Muhammad Rijal


Muhammad Rijal 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 and Imas Riyati. 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

Asian Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Gachibowli Indoor Stadium,
Hyderabad, India
Endang Nursugianti Lee Jae-jin
Lee Hyo-jung
4–15, 8–15 Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Wunna Theikdi Indoor Stadium,
Naypyidaw, Myanmar
Debby Susanto Maneepong Jongjit
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
21–18, 21–19 Gold

World Junior Championships

Mixed doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2004Minoru Arena,
Richmond, Canada
Greysia Polii He Hanbin
Yu Yang
12–15, 12–15 Silver

BWF Superseries (1 title, 2 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries has two level such as Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012Japan Open Liliyana Natsir Chan Peng Soon
Goh Liu Ying
12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2008Japan Open Vita Marissa Nova Widianto
Liliyana Natsir
14–21, 21–15, 21–19 Winner
2007Swiss Open Greysia Polii Lee Yong-dae
Lee Hyo-jung
21–14, 16–21, 18–21 Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Indonesian Masters Vita Marissa Riky Widianto
Richi Puspita Dili
18–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2014Vietnam Open Vita Marissa Irfan Fadhilah
Weni Anggraini
21–18, 21–10 Winner
2014U.S. Open Vita Marissa Maneepong Jongjit
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
21–16, 21–19 Winner
2013Dutch Open Debby Susanto Danny Bawa Chrisnanta
Vanessa Neo Yu Yan
19–21, 23–25 Runner-up
2012Macau Open Debby Susanto Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
16–21, 21–14, 16–21 Runner-up
2012Chinese Taipei Open Debby Susanto Lee Chun Hei
Chau Hoi Wah
21–14, 21–14 Winner
2012Indonesian Masters Debby Susanto Tontowi Ahmad
Liliyana Natsir
19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2011Syed Modi India Open Debby Susanto Sudket Prapakamol
Saralee Thungthongkam
21–16, 18–21, 11–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Indonesia International Vita Marissa Ronald Alexander
Melati Daeva Oktavianti
11–7, 4–11, 6–11, 7–11 Runner-up
2014Osaka International Vita Marissa Choi Sol-gyu
Chae Yoo-jung
21–18, 17–21, 21–18 Winner

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

Team Events2011
Southeast Asian Games Gold

Individual competitions

Event2004
World Junior Championships Silver

Event20112013
Southeast Asian Games Bronze Gold