Muhammad Ahsan

Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in the men's doubles. He competes for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2007. He is currently ranked 2nd in the world with Hendra Setiawan. Ahsan and his former doubles partner Bona Septano were ranked as high as sixth in the BWF World Rankings.He was paired with former Olympic gold medalist Hendra Setiawan. They won their first title in 2013 Malaysia Open Superseries after beating Korean pair Lee Yong-dae and Ko Sung-hyun 21–15, 21–13 in the final. The duo split after the 2016 Korea Open Super Series, ending their four years partnership. Ahsan was then partnered with Berry Angriawan. His partnership with Angriawan was short-lived and he was then paired with Rian Agung Saputro. Ahsan and Saputro's first international title was in 2017 China International. They later won silver at the 2017 BWF World Championships. . Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan paired back again in early 2018 and won several competition since then. Their nickname is "The Daddies" because both of them has started family and often shows affection towards their children.

Olympic Games

• 2016 Summer Olympics at the Riocentro - Pavilion 4, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Ahsan competed in badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Hendra Setiawan as the second seeded, but the duo were eliminated in the group stage.

• 2012 Summer Olympics at the Wembley Arena, London, United Kingdom

Ahsan competed in badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Bona Septano and was eliminated in the quarter-final by the Korean pair Jung Jae-sung/Lee Yong-dae.

BWF World Championships

• 2019 BWF World Championships at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland

2019 BWF World Championships – men's doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1st	Hendra Setiawan [4]	-	-	Bye
2nd		Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling	21–13, 21–12	Win
3rd		Alexander Dunn Adam Hall	21–19, 21–16	Win
QF		Liao Min-chun [13] Su Ching-heng	21–17, 21–19	Win
SF		Fajar Alfian [7] Muhammad Rian Ardianto	21–17, 15–21, 21–10	Win
Final		Takuro Hoki [12] Yugo Kobayashi	25–23, 9–21, 21–15	Gold

• 2017 BWF World Championships at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland

2017 BWF World Championships – men's doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1st	Rian Agung Saputro	Richard Eidestedt Nico Ruponen	21–15, 21–18	Win
2nd		Li Junhui [1] Liu Yuchen	19–21, 21–18, 21–18	Win
3rd		Mathias Christiansen [16] David Daugaard	21–19, 21–12	Win
QF		Chung Eui-seok Kim Duk-young	21–16, 21–18	Win
SF		Takeshi Kamura [4] Keigo Sonoda	21–12, 21–15	Win
Final		Liu Cheng [8] Zhang Nan	10–21, 17–21	Silver

• 2015 BWF World Championships at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia

2015 BWF World Championships – men's doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1st	Hendra Setiawan [3]	-	-	Bye
2nd		Baptiste Careme Ronan Labar	19–21, 21–17, 21–18	Win
3rd		Kenta Kazuno [14] Kazushi Yamada	21–16, 19–21, 21–15	Win
QF		Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge	21–16, 22–20	Win
SF		Lee Yong-dae [1] Yoo Yeon-seong	21–17, 21–19	Win
Final		Liu Xiaolong [9] Qiu Zihan	21–17, 21–14	Gold

• 2013 BWF World Championships at the Tianhe Sports Center in Guangzhou, China

2013 BWF World Championships – men's doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1st	Hendra Setiawan [6]	-	-	Bye
2nd		Ronel Estanislao Paul Jefferson Vivas	21–9, 21–12	Win
3rd		Alvent Yulianto Chandra [15] Markis Kido	21–19, 21–17	Win
QF		Lee Sheng-mu [13] Tsai Chia-hsin	21–14, 21–18	Win
SF		Cai Yun [8] Fu Haifeng	21–19, 21–17	Win
Final		Mathias Boe [3] Carsten Mogensen	21–13, 23–21	Gold

• 2011 BWF World Championships at the Wembley Arena in London, England

2011 BWF World Championships – men's doubles
Round	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
1st	Bona Septano [7]	-	-	Bye
2nd		Baptiste Careme Sylvain Grosjean	21–15, 21–17	Win
3rd		Chai Biao [11] Guo Zhendong	22–20, 21–16	Win
QF		Mathias Boe [2] Carsten Mogensen	21–18, 18–21, 24–22	Win
SF		Ko Sung-hyun [5] Yoo Yeon-seong	19–21, 17–21	Bronze

Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Gyeyang Gymnasium, Incheon, South Korea	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	21–16, 17–21, 21–15	Gold
2010	Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China	Alvent Yulianto	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	19–21, 16–21	Bronze

Asian Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	21–18, 22–24, 19–21	Silver

Southeast Asian Games

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Bona Septano	Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan	25–23, 21–10	Gold
2009	National Sports Complex, Vientiane, Laos	Bona Septano	Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong	16–21, 10–21	Bronze

Asian Junior Championships

Men's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2005	Tennis Indoor Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia	Viki Indra Okvana	Cho Gun-woo Lee Yong-dae	8–15, 2–15	Bronze

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	China Open	Super 1000	Hendra Setiawan	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	18–21, 21–17, 15–21	Runner-up
2019	Japan Open	Super 750	Hendra Setiawan	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	18–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2019	Indonesia Open	Super 1000	Hendra Setiawan	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2019	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Hendra Setiawan	Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe	20–22, 21–15, 21–17	Champion
2019	Singapore Open	Super 500	Hendra Setiawan	Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda	13–21, 21–19, 17–21	Runner-up
2019	All England Open	Super 1000	Hendra Setiawan	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	11–21, 21–14, 21–12	Champion
2019	Indonesia Masters	Super 500	Hendra Setiawan	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	17–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2018	Singapore Open	Super 500	Hendra Setiawan	Ou Xuanyi Ren Xiangyu	21–13, 21–19	Champion

BWF Superseries (9 titles, 5 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, launched on December 14, 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, including five elevated as Premier Series, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	BWF Superseries Finals	Hendra Setiawan	Chai Biao Hong Wei	13–21, 21–14, 21–14	Champion
2015	Malaysia Open	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	14–21, 21–15, 23–21	Champion
2014	Hong Kong Open	Hendra Setiawan	Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan	21–16, 16–21, 21–17	Champion
2014	Indonesia Open	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	15–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2014	Japan Open	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	12–21, 24–26	Runner-up
2014	All England Open	Hendra Setiawan	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	21–19, 21–19	Champion
2013	BWF Superseries Finals	Hendra Setiawan	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	21–14, 21–16	Champion
2013	Denmark Open	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong	19–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2013	Japan Open	Hendra Setiawan	Chai Biao Hong Wei	22–20, 21–16	Champion
2013	Singapore Open	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun	21–15, 21–18	Champion
2013	Indonesia Open	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun	21–14, 21–18	Champion
2013	Malaysia Open	Hendra Setiawan	Lee Yong-dae Ko Sung-hyun	21–15, 21–13	Champion
2011	Japan Open	Bona Septano	Cai Yun Fu Haifeng	13–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2008	Japan Open	Bona Septano	Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen	21–17, 15–21, 21–13	Runner-up

     BWF Superseries Finals tournament

     BWF Superseries Premier tournament

     BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (6 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Thailand Masters	Hendra Setiawan	Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang	12–21, 21–15, 21–12	Champion
2013	Australian Open	Hendra Setiawan	Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputra	20–22, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Indonesian Masters	Bona Septano	Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa	21–13, 21–14	Champion
2010	Syed Modi International	Bona Septano	Gan Teik Chai Tan Bin Shen	19–21, 21–15, 21–14	Champion
2010	Vietnam Open	Bona Septano	M Fairuzizuan M Tazari Ong Soon Hock	21–18, 13–21, 21–17	Champion
2010	Indonesian Masters	Bona Septano	Rian Sukmawan Yonathan Suryatama	21–16, 18–17 retired	Champion
2009	Philippine Open	Bona Septano	Alvent Yulianto Hendra Aprida Gunawan	10–21, 21–14, 21–17	Champion

     BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

     BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Malaysia International	Hendra Setiawan	Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik	21–17, 17–21, 21–19	Champion
2017	China International	Rian Agung Saputro	Trawut Potieng Nanthakarn Yordphaisong	8–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–7	Champion
2007	Cheers Asian Satellite	Bona Septano	Khoo Chung Chiat Chang Hun Pin	21–19, 10–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2007	Vietnam International	Bona Septano	Cho Gun-woo Yoo Yeon-seong	21–15, 21–19	Winner
2007	Smiling Fish International	Bona Septano	Alroy Tanama Putra Hui Wai Ho	18–21, 18–21	Runner-up

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

Indonesian team

• Junior level

Team Events	2005
Asia Junior Championships	Bronze

• Senior level

Team Events	2009	2011
Southeast Asian Games	Gold	Gold

Team Events	2016	2018
Asia Team Championships	Gold	Gold

Team Events	2010	2014	2018
Asian Games	Bronze	QF	Silver

Team Events	2007
Universiade	Bronze

Team Events	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018
Thomas Cup	Silver	QF	Bronze	Silver	Bronze

Team Events	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019
Sudirman Cup	Bronze	Bronze	QF	Bronze	GS	Bronze

Individual competitions

• Junior level

Event	2005
Asia Junior Championships	Bronze

• Senior level

Event	2009	2011
Southeast Asian Games	Bronze	Gold

Event	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Badminton Asia Championships	Silver	R2	R2	R2	R2

Event	2010	2014
Asian Games	Bronze	Gold

Event	2009	2010	2011	2013	2014	2015	2017	2018	2019
BWF World Championships	R2	A	Bronze	Gold	w/d	Gold	Silver	A	Gold

Men's doubles results against World Superseries finalists, World Superseries Finals semifinalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists paired with:

Rian Agung Saputro

Hendra Setiawan

Bona Septano