Ihsan Maulana Mustofa

Ihsan Maulana Mustofa (born 18 November 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who plays in singles event.^[1] He is from PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and has joined the club since 2010.^[2] He was a boys' singles bronze medalist of the 2013 World Junior Championships that was held in Bangkok, Thailand.^[3] He played in the decisive matches for Indonesia to win the team event at the 2015 and 2017 SEA Games.^[4]

Ihsan Maulana Mustofa
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1995-11-18) 18 November 1995 (age 28) Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	17 (15 September 2016)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Thomas Cup 2016 Kunshan Men's team 2014 New Delhi Men's team 2018 Bangkok Men's team Asian Games 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team Asia Mixed Team Championships 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team Asia Team Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's team 2018 Alor Setar Men's team SEA Games 2015 Singapore Men's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles World Junior Championships 2013 Bangkok Mixed team 2013 Bangkok Boys' singles Asian Junior Championships 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

2012

Mustofa was the national junior champion in 2012.

2013

Mustofa was qualified to participate at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships but his participation just got to the first round after being defeated by Park Sung-min with a rubber games 21–17, 20–22, 10–21. He also played in some international challenge tournaments and BWF Grand Prix such as Vietnam Open and Indonesian Grand Prix Gold. He reached the second round in both BWF Grand Prix tournaments. In the second round, he was stopped by fellow Indonesian shuttlers. He was upset by Jonatan Christie at the 2013 Vietnam Open with a rubber games and by his senior Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka at the 2013 Indonesian Grand Prix Gold with a straight games. In November 2013, he brought home a bronze medal during the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships in Bangkok, Thailand after being defeated by South Korean shuttler Heo Kwang-hee with a rubber games 18–21, 21–13, 16–21 in the semifinals.

2014

Mustofa was selected to join the national team as the youngest player in the Thomas Cup squad; after the Indonesian Badminton Association, quarantined 33 Thomas and Uber Cups candidates at the Djarum Badminton Club in Kudus, Central Java, for a simulation last March 2014. Mustofa defeated Sony Dwi Kuncoro, the 2004 Athens Olympics bronze medalist and the former world number four, with a stunning 21–19, 21–18 performance, catching the coaching staffs' attention. He, in 18-year-old, was dubbed 'the next big thing' by a top badminton official, is part of the Indonesian team that left for New Delhi for the Thomas Cup 2014.^[5] He also participated in some international challenge and BWF Grand Prix tournaments. He played at the 2014 German Open and the 2014 Chinese Taipei Open. His best performance in the international individual competitions was when he became the runner-up of the 2014 Dutch Open, beaten by Ajay Jayaram of India with 11–10, 6–11, 7–11, 11–1, 9–11 in the final.

2015

Mustofa was part of the Indonesian team that left for Dongguan, China for the 2015 Sudirman Cup, which the Indonesia team won the bronze medal at that world mixed team tournament. At the 28th SEA Games 2015 in Singapore, Mustofa helped the Indonesian men's team beating Thailand 3–2 to bring home a gold medal in the final game after he defeated Suppanyu Avihingsanon from Thailand with 20–22, 21–16, 21–9.

2017

Mustofa participated in both team and individual event at 29th SEA Games 2017. He helped the Indonesian men's team retaining the gold medal, beating the Malaysian Lee Zi Jia 21–11, 21–11. He also grabbed the bronze medal in individual event, beaten by Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab in straight game 10–21, 21–23.

2018

In 2018, Mustofa won the BWF Tour Super 100 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters. In the final, he beat Lin Yu-hsien of Chinese Taipei in straight games.

2019

At the end of 2019, Mustofa announced his resignation from the national team through his Instagram account in October 2019.^[4]

Awards and nominations

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Golden Award SIWO PWI	2019	Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games Men's Badminton Team	Nominated	^[6]

Achievements

SEA Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2017	Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Khosit Phetpradab	10–21, 21–23	Bronze	^[7]

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2013	Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Heo Kwang-hee	18–21, 21–13, 16–21	Bronze	^[8]

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[9] 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.^[10]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Akita Masters	Super 100	Sitthikom Thammasin	10–21, 13–21	Runner-up	^[11]
2018	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Lin Yu-hsien	21–17, 23–21	Winner	^[12]

BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-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 singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2014	Dutch Open	Ajay Jayaram	11–10, 6–11, 7–11, 11–1, 9–11	Runner-up	^[13]
2015	Thailand Open	Lee Hyun-il	17–21, 24–22, 8–21	Runner-up	^[14]
2017	Macau Open	Kento Momota	16–21, 10–21	Runner-up	^[15]

  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Participation at Indonesian team

• 3 times at Thomas Cup (2014, 2016, 2018)
• 2 times at Sudirman Cup (2015, 2017)
• 2 times at Asian Games (2014, 2018)
• 2 times at SEA Games (2015, 2017)

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

DNQ

(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#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 events	2013
Asian Junior Championships	B
World Junior Championships	S

• Senior level

Team events	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
SEA Games	NH	G	NH	G	NH	A
Asia Team Championships	NH		G	NH	G	NH
Asia Mixed Team Championships	NH			A	NH	B
Asian Games	QF	NH			S	NH
Thomas Cup	B	NH	S	NH	B	NH
Sudirman Cup	NH	B	NH	RR	NH	A

Individual competitions

• Junior level

Events	2013
Asian Junior Championships	QF
World Junior Championships	B'

• Senior level

Events	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
SEA Games	A	NH	A	NH	B	NH
Asian Championships	1R	A		1R	2R	1R
Asian Games	NH	R16	NH			A

Tournament	BWF Superseries / Grand Prix								BWF World Tour				Best
	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Thailand Masters	NH						A	3R	QF	1R	A	NH	QF ('18)
Swiss Open	A					1R	A	QF	A		NH	A	QF ('15)
German Open	A				1R	A					NH		1R ('14)
All England Open	A						Q2	Q2	A				Q2 ('16, '17)
Lingshui China Masters	NH				N/A				3R	3R	NH		3R ('18, '19)
Malaysia Masters	A					3R	1R	3R	2R	A		NH	3R ('15, '17)
New Zealand Open	NH	N/A	NH	A			3R	w/d	A	1R	NH		3R ('16)
Australian Open	N/A	A					1R	A			NH		1R ('16)
Spain Masters	N/A								A			1R	1R ('21)
Malaysia Open	A						1R	A		1R	NH		1R ('16, '19)
Singapore Open	A						1R	2R	QF	Q1	NH		QF ('18)
Korea Masters	A					1R	A	3R	QF	A	NH		QF ('18)
Thailand Open	NH	A			NH	F	1R	w/d	1R	Q1	A	NH	F ('15)
Russian Open	A									SF	NH		SF ('19)
Akita Masters	NH								F	2R	NH		F ('18)
Hyderabad Open	NH								A	2R	NH		2R ('19)
Korea Open	A					2R	A		1R	A	NH		2R ('15)
Chinese Taipei Open	A				2R	3R	A		1R	1R	NH		3R ('15)
Vietnam Open	A			2R	A	1R	A	2R	A		NH		2R ('13, '17)
Japan Open	A					QF	A				NH		QF ('15)
Indonesia Masters Super 100	NH								W	2R	NH		W ('18)
Dutch Open	A				F	A					NH	NA	F ('14)
French Open	A						1R	A			NH	A	1R ('16)
Bitburger Open	A						3R	A					3R ('16)
Macau Open	A					SF	1R	F	A		NH		F ('17)
Hong Kong Open	A					1R	1R	A	1R	A	NH		1R ('15, '16, '18)
Indonesia Masters	1R	1R	1R	2R	A	3R	QF	NH	1R	A			QF ('16)
Indonesia Open	A					Q2	SF	Q1	A		NH	A	SF ('16)
Chinese Taipei Masters	NH					SF	A	NH					SF ('15)
Year-end ranking	486	513	489	199	128	31	39	47	39	97	110	110	17
Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Best

Record against selected opponents

Head to head (H2H) against World Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[16]

•   Lin Dan 1–4
•   Shi Yuqi 0–1
•   Tian Houwei 0–3
•   Wang Zhengming 0–1
•   Chou Tien-chen 0–1
•   Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 0–1
•   Jan Ø. Jørgensen 0–1
•   Marc Zwiebler 2–0
•   Hu Yun 1–0
•   Ng Ka Long 0–2
•   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 1–1
•   Jonatan Christie 1–3
•   Simon Santoso 0–1
•   Tommy Sugiarto 0–1
•   Ajay Jayaram 0–1
•   Sameer Verma 0–1
•   Srikanth Kidambi 1–1
•   Kazumasa Sakai 1–0
•   Kenichi Tago 2–0
•   Kenta Nishimoto 2–0
•   Kento Momota 0–2
•   Jeon Hyeok-jin 1–0
•   Lee Hyun-il 0–2
•   Son Wan-ho 2–0
•   Lee Chong Wei 0–1
•   Liew Daren 0–1
•   Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 1–1

References

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2. "Profil: Ihsan Maulana Mustofa". PB Djarum (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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6. Media, Kompas Cyber (5 February 2019). "Nomine Penerima Penghargaan Golden Award SIWO PWI Pusat 2019". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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11. Tegar Idaman, Putra Permata (29 July 2018). "Indonesia Raih Satu Gelar di Akita Masters" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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14. "Runner up di Thailand Open, Ihsan Tetap Bersyukur" (in Indonesian). Jawa Pos. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
15. "Momota creates badminton history in Macau Open". Badminton Asia. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
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