Aidil Sholeh

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Aidil Sholeh
Personal information
Birth nameAidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin
CountryMalaysia
Born (2000-01-09) 9 January 2000 (age 24)
Selangor, Malaysia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking74 (7 November 2023)
Current ranking74 (7 November 2023)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Selangor Men's team
SEA Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Philippines Men's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Aidil Sholeh Ali Sadikin (born 9 January 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player. [1] [2] He was among the players that helped Malaysia win a silver in the 2017 BWF World Junior Championships mixed team. [3] [4]

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Career

2019

In August, Aidil finished as runner-up at the Hellas Open after losing in the final to compatriot Lim Chong King. [5] He also won silver in the men's team event at the 2019 SEA Games in December. [6]

2021

In September, he was selected as a backup player for the Malaysian squad that participated in the 2021 Sudirman Cup. [7] Few months later, he reached the semi-finals of the Scottish Open.

2022

Aidil was part of the Malaysian men's team that won gold at the Badminton Asia Team Championships in February. [8] [9] He was chosen as the second singles player in the group stage tie against Japan. [10] In April, he competed at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships. [11] In December, Aidil entered his first final in over three years at the Malaysia International but fell to compatriot Justin Hoh in three games. [12]

2023

In October, Aidil reached the final of Indonesia International in Surabaya where he successfully captured his first career title, beating Japan's Keita Makino in straight sets. [13]

2024

Aidil left the national team in June. [14] In August, he was invited by Nova Armada to become the sparring partner for Cheah Liek Hou and Muhammad Fareez Anuar before the 2024 Paralympic Games. [14] In November, he competed at the Indonesia Masters in Surabaya. He lost out to Alwi Farhan in the final, finishing as second best. [15]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [16] 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. [17]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResultRef
2024 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Flag of Indonesia.svg Alwi Farhan 10–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [15]

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019 Hellas Open Flag of Malaysia.svg Lim Chong King 21–8, 13–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Justin Hoh 21–18, 16–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2023 (II) Indonesia International Flag of Japan.svg Keita Makino 21–14, 21–6Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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