Muhammad Shohibul Fikri

Muhammad Shohibul Fikri (born 16 November 1999) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with SGS PLN Bandung club.

Career 
In 2018, Fikri teamed-up with Bagas Maulana, finished as runner-up at the Indonesia International. He and his partner won their first International title at the 2019 Finnish Open. He then claimed his first World Tour title at the Hyderabad Open.

In 2021, Fikri and Maulana finished as runner-up at the Belgian International defeated by their compatriots Pramudya Kusumawardana and Yeremia Rambitan in the final.

2022 
In February, Fikri and his partner Bagas Maulana participated in Badminton Asia Team Championships with Indonesia and lost the title to Malaysia. In March, Fikri and his partner Bagas Maulana participated in 2022 All England Open for the first time. They defeated number 8 seeds Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in the second round, the reigning world champion Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi in quarterfinals, World number 1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the semifinals and World number 2 Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan in the final, thus clinching their first Super 1000 title.

2023 
Fikri and Maulana opened the 2023 season at the Malaysia Open, but were defeated in the second round by Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty. In the next tournament, India Open, they suffered a second-round defeat to fellow Indonesian pair of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto. They competed in the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, but unfortunately lost in the quarter-finals to 2nd seed Japanese pair Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi. In the next tournament, Thailand Masters, they suffered a semi-final defeat to Chinese Taipei pair of Su Ching-heng and Ye Hong-wei.

In March, Fikri competed on the European tour, beginning with the All England Open, but lost in the quarterfinals to 1st seed fellow Indonesian pair Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto. In the next tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals of Swiss Open to 3rd-seeded Malaysian pair Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in three games. In the next tournament, they competed in the Spain Masters, but had to lose in the second round to Chinese Taipei pair Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen. In the last tournament on the European tour, they lost in the final of Orléans Masters to Chinese youngster pair Chen Boyang and Liu Yi. 

In late April, Fikri competed at the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 4th seed Japanese pair Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi.

In May, Fikri made his debut at the Southeast Asian Games, and won the gold medal in the team event, and also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles with Maulana. In late May, Fikri competed in the second Asian tour at the Thailand Open, but had to lose in the final from 3rd seed Chinese pair Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in straight games.

In June, Fikri and Maulana competed at the Singapore Open, but had to lose in the second round from 3rd seed Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. In the next tour, they competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Open, but lost in the first round from 2nd seed Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in two consecutive tour.

In July, Fikri and Maulana competed at the Korea Open, but had to lose in the first round from Korean pair Jin Yong and Na Sung-seung in only 27 minutes. In the next tour, they competed at the Japan Open, but lost in the second round against 4th seed Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik for the third time this season.

In late August, Fikri competed at the World Championships, but lost in the quarter-finals round from 3rd seed Chinese pair Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in three games.

Achievements

Southeast Asian Games 
Men's doubles

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 4 runners-up) 
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up) 
Men's doubles

  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team 
 Junior level

 Senior level

Individual competitions 
 Junior level

 Senior level

References

External links 
 

1999 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bandung
Badminton players from West Java
Indonesian male badminton players
Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
SEA Games gold medalists for Indonesia
SEA Games bronze medalists for Indonesia
SEA Games medalists in badminton