Praveen Jordan (born 26 April 1993) is an Indonesian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

player who specialises in doubles. He is a two-time All England Open champion in mixed doubles, winning in 2016 with

Debby Susanto Debby Susanto (born 3 May 1989) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specializes in doubles. She joined PB Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java from 2006 until her retirement. Susanto known as Muhammad Rijal's longtime partner ...

and in 2020 with

Melati Daeva Oktavianti Melati Daeva Oktavianti (born 26 October 1994) is an Indonesian doubles specialist badminton player affiliated with Djarum club since 2008. She was the 2019 Southeast Asian Games gold medalist in the mixed doubles with Praveen Jordan, and 2012 ...

. He has played for the badminton club

PB Djarum PB Djarum is an Indonesian badminton club in Kudus, Central Java. The club was founded at the Djarum ''brak'' (cigarette factory) located at Jl. Bitingan Lama (now called Jl. Lukmonohadi) No. 35 in Kudus in 1969. Djarum's CEO, Budi Hartono, ...

since 2008.

Career

Junior career

Jordan participated in 2011 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in

Lucknow Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...

, India. In the mixed team event, he played in the men's doubles along with Rangga Yave Rianto. In the first round they won their match, with Indonesia defeating Nepal 5–0. He and Rianto played back against Hong Kong in the third round, winning their match and helping Indonesia win 4–1. In the quarter-finals Jordan and Rianto won their match and helped Indonesia beat Japan 3–2. In the semi-finals they lost to the Malaysian team 1–3, and the team won the bronze medal. In the individual event, he played in two categories, in the men's doubles with Rianto, and in the mixed doubles with

Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah (born 27 June 1993) is an Indonesian doubles badminton player. She was the girls' doubles gold medalist at the 2011 Asian Junior Championships. She also won the women's doubles title at the Indonesia International The Indo ...

. As the top seed in the men's doubles he was only able to reach the quarter-finals after being defeated by a Chinese Taipei pair; and then he won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles after losing to a Chinese pair in the semi-finals.

Senior career

2010–2012

Jordan started his senior career as a PB Djarum player in 2010, playing at several international tournaments in two specialties: men's and mixed doubles.

2013

In 2013 Jordan was paired with

Vita Marissa Vita Marissa (born 4 January 1981) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. Career Marissa competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nova Widianto. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Rober ...

, winning several international tournaments together. In the Korea Open they lost in the first round to

Muhammad Rijal Muhammad Rijal (born 25 May 1986) is an Indonesian badminton player from PB Djarum club. Career Rijal captured his first international badminton title in mixed doubles with partner Vita Marissa at the 2008 Japan Super Series, beating fellow ...

and

after coming through the qualifying rounds. They then defeated third seeds Rijal and Susanto in the second round of the Malaysia Open and Chinese fifth seeds Zhang Nan and

Tang Jinhua Tang Jinhua (; born 8 January 1992) is a Chinese retired badminton player who competed at the highest level during the second decade of the 2000s, winning numerous women's doubles and occasional mixed doubles events with a variety of partners. S ...

. Jordan and Marissa then lost to Danish pair

Joachim Fischer Nielsen Joachim Fischer Nielsen (born 23 November 1978) is a Danish retired badminton player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles with teammate Christinna Pedersen. He retired from the international tournament in the ...

and

Christinna Pedersen Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish badminton player. Career Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist. From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two Europ ...

in the semi-finals. They also reached the semifinals of the Singapore Open before losing to

Tontowi Ahmad Tontowi Ahmad (born 18 July 1987) is a retired Indonesian badminton player. He plays for PB. Djarum, a badminton club in Kudus, Central Java and joined the club in 2005. Tontowi Ahmad rose to prominence in the world badminton in 2010 when he pa ...

and

Liliyana Natsir Liliyana Natsir (born 9 September 1985) is an Indonesian former badminton player who specialized in doubles. She is one of the standout front court player, with dexterousness and skill in controlling and executing the shuttlecock. Natsir has tre ...

. At the

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tournament level, they won three titles in

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, and

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

2014

After the end of his successful in the 2013 season,

Badminton Association of Indonesia The Badminton Association of Indonesia or Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia ( id, Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia; sometimes translated as ''All Indonesia Badminton Association'') is the sport governing body, governing body of badmint ...

called him up to join the national team, partnering him with

. This was his first time joined the Indonesia national training centre. Jordan and Susanto then reached their first finals as a pair in the Malaysia Grand Prix Gold. In September, he and his partner stepped on the

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podium, after clinched the bronze medal in the mixed doubles.

2015

Jordan started the 2015 season with partner

. They reached the finals in the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold tournament, but lost to Danish pair

and

. They also reached the finals of Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold, but lost to Korean pair

Choi Sol-gyu Choi Sol-gyu (; born 5 August 1995) is a South Korean badminton player. He was a part of the Korean national team that won the 2017 Sudirman Cup. Career Choi has been best known as a mixed doubles player since his back-to-back titles at th ...

and

Eom Hye-won Eom Hye-won (; born 8 September 1991) is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles. She became a national representative since 2004, and was selected to join the national team in 2008. As a member of the Korea National Sport Uni ...

. They then reached their first ever

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finals in the

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, and finished as runner-up lost to

Ko Sung-hyun Ko Sung-hyun (Hangul: 고성현; ; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Champion, two time Badminton Asian ...

and

Kim Ha-na Kim Ha-na (Hangul: 김하나; or ; born 27 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player. She was the mixed doubles gold medalist at the 2013 Asian Championships, and was part of the national team that won the Sudirman Cup in 2017. Kim wo ...

of South Korea. In December, they also the finals of Indonesian Masters Grand Prix Gold, but lost to their teammate

and

2016

In January, Jordan with partner

won the Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold held in India. In March, they won their first All England title defeating Danish pair

and

. Jordan competed in

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with partner

. They became the runner-up of Group A, proceeding to the knocked-out stage. They lost at the quarter-finals to their country mate and eventual gold medalists,

and

. In November, they lost in the finals of Hong Kong Open Super Series by their teammate

and

2017

In March, Jordan with partner

lost the finals of Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold from Thai pair

Dechapol Puavaranukroh Dechapol Puavaranukroh ( th, เดชาพล พัววรานุเคราะห์; born 20 May 1997) is a Thai badminton player. He was a gold medalist at the 2014 BWF World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event with his pa ...

and

Sapsiree Taerattanachai Sapsiree Taerattanachai (; ; born 18 April 1992) is a Thai badminton player. She claimed titles in the mixed doubles with Dechapol Puavaranukroh at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games and at the 2021 World Championships. Taerattanachai and Puavaranuk ...

. In June, they lost the finals of Australian Open Super Series from Chinese pair

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and

Chen Qingchen Chen Qingchen (born 23 June 1997) is a Chinese badminton player. She started her achievements under her coach Li Yongbo, with partner in the women's doubles Jia Yifan, and in the mixed doubles Zheng Siwei. She ended the 2016 BWF Season by winn ...

. In September, they won the finals of Korea Open Super Series from Chinese pair

Wang Yilyu Wang Yilyu (; ; born 8 November 1994), sometimes also transliterated as Wang Yilu, Wang Yilv or Wang Yilü, is a Chinese badminton player. He is the reigning mixed doubles Olympic Champion, and was two-time mixed doubles Asian Champion winning ...

and

Huang Dongping Huang Dongping (; born 30 April 1995) is a Chinese badminton player. She is the reigning mixed doubles Olympic Champion, and was two-time mixed doubles Asian Champion winning in 2018 and 2019. Career Huang competed at the 2020 Summer Olym ...

2018–2019

After the retirement of Debby Susanto, Jordan was paired with

. They lost to Chinese pair

and

Huang Yaqiong Huang Yaqiong (, born 28 February 1994) is a Chinese badminton player who specializes in doubles. She won the prestigious All England Open in 2017 partnered with Lu Kai, and in 2019 with Zheng Siwei. Together with Lu, she emerged as the champion ...

in the second round of the

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. They then became runners-up at the 2018 India Open. They finished the season ranked as world number 15. In 2019, Jordan and Oktavianti lost again twice in a row at the

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from Chinese pair

and

. In May, they lost at the

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from Malaysian pair

Chan Peng Soon Chan Peng Soon (born 27 April 1988) is a Malaysian badminton player specialised in the mixed doubles event. He is best known for his partnership with Goh Liu Ying where they have been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles pair in ...

and

Goh Liu Ying Goh Liu Ying (born 30 May 1989) is a Malaysian badminton player. She has been consistently ranked among the top 10 mixed doubles player in the world with her partner, Chan Peng Soon. Together, they were ranked as high as world No. 3. They won ...

. In June, they reached third finals of the year at the

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but lost to Wang and Huang again. In July, they reached the fourth finals at the Japan Open but had to lose from Wang and Huang again. In October 2019, they won their first BWF World Tour title with Oktavianti at the

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. The duo upset the current World Champions

and

in the quarter-finals, and defeated world number 2 Wang and Huang in the finals. This victory was their first win over them, bringing their head-to-head record to 1–6. A week later, the duo again overcame the world number 1 Zheng and Huang to claimed the

title. Jordan and Oktavianti have continued on the upward track this season, breaking into the top 5 of the BWF world ranking.

2020–2022

In 2020, Jordan won his second All England Open title. Partnered with Oktavianti, they defeated Thai pair

and

in the final. In January 2021, Jordan and his partner, Oktavianti, lost at the Yonex Thailand Open from Thai pair Puavaranukroh and Taerattanachai in the final. In July, they competed at the

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, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals. In November, they lost at the

Hylo Open The Hylo Open, formerly known as the BMW Badminton Cup, BMW Open, Bitburger Masters, Bitburger Open and SaarLorLux Open, is an international badminton tournament held at the Saarlandhalle in Saarbrücken, Germany, since 1988. It was sponsored by th ...

in Germany from Thai pair Puavaranukroh and Taerattanachai in the final. In 2022, Jordan and his partner, Oktavianti, played at the

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in Manila. They reached the semi-finals and won a bronze medal, after the pair had to retire in the middle of the match due to a hip injury suffered by Jordan.

2023

In January, Jordan and his partner, Oktavianti, comeback to court at the

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, but had to lose in the first round from Chinese pair

Feng Yanzhe Feng Yanzhe (; born 13 February 2001) is a Chinese badminton player. He was part of Chinese national team that won the 2018 World Junior Championships and 2021 Sudirman Cup. He also won the mixed doubles title at the 2019 World Junior Champion ...

and

Awards and nominations

Achievements

Asian Games

''Mixed doubles''

Asian Championships

''Mixed doubles''

Southeast Asian Games

''Mixed doubles''

Asian Junior Championships

''Mixed doubles''

BWF World Tour (3 titles, 7 runners-up)

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(BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Mixed doubles''

BWF Superseries (2 titles, 3 runners-up)

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the

(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. Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year. ''Mixed doubles'' :

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tournament : BWF Superseries Premier tournament :

tournament

BWF Grand Prix (4 titles, 5 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

(BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017. ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Grand Prix tournament : BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title)

''Men's doubles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament

Performance timeline

National team

* ''Junior level'' * ''Senior level''

Individual competitions

Junior level

* ''Boys' doubles'' * ''Mixed doubles''

Senior level

=Men's doubles

=Mixed doubles

Record against selected opponents

Mixed doubles results against World Superseries finalists, World Superseries Finals semifinalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists paired with:

Debby Susanto

* Liu Cheng &

Bao Yixin Bao Yixin (; born 29 September 1992) is a Chinese badminton doubles player. She won titles in the women's doubles category with many different partners. She won two World Junior titles at the 2010 BWF World Junior Championships held in Guadalaj ...

3–2 *

Lu Kai Lu Kai (198 – December 269 or January 270), courtesy name Jingfeng, was a Chinese military general and politician of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the influential Lu clan of the Wu region toward ...

2–2 *

Xu Chen Xu Chen (; born 29 November 1984) is a badminton player from China. In 2010, he (along with his partner Guo Zhendong) was ranked within the top 10 men's badminton doubles in the world. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the mixed doubl ...

Ma Jin Ma Jin (; born 7 May 1988) is a badminton player from China who specialises in women's and mixed doubles. She partnered Wang Xiaoli in women's doubles and excelled in the category until 2010 when both players are split after China failed to defe ...

2–2 * Zhang Nan &

Li Yinhui Li Yinhui (; born 11 March 1997) is a Chinese retired badminton player. She won the silver medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event partnered with Du Yue. She and Du Yue then made it to the gold medal 2015. Toge ...

1–0 * Zhang Nan &

Zhao Yunlei Zhao Yunlei (born 25 August 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton player from China. She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two gold medals ...

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Chris Adcock Christopher Thomas Adcock (born 27 April 1989) is a retired English badminton player. Adcock is currently sponsored by Yonex and YC Sports and plays for the University of Nottingham-based NBL team. He entered the National team in 2006, and late ...

Gabby Adcock Gabrielle Marie Adcock (née White; born 30 September 1990) is an English retired badminton player. Career Gabby started playing badminton aged 10 in the badminton club at her school and became a full-time player straight from school at 16. S ...

''0–5 * Reginald Lee Chun Hei &

Chau Hoi Wah Chau Hoi Wah (Chinese: 周凱華, also known as Cathy Chau Hoi Wah; born 5 June 1986) is a Hong Kong badminton player, specializes in doubles play. She was the first ever Hong Kong player that won the Asian Championships in 2014, and also a bronze ...

5–4 *

Riky Widianto Riky Widianto (born 28 December 1991) is an Indonesian badminton player who specializes in doubles play. Career Widianto career as a badminton player began in 2005 when Singapore Badminton Association (SBA) invited him to join the Singapore Na ...

Richi Puspita Dili Richi Puspita Dili (born 10 July 1989) is an Indonesian doubles specialist badminton player. She won the girls' doubles title at the 2007 Asian Junior Championships. Career Richi Puspita Dili was a member of SGS PLN Bandung club. In 2007, she ...

2–0 *

''1–4 *

Kenta Kazuno is a Japanese badminton player specializing in doubles. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Achievements BWF Grand Prix The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series ...

& Ayane Kurihara 2–0 *

4–4 *

Yoo Yeon-seong Yoo Yeon-seong (; born 19 August 1986) is a South Korean professional badminton player. He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun. The two also competed at the 2012 Summer O ...

Chang Ye-na Chang Ye-na (; ; born 13 December 1989) is a South Korean badminton player who specializes in doubles. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She won gold medals at the 2013 Kazan Universiade in the mixed team and w ...

1–0 *

1–1 *

Robert Mateusiak Robert Bogumił Mateusiak (born 13 January 1976) is a Polish retired badminton player. Career Łogosz and Mateusiak won bronze medals at the European Championships in 2000, 2002, 2004, and 2006. Partnered with Nadieżda Zięba in the mixed ...

Nadieżda Zięba Nadieżda "Nadia" Zięba (; : Kostiuczyk; born 21 May 1984) is a Polish retired badminton player of Belarusian origin. She won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2012 European Championships. Zięba was three times mixed doubles quarter finalis ...

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Vita Marissa

''0–1 * Zhang Nan &

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''0–1 * Reginald Lee Chun Hei &

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1–0 * Sudket Prapakamol &

Saralee Thungthongkam Captain Saralee Thungthongkam ( th, สราลีย์ ทุ่งทองคำ ผู้พัน หรือน.อ.ส้ม; ; born 13 June 1979) is a Thai retired badminton player. She graduated with a master's degree in Communication ...

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