# Panji Ahmad Maulana

Panji Ahmad Maulana (born 21 July 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is affiliated with Candra Wijaya club. Maulana was part of Indonesia team that won a silver medal at the 2015 World Junior Championships and a gold medal at the 2017 SEA Games.

## Career

Maulana started his career in badminton in a club Garuda Mas in Tasikmalaya. He has also been listed as a member of the Mutiara Cardinal Bandung club. In 2015, he competed at the World Junior Championships in Lima, Peru, and won a silver medal together with Indonesia National junior team. He won his first international title in the 2016 Malaysia International Challenge.
In 2017, he was selected to participate at the Kuala Lumpur SEA Games.
In 2018, he managed to bring Mutiara Cardinal Bandung club to the final of the National Championship held in Britama Arena, Jakarta. In 2019, he started to playing for Candra Wijaya badminton club. Maulana then won the men's singles title at the 2021 Austrian Open.

## Achievements
### BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Malaysia International | Satheishtharan Ramachandran | 21–9, 16–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2017 | Iran Fajr International | Vega Vio Nirwanda | 11–4, 6–11, 11–6, 11–8 | Winner |
| 2021 | Slovenian International | Arnaud Merklé | 8–21, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Austrian Open | Arnaud Merklé | 11–21, 21–8, 21–15 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament

### BWF Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Boys' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Indonesia Junior International | Firman Abdul Kholik | 15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2015 | Indonesia Junior International | Kantawat Leelavechabutr | 21–17, 23–21 | Winner |
    BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
    BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
    BWF Junior International Series tournament
    BWF Junior Future Series tournament

## Performance timeline
### Key

| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |

### Indonesian team

* Junior level
| Team events | 2015 |
| World Junior Championships | S |
* Senior level
| Team events | 2017 |
| SEA Games | G |

### Individual competitions

* Junior level
| Event | 2015 |
| World Junior Championships | 2R |
* Senior level
| Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | BWF World Tour | Best |
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Best |
| Syed Modi International | A | A | A | 1R | A | NH | NH | A | 1R ('18) |
| Korea Masters | A | A | QF | 1R | A | NH | NH | A | QF ('17) |
| Thailand Open | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | NH | A | 3R ('16) |
| Indonesia Masters | 1R | A | NH | A | A | NH | NH | Q1 | 1R ('15) |
| Akita Masters | NH | NH | NH | 3R | A | NH | NH | NH | 3R ('18) |
| Vietnam Open | A | 2R | 3R | A | A | NH | NH | A | 3R ('17) |
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | NH | NH | NH | QF | 3R | NH | NH | 2R | QF ('18) |
| Macau Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | NH | NH | NH | 2R ('17) |
| Australian Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | NH | NH | A | 2R ('18) |
| New Zealand Open | A | A | A | 2R | A | NH | NH | NH | 2R ('18) |
| China Masters | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | NH | NH | 1R ('17) |
| Hyderabad Open | NH | NH | NH | 2R | A | NH | NH | NH | 2R ('18) |
| Lingshui China Masters | N/A | N/A | N/A | QF | A | NH | NH | NH | QF ('18) |
| Thailand Masters | NH | A | A | 2R | A | A | NH | NH | 2R ('18) |
| Year-end ranking | 433 | 91 | 73 | 72 | 244 | 237 | 167 | 223 | 63 |
| Tournament | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Best |