Career
In the junior events, Ardianto has collected two silvers and a bronze at the World Junior Championships, [4] and also a bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships. [5] Partnering Fajar Alfian in the men's doubles event, they have won some international tournaments including the Indonesia International in 2014, 2015, and 2016; [6] [7] [8] the Austrian International in 2015; [9] and at the BWF Grand Prix level, the 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters. [10]
Ardianto was a member of the Indonesia men's team that won gold medals at the 2017 and 2019 SEA Games. He also played with Alfian, and clinched the men's doubles bronze at that event in 2017. [11] In 2018, Ardianto and Alfian competed on the BWF World Tour, and won titles at the Malaysia Masters and the Syed Modi International, [12] [13] and at the 2019 Swiss and Korea Opens. [14] [15] The duo were a silver medalists at the 2018 Asian Games, [16] and bronze medalists at the 2019 BWF World Championships. [17]
In February 2020, Ardianto alongside Indonesia men's team won the Asia Team Championships held in Manila. [18] In September–October 2021, Ardianto alongside Indonesia team competed at the 2021 Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. He and Alfian contribute a point in a tie against Canada. [19] Indonesia team advanced to the knocked-out stage, but stopped in the quarter-finals to Malaysia. [20] In the next tournament, he helped Indonesia team won the World Men's Team Championships, the 2020 Thomas Cup. [21]
2023
In January, the Ardianto and Alfian partnership won their first Super 1000 tournament at the Malaysia Open by defeating Chinese pair Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang. [35] In the following week, as the last man stand, they were defeated in the semi-finals of India Open by 3rd seed Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik, and made Indonesia going home empty handed. [36] They competed in the home tournament, Indonesia Masters, but unfortunately lost in the quarter-finals from 5th seed Chinese pair Liu Yuchen and Ou Xuanyi. [37]
In February, Ardianto join the Indonesia national badminton team to compete at the Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, but unfortunately the teams lost in the quarter-finals from team Korea. [38]
With the Indonesian federation skipping the German Open, Ardianto and Alfian resumed competition at the All England in March. They won their first ever All England title in an all-Indonesian final against Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan. [39] At the Spain Masters they lost in the quarter-finals from unseeded Chinese Taipei player Lee Fang-chih and Lee Fang-jen. [40]
In late April, Ardianto competed at the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 8th seed Malaysian pair Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi. [41]
In May, Ardianto alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, China. He won a match in the group stage, against Supak Jomkoh and Kittinupong Kedren of Thailand. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarterfinals against China. [42] In the following week, Ardianto competed in the second Asian Tour at the Malaysia Masters. Unfortunately, he lost in the first round from eventual winner Korean pair Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae. [43]
In June, Ardianto competed at the Singapore Open, but lost in the first round from English pair Ben Lane and Sean Vendy. [44] In the next tour, they competed at the home tournament, Indonesia Open, but lost in the quarter finals from 7th seed and eventual champions Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty in straight matches. [45]
In July, Ardianto competed at the Korea Open, but lost in the final against 3rd seed Indian pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty for second times in a row. [46] In the next tour, he competed at the Japan Open, but lost in the semi-finals against Chinese Taipei pair Lee Yang and Wang Chi-lin. [47]
In early August, Ardianto competed at the Australian Open, but had to lose in the quarter-finals from 8th seed Korean pair Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae in rubber games. [48] In late August, he competed at the World Championships, but lost in the second round from Taiwanese pair Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan in straight games. [49] Making his second appearance at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, [50] Ardianto failed to bring home any medals after losing in the quarter-finals in both the men's doubles and team events. [51]
2024
Ardianto and Alfian started out the season at the Malaysia Open, where they were defending champions. The pair lost to first seeds Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang in the quarter-finals. [52] At the India Open, they again lost in the quarter-finals, this time to Kang Min-hyuk and Seo Seung-jae. [53] Their results improved slightly at the Indonesia Masters, where they bowed out in the semi-finals to teammates and eventual champions Leo Rolly Carnando and Daniel Marthin. [54] At the French Open, Ardianto and Alfian were stopped in the quarter-finals by Taiwanese pair Lee Jhe-huei and Yang Po-hsuan. [55] They obtained their first title of the year at the All England Open, after defending their title against Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. [56] The duo reached the finals in the Singapore Open in June, losing to He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu. [57] It took months to win their second title, where in November they emerged victorous in the Japan Masters beating host pairing Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi. [58] Ardianto and Alfian have participated in 13 BWF World Tours this year, and have only suffered two defeats in the early rounds, in the first round of the Indonesia Open and the second round of the China Masters. [59] [60] Together with the Indonesia national team, Ardianto won the silver medal in the Thomas Cup, after the team was defeated by the host country China 1–3. [61] He also made his debut at the Olympics in Paris, stopped in the quarter-finals to number 1 seed Liang Weikeng and Wang Chang. [62]
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