Muhammad Haikal Nazri (born 26 December 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player.[1][2] He won three titles in 2021: Austrian Open, Hellas International and Ukraine International tournaments in the men's doubles event partnered with Junaidi Arif.[3]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Birth name | Muhammad Haikal Nazri | ||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
Born | Kelantan, Malaysia | 26 December 2002||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||
Men's doubles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 38 (with Junaidi Arif, 6 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 133 (with Choong Hon Jian, 24 October 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Career
2021
Partnered with Junaidi Arif, they won the 2021 Austrian Open, Hellas International, and Ukraine International.[4][5][6] The duo also finished runners-up in the Latvia International and Scottish Open.[7][8]
2022
In January, Haikal and Arif competed at the 2022 Syed Modi International tournament. In April, they competed at the 2022 Orléans Masters but were forced to concede a walkover to Dutch pair Ruben Jille and Ties van der Lecq in the final after Haikal was tested positive for COVID-19.[9] In May, he competed at the SEA Games, and won the silver medal in the men's team event.[10][11] A few months later, Haikal and Arif reached the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters.[12] In December, Haikal captured the Malaysia International title partnered with Nur Izzuddin.[13]
2023
In February, Haikal began partnering Nur Izzuddin following the split between the latter and his partner, thus ending his three-year partnership with Junaidi Arif.[14] In March, they reached their first BWF World Tour final at the 2023 Ruichang China Masters, but went down to the home pair of Chen Boyang and Liu Yi in rubber game.[15] In June, Haikal and Izzuddin's partnership were dissolved after Izzuddin reunited with his former partner.[16] In August, Haikal began partnering Choong Hon Jian.[17]
Achievement
BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[18] 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.[19]
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Junaidi Arif | Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq |
Walkover | Runner-up | [9] |
2023 | Ruichang China Masters | Super 100 | Nur Izzuddin | Chen Boyang Liu Yi |
16–21, 21–19, 21–23 | Runner-up | [15] |
2023 (II) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | Choong Hon Jian | Kenya Mitsuhashi Hiroki Okamura |
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Austrian Open | Junaidi Arif | Lucas Corvée Ronan Labar |
21–17, 21–15 | Winner | [4] |
2021 | Latvia International | Junaidi Arif | Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman Yap Roy King |
23–21, 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up | [7] |
2021 | Hellas International | Junaidi Arif | Ondřej Král Adam Mendrek |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner | [5] |
2021 | Ukraine International | Junaidi Arif | Ishaan Bhatnagar K. Sai Pratheek |
21–15, 19–21, 21–15 | Winner | [6] |
2021 | Scottish Open | Junaidi Arif | Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley |
20–22, 16–21 | Runner-up | [6] |
2022 | Malaysia International | Nur Izzuddin | Goh Boon Zhe Goh Sze Fei |
21–17, 21–16 | Winner | [13] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ "Player profile: Muhammad Haikal Nazri". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Players: Junaidi Arif". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "It's been hip hip hooray for Haikal's partnership with Arif". The Star. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Hon Jian-Ee Wei, Wan Arif-Muhammad Haikal clinch Austrian Open titles". Malay Mail. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b Fauzi, Ferzalfie (5 September 2021). "Pemain muda cemerlang di Greece" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Two M'sian pairs bag third European titles in Ukraine". The Sun. 11 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Roy King, Valeree Siow cemerlang di Latvia" (in Malay). Harian Metro. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Raftery, Alan (29 November 2021). "Grimley twins win big title: "It feels amazing"". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b Anil, Nicolas (3 April 2022). "Haikal tests positive for COVID-19, forced to concede Orleans Masters men's doubles final". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ Musa, Muzaffar (17 May 2022). "Sukan SEA Hanoi: Skuad badminton lelaki bangkit ke final" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "SEA Games: National shuttlers win men's team silver after loss to Thailand". Malay Mail. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Only two M'sian reps left in the last four". The Sun. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ a b Kevin Zhang (19 December 2022). "Justin Hoh Wins 2022 Malaysia International Challenge". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "'Patatimo Boys' split, Nur Izzuddin confirmed partnering Muhammad Haikal". The Malaysian Reserve. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Haikal-Izzuddin go down fighting in China Masters final". The Star. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ Timesport (2 June 2023). "Next stop Paris, says Sze Fei after reuniting with Izzuddin". New Straits Times. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Haikal plots new targets with new partner Hon Jian". The Star. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
- Muhammad Haikal at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com