Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Biography: Age, Personal Life, Achievements & Net Worth

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo is an Indonesian badminton player, who became a renowned celebrity after winning the 2017 All England Open Super series Premiere with his partner Marcus Fernaldi Gideon. He was also awarded the BWF Best male players of the year two years in a row in 2017 and 2018 respectively.

The duo have bagged 7 super series title in 2017 and 9 world tour titles in 2018.

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Early Life

Kevin was born on August 2, 1995 in Indonesia to Niawiti and Sugiarto Sukamuljo. He was raised in the village of Sumberberas in East Java, Indonesia. Since childhood he was in awe of his uncle Alvent Yulianto Chandra, the former doubles number 1 player and tried to imitate him.

His uncle soon realized the keen interest and potential Kevin possessed and mentored him to reach new heights in his career. Alvent Yulianto Chandra motivated him to give auditions at the PB Djarum general auditions in 2006, but he failed. The dejected shuttler didn’t gave up and after strenuous training he cleared the auditions next year.

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Personal Life

He is the nephew of former doubles number 1 player Alvent Yulianto Chandra and draws inspiration from his mentorship till date. He is coached by Henry Iman Pierngadi and Aryono Mirahat. He enjoyed an enormous success along with his partner Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, the duo share a great rapport between them.

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Professional Life

Badminton was in the blood of Sukamuljo, he is the nephew of former number 1 men’s doubles player Alvent Yulianto Chandra. The journey was not easy for the shuttler , he even failed at the PB Djarum general auditions in 2006, but the champion never gave up and finally passed the auditions in Djarum 2007.

At first he played in men’s singles, but then turned to doubles as he looked more comfortable in doubles. In 2012, he paired with Alfian Eko Prasetyo and won a bronze medal in men doubles at the Asian Junior Badminton championship in Korea.

In 2013, he paired with Masita Mahmudin in Mixed Doubles and won a silver medal at the BWF World Junior Championships. The real transformation began in 2014, when he partnered with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and managed to win several championships like Japan Open (2017 ), BWF World Superseries Finals (2017), Hongkong Open (2017), and India Open (2018), Chinese Taipei Master (2015), Malaysia Master (2016), China Open (2016) and All England Open (2017).

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Achievements

• He has won BWF best male players of the year in 2017 and 2018
• He along with Marcus Fernaldi Gideon was named the Favorite male duo in 2018
• He was named Athlete of the year in 2018
• He won gold in men doubles at the Asian games 2018
• He won silver in men doubles at the Asian Championships 2019
• He won silver in men doubles at the South Asian games in 2018
• He has won silver in men doubles at the BWF World Junior championships in 2013
• He has won 2 bronze medals in Boys doubles at the Asian Junior championships in 2012 and 2013 respectively

BWF World Tour 

• He has won Japan Open Super 750 in 2019
• He has won Indonesia Open Super 1000 in 2018 and 2019
• He has won Indonesia Masters Super 500 in 2018 and 2019
• He has won Malaysia Masters Super 500 in 2019
• He has won Hong Kong Open Super 500 in 2018
• He has won Fuzhou China Open Super 750 in 2018
• He has Denmark Open Super 750 in 2018
• He has won Japan Open Super 750 in 2018
• He has won all England Open Super 1000 in 2018

BWF Super series

• He has won World Super series in 2017
• He has won Hong Kong open in men doubles in 2017
• He has won China Open in men doubles in 2017
• He has won Denmark Open in men doubles in 2017
• He has won Japan Open in men doubles in 2017
• He has won Korea open in men doubles in 2017
• He has won Malaysia Open in men doubles in 2017
• He has won India Open in men doubles in 2016 and 2017
• He has won All England Open in men doubles in 2017
• He has won China Open in men doubles in 2016
• He has won Australian Open in men doubles in 2016

BWF Grand Prix

• He has won Indonesian Masters in men doubles in 2016
• He has won Malaysian Masters in men doubles in 2016
• He has won Chinese Taipei masters in men doubles in 2015
• He has won New Zealand Open in men doubles in 2014

BWF International Challenge

• He has won Bulgarian International in men doubles in 2014
• He has won Vietnam International in men doubles in 2014

Physical Measurement
Height- In meters 1.70 meters, in feet 5 feet 7 inches
Weight- 55 KG, 121 lbs.
Eye color- Black
Hair color- Black

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Personal life
First Name- Kevin
Last Name- Sanjaya
Profession- Badminton Player
Age- 23 years old
Birth Sign- Leo
Date of Birth- August 2, 1995
Place of Birth- Indonesia
Country- Indonesia

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Controversy

In 2018, the ace shuttler along with partner Marcus Gideon was had a heated verbal conversation with the umpires over service height. He along with Marcus Gideon suffered a shocking defeat in the grop B in the Thomas Cup finals at Impact Arena.

The controversy erupted when the pair service was faulted three times in the game and the uneven controversy affected their performance in the match. Later after the match Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo called the service height incident as unfair.

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Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Net worth
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo has a total net worth of $100K-$1M (Approx.) as in 2019.