Mohammad Ahsan

Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in the men's doubles. He competes for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2007. He is currently ranked 2nd in the world with Hendra Setiawan. Ahsan and his former doubles partner Bona Septano were ranked as high as sixth in the BWF World Rankings.[2] He is now paired with former Olympic gold medalist Setiawan. They won their first title in 2013 Malaysia Open after beating Korean pair Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun 21–15, 21–13 in the final. The duo split after the 2016 Korea Open Super Series, ending their four years partnership. Ahsan was then partnered with Berry Angriawan.[3] His partnership with Angriawan was short-lived and he was then paired with Rian Agung Saputro. Ahsan and Saputro's first international title was in 2017 China International.[4] They later won silver at the 2017 BWF World Championships.[5] Ahsan and Setiawan paired back again in early 2018 and won several competition since then.[6] Their nickname is "The Daddies" because both of them have started families and often show affection towards their children.

Ahsan and Setiawan at the 2013 Axiata Cup

Mohammad Ahsan
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1987-09-07) 7 September 1987
Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
HandednessRight
CoachChristian Hadinata
Herry Iman Pierngadi
Aryono Miranat
Men's doubles
Career record443 wins, 185 losses[1]
Highest ranking1 (with Hendra Setiawan 21 November 2013)
5 (with Bona Septano 9 August 2012)
13 (with Rian Agung Saputro 23 November 2017)
Current ranking2 (with Hendra Setiawan 12 April 2022)
BWF profile

Career

Olympic Games

Ahsan competed in badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles with partner Bona Septano and was eliminated in the quarter-final by the Korean pair Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae.

2012 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
Round Partner Opponent Score Result
GS Bona Septano Bodin Isara
Maneepong Jongjit
11–21, 16–21 Lost
GS Ko Sung-hyun [4]
Yoo Yeon-seong
24–22, 21–12 Win
GS Adam Cwalina
Michał Łogosz
Walkover Win
QF Jung Jae-sung [2]
Lee Yong-dae
12–21, 16–21 Lost

Ahsan competed in badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's doubles with partner Hendra Setiawan as the second seeded, but the duo were eliminated in the group stage.

2016 Summer Olympics – men's doubles
Round Partner Opponent Score Result
GS Hendra Setiawan Manu Attri
B. Sumeeth Reddy
21–18, 21–13 Win
GS Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa
17–21, 21–16, 14–21 Lost
GS Chai Biao
Hong Wei
15–21, 17–21 Lost

Ahsan made his third appearance at the Summer Olympics in 2020 Tokyo. Partnered with Hendra Setiawan as 2nd seeds, he finished fourth after defeating by Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the bronze medal match.[7]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Result Ref.
AORI 2014 Best Male Athlete with Hendra Setiawan Won [8]
2015 Won [9]
BWF Awards 2019 BWF Best Male Player of the Year with Hendra Setiawan Nominated [10]
Gatra Awards 2021 Sports Category with 2020 Thomas Cup squad Won [11]
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2020 Best of the Best with Hendra Setiawan Won [12]
2019 Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games men's badminton team Nominated [13]
KONI Award 2014 Best Athlete with Hendra Setiawan Won [14]

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Wembley Arena, London, England Bona Septano Ko Sung-hyun
Yoo Yeon-seong
19–21, 17–21 Bronze
2013 Tianhe Sports Center, Guangzhou, China Hendra Setiawan Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
21–13, 23–21 Gold
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Hendra Setiawan Liu Xiaolong
Qiu Zihan
21–17, 21–14 Gold
2017 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Rian Agung Saputro Liu Cheng
Zhang Nan
10–21, 17–21 Silver
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Hendra Setiawan Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
25–23, 9–21, 21–15 Gold

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China Alvent Yulianto Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
19–21, 16–21 Bronze
2014 Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea Hendra Setiawan Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
21–16, 17–21, 21–15 Gold

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China Hendra Setiawan Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
21–18, 22–24, 19–21 Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Gym Hall 1, National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos Bona Septano Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
16–21, 10–21 Bronze
2011 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Bona Septano Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
25–23, 21–10 Gold

World University Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal Bona Septano Han Ki-hoon
Han Tae-il
21–12, 21–12 Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia Viki Indra Okvana Cho Gun-woo
Lee Yong-dae
8–15, 2–15 Bronze

BWF World Tour (4 titles, 11 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[15] 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 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[16]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Singapore Open Super 500 Hendra Setiawan Ou Xuanyi
Ren Xiangyu
21–13, 21–19 Winner
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Hendra Setiawan Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
17–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2019 All England Open Super 1000 Hendra Setiawan Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
11–21, 21–14, 21–12 Winner
2019 Singapore Open Super 500 Hendra Setiawan Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda
13–21, 21–19, 17–21 Runner-up
2019 New Zealand Open Super 300 Hendra Setiawan Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe
20–22, 21–15, 21–17 Winner
2019 Indonesia Open Super 1000 Hendra Setiawan Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2019 Japan Open Super 750 Hendra Setiawan Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
18–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2019 China Open Super 1000 Hendra Setiawan Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
18–21, 21–17, 15–21 Runner-up
2019 Denmark Open Super 750 Hendra Setiawan Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
14–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Hendra Setiawan Choi Sol-gyu
Seo Seung-jae
21–13, 12–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Hendra Setiawan Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe
24–22, 21–19 Winner
2020 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Hendra Setiawan Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2020 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals Hendra Setiawan Lee Yang
Wang Chi-lin
17–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2022 India Open Super 500 Hendra Setiawan Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
16–21, 24–26 Runner-up
2022 All England Open Super 1000 Hendra Setiawan Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
Bagas Maulana
19–21, 13–21 Runner-up

BWF Superseries (9 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[17] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[18] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2008 Japan Open Bona Septano Lars Paaske
Jonas Rasmussen
21–17, 15–21, 21–13 Runner-up
2011 Japan Open Bona Septano Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
13–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2013 Malaysia Open Hendra Setiawan Ko Sung-hyun
Lee Yong-dae
21–15, 21–13 Winner
2013 Indonesia Open Hendra Setiawan Ko Sung-hyun
Lee Yong-dae
21–14, 21–18 Winner
2013 Singapore Open Hendra Setiawan Ko Sung-hyun
Lee Yong-dae
21–15, 21–18 Winner
2013 Japan Open Hendra Setiawan Chai Biao
Hong Wei
22–20, 21–16 Winner
2013 Denmark Open Hendra Setiawan Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
19–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2013 World Superseries Finals Hendra Setiawan Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang
21–14, 21–16 Winner
2014 All England Open Hendra Setiawan Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa
21–19, 21–19 Winner
2014 Japan Open Hendra Setiawan Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
12–21, 24–26 Runner-up
2014 Indonesia Open Hendra Setiawan Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2014 Hong Kong Open Hendra Setiawan Liu Xiaolong
Qiu Zihan
21–16, 16–21, 21–17 Winner
2015 Malaysia Open Hendra Setiawan Lee Yong-dae
Yoo Yeon-seong
14–21, 21–15, 23–21 Winner
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals Hendra Setiawan Chai Biao
Hong Wei
13–21, 21–14, 21–14 Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Philippines Open Bona Septano Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Alvent Yulianto
10–21, 21–14, 21–17 Winner
2010 Vietnam Open Bona Septano Ong Soon Hock
Mohd Fairuzizuan Tazari
21–18, 13–21, 21–17 Winner
2010 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Bona Septano Yonathan Suryatama Dasuki
Rian Sukmawan
21–16, 18–17 retired Winner
2010 India Grand Prix Bona Septano Gan Teik Chai
Tan Bin Shen
19–21, 21–15, 21–14 Winner
2011 Indonesia Grand Prix Gold Bona Septano Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa
21–13, 21–14 Winner
2013 Australian Open Hendra Setiawan Angga Pratama
Rian Agung Saputra
20–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2016 Thailand Masters Hendra Setiawan Kim Gi-jung
Kim Sa-rang
12–21, 21–15, 21–12 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Smiling Fish International Bona Septano Hui Wai Ho
Alroy Tanama Putra
18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2007 Vietnam International Bona Septano Cho Gun-woo
Yoo Yeon-seong
21–15, 21–19 Winner
2007 Cheers Asian Satellite Bona Septano Chang Hun Pin
Khoo Chung Chiat
21–19, 10–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2017 China International Rian Agung Saputro Trawut Potieng
Nanthakarn Yordphaisong
8–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–7 Winner
2018 Malaysia International Hendra Setiawan Aaron Chia
Soh Wooi Yik
21–17, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

  • Junior level
Team event2005
Asian Junior Championships B
  • Senior level
Team events200720092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Southeast Asian Games A G NH G NH A NH A NH A NH A NH
Asia Team Championships NH G NH G NH G NH A
Asian Games NH B NH QF NH S NH
Universiade B NH A NH A NH A NH A NH A NH
Thomas Cup NH S NH QF NH B NH S NH B NH G NH Q
Sudirman Cup A B NH B NH QF NH B NH RR NH B NH DNP NH

Individual competitions

  • Junior level
Event2005
Asian Junior Championships B
  • Senior level
Events20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Southeast Asian Games B NH G NH A NH A NH A NH A NH A NH
Asian Championships A 1R A S 2R 2R 2R 2R NH 2R
Asian Games NH B NH G NH A NH
World Championships 2R A B NH G w/d G NH S A G NH w/d
Olympic Games NH QF NH RR NH 4th NH
TournamentIBF Grand PrixBWF Superseries / Grand PrixBWF World TourBest
20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
India Open NH 1R A 2R 2R A SF A NH F F ('22)
Syed Modi International NH A W A NH A NH A W ('10)
German Open A 1R 1R A 2R A SF A NH A SF ('18)
All England Open A Q1 QF 1R QF QF SF W 2R 2R 2R 2R W QF 2R F W ('14, '19)
Swiss Open A 1R A QF w/d 2R A w/d A QF NH A 1R QF ('11, '19)
Korea Open A QF A 1R 1R 1R A QF QF A w/d NH SF SF ('22)
Thailand Open A 2R 2R A NH A NH A 1R QF NH Q SF ('20)
SF
Indonesia Masters NH W W w/d QF A QF w/d NH 1R F F 2R Q W ('10, '11)
Indonesia Open 2R Q1 QF 1R QF SF 1R W F SF 2R 1R 1R F NH 1R W ('13)
Malaysia Open A Q1 1R A SF 2R W 2R W QF 2R 2R QF NH W ('13, '15)
Malaysia Masters NH A QF A 2R A 2R SF NH SF ('20)
Singapore Open A 2R A 2R 2R SF W QF SF QF 1R W F NH W ('13, '18)
Chinese Taipei Open A 1R QF A SF A NH SF ('15)
Japan Open A F 2R SF F A W F QF SF A 2R F NH W ('13)
Denmark Open A w/d 2R A 1R SF F QF 2R 1R 1R SF F A 1R F ('13, '19)
French Open A 2R QF A QF 2R w/d A SF QF 2R 2R 2R NH QF SF ('15)
Hylo Open A QF QF ('21)
Macau Open A 1R A QF A NH QF ('11)
Hong Kong Open A 1R 1R QF A QF SF W SF SF QF SF F NH W ('14)
Australian Open N/A A w/d F w/d 1R 2R A QF NH F ('13)
New Zealand Open A QF A NH N/A NH A W NH W ('19)
China Open A 2R A 1R A 1R 1R 2R 1R SF 2R F NH F ('19)
Fuzhou China Open A QF A 2R QF A SF QF NH SF ('18)
Superseries /
World Tour Finals
NH DNQ RR DNQ W RR W DNQ RR W F DNQ W ('13, '15, '19)


Philippines Open A NH W NH W ('09)
Russian Open NH 1R A NH 1R ('07)
Thailand Masters NH W A NH W ('16)
Vietnam Open A QF A W A w/d A NH W ('10)
Year-end ranking 14 13 7 19 1 4 2 11 15 9 2 2 2 1
Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Best

Record against selected opponents

Men's doubles results against World Superseries finalists, World Superseries Finals semifinalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists paired with:[19]

Rian Agung Saputro

Bona Septano

Hendra Setiawan

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