Mohammad Ahsan

Mohammad Ahsan (born 7 September 1987) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club who specializes in the men's doubles.

He is three-time World Champion, three-time season ending finals champion, and Asian Games gold medalist.

In 2001, he was selected to join the Ragunan sports school.

Due to the change in the program at the school which will only focus on female athletes, Ahsan then decides to join the Bina Bangsa club.

In the junior event, Mohammad Ahsan played at the 2005 Asian Junior Championships and won the bronze medals in the boys' team and doubles.

Joining the Djarum club since 2007, opened Ahsan's opportunity to join the Indonesian national team until he finally implemented it in the middle of 2008.

Ahsan became a member of Djarum club since 2007.

In April, Ahsan made his debut at the Asian Championships held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Unfortunately, he and his partner, Bona Septano, were defeated in the early rounds.

They later reached three consecutive finals in the Smiling Fish Thailand, Vietnam and Cheers Asian Singapore Internationals; and clinched their first international title as a pair in Vietnam.

In August, he representing STIE Perbanas played at the Summer Universiade, and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.

In July, Ahsan who representing North Maluku won a silver medal at the National Games in the men's doubles event with partner Fernando Kurniawan.

Ahsan was selected to join Indonesia national training center in the middle of 2008.

He was then reached his first Super Series finals with Bona Septano in the Japan Open where they faced Lars Paaske and Jonas Rasmussen, but lost the match in three games.

As a member of the Indonesian national team, Ahsan also contributed to winning the men's team title at the SEA Games in 2009 and 2011; three consecutive Asia Team Championships title in 2016, 2018 and 2020; and also in the major international event, the Thomas Cup in 2020.

Mohammad Ahsan was born in Palembang, South Sumatera to Tumin Atmadi dan Siti Rohanah.

He is the youngest of three siblings.

Ahsan started playing badminton at aged 5, trained at the Pusri club.

After graduated from middle school, he moved to Jakarta for better training and a chance to develop his career as a badminton player.

Ahsan and Bona Septano clinched their first Grand Prix title in the 2009 Philippines Open.

He made his debut with the Indonesia national team at the Sudirman Cup, and won a bronze medal at that tournament.

On his first appearance at the SEA Games, he contributing points for Indonesia in the final against Malaysia, secured a gold medal for the team, and a bronze medal in the men's doubles.

Meanwhile, Ahsan and Septano debut at the World Championships had to be knocked out in the second round by the Chinese pair Guo Zhendong and Xu Chen.

They also reaching the quarter-finals in some Super Series tournaments; the Korea, All England, and the French Opens.

There are several names, who have also paired with Ahsan such as Alvent Yulianto, where they won a bronze medal in the 2010 Asian Games; and winning a silver medal at the 2017 BWF World Championships with Rian Agung Saputro.

Ahsan made his debut with Indonesia team in the Thomas Cup in 2010.

At that tournament, Indonesia reached the finals and won the silver medal after being defeated by the defending champion China.

After his partner, Bona Septano, come back from injury, they had won two titles in a row in the Vietnam Grand Prix and Indonesia Grand Prix Gold in October.

Ahsan then participated in the 2010 Asian Games, winning two bronze medals in the men's doubles with Alvent Yulianto and in the men;s team event.

Ahsan and his partner, Septano, closed the 2010 season by winning the men's doubles title in the India Grand Prix.

Paired with Bona Septano, they managed to win the bronze medal at the 2011 BWF World Championships, and were ranked as high as sixth in the BWF World Rankings.

Ahsan broke the world's men's doubles stage when he teamed-up with Hendra Setiawan.

Ahsan and Setiawan partnership have collected 3 gold and 1 silver medals at the World Championships, a men's doubles gold in the Asian and SEA Games, and also three titles in the season ending finals.

They reached a career high as world number 1.

In the first semester of 2011 season, Ahsan and Septano unable to win a title, since their best results were the semi-finalists in the Malaysia and Indonesia Opens, as well as the quarter-finalists in the All England, Swiss Open and the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold.

Ahsan also took part at the Sudirman Cup, and prevented a clean sweep from Denmark, as he and Alvent Yulianto beating the current world number 1 Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen in straight games, but Indonesia lost 1–3 in the semifinals tie.

In August, Ahsan and Septano captured the bronze medal at the BWF World Championships.

The duo then reached their first final of the year in the Japan Open, but lost to current World Champions Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng.

They managed to win their first title of the year, by defend the Indonesia Grand Prix Gold title, and then won the gold medals in the men's team and doubles events in the SEA Games.

Another results for Ahsan and Septano in the rest of 2011 season were the quarter-finalists in the China Masters, French, and Macau Opens.