Muhammad Haikal
Birth nameMuhammad Haikal bin Nazri
CountryMalaysia
Birth date26 December 2002 (age 23)
Birth placeKelantan, Malaysia
Height1.62 m
HandednessLeft
EventMen's doubles
Highest ranking18 (with Choong Hon Jian, 17 September 2024)
38 (with Junaidi Arif, 6 December 2022)
Current ranking32
Date of current rankingwith Choong Hon Jian, 26 May 2026
Bwfbadminton id88642
Bwf id254A5C6F-4C4B-4879-A1CD-09496BE1384F

Muhammad Haikal bin 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]

Career

2021

Partnered with Junaidi Arif, they won the 2021 Austrian Open,[4] Hellas International,[5] and Ukraine International.[6] The duo also finished runners-up at the Latvia International[7] and Scottish Open.[8]

2022

In January, Haikal and Arif competed at the Syed Modi International tournament. In April, they competed at the 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 quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters.[12] In December, he captured the Malaysia International title partnered with Nur Izzuddin.[13]

2023

Following a reshuffle in the national men's doubles department in February, Haikal began partnering Izzuddin, thus ending his three-year partnership with Arif.[14] In March, the new pair reached the final of 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 Goh Sze Fei.[16] In August, Haikal began partnering Choong Hon Jian.[17]

In October, he and Choong entered the final of Indonesia Masters II and finished as the runners-up.[18] In December, the duo competed at the Syed Modi International. En route to their first BWF World Tour title, they defeated the second and top seeds in the semi-finals[19] and final, respectively.[20] The following week, they won another title at the Guwahati Masters.[21]

2024

In late January, he was chosen to represent Malaysia's men's team at the 2024 Asia Team Championships.[22] In March, he and Choong clinched their third title at the Orléans Masters.[23]

Achievement

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[24] 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.[25]

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2022Orléans MastersSuper 100Junaidi ArifRuben Jille
Ties van der Lecq		WalkoverRunner-up[9]
2023Ruichang China MastersSuper 100Nur IzzuddinChen Boyang
Liu Yi		16–21, 21–19, 21–23Runner-up[15]
2023 (II)Indonesia MastersSuper 100Choong Hon JianKenya Mitsuhashi
Hiroki Okamura		16–21, 18–21Runner-up[18]
2023Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300Choong Hon JianAkira Koga
Taichi Saito		18–21, 21–18, 21–16Winner[20]
2023Guwahati MastersSuper 100Choong Hon JianLin Bing-wei
Su Ching-heng		21–17, 23–21Winner[21]
2024Orléans MastersSuper 300Choong Hon JianSabar Karyaman Gutama
Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani		21–15, 18–21, 21–14Winner[23]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2021Austrian OpenJunaidi ArifLucas Corvée
Ronan Labar		21–17, 21–15Winner[4]
2021Latvia InternationalJunaidi ArifMuhammad Nurfirdaus Azman
Yap Roy King		23–21, 15–21, 19–21Runner-up[7]
2021Hellas InternationalJunaidi ArifOndřej Král
Adam Mendrek		21–16, 21–15Winner[5]
2021Ukraine InternationalJunaidi ArifIshaan Bhatnagar
Sai Pratheek K.		21–15, 19–21, 21–15Winner[6]
2021Scottish OpenJunaidi ArifChristopher Grimley
Matthew Grimley		20–22, 16–21Runner-up[6]
2022Malaysia InternationalNur IzzuddinGoh Boon Zhe
Goh Sze Fei		21–17, 21–16Winner[13]
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  2. ^ "Players: Muhammad Haikal". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. ^ "It's been hip hip hooray for Haikal's partnership with Arif". The Star. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Hon Jian-Ee Wei, Wan Arif-Muhammad Haikal clinch Austrian Open titles". Malay Mail. 31 May 2021. Archived 2 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ Fauzi, Ferzalfie (5 September 2021). "Pemain muda cemerlang di Greece" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Archived 5 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Two M'sian pairs bag third European titles in Ukraine". The Sun. 11 September 2021. Archived 11 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Roy King, Valeree Siow cemerlang di Latvia" (in Malay). Harian Metro. 30 August 2021. Archived 30 August 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ Raftery, Alan (29 November 2021). "Grimley twins win big title: "It feels amazing"". Badminton Europe. Archived 29 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Musa, Muzaffar (17 May 2022). "Sukan SEA Hanoi: Skuad badminton lelaki bangkit ke final" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. Archived 2 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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  12. ^ "Only two M'sian reps left in the last four". The Sun. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
  13. ^ Zhang, Kevin (19 December 2022). "Justin Hoh Wins 2022 Malaysia International Challenge". Badminton Planet. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  14. ^ "'Patatimo Boys' split, Nur Izzuddin confirmed partnering Muhammad Haikal". The Malaysian Reserve. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Haikal-Izzuddin go down fighting in China Masters final". The Star. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Next stop Paris, says Sze Fei after reuniting with Izzuddin". New Straits Times. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Haikal plots new targets with new partner Hon Jian". The Star. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  18. ^ Peter, Fabian (29 October 2023). "Hon Jian-Haikal finally see the light with runners-up showing in Surabaya". New Straits Times. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  19. ^ "Hon Jian-Haikal stun second seeds, reach Syed Modi final". New Straits Times. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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  22. ^ "BATC 2024 draw: Easy path to quarter-finals for men's, women's squads". Malay Mail. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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