Muhammad Rijal

Muhammad Rijal (born 25 May 1986) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club.

Career Rijal captured his first international badminton title in mixed doubles with partner Vita Marissa at the 2008 Japan Super Series, beating fellow Indonesians Nova Widianto/Lilyana Natsir in the final round.

Personal life When he was young, he joined the Djarum Kudus badminton club. His parents' names are Ibrahim Martin (father) and Imas Riyati (mother). His hobby is football. Generally people called him Rizal. His name usually spelled as Rijal instead of Rizal. His family is Sundanese, however because his first club was Djarum, he represented East Java in Indonesia National Sport Game. Now he is engaged in business in the sale of sports equipment and production of the shuttlecock.

Participation at Indonesian Team 1 time at Sudirman Cup (2007)

Achievements

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

SEA Games Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Istora Senayan,Jakarta, Indonesia Debby Susanto Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thoungthongkam 11–21, 14–21 Bronze Bronze 2013 Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,Naypyidaw, Myanmar Debby Susanto Maneepong Jongjit Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21–18, 21–19 Gold Gold

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

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up) The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011. Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Swiss Open Greysia Polii Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung 21–14, 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2008 Japan Open Vita Marissa Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir 14–21, 21–15, 21–19 Winner 2012 Japan Open Liliyana Natsir Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying 12–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Superseries Finals tournament BWF Superseries Premier tournament BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 runners-up) The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 India Grand Prix Gold Debby Susanto Sudket Prapakamol Saralee Thungthongkam 21–16, 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2012 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Debby Susanto Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2012 Chinese Taipei Open Debby Susanto Lee Chun Hei Chau Hoi Wah 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2012 Macau Open Debby Susanto Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir 16–21, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up 2013 Dutch Open Debby Susanto Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Vanessa Neo 19–21, 23–25 Runner-up 2014 U.S. Open Vita Marissa Maneepong Jongjit Sapsiree Taerattanachai 21–16, 21–19 Winner 2014 Vietnam Open Vita Marissa Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini 21–18, 21–10 Winner 2014 Indonesian Masters Vita Marissa Riky Widianto Richi Puspita Dili 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up) Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2014 Osaka International Vita Marissa Choi Sol-gyu Chae Yoo-jung 21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Winner 2014 Indonesia International Vita Marissa Ronald Alexander Melati Daeva Oktavianti 11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team Senior level Team event 2011 SEA Games G

Individual competitions Junior level Event 2004 'World Junior Championships S

Senior level Event 2011 2013 SEA Games B G

Event 2011 2013 World Championships 1R QF