Muhammad Haikal

Muhammad Haikal 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]

In this Malay name, there is no family name. The name Nazri is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Muhammad Haikal.
Muhammad Haikal
Personal information
Birth nameMuhammad Haikal Nazri
CountryMalaysia
Born (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002
Kelantan, Malaysia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessLeft
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking38 (MD with Junaidi Arif, 6 December 2022)
444 (XD with Low Yeen Yuan, 8 June 2021)
Current ranking57 (MD with Junaidi Arif, 4 April 2023)
117 (MD with Nur Izzuddin, 4 April 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vietnam Men's team
BWF profile

Career

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

In 2022, they competed in the Syed Modi International Super 300 tournament. In April, they competed in the 2022 Orléans Masters but was 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] A few months later, they reached the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters.[10] In May, he was competed at the Southeast Asian Games, and won the silver medal in the men's team event.[11][12]

Achievement

BWF World Tour (2 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[13] 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.[14]

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Orléans Masters Super 100 Malaysia Junaidi Arif Netherlands Ruben Jille
Netherlands Ties van der Lecq		 Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [9]
2023 Ruichang China Masters Super 100 Malaysia Nur Izzuddin China Chen Boyang
China Liu Yi		 16–21, 21–19, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

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

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Austrian Open Malaysia Junaidi Arif France Lucas Corvée
France Ronan Labar		 21–17, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [4]
2021 Latvia International Malaysia Junaidi Arif Malaysia Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman
Malaysia Yap Roy King		 23–21, 15–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [7]
2021 Hellas International Malaysia Junaidi Arif Czech Republic Ondřej Král
Czech Republic Adam Mendrek		 21–16, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]
2021 Ukraine International Malaysia Junaidi Arif India Ishaan Bhatnagar
India K. Sai Pratheek		 21–15, 19–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [6]
2021 Scottish Open Malaysia Junaidi Arif Scotland Christopher Grimley
Scotland Matthew Grimley		 20–22, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [6]
2022 Malaysia International Malaysia Nur Izzuddin Malaysia Goh Boon Zhe
Malaysia Goh Sze Fei		 21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Player profile: Muhammad Haikal Nazri". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. "Players: Junaidi Arif". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  3. "It's been hip hip hooray for Haikal's partnership with Arif". The Star. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  4. "Hon Jian-Ee Wei, Wan Arif-Muhammad Haikal clinch Austrian Open titles". Malay Mail. 31 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. Fauzi, Ferzalfie (5 September 2021). "Pemain muda cemerlang di Greece" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. "Two M'sian pairs bag third European titles in Ukraine". The Sun. 11 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. "Roy King, Valeree Siow cemerlang di Latvia" (in Malay). Harian Metro. 30 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. Raftery, Alan (29 November 2021). "Grimley twins win big title: "It feels amazing"". Badminton Europe. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. 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. "Only two M'sian reps left in the last four". The Sun. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. Musa, Muzaffar (17 May 2022). "Sukan SEA Hanoi: Skuad badminton lelaki bangkit ke final" (in Malay). Stadium Astro. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. "SEA Games: National shuttlers win men's team silver after loss to Thailand". Malay Mail. 19 May 2022. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  13. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  14. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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