SUKAMULJO Kevin Sanjaya

Indonesia
Badminton
2 Aug 1995
26
Male
BANYUWANGI
 
Indonesia
JAKARTA
 
Indonesia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BDM Badminton Men's Doubles
INA
GIDEON Marcus Fernaldi/SUKAMULJO Kevin Sanjaya
 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 2
Men's Doubles Group Play Stage - Group A
#502
INA
GIDEON Marcus Fernaldi/SUKAMULJO Kevin Sanjaya
2
GBR
LANE Ben/VENDY Sean
0
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 1
Men's Doubles Group Play Stage - Group A
#514
INA
GIDEON Marcus Fernaldi/SUKAMULJO Kevin Sanjaya
2
IND
RANKIREDDY Satwiksairaj/SHETTY Chirag
0
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 2
Men's Doubles Group Play Stage - Group A
#519
INA
GIDEON Marcus Fernaldi/SUKAMULJO Kevin Sanjaya
1
TPE
LEE Yang/WANG Chi-Lin
2
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 2
Men's Doubles Quarterfinal
#525
INA
GIDEON Marcus Fernaldi/SUKAMULJO Kevin Sanjaya
0
MAS
CHIA Aaron/SOH Wooi Yik
2
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
QuarterfinalMen's Doubles2018Nanjing, CHN
QuarterfinalMen's Doubles2017Glasgow, GBR
Last 32Men's Doubles2019Basel, SUI

Asian Games
RankEventYearLocation
1Men's Doubles2018Indonesia
2Men's Team2018Indonesia

Asian Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Men's Doubles2019Wuhan, CHN

Asian Championships Team
RankEventYearLocation
1Men's Team2020Manila, PHI
1Men's Team2018Alor Setar, MAS

HSBC BWF World Tour Finals
RankEventYearLocation
1Men's Doubles2017Dubai, UAE
3Men's Doubles2019Guangzhou, CHN
1st RoundMen's Doubles2018Guangzhou, CHN

BWF World Tour - Eliminations per phase since 2017
YearEventWRUSFQFL16L32L64Group
2021Doubles M----1x---
2020Doubles M1x1x-1x----
2019Doubles M8x-1x4x-1x--
2018Doubles M8x1x1x1x----

BWF World Superseries - Eliminations per phase since 2017
YearEventWRUSFQFL16L32
2017Doubles M6x2x1x--1x

World Tour & World Superseries - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
12020Men's DoublesBWF World TourJakarta, INA
12019Men's DoublesBWF World TourFuzhou, CHN
12019Men's DoublesBWF World TourParis, FRA
12019Men's DoublesBWF World TourOdense, DEN
12019Men's DoublesBWF World TourChangzhou, CHN
12019Men's DoublesBWF World TourTokyo, JPN
12019Men's DoublesBWF World TourJakarta, INA
12019Men's DoublesBWF World TourJakarta, INA
12019Men's DoublesBWF World TourKuala Lumpur, MAS
12018Men's DoublesBWF World TourHong Kong, CHN
12018Men's DoublesBWF World TourFuzhou, CHN
12018Men's DoublesBWF World TourOdense, DEN
12018Men's DoublesBWF World TourTokyo, JPN
12018Men's DoublesBWF World TourJakarta, INA
12018Men's DoublesBWF World TourBirmingham, GBR
12018Men's DoublesBWF World TourNew Delhi, IND
12018Men's DoublesBWF World TourJakarta, INA
12017Men's DoublesBWF World SuperseriesHong Kong, CHN
12017Men's DoublesBWF World SuperseriesFuzhou, CHN
12017Men's DoublesBWF World SuperseriesTokyo, JPN
12017Men's DoublesBWF World SuperseriesKuala Lumpur, MAS
12017Men's DoublesBWF World SuperseriesNew Delhi, IND
12017Men's DoublesBWF World SuperseriesBirmingham, GBR

Thomas & Uber Cup
RankEventYearLocation
3Men's Team2018Bangkok, THA

TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup
RankEventYearLocation
3Mixed Team2019Nanning, CHN
Group 1Mixed Team2017Gold Coast, QLD, AUS


Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed
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Playing online games. (Vidi Aldiano YouTube channel, 18 Dec 2020)
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Athlete, Business Owner
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English, Indonesian
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PB Djarum [Kudus, INA]
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Herry Iman Pierngadi [national], INA; Aryono Miranat [national], INA
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Right (stringersworld.com, 12 Mar 2017)
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He is related to Alvent Yulianto Chandra, who represented Indonesia in badminton at the Olympic Games in 2004 and 2008. He also won bronze in men's doubles at the 2005 World Championships in Anaheim, CA, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Jun 2021; bola.com, 13 Mar 2017; djarumbadminton.com, 05 Feb 2016)
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He began playing badminton at age four in Banyuwangi, Indonesia. (indosport.com, 10 Jul 2014)
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"There was a badminton court behind my house, and I joined the people who were playing. I did not really like school. At the time my parents told me to choose, school or badminton. I chose badminton. My only goal when I first entered the dorm [of PB Djarum club in Kudus, Indonesia] in 2007 was to be a badminton champion." (Vidi Aldiano YouTube channel, 18 Dec 2020; pbdjarum.org, 15 Mar 2020; indosport.com, 10 Jul 2014)
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To win gold medals at the Olympic Games and world championships. (Vidi Aldiano YouTube channel, 18 Dec 2020)
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Winning gold in men's doubles at the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Jun 2021; Vidi Aldiano YouTube channel, 20 Dec 2020; jawapos.com, 06 Sep 2020)
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Indonesian badminton player Sigit Budiarto, Chinese badminton players Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng, Malaysian badminton player Koo Kien Keat. (Facebook page, 20 Oct 2020; indosport.com, 10 Jul 2014)
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His father. (Instagram profile, 21 Apr 2021)
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"Evolution doesn't come to those who wait. It comes to those who work for it." (Instagram profile, 05 Mar 2021)
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He and doubles partner Marcus Fernaldi Gideon jointly received the 2017 Male Player of the Year award from the Badminton World Federation [BWF]. (tempo.co, 12 Dec 2017)

General Interest

General
MINIONS NICKNAME
He and men's doubles partner Marcus Fernaldi Gideon have been nicknamed 'The Minions' due to their diminutive stature and fast and agile playing style, which their fans say bears resemblance to the characters from the animated 'Despicable Me' films. "One of our fans, an Indonesian named Stephanie Zen who lives in Singapore, came up with the nickname." (Trans7 Official YouTube channel, 27 Mar 2018; indosport.com, 19 Mar 2018; cnnindonesia.com, 19 Dec 2017)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He and his family run Vinion, a milk beverage company based in Indonesia. The name of the product is connected to 'The Minions' nickname he shares with men's doubles partner Marcus Fernaldi Gideon. (Instagram profile, 21 Apr 2021; Badminton Indonesia Instagram profile, 23 May 2020; radio.sumutkota.com, 19 Jul 2019)

SWITCH TO DOUBLES
He grew up playing singles, but was later encouraged by coaches at the PB Djarum club in Kudus, Indonesia to switch to doubles competition due to poor results in singles. "I was disappointed, but not for too long. I just went with the process of playing doubles." (kompas.com, 22 May 2020; cnnindonesia.com, 26 Apr 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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