Apriyani Rahayu (born 29 April 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles.[3][4] She and Greysia Polii are the reigning Olympic champions in the women's doubles following their win at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5] She won gold at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games,[6] and two bronze medals at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019.[7] Rahayu also won bronze medals at the 2018 Asian Games in the women's team and doubles with her former partner Greysia Polii.[8]
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Country | Indonesia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 24) Lawulo, Konawe, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 3 (WD with Greysia Polii 20 September 2018) 15 (WD with Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 1 November 2022) 100 (XD with Panji Akbar Sudrajat 21 January 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 13 (WD with Greysia Polii) 15 (WD with Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti) (8 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Apriyani Rahayu was born in Lawulo village, a remote settlement in Konawe Regency in Southeast Sulawesi. She is the youngest child of an agricultural worker named Ameruddin Pora and his wife, Sitti Jauhar.[9] As a child Rahayu would fight with neighborhood boys, and her father encouraged her to devote her energy to badminton instead, which she agreed to. According to Rahayu's cousin, her father served as her trainer, with a training regimen including running 10 kilometers to competitions and practicing on a homemade court behind his house lined with areca nut trees. Pora was self-sufficient but poor. Rahayu used a homemade wooden racquet with fishing line for string, until her father was able to sell enough vegetables to buy a real racquet.[10][11] However, Pora himself credits Rahayu's mother as providing her with support and training. Sitti Jauhar was an enthusiastic player of badminton, table tennis and volleyball and encouraged Rahayu to be tough and competitive.[12] In 2007, at the age of 9, she represented Konawe Regency in a regional competition. In 2011, at the age of 13, she was scouted by Yuslan Kisra who brought her in contact with Icuk Sugiarto who recruited her to his club PB Pelita Bakri (now ISTC) and later on PB Jaya Raya Jakarta for international level play.[13][14] Sitti Jauhar died in 2015 while Apriyani was at a championship in Peru, but she played through after hearing the news, winning two medals.
In mid 2018, Rahayu and Polii won the bronze medal at the World Championships in Nanjing,[15] and further bronze medals at the Asian Games in the women's doubles and team events.[8][16]
In August 2019, Rahayu and Polii were defeated in the semi finals of the World Championships, and the duo settled for the bronze medal.[7]
On 2 August 2021, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics she partnered with Greysia Polii in the women's doubles. In the finals they defeated 2017 world champion Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan. They became the first unseeded pair to win the gold medal in women's doubles. This was Indonesia's first Olympic gold in women's doubles.[17][18] She and Polii are the third and fourth Indonesian women to win Olympic gold after Susi Susanti in 1992 and Liliyana Natsir in 2016.[19] Rahayu and Polii's win made Indonesia the only country outside of China to have won gold medals in all five disciplines of Badminton at the Summer Olympics.[20] After her Olympic success, the Student Sports Training Center in Jakarta was named after her and Greysia Polii.[21]
In May 2022, at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games, she started her journey with new partner, Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti. The duo clinched the gold medal in the women's doubles after beating the Thai pair of Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard in the final.[22]
Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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BWF Awards | 2017 | Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year | Nominated | [23] |
2018 | Nominated | [24] | ||
2020/2021 | Pair of The Year with Greysia Polii | Won | [25] | |
Forbes | 2021 | 30 Under 30 Indonesia (Sports) | Placed | [26] |
2022 | 30 Under 30 Asia (Sports) | Placed | [27] | |
Gatra Awards | 2021 | Sports Category with Greysia Polii | Won | [28] |
Indonesian Sport Awards | 2018 | Favorite Women's Doubles Athlete with Greysia Polii | Won | [29] |
Favorite Women's Team with 2018 Asian Games women's badminton team | Won |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2020 | Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan |
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21–19, 21–15 | ![]() |
[30] |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China |
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12–21, 21–23 | ![]() |
[15] |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland |
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12–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
[7] |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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15–21, 17–21 | ![]() |
[8] |
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2019 | Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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21–3, 21–18 | ![]() |
[31] |
2021 | Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam |
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21–17, 21–14 | ![]() |
[22] |
Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2014 | Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim, Alor Setar, Malaysia |
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11–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
[32] |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la Videna, Lima, Peru |
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13–21, 10–21 | ![]() |
[33] |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2015 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
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14–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
[34] |
2016 | CPB Badminton Training Center, Bangkok, Thailand |
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17–21, 20–22 | ![]() |
[35] |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[36] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is 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.[37]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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17–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
[38] |
2018 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–15 | ![]() |
[39] |
2018 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–10 | ![]() |
[40] |
2019 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–18, 16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
[41] |
2019 | India Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–11, 25–23 | ![]() |
[42] |
2020 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–11, 23–21 | ![]() |
[43] |
2020 | Spain Masters | Super 300 | ![]() |
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18–21, 22–20, 21–17 | ![]() |
[44] |
2020 (I) | Thailand Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–12 | ![]() |
[45] |
2021 | Indonesia Open | Super 1000 | ![]() |
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19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
[46] |
2022 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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18–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
[47] |
2022 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–18, 12–21, 21–19 | ![]() |
[48] |
2022 | Singapore Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–17 | ![]() |
[49] |
The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[50] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[51] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2017 | French Open | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
[52] |
2017 | Hong Kong Open | ![]() |
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21–14, 16–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
[53] |
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.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2017 | Thailand Open | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
[54] |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Singapore International | ![]() |
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22–20, 16–21, 21–10 | ![]() |
[55] |
2016 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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12–21, 21–18, 22–20 | ![]() |
[56] |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
[57] |
2016 | Indonesia International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–12 | ![]() |
[56] |
Girls' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2014 | Indonesia Junior International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–18 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2016 | Indonesia Junior International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–15 | ![]() |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
Team events | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Ref |
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Asian Junior Championships | QF | B | QF | |
World Junior Championships | S | S | 5th |
Team events | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Ref |
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Southeast Asian Games | B | NH | S | NH | S | |
Asia Team Championships | NH | B | NH | QF | NH | |
Asian Games | NH | B | NH | [16] | ||
Uber Cup | NH | QF | NH | QF | NH | |
Sudirman Cup | RR | NH | B | NH | QF |
Girls' doubles
Event | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Ref |
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Asian Junior Championships | QF | 3R | 3R | |
World Junior Championships | S | 4R | 4R | [32] |
Mixed doubles
Event | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Ref |
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Asian Junior Championships | 3R | B | B | [34][35] |
World Junior Championships | A | B | QF | [33] |
Event | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Ref |
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Southeast Asian Games | 1R | NH | G | NH | G | NH | [31][22] |
Asian Championships | A | QF | 1R | NH | A | ||
Asian Games | NH | B | NH | [8] | |||
World Championships | DNQ | B | B | NH | w/d | A | [15][7] |
Olympic Games | NH | G | NH | [30] |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |||
India Open | A | W | W | NH | A | W ('18, '19) | [39][42] | |||||
Spain Masters | NH | A | W | A | NH | W ('20) | [44] | |||||
German Open | A | QF | NH | A | QF ('19) | |||||||
All England Open | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF ('19) | ||||
Swiss Open | A | 2R | A | NH | A | w/d | 2R ('17) | [58] | ||||
Orléans Masters | NA | A | NH | A | w/d | – | [58] | |||||
Korea Open | A | QF | w/d | 2R | NH | A | QF ('17) | |||||
Thailand Open | A | NH | 2R | w/d | W | W | QF | W | NH | A | W ('17, '18, '20) | [40][45][54] |
SF | ||||||||||||
Indonesia Masters | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | NH | F | SF | W | QF | F | W ('20) | [38][43][47] |
Indonesia Open | A | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | NH | F | QF | F ('21) | [46] | ||
Malaysia Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | NH | W | W ('22) | [48] | ||||
Malaysia Masters | A | 1R | A | F | SF | NH | QF | F ('19) | [41] | |||
Singapore Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | NH | W | W ('22) | [49] | ||||
Taipei Open | A | SF | NH | w/d | SF ('19) | |||||||
Japan Open | A | 2R | SF | QF | NH | QF | SF ('18) | |||||
Denmark Open | A | 1R | SF | 2R | A | QF | QF | SF ('18) | ||||
French Open | A | W | SF | 2R | NH | A | 1R | W ('17) | [52] | |||
Hong Kong Open | A | F | SF | w/d | NH | F ('17) | [53] | |||||
Australian Open | A | SF | NH | A | SF ('19) | |||||||
New Zealand Open | A | SF | A | NH | SF ('17) | |||||||
China Open | A | 1R | SF | QF | NH | SF ('18) | ||||||
Fuzhou China Open | A | QF | 1R | NH | QF ('18) | |||||||
Superseries / World Tour Finals |
DNQ | RR | RR | RR | SF | SF ('21) | ||||||
Thailand Masters | NH | 2R | QF | A | NH | QF ('17) | ||||||
Year-end ranking | 431 | 212 | 77 | 58 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | ||
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Best | Ref |
Tournament | BWF Superseries / Grand Prix | BWF World Tour | Best | Ref | ||||||
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2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||
Thailand Masters | NH | 2R | A | 2R ('16) | ||||||
Indonesia Masters | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | NH | A | 2R | 2R ('20) | ||
Year-end ranking | 1.170 | 387 | 100 | 316 | NA | NA | NA | 261 | 100 | |
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | Best | Ref |
Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists.[59]
Players | M | W | L | Diff. |
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10 | 4 | 6 | –2 |
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7 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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11 | 3 | 8 | –5 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
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12 | 2 | 10 | –8 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
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8 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
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