Zulfadli Zulkiffli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Zulfadli bin Zulkiffli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Los Angeles, California, United States | 11 February 1993||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 30 (26 January 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Zulfadli bin Zulkiffli (born 11 February 1993) is a former Malaysian badminton player. He was the boys' singles gold medalists at the 2011 Asian and World Junior Championships, also at the Commonwealth Youth Games. [1]
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. [2] [3]
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Chinese Taipei | Viktor Axelsen | 21–18, 9–21, 21–19 | Gold |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man | Sameer Verma | 21–16 17–21 21–15 | Gold |
Boys' singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Huang Yuxiang | 16–21, 12–21 | Bronze |
2011 | Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India | Sameer Verma | 21–15, 21–17 | Gold |
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Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Brasil Open | Anand Pawar | 18–21, 21–11, 21–17 | Winner |
2016 | Russian Open | Siril Verma | 16–21, 21–19, 21–10 | Winner |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | Maldives International | Srikanth Kidambi | 21–13, 11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Sydney International | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
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