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	Template:Flagicon Endang Nursugianti	Template:Flagicon Lee Jae-jin Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	4–15, 8–15	Bronze Bronze

SEA Games

Mixed doubles

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

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2004	Minoru Arena, Richmond, Canada	Template:Flagicon Greysia Polii	Template:Flagicon He Hanbin Template:Flagicon 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	Template:Flagicon Greysia Polii	Template:Flagicon Lee Yong-dae Template:Flagicon Lee Hyo-jung	21–14, 16–21, 18–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2008	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Nova Widianto Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	14–21, 21–15, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2012	Japan Open	Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	Template:Flagicon Chan Peng Soon Template:Flagicon Goh Liu Ying	12–21, 19–21	Template:Silver2 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	Template:Flagicon Debby Susanto	Template:Flagicon Sudket Prapakamol Template:Flagicon Saralee Thungthongkam	21–16, 18–21, 11–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2012	Indonesia Grand Prix Gold	Template:Flagicon Debby Susanto	Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	19–21, 14–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2012	Chinese Taipei Open	Template:Flagicon Debby Susanto	Template:Flagicon Lee Chun Hei Template:Flagicon Chau Hoi Wah	21–14, 21–14	Template:Gold1 Winner
2012	Macau Open	Template:Flagicon Debby Susanto	Template:Flagicon Tontowi Ahmad Template:Flagicon Liliyana Natsir	16–21, 21–14, 16–21	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2013	Dutch Open	Template:Flagicon Debby Susanto	Template:Flagicon Danny Bawa Chrisnanta Template:Flagicon Vanessa Neo	19–21, 23–25	Template:Silver2 Runner-up
2014	U.S. Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Maneepong Jongjit Template:Flagicon Sapsiree Taerattanachai	21–16, 21–19	Template:Gold1 Winner
2014	Vietnam Open	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Irfan Fadhilah Template:Flagicon Weni Anggraini	21–18, 21–10	Template:Gold1 Winner
2014	Indonesian Masters	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Riky Widianto Template:Flagicon Richi Puspita Dili	18–21, 19–21	Template:Silver2 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	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Choi Sol-gyu Template:Flagicon Chae Yoo-jung	21–18, 17–21, 21–18	Template:Gold1 Winner
2014	Indonesia International	Template:Flagicon Vita Marissa	Template:Flagicon Ronald Alexander Template:Flagicon Melati Daeva Oktavianti	11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 7–11	Template:Silver2 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

Tournament	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Best
BWF Superseries
Swiss Open	F	QF	A		N/A				F ('07)
Japan Open	A	W	A	1R	1R	F	2R	QF	W ('08)
BWF Superseries Finals	NH	DNQ				RR	DNQ		RR ('12)

Tournament	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Syed Modi International	A		F	w/d	NH	A	F ('11)
Swiss Open	N/A		A	2R	QF	2R	F ('07)
U.S. Open	A					W	W ('14)
Chinese Taipei Open		2R	QF	W	2R	A	W ('12)
Vietnam Open	2R	A				W	W ('14)
Dutch Open	A				F	2R	F ('13)
Macau Open	A	QF	SF	F	A		F ('12)
Indonesian Masters	NH	QF	1R	F	2R	F	F ('12, '14)

External links

• Template:BWFB
• Template:BWFT
• Profile at BadmintonIndonesia.org