Nikolaus Joaquin

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Nikolaus Joaquin
Personal information
Nickname(s)
Joaquin, Jokim
Born (2005-09-14) 14 September 2005 (age 20)
Jakarta, Indonesia
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
CountryIndonesia
Sport Badminton
HandednessRight
Men's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking24 (MD with Raymond Indra, 25 November 2025)
227 (XD with Siti Sarah Azzahra, 5 August 2025)
Current ranking24 (MD with Raymond Indra)
258 (XD with Siti Sarah Azzahra) (25 November 2025)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
World Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Spokane Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Yogyakarta Mixed team

Nikolaus Joaquin (born 14 September 2005) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the Djarum club. [1] [2]

Contents

Career

Early career

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.

National team career (2023-present)

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]

Achievements

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2025 Al Ain Masters Super 100 Flag of Indonesia.svg Raymond Indra Flag of India.svg Hariharan Amsakarunan
Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R.
17–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [27]
2025 (II) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Flag of Indonesia.svg Raymond Indra Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Sol-gyu
Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh V Shem
21–18, 17–21, 24–22Gold medal icon.svgWinner [28]
2025 Korea Masters Super 300 Flag of Indonesia.svg Raymond Indra Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Jong-min
Flag of South Korea.svg Wang Chan
21–16, 16–21, 6–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up [29]
2025 Australian Open Super 500 Flag of Indonesia.svg Raymond Indra Flag of Indonesia.svg Fajar Alfian
Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
22–20, 10–21, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner [30]

BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResultRef
2023 Lithuanian International Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Al Farizi Flag of Indonesia.svg Putra Erwiansyah
Flag of Indonesia.svg Patra Harapan Rindorindo
8–21, 21–19, 12–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up. [31]
2024 Slovenia Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Muhammad Al Farizi Flag of Indonesia.svg Rahmat Hidayat
Flag of Indonesia.svg Yeremia Rambitan
21–15, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner [32]
2025 Singapore International Flag of Indonesia.svg Raymond Indra Flag of Singapore.svg Wesley Koh
Flag of Singapore.svg Junsuke Kubo
21–18, 18–21, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner [33]
2025 Sri Lanka International Flag of Indonesia.svg Raymond Indra Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Chia-yen
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lin Yong-sheng
21–14, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner [34]
2025 Luxembourg Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Raymond Indra Flag of Indonesia.svg Putra Erwiansyah
Flag of Indonesia.svg Daniel Edgar Marvino
21–15, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner [35]
2025 Denmark Challenge Flag of Indonesia.svg Raymond Indra Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Noda
Flag of Japan.svg Shunya Ota
21–16, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner [36]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runners-up)

Boys' doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Indonesia Junior International Challenge Flag of Indonesia.svg Verrell Yustin Mulia Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Faiq
Flag of Malaysia.svg Lok Hong Quan
17-21, 21-18, 19-21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

Team events2023Ref
Asian Junior Championships S [37]
World Junior Championships S [38]

Individual competitions

Events2023Ref
Asian Junior Championships 3R [39]
World Junior Championships QF [40]

Senior level

  • Men's doubles
Tournament BWF World Tour BestRef
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Malaysia Open A Q
Indonesia Masters A Q
Thailand Masters NHA Q
Macau Open NHA 1R 1R ('25) [41]
Vietnam Open A 1R A1R ('24) [42]
Indonesia Masters Super 100 Q2 QF 1R SF W ('25 II) [43] [44]
1R QF W [45] [46] [28]
Kaohsiung Masters NHA 1R SF SF ('25) [47] [48]
Al Ain Masters NHANH F F ('25) [27]
Korea Masters A F F ('25) [29]
Australian Open A W W ('25) [30]
Odisha Masters A 1R A1R ('23) [49]
Year-end ranking30914213224

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