Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/ Marcus Fernaldi Gideon vs Han Chengkai/ Zhou Haodong | BAC 2019

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo/ Marcus Fernaldi Gideon vs Han Chengkai/ Zhou Haodong | BAC 2019

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo (born 2 August 1995) is an Indonesian professional badminton player currently ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation.[3] He is from PB Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and has been a member of the club since 2007.[4] He won the 2017 All England Open Super Series Premier with his current partner, Marcus Fernaldi Gideon.[5] He and Gideon were awarded the BWF Best Male Players of the Year for two years in a row after collecting seven Super Series titles in 2017 and eight World Tour titles in 2018.[6][7]

Sukamuljo and Gideon are often referred to as "The Minions" because of their below average height and for their fast and agile playing style, bouncing here and there like the Minions in the film Despicable Me.[8][9] BWF commentator, Gillian Clark stated that Sukamuljo is one of the quickest player in the badminton world because of his unexpected shots and his ability to know where the next shot will be played.

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon (born 9 March 1991) is an Indonesian professional badminton player currently ranked world No. 1 in the men's doubles by the Badminton World Federation. He is from PB Jaya Raya, a badminton club in South Tangerang, Banten and has joined the club since June 2018.[3] He won the 2017 All England Open Super Series Premier with his current partner Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo.[4] He and Sukamuljo were recognized as the most outstanding players, and awarded as the BWF Best Male Players of the Year for two years in a row after collected seven Super Series titles in 2017 and eight World Tour titles in 2018.[5][6]

Gideon and Sukamuljo often referred as "The Minions" because of their height below average badminton players and they are also known for their playing style that is fast and very agile as if bouncing here and there just like Minions in the film Despicable Me, which is often jumping up and down.[7][8]

Gideon started his career in badminton at the Tangkas Jakarta club when he was 9 years old. At the age of 13, he began practicing professionally, and at the same time, he received a scholarship in Singapore. Four months later in Singapore, he returned to Indonesia because of illness, and decided not to continue his education abroad. He was again trained by his father, as a singles and doubles player.[9] Gideon won his first international title in the men's singles discipline at the Victorian International a Future Series event.[10]

Gideon was selected to join the national training centre in Cipayung, in the men's doubles team in 2010. Partnered with Agripina Prima Rahmanto, he won the 2011 Singapore and 2012 Iran International tournaments,[11] and also finished as the runners-up in 2012 Vietnam and Osaka International. Feeling disappointed with the PBSI decision in the sending players to the international tournaments, Gideon decided to leave the national training centre in 2013.[9][11]

Seeing his achievements with Markis Kido, Gideon invited by PBSI to rejoin the national team.[11] In early 2015, he is paired with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, ended the years by occupying the top 20 BWF World Ranking, grabbed one title at the Chinese Taipei Masters.[15] He also participated at the Southeast Asian Games, clinched the gold medal in the men's team event and a silver medal in the men's doubles event.[16] Gideon and Sukamuljo started their 2016 tour by winning the Malaysia Masters,[17] their performance continues to increase and won the Superseries title in India and Australia, after that the Superseries Premier title in China.[18] At the end of 2016, he and Sukamujo reach to the top 10 world ranking, and qualified to compete at the BWF Superseries Finals held in Dubai. The duo failed to advance to the knocked out stage after stand in the third position in group stage won a match against their compatriot Angga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi, and lost two matches to Danish and Japanese pairs.[19]

In 2019, Gideon and Sukamuljo were nominated for the Best Male Player award, but failed to retain the award after being defeated by Kento Momota.[20]

Han Chengkai (Chinese: 韩呈恺, born 29 January 1998) is a Chinese badminton player.[1][2] Together with his partner Zhou Haodong, he was awarded as the 2018 Most Promising Player of the Year by the BWF.[3]

Zhou Haodong (Chinese: 周昊东, born 20 February 1998) is a Chinese badminton player.[1][2] Together with his partner Han Chengkai, he was awarded as the 2018 Most Promising Player of the Year by the BWF.[3]

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