Apriyani Rahayu

Apriyani Rahayu (born 29 April 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles.[3][4] She was the gold medalist in 2019 Southeast Asian Games,[5] and two times bronze medalists at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019.[6] Rahayu also won bronze medals at the 2018 Asian Games in the women's team and doubles with her current partner Greysia Polii.[7]

Apriyani Rahayu
Personal information
Birth name	Apriyani Rahayu
Country	Indonesia
Born	29 April 1998 Lawulo, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia[1]
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Handedness	Right
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	3 (WD with Greysia Polii 20 September 2018) 100 (XD with Panji Akbar Sudrajat 21 January 2016)
Current ranking	8 (WD with Greysia Polii 17 March 2020)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Indonesia World Championships 2018 Nanjing Women's doubles 2019 Basel Women's doubles Sudirman Cup 2019 Nanning Mixed team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Women's doubles 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Women's team Asia Team Championships 2018 Alor Setar Women's team Southeast Asian Games 2019 Philippines Women's doubles 2019 Philippines Women's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Women's team World Junior Championships 2014 Alor Setar Girls' doubles 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team 2015 Lima Mixed team 2015 Lima Mixed doubles Asian Junior Championships 2015 Bangkok Mixed doubles 2015 Bangkok Mixed team 2016 Bangkok Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
BWF Awards	2017	Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year	Nominated	[8]
	2018		Nominated	[9]
Indonesian Sport Awards	2018	Favorite Women's Double Athlete with Greysia Polii	Won	[10]
		Favorite Women's Team Athlete with 2018 Asian Games Women's Badminton team	Won

Achievements

BWF World Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China	Greysia Polii	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	12–21, 21–23	Bronze
2019	St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland	Greysia Polii	Mayu Matsumoto Wakana Nagahara	12–21, 19–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia	Greysia Polii	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	15–21, 17–21	Bronze

Southeast Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines	Greysia Polii	Chayanit Chaladchalam Phataimas Muenwong	21–3, 21–18	Gold

BWF World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia	Rosyita Eka Putri Sari	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	11–21, 14–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru	Fachriza Abimanyu	He Jiting Du Yue	13–21, 10–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand	Fachriza Abimanyu	Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen	14–21, 14–21	Bronze
2016	CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand	Rinov Rivaldy	Kim Won-ho Lee Yu-rim	17–21, 20–22	Bronze

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[11] 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.[12]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Greysia Polii	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	17–21, 12–21	Runner-up
2018	India Open ^(1)	Super 500	Greysia Polii	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21–18, 21–15	Winner
2018	Thailand Open ^(2)	Super 500	Greysia Polii	Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi	21–13, 21–10	Winner
2019	Malaysia Masters	Super 500	Greysia Polii	Yuki Fukushima Sayaka Hirota	21–18, 16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	India Open ^(2)	Super 500	Greysia Polii	Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean	21–11, 25–23	Winner
2020	Indonesia Masters ^(1)	Super 500	Greysia Polii	Maiken Fruergaard Sara Thygesen	18–21, 21–11, 23–21	Winner
2020	Spain Masters ^(1)	Super 300	Greysia Polii	Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva	18–21, 22–20, 21–17	Winner
2020 (I)	Thailand Open ^(3)	Super 1000	Greysia Polii	Jongkolphan Kititharakul Rawinda Prajongjai	21–15, 21–12	Winner

BWF Superseries (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[13] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[14] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	French Open ^(1)	Greysia Polii	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21–17, 21–15	Winner
2017	Hong Kong Open	Greysia Polii	Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan	21–14, 16–21, 15–21	Runner-up

  BWF Superseries Finals tournament

  BWF Superseries Premier tournament

  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 title)

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

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Thailand Open ^(1)	Greysia Polii	Chayanit Chaladchalam Phataimas Muenwong	21–12, 21–12	Winner

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Singapore International	Jauza Fadhila Sugiarto	Melvira Oklamona Rika Rositawati	22–20, 16–21, 21–10	Winner
2016	Indonesia International	Jauza Fadhila Sugiarto	Dian Fitriani Nadya Melati	12–21, 21–18, 22–20	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Indonesia International	Panji Akbar Sudrajat	Irfan Fadhilah Weni Anggraini	16–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Indonesia International	Agripinna Prima Rahmanto Putra	Yantoni Edy Saputra Marsheilla Gischa Islami	21–12, 21–12	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

• Junior level

Team events	2014	2015	2016
Asian Junior Championships	QF	Bronze	QF
World Junior Championships	Silver	Silver	5th

• Senior level

Team events	2017	2018	2019	2020
Southeast Asian Games	Bronze	N/A	Silver	N/A
Asia Team Championships	N/A	Bronze	N/A	QF
Asian Games	N/A	Bronze	N/A
Uber Cup	N/A	QF	N/A
Sudirman Cup	GS	N/A	Bronze	N/A

Individual competitions

• Junior level

Event	2014	2015	2016
Asian Junior Championships	QF (GD) R3 (XD)	R3 (GD) Bronze (XD)	R3 (GD) Bronze (XD)
World Junior Championships	Silver (GD)	R4 (GD) Bronze (XD)	R4 (GD) QF (XD)

• Senior level

Event	2017	2018	2019
Southeast Asian Games	R1	N/A	Gold
Asian Championships	A	QF	R1
Asian Games	N/A	Bronze	N/A
World Championships	A	Bronze	Bronze

Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	Best
BWF World Tour
Swiss Open	A		N/A	Q	R2 (2017)
German Open	A	QF	N/A		QF (2019)
All England Open	R1	QF	R1 (WD)		QF (2019)
Malaysia Masters	A	F	SF (WD)		F (2019)
Indonesia Masters	F	SF	W (WD) R2 (XD)		W (2020)
Spain Masters	A		W (WD)		W (2020)
Singapore Open	A		N/A		R1 (2015, 2016)
Australian Open	A	SF	N/A		SF (2019)
Taipei Open	A	SF	N/A		SF (2019)
Korea Open	w/d	R2	N/A		QF (2017)
China Open	SF	QF	N/A		SF (2018)
Japan Open	SF	QF	N/A		SF (2018)
Denmark Open	SF	R2	A		SF (2018)
French Open	SF	R2	N/A		W (2017)
Fuzhou China Open	QF	R1	N/A		QF (2018)
Hong Kong Open	SF	w/d	N/A		F (2017)
Indonesia Open	QF	R2	N/A		QF (2018)
Malaysia Open	A	R2	N/A		R2 (2019)
India Open	W	W	N/A		W (2018, 2019)
Thailand Open	W	QF	W	N/A	W (2017, 2018, 2020)
			SF
BWF World Tour Finals	GS	GS	GS		GS (2018, 2019, 2020)
Year-end Ranking	4	8	6		3 (WD) 100 (XD)
Tournament	2018	2019	2020	2021	Best

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	Best
BWF Superseries
All England Open	A		R2	R2 (2017)
Malaysia Open	A	R1 (WD)	A	R1 (2016)
Singapore Open	R1 (WD)	R1 (WD)	A	R1 (2015, 2016)
Indonesia Open	A	R2 (WD)	R2	R2 (2016, 2017)
Japan Open	A		R2	R2 (2017)
Korea Open	A		QF	QF (2017)
Denmark Open	A		R1	R1 (2017)
French Open	A		W	W (2017)
China Open	A		R1	R1 (2017)
Hong Kong Open	A		F	F (2017)
Year-end Ranking	77 (WD) 100 (XD)	58 (WD) 316 (XD)	11	10
Tournament	2015	2016	2017	Best

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters	A		R1 (WD)	A		R1 (2015)
Thailand Masters	N/A			R2 (WD) R2 (XD)	QF	QF (2017)
Swiss Open	A				R2	R2 (2017)
New Zealand Open	A				SF	SF (2017)
Thailand Open	A	N/A	R2 (WD)	w/d	W	W (2017)
Indonesian Masters	R1 (WD) Q1 (XD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	R2 (WD) R1 (XD)	A	N/A	R2 (2014, 2015)
Year-end Ranking	431 (WD) 1170 (XD)	212 (WD) 387 (XD)	77 (WD) 100 (XD)	58 (WD) 316 (XD)	11	10

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[15]

Greysia Polii

Players	M	W	L	Diff.
Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan	9	3	6	–3
Du Yue & Li Yinhui	6	3	3	0
Christinna Pedersen & Kamilla Rytter Juhl	2	1	1	0
Yuki Fukushima & Sayaka Hirota	9	2	7	–5
Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara	5	1	4	–3
Misaki Matsutomo & Ayaka Takahashi	12	2	10	–8
Shiho Tanaka & Koharu Yonemoto	4	3	1	+2
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun & Woon Khe Wei	1	0	1	–1
Chang Ye-na & Lee So-hee	1	0	1	–1
Lee So-hee & Shin Seung-chan	4	3	1	+2

References

1. "Asia Junior Championships 2016: Ini Pebulutangkis Masa Depan Indonesia". sport.bisnis.com (in Indonesian). Bisnis Indonesia. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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5. Saputra, Ramadani (10 December 2019). "Indonesia slips to 4th rank despite two golds in badminton". www.thejakartapost.com. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
6. Widiastuti, Rina (25 August 2019). "Greysia / Apriyani Raih Perunggu di Kejuaraan Dunia Bulu Tangkis". sport.tempo.co (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
7. "Dibekuk Jepang, Greysia/Apriyani Sabet Perunggu Asian Games 2018". www.bola.net (in Indonesian). 26 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
8. "AXELSEN, TAI IN BATTLE FOR PLAYER AWARDS". bwfbadminton.com. December 7, 2017.
9. "NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR BWF'S NIGHT OF NIGHTS". bwfbadminton.com. December 7, 2018.
10. "Inilah Daftar Terfavorit Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Detik. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
11. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
12. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
13. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
14. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
15. "Apriyani Rahayu's Profile – Head To Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2020.

External links

• Apriyani Rahayu at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com