Fajar Alfian

About

Fajar Alfian (born 7 March 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the SGS PLN Bandung. He won the men’s doubles silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games, the bronze medals at the 2017 SEA Games, 2019 and 2022 World Championships. He was part of the Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup. He reached a career high of world number 1 in the men’s doubles with Muhammad Rian Ardianto on 27 December 2022.

Alfian started his partnership with Muhammad Rian Ardianto in July 2014. In the beginning of their career, they have won international tournaments including the Indonesia International in 2014, 2015, and 2016; the Austrian International in 2015; and at the BWF Grand Prix level, the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters.
Alfian was a member of the Indonesia men’s team that won gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 SEA Games. He also played with Ardianto, and clinched the men’s doubles bronze at that event in 2017. Alfian and Ardianto competed on the BWF World Tour, and won titles at the 2018 Malaysia Masters and the Syed Modi International; and also the 2019 Swiss and Korea Opens. Together with Ardianto he won a bronze medal in the men’s doubles at the 2017 SEA Games, the…