Firman Abdul Kholik

Firman Abdul Kholik (born 11 August 1997) is an Indonesian badminton player who is a singles specialist.^[1] He is better known when helping Indonesia win the 2018 Asia Team Championships.^[2] Kholik also took part as Indonesia winning team in 2015, 2017, and 2019 SEA Games.^[3]

Firman Abdul Kholik
Personal information
Country	Indonesia
Born	(1997-08-11) 11 August 1997 (age 28) Banjar, West Java, Indonesia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Handedness	Left
Men's singles
Career record	131 wins, 71 losses
Highest ranking	42 (16 April 2019)
Medal record Men's badminton Representing  Indonesia Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed team Thomas Cup 2018 Bangkok Men's team Asia Team Championships 2018 Alor Setar Men's team 2020 Manila Men's team SEA Games 2015 Singapore Men's team 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team 2019 Philippines Men's team World Junior Championships 2014 Alor Setar Mixed team 2015 Lima Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[4] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[5]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2019	Akita Masters	Super 100	Yu Igarashi	21–18, 22–20	Winner	[6]

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-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	Indonesian Masters	H. S. Prannoy	11–21, 20–22	Runner-up	[7]

  Grand Prix Gold tournament

  Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2014	Bahrain International	Anand Pawar	20–22, 21–13, 21–13	Winner	[8]
2015	Vietnam International	Khosit Phetpradab	20–22, 21–14, 21–18	Winner	[9]
2019	Vietnam International	Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo	21–16, 21–7	Winner	[10]
2022	Dutch International	Magnus Johannesen	19–21, 9–21	Runner-up	[11]
2022	Slovenia Future Series	Andi Fadel Muhammad	19–21, 27–29	Runner-up	[12]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

Boys' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2014	Jaya Raya Junior International	Panji Ahmad Maulana	21–15, 21–13	Winner	[13]

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

National team

• Junior level

Team events	2014	2015
Asian Junior Championships	A	Bronze
World Junior Championships	Silver	Silver

• Senior level

Team events	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
SEA Games	Gold	—	Gold	—	Gold	—
Asia Team Championships	—	A	—	Gold	—	Gold
Asia Mixed Team Championships	—		QF	—	A	—
Thomas Cup	—	A	—	Bronze	—
Sudirman Cup	Bronze	—	A	—	A	—

Individual competitions

• Junior level

Events	2014	2015
Asian Junior Championships	A	QF
World Junior Championships	R1	QF

• Senior level

Events	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
SEA Games	R16	—	A	—	R16

Tournament	2018	2019	Best
BWF World Tour
Indonesia Masters	Q1	Q1	F (2014)
Thailand Masters	R2	QF	QF (2019)
Lingshui China Masters	R1	R2	R2 (2019)
New Zealand Open	R1	A	R2 (2017)
Singapore Open	R1	A	R1 (2018)
Hyderabad Open	SF	R3	SF (2018)
Akita Masters	R3	W	W (2019)
Vietnam Open	R2	R1	SF (2016)
Thailand Open	Q1	A	R3 (2015)
Chinese Taipei Open	R2	A	R2 (2018)
Indonesia Masters Super 100	SF	R2	SF (2018)
Macau Open	QF	R1	QF (2018)
Syed Modi International	R2	A	R2 (2018)
Korea Masters	R1	A	R3 (2017)
Year-end ranking	61	80	42
Tournament	2018	2019	Best

Tournament	2015	2016	2017	Best
BWF Superseries
Malaysia Open	A		Q1	Q1 (2017)
Singapore Open	A		Q1	Q1 (2017)
Indonesia Open	Q1	Q1	A	Q1 (2015, 2016)

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters	A			R1	R1 (2017)
Thailand Masters	—		R3	R3	R3 (2016, 2017)
Swiss Open	A		R2	A	R2 (2016)
German Open	A	R3	A		R3 (2015)
New Zealand Open	A			R2	R2 (2017)
China Masters	A		R2	R2	R2 (2016, 2017)
Chinese Taipei Open	A	R1	R1	A	R1 (2015, 2016)
Vietnam Open	A	R1	SF	R1	SF (2016)
Thailand Open	—	R3	R2	A	R3 (2015)
Chinese Taipei Masters	—	R2	R2	—	R2 (2015, 2016)
Korea Masters	A			R3	R3 (2017)
Macau Open	R1	R2	R3	R3	R3 (2016, 2017)
Indonesian Masters	F	R1	R3	—	F (2014)
Year-end ranking	160	79	81	81
Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 18 February 2020.^[14]

Player	Matches	Win	Lost	Diff.
Jan Ø. Jørgensen	2	0	2	–2
Parupalli Kashyap	1	0	1	–1
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	2	1	1	0
Sony Dwi Kuncoro	1	1	0	+1
Liew Daren	1	0	1	–1
Lee Hyun-il	2	0	2	–2
Son Wan-ho	2	0	2	–2
Kantaphon Wangcharoen	3	0	3	–3