardianto was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup. He reached a career high of world number 1 in the men's doubles with Fajar Alfian on 27 December 2022.

Career In the junior events, Ardianto has collected two silvers and a bronze at the World Junior Championships, and also a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships. Partnering Fajar Alfian in the men's doubles event, they have won some international tournaments including the Indonesia International in 2014, 2015, and 2016; the Austrian International in 2015; and at the BWF Grand Prix level, the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters.

Ardianto was a member of the Indonesia men's team that won gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 SEA Games. He also played with Alfian, and clinched the men's doubles bronze at that event in 2017. In 2018, Ardianto and Alfian competed on the BWF World Tour, and won titles at the Malaysia Masters and the Syed Modi International, and at the 2019 Swiss and Korea Opens. The duo were a silver medalists at the 2018 Asian Games, and bronze medalists at the 2019 BWF World Championships.

In February 2020, Ardianto alongside Indonesia men's team won the Asia Team Championships held in Manila. In September–October 2021, Ardianto alongside Indonesia team competed at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. He and Alfian contribute a point in a tie against Canada. Indonesia team advanced to the knocked-out stage, but stopped in the quarter-finals to Malaysia. In the next tournament, he helped Indonesia team won the World Men's Team Championships, the 2020 Thomas Cup.

2022: World number 1 In the first half of 2022, the Ardianto and Alfian partnership have won three titles of seven finals that they reached. The duo won the Swiss Open, Indonesia and Malaysia Masters, and finished runners-up at the Korea, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore Opens. They also won bronze medals at the Asian and World Championships. In October, they won their fourth title of the year at the Denmark Open. He and his partner qualified for their first ever World Tour Finals. Competed as the first seed, they lost to Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi in the semi-finals. In the final week of 2022, they topped the men's doubles world ranking. In the following week, as the last man stand, they were defeated in the semi-finals of India Open by 3rd seed Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, and made Indonesia going home empty handed. They competed in the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, but unfortunately lost in the quarter-finals from 5th seed Chinese pair Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi.

In February, Ardianto join the Indonesia national badminton team to compete at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, but unfortunately the teams lost in the quarter-finals from team Korea.

With the Indonesian federation skipping the German Open, Ardianto and Alfian resumed competition at the All England in March. They won their first ever All England title in an all-Indonesian final against Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. At the Spain Masters they lost in the quarter-finals from unseeded Chinese Taipei player Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen.

In late April, Ardianto competed at the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 8th seed Malaysian pair Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi.

In May, Ardianto alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, China. He won a match in the group stage, against Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren of Thailand. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarterfinals against China. In the following week, Ardianto competed in the second Asian Tour at the Malaysia Masters. Unfortunately, he lost in the first round from eventual winner Korean pair Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae.

In June, Ardianto competed at the Singapore Open, but lost in the first round from English pair Ben Lane and Sean Vendy. In the next tour, they competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Open, but lost in the quarter finals from 7th seed and eventual champions Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in straight matches.

In July, Ardianto competed at the Korea Open, but lost in the final against 3rd seed Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty for second times in a row. In the next tour, he competed at the Japan Open, but lost in the semi-finals against Chinese Taipei pair Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin.

In early August, Ardianto competed at the Australian Open, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 8th seed Korean pair Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae in rubber games. In late August, he competed at the World Championships, but lost in the second round from Taiwanese pair Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan in straight games. Making his second appearance at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Ardianto failed to bring home any medals after losing in the quarter-finals in both the men's doubles and team events.

2024 Ardianto and Alfian started out the season at the Malaysia Open, where they were defending champions. The pair lost to first seeds Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the quarter-finals. At the India Open, they again lost in the quarter-finals, this time to Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae. Their results improved slightly at the Indonesia Masters, where they bowed out in the semi-finals to teammates and eventual champions Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin. At the French Open, Ardianto and Alfian were stopped in the quarter-finals by Taiwanese pair Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan. They obtained their first title of the year at the All England Open, after defending their title against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. The duo reached the finals in the Singapore Open in June, losing to He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu. It took months to win their second title, where in November they emerged victorious in the Japan Masters beating host pairing Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi. Ardianto and Alfian have participated in 13 BWF World Tours this year, and have only suffered two defeats in the early rounds, in the first round of the Indonesia Open and the second round of the China Masters. Together with the Indonesia national team, Ardianto won the silver medal in the Thomas Cup, after the team was defeated by the host country China 1–3. He also made his debut at the Olympics in Paris, stopped in the quarter-finals to number 1 seed Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang.

2025 Ardianto and Alfian had a bad start in 2025, losing out in early rounds in Malaysia Open and India Open. They manage to recover well in their home ground Indonesia Masters by advancing to the final before losing to Man Wei Chong and Tee Kai Wun with the score 19–21, 11–21.

Personal life Ardianto has been in a relationship with teammate Ribka Sugiarto since 2020. The two became officially engaged in December 2023. On 28 September 2024, Ardianto and Sugiarto were married. Their wedding ceremony was held in Karanganyar Regency, Sugiarto's hometown.

Awards and nominations

Achievements

BWF World Championships Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 St. Jakobshalle,Basel, Switzerland Fajar Alfian Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 16–21, 21–15, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

SEA Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2017 Axiata Arena,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Fajar Alfian Kittinupong Kedren Dechapol Puavaranukroh 17–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2014 Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim,Alor Setar, Malaysia Rosyita Eka Putri Sari Huang Kaixiang Chen Qingchen 12–21, 17–21 Silver Silver

Asian Junior Championships Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref

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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Fajar Alfian Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong 14–21, 24–22, 21–13 Winner 2018 Syed Modi International Super 300 Fajar Alfian Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty 21–11, 22–20 Winner 2022 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Fajar Alfian Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan 21–12, 21–19 Winner 2022 Denmark Open Super 750 Fajar Alfian Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 21–19, 28–26 Winner 2023 Malaysia Open Super 1000 Fajar Alfian Liang Weikeng Wang Chang 21–18, 18–21, 21–13 Winner 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters Fajar Alfian Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin 11–6, 11–6, 11–13, 9–11, 12–10 Winner BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2014 Indonesia International Fajar Alfian Fran Kurniawan Agripina Prima Rahmanto Putra 9–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–8 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up) Boys' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2013 Indonesia Junior International Clinton Hendrik Kudamassa Rizko Asuro Wildan Atmaja 23–25, 18–21 Runner-up BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team Junior level Team events 2014 Asian Junior Championships QF World Junior Championships S

Senior level Team events 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Ref SEA Games G NH G NH A NH A NH A NH Asia Team Championships NH A NH G NH A NH A NH B Asia Mixed Team Championships A NH B NH QF NH A NH

Individual competitions Junior level Boys' doubles Events 2014 Asian Junior Championships QF World Junior Championships B

Mixed doubles Events 2014 Asian Junior Championships B World Junior Championships S

Senior level Men's doubles

Record against selected opponents Men's doubles results with Fajar Alfian against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists, accurate as of 24 November 2024.

Players Chai Biao & Hong Wei 1 0 1 –1 Li Junhui & Liu Yuchen 7 3 4 –1 Liang Weikeng & Wang Chang 9 3 6 –3 Liu Cheng & Zhang Nan 3 2 1 +1 He Jiting & Tan Qiang 4 2 2 0 Liu Yuchen & Ou Xuanyi 5 2 3 –1 Chen Hung-ling & Wang Chi-lin 2 1 1 0 Lee Yang & Wang Chi-lin 9 6 3 +3 Mathias Boe & Carsten Mogensen 2 0 2 –2 Kim Astrup & Anders Rasmussen 8 3 5 –2 Marcus Ellis & Chris Langridge 3 2 1 +1 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty 6 2 4 –2 Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan 7 4 3 +1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 10 4 6 –2

Players Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi 8 5 3 +2 Hiroyuki Endo & Yuta Watanabe 2 1 1 0 Takeshi Kamura & Keigo Sonoda 11 5 6 –1 Aaron Chia & Soh Wooi Yik 8 4 4 0 Goh Sze Fei & Nur Izzuddin 11 8 3 +5 Goh V Shem & Tan Wee Kiong 3 3 0 +3 Ong Yew Sin & Teo Ee Yi 12 7 5 +2 Vladimir Ivanov & Ivan Sozonov 3 2 1 +1 Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae 9 3 6 –3 Ko Sung-hyun & Shin Baek-cheol 4 2 2 0 Lee Yong-dae & Yoo Yeon-seong 1 0 1 –1 Bodin Isara & Maneepong Jongjit 1 1 0 +1 Supak Jomkoh & Kittinupong Kedren 3 3 0 +3