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In this Malay name, there is no surname or family name. The name Zulkiffli is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by their given name, Zulfadli. The word "bin" or "binti"/"binte" means 'son of' or 'daughter of', respectively. Malaysian badminton player (born 1993)

Badminton player
Zulfadli Zulkiffli
Personal information
Birth nameZulfadli bin Zulkiffli
CountryMalaysia
Born (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)
Los Angeles, California,
United States
ResidencePetaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking30 (26 January 2017)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Taipei Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Alor Setar Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guadalajara Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Lucknow Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Kuala Lumpur Boys' singles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Douglas Boys' singles
BWF profile

Zulfadli bin Zulkiffli (born 11 February 1993) is a former Malaysian badminton player. He was the boys' singles gold medalist at the 2011 Asian and World Junior Championships, also at the Commonwealth Youth Games.

In 2018, Zulkiffli was found guilty by the Badminton World Federation and barred from all badminton-related activities for 20 years over match fixing violations.

Achievements

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Chinese Taipei Denmark Viktor Axelsen 21–18, 9–21, 21–19 Gold Gold

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man India Sameer Verma 21–16 17–21 21–15 Gold Gold

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia China Huang Yuxiang 16–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India India Sameer Verma 21–15, 21–17 Gold Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016 Brasil Open India Anand Pawar 18–21, 21–11, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Russian Open India Siril Verma 16–21, 21–19, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2012 Maldives International India Srikanth Kidambi 21–13, 11–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Sydney International Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh 11–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. "Players: Zulfadli Zulkiffli". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  2. "Zulfadli and Chun Seang to attend match-fixing hearing in Singapore". The Star. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. "Zulfadli and Chun Seang handed career-ending bans by BWF".

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