Ihsan Maulana Mustofa

Ihsan Maulana Mustofa (born 18 November 1995) is an Indonesian badminton player who plays in singles event.[1] He is from PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and has joined the club since 2010.[2] He was a boys' singles bronze medalist of the 2013 World Junior Championships that was held in Bangkok, Thailand.[3] He played in the decisive matches for Indonesia to win the team event at the 2015 and 2017 SEA Games.[4]

Ihsan Maulana Mustofa
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1995-11-18) 18 November 1995
Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking17 (15 September 2016)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kunshan Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Asia Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Hong Kong Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Alor Setar Men's team
SEA Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Singapore Men's team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Bangkok Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Bangkok Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kota Kinabalu Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

2012

Mustofa was the national junior champion in 2012.

2013

Mustofa was qualified to participate at the 2013 Badminton Asia Championships but his participation just got to the first round after being defeated by Park Sung-min with a rubber games 21–17, 20–22, 10–21. He also played in some international challenge tournaments and BWF Grand Prix such as Vietnam Open and Indonesian Grand Prix Gold. He reached the second round in both BWF Grand Prix tournaments. In the second round, he was stopped by fellow Indonesian shuttlers. He was upset by Jonatan Christie at the 2013 Vietnam Open with a rubber games and by his senior Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka at the 2013 Indonesian Grand Prix Gold with a straight games. In November 2013, he brought home a bronze medal during the 2013 BWF World Junior Championships in Bangkok, Thailand after being defeated by South Korean shuttler Heo Kwang-hee with a rubber games 18–21, 21–13, 16–21 in the semifinals.

2014

Mustofa was selected to join the national team as the youngest player in the Thomas Cup squad; after the Indonesian Badminton Association, quarantined 33 Thomas and Uber Cups candidates at the Djarum Badminton Club in Kudus, Central Java, for a simulation last March 2014. Mustofa defeated Sony Dwi Kuncoro, the 2004 Athens Olympics bronze medalist and the former world number four, with a stunning 21–19, 21–18 performance, catching the coaching staffs' attention. He, in 18-year-old, was dubbed 'the next big thing' by a top badminton official, is part of the Indonesian team that left for New Delhi for the Thomas Cup 2014.[5] He also participated in some international challenge and BWF Grand Prix tournaments. He played at the 2014 German Open and the 2014 Chinese Taipei Open. His best performance in the international individual competitions was when he became the runner-up of the 2014 Dutch Open, beaten by Ajay Jayaram of India with 11–10, 6–11, 7–11, 11–1, 9–11 in the final.

2015

Mustofa was part of the Indonesian team that left for Dongguan, China for the 2015 Sudirman Cup, which the Indonesia team won the bronze medal at that world mixed team tournament. At the 28th SEA Games 2015 in Singapore, Mustofa helped the Indonesian men's team beating Thailand 3–2 to bring home a gold medal in the final game after he defeated Suppanyu Avihingsanon from Thailand with 20–22, 21–16, 21–9.

2017

Mustofa participated in both team and individual event at 29th SEA Games 2017. He helped the Indonesian men's team retaining the gold medal, beating the Malaysian Lee Zi Jia 21–11, 21–11. He also grabbed the bronze medal in individual event, beaten by Thailand's Khosit Phetpradab in straight game 10–21, 21–23.

2018

In 2018, Mustofa won the BWF Tour Super 100 Bangka Belitung Indonesia Masters. In the final, he beat Lin Yu-hsien of Chinese Taipei in straight games.

2019

At the end of 2019, Mustofa announced his resignation from the national team through his Instagram account in October 2019.[4]

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Result Ref.
Golden Award SIWO PWI 2019 Favorite Team with 2018 Asian Games Men's Badminton Team Nominated [6]

Achievements

SEA Games

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Thailand Khosit Phetpradab 10–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2013 Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand South Korea Heo Kwang-hee 18–21, 21–13, 16–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title, 1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[7] 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.[8]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Akita Masters Super 100 Thailand Sitthikom Thammasin 10–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100 Chinese Taipei Lin Yu-hsien 21–17, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

BWF Grand Prix (3 runners-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Dutch Open India Ajay Jayaram 11–10, 6–11, 7–11, 11–1, 9–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Thailand Open South Korea Lee Hyun-il 17–21, 24–22, 8–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Macau Open Japan Kento Momota 16–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

Participation at Indonesian team
  • 3 times at Thomas Cup (2014, 2016, 2018)
  • 2 times at Sudirman Cup (2015, 2017)
  • 2 times at Asian Games (2014, 2018)
  • 2 times at SEA Games (2015, 2017)

Performance timeline
Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(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
  • Junior level
Team events2013
Asian Junior Championships B
World Junior Championships S
  • Senior level
Team events201420152016201720182019
SEA Games NH G NH G NH A
Asia Team Championships NH G NH G NH
Asia Mixed Team Championships NH A NH B
Asian Games QF NH S NH
Thomas Cup B NH S NH B NH
Sudirman Cup NH B NH RR NH A

Individual competitions
  • Junior level
Events2013
Asian Junior Championships QF
World Junior Championships B'
  • Senior level
Events201320142015201620172018
SEA Games A NH A NH B NH
Asian Championships 1R A 1R 2R 1R
Asian Games NH R16 NH A
TournamentBWF Superseries / Grand PrixBWF World TourBest
201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
Thailand Masters NH A 3R QF 1R A NH QF ('18)
Swiss Open A 1R A QF A NH A QF ('15)
German Open A 1R A NH 1R ('14)
All England Open A Q2 Q2 A Q2 ('16, '17)
Lingshui China Masters NH N/A 3R 3R NH 3R ('18, '19)
Malaysia Masters A 3R 1R 3R 2R A NH 3R ('15, '17)
New Zealand Open NH N/A NH A 3R w/d A 1R NH 3R ('16)
Australian Open N/A A 1R A NH 1R ('16)
Spain Masters N/A A 1R 1R ('21)
Malaysia Open A 1R A 1R NH 1R ('16, '19)
Singapore Open A 1R 2R QF Q1 NH QF ('18)
Korea Masters A 1R A 3R QF A NH QF ('18)
Thailand Open NH A NH F 1R w/d 1R Q1 A NH F ('15)
Russian Open A SF NH SF ('19)
Akita Masters NH F 2R NH F ('18)
Hyderabad Open NH A 2R NH 2R ('19)
Korea Open A 2R A 1R A NH 2R ('15)
Chinese Taipei Open A 2R 3R A 1R 1R NH 3R ('15)
Vietnam Open A 2R A 1R A 2R A NH 2R ('13, '17)
Japan Open A QF A NH QF ('15)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 NH W 2R NH W ('18)
Dutch Open A F A NH NA F ('14)
French Open A 1R A NH A 1R ('16)
Bitburger Open A 3R A 3R ('16)
Macau Open A SF 1R F A NH F ('17)
Hong Kong Open A 1R 1R A 1R A NH 1R ('15, '16, '18)
Indonesia Masters 1R 1R 1R 2R A 3R QF NH 1R A QF ('16)
Indonesia Open A Q2 SF Q1 A NH A SF ('16)
Chinese Taipei Masters NH SF A NH SF ('15)
Year-end ranking 486 513 489 199 128 31 39 47 39 97 110 110 17
Tournament201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021Best

Record against selected opponents

Head to head (H2H) against World Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.[9]

References
  1. "Pemain: Ihsan Maulana Mustofa". Badminton Association of Indonesia (in Indonesian). 30 July 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2017.
  2. "Profil: Ihsan Maulana Mustofa". PB Djarum (in Indonesian). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. "[World Junior Championships 2013] Lebih Dekat Dengan Ihsan Maulana Mustofa". PB Djarum (in Indonesian). 4 November 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. Rohman, Ainur (29 October 2019). "Wawancara Dengan Ihsan Maulana Mustofa: Saya Ingin Mecahin Masalah Saya Sendiri". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  5. "In 18-Year-Old, PBSI Spies 'Next Big Thing'". The Jakarta Globe. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  6. Media, Kompas Cyber (5 February 2019). "Nomine Penerima Penghargaan Golden Award SIWO PWI Pusat 2019". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  7. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  9. "Ihsan Maulana Mustofa's Profile – Head To Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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