| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Joaquin, Jokim |
| Born | 14 September 2005 Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Sport | Badminton |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's and mixed doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 24 (MD with Raymond Indra, 25 November 2025) 227 (XD with Siti Sarah Azzahra, 5 August 2025) |
| Current ranking | 24 (MD with Raymond Indra) 258 (XD with Siti Sarah Azzahra) (25 November 2025) |
| BWF profile | |
Medal record | |
Nikolaus Joaquin (born 14 September 2005) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the Djarum club. [1] [2]
Joaquin started his badminton journey at PB Candra Wijaya badminton club. In 2018, he first participated in PB Djarum's general audition and was selected to join the final selection in Kudus, West Java. [3] He was finally admitted into PB Djarum in 2022 and got partnered with Verrell Yustin Mulia in boy's doubles, with whom he later won the national team selection tournament (Seleknas) with in the same year [4] , thus securing his entry into the Indonesian national badminton team in 2023.
With Mulia choosing to pursue mixed doubles with Priskila Venus Elsadai [5] and no longer being eligible for junior tournaments, Joaquin was then paired with fellow PB Djarum teammate Muhammad Al Farizi.
At the 2023 Asian Junior Championships, Joaquin/Farizi helped the mixed team advance to the finals, but lost against Japan. [6] In the individual events, the pair lost to China's Chen Yongrui and Hu Keyuan at the second round. [7] Joaquin and Farizi were called up for the 2023 World Junior Championships, where they lost to China at the mixed events. [8] They lost the individual events to China's Ma Shang/Zhu Yijun in the quarterfinals. [9] In 2024, Joaquin was briefly paired with Teges Satriaji Cahyo Utomo, [10] but the pair did not end up joining any tournaments; thus, Joaquin resumed his previous partnership with Farizi. Across several international tournaments they entered, the pair managed to win the 2024 Slovenian Open against compatriots Rahmat Hidayat and Yeremia Rambitan. [11]
In February 2025, Joaquin began a new partnership with Raymond Indra under the tutelage of new men's doubles junior squad coach Chafidz Yusuf, also known as the coach who assembled top pairs such as Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo and Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto. [12] The partnership started strong with two back-to-back International Challenge titles at Singapore and Sri Lanka respectively. [13] They exited the Phuket International Series on the second round, but bounced back with another series of back-to-back titles at the Luxembourg Open and the State Denmark Challenge. [14] Joaquin and Indra entered their first Super 300 tournament at the 2025 Macau Open, but was eliminated at the first round by Taiwanese pair Lee Fang-Chih/Lee Fang-Jen. [15] They continued their World Tour journey with two semifinal finishes at the Indonesia Masters I Super 100 in Pekanbaru and the Kaohsiung Masters. [16] [17] , as well becoming the runner-ups of the Al Ain Masters. [18]
Joaquin and Indra went on to win the Indonesia Masters II in Medan against veterans Choi Sol-gyu and Goh V Shem, thus securing their fifth overall title as a pair. [19] They went on to their second Super 300 tournament, the 2025 Korea Masters, where they advanced over Kang Min-hyuk/Ki Dong-ju in the quarterfinals and Chen Zhi-yi/Presley Smith in the semifinals. However, despite a promising first game, they lost to home pair Lee Jong-min/Wang Chan. [20]
With their steadily rising world rank, Joaquin and Indra went on to their Super 500 debut at the Australian Open. The pair made waves by defeating two consecutive top 10 pairs, Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun in the quarterfinals [21] and Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin at the semifinals respectively. [22] Facing their seniors Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri in the finals, Joaquin and Indra created an upset with a 22-20, 10-21, 21-18 win to secure their first ever Super 500 title. [23] The pair was supposed to participate in the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand, but was replaced by Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. [24]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [25] 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. [26]
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Al Ain Masters | Super 100 | | | 17–21, 18–21 | [27] | |
| 2025 (II) | Indonesia Masters | Super 100 | | | 21–18, 17–21, 24–22 | [28] | |
| 2025 | Korea Masters | Super 300 | | | 21–16, 16–21, 6–21 | [29] | |
| 2025 | Australian Open | Super 500 | | | 22–20, 10–21, 21–18 | [30] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lithuanian International | | | 8–21, 21–19, 12–21 | . [31] | |
| 2024 | Slovenia Open | | | 21–15, 22–20 | [32] | |
| 2025 | Singapore International | | | 21–18, 18–21, 22–20 | [33] | |
| 2025 | Sri Lanka International | | | 21–14, 21–12 | [34] | |
| 2025 | Luxembourg Open | | | 21–15, 22–20 | [35] | |
| 2025 | Denmark Challenge | | | 21–16, 21–8 | [36] |
Boys' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Indonesia Junior International Challenge | | | 17-21, 21-18, 19-21 |
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
| Team events | 2023 | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | S | [37] |
| World Junior Championships | S | [38] |
| Events | 2023 | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Junior Championships | 3R | [39] |
| World Junior Championships | QF | [40] |
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||
| Malaysia Open | A | Q | — | ||||
| Indonesia Masters | A | Q | — | ||||
| Thailand Masters | NH | A | Q | — | |||
| Macau Open | NH | A | 1R | 1R ('25) | [41] | ||
| Vietnam Open | A | 1R | A | 1R ('24) | [42] | ||
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | Q2 | QF | 1R | SF | W ('25 II) | [43] [44] | |
| 1R | QF | W | [45] [46] [28] | ||||
| Kaohsiung Masters | NH | A | 1R | SF | SF ('25) | [47] [48] | |
| Al Ain Masters | NH | A | NH | F | F ('25) | [27] | |
| Korea Masters | A | F | F ('25) | [29] | |||
| Australian Open | A | W | W ('25) | [30] | |||
| Odisha Masters | A | 1R | A | 1R ('23) | [49] | ||
| Year-end ranking | 309 | 142 | 132 | 24 | |||