Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Character Introduction
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (August 2, 1996) is an Indonesian male badminton player who specializes in men’s doubles. He is nicknamed the “Little Yellow Man” by his fans.
In 2013, Sukamuyo was the runner-up in the mixed doubles at the World Junior Badminton Championships.
In March 2014, Sukamuyor won his first international professional title at the Vietnam International Challenger with Sylvanus Gayle, defeating the No. 2 seeds Robin Middleton/Ross Smith of Australia 2-0 (21-14, 21-13) in the men’s doubles final.
In April 2014, the two of them paired up again for the New Zealand Badminton Grand Prix, defeating the tournament’s No. 2 seeds, Chen Honglin/Lu Jiabin of Chinese Taipei, 2-1 (15-21, 23-21, 21-11) in the men’s doubles final to claim their first international Golden Grand Prix title.
In 2015, Sukamuyo began partnering with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon in men’s doubles. in October, the duo played in the Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix, defeating the tournament’s No. 4 seed, Yun Tianhao/Lim Chin Hwa of Malaysia, 2-0 (21-16, 21-18) in the men’s doubles final to claim the pair’s first International Golden Grand Prix title together.
In March 2016, Sukamuyor partnered with Gideon at the Badminton India Superseries, defeating teammates Angga Pratama/Ricky Karanda Sewardy 2-0 (21-17, 21-13) in the men’s doubles final, the first International Superseries title for the pair together. In June of the same year, the duo played in the Australian Badminton Super Series and won the Men’s Doubles final, defeating teammates Anga Pratama/Ricky Karanda Sewardi 2-0 (21-14, 21-15). In November of the same year, the duo played in China’s premier badminton super tournament, defeating Denmark’s Mathias Bowie/Karsten Mogensen 2-0 (21-18, 22-20) in the men’s doubles final to win the title.
In March 2017, Sukamuyo and Gideon played in the All England Badminton Premier Superseries, winning their first All England title by sweeping China’s Li Junhui/Liu Yuchen 2-0 (21-19, 21-14) in the men’s doubles final. After winning the title, the duo ascended to the men’s doubles world No. 1 spot in the March 16 Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings with 73,051 points.
In September 2017, they played in the Japan Badminton Superseries. In the final, they faced the hosts, Takuto Inoue/Yuki Kaneko of Japan, and dominated the men’s doubles with a 2-0 (21-12, 21-15) victory.
In November 2017, they played in the China Badminton Premier Super Tournament. In the final, they took on the tournament’s No. 2 seed and Denmark’s top duo, Mathias Bowie/Karsten Mogensen, and continued their strong performance to successfully win their second consecutive title in the event 2-0 (21-19, 21-11).
In December 2017, they played in the WTF Super Series Finals. At the end of 2017, Sukamuyor and his partner Gideon were voted “WBF Male Athlete of the Year”.
In March 2018, they competed in the All England Badminton Open. In the final, against the tournament’s second seed and top Danish duo Mathias Bowie/Karsten Mogensen, they put in a strong performance to defeat two of Europe’s strongest duos in a row 2-0 (21-18, 21-17) and exceeded the world rankings by 100,000 points in the following week to maintain the men’s doubles world No. 1 position with the highest number of points ever.
The men’s doubles badminton final at the Jakarta Asian Games on August 28, 2018, between two Indonesian pairs, ended with top seeds Gideon/Sukamuyo upsetting teammates Alfian/Adianto 2-1 to win their first-ever men’s doubles title at the Games, while the Indonesian men’s doubles made it three consecutive Asian Games titles.
On July 29, 2021, at the Tokyo Olympics badminton men’s doubles match, Gideon/Sukamuyo were defeated by Malaysia’s Su Wei-Yi/Xie Dingfeng 0-2 and did not qualify for the semifinals.
World Ranking – Men’s Doubles 211, Week 29, 2024
Olympic Points – Men’s Doubles 83, 19700 points
Finals Ranking – Men’s Doubles 42, 28790 points
Equipment Used
ARCSABER 11 metal red; ARCSABER 11 PRO; BG-80; AC-102C; ARCSABER 11; ASTROX 88S; ASTROX 88S PRO;ASTROX 77; SHB65Z2MEX; SHB65Z3 new color
Major Achievements
- 2023 Thailand Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarterfinals
- 2022 Denmark Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2022 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2022 Thomas Cup Badminton Men’s Team Championships Runner-up
- 2022 All England Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2021 Badminton World Federation Year End Finals Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 Indonesia Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2021 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 France Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2021 Hailu Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2020 Thomas Cup Badminton Team Champion
- 2020 All England Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2020 Asian Badminton Championships Men’s Team Champion
- 2020 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Badminton World Tour Finals Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 France Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Denmark Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 China Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Japan Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2019 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2019 Singapore Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2019 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2019 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Hong Kong Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 China Fuzhou Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 France Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2018 Denmark Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 China Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2018 Japan Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Badminton Asia Games Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Badminton Asia Games Men’s Team Runner-up
- 2018 Indonesia Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Thomas Cup Men’s Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2018 All England Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Badminton Asia Championships Men’s Team Champion
- 2018 India Badminton Open Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2018 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 Badminton World League Super Series Finals Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 Hong Kong Badminton Premier Super Series Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 China Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 Denmark Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2017 Japan Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 Korea Badminton Premier Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2017 Singapore Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2017 Malaysia Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 Badminton India Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2017 All England Badminton Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 China Badminton Premier Super Tournament Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Badminton Australia Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Thomas Cup Men’s Team Runner-up
- 2016 Badminton India Premier Superseries Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2016 Malaysia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2015 Thailand Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Vietnam Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2015 Chinese Taipei Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2015 Southeast Asian Games Badminton Men’s Team Champion
- 2015 Sudirman Cup Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2015 Swiss Badminton Golden Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Quarter-finals
- 2014 Bulgaria Badminton International Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Indonesia Badminton Masters Men’s Doubles Runner-up
- 2014 New Zealand Badminton Grand Prix Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2014 Vietnam Badminton International Challenge Men’s Doubles Champion
- 2013 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Doubles Runner-up
- 2013 World Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team Runner-up
- 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
- 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Mixed Team 3rd Runner-up
- 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships Men’s Doubles 3rd Runner-up
- 2011 Singapore Badminton International Series Men’s Doubles Runner-up