Yulfira Barkah (born 4 February 1998) is an Indonesian badminton player from Medan, North Sumatra, who trained at the Mutiara Cardinal Bandung club.[2][3] She was part of the national junior team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Asian Junior Championships, later won the girls' doubles bronze at the 2016 World Junior Championships.[4] Barkah claimed her first international title at the 2016 Smiling Fish International in the women's doubles event partnered with Suci Rizky Andini.[5]

Yulfira Barkah
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia[1]
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking26 (WD with Jauza Fadhila Sugiarto 26 March 2019)
152 (XD with Beno Drajat 28 April 2016)
Current ranking59 (WD with Jauza Fadhila Sugiarto)
122 (WD with Agatha Imanuela)
127 (WD with Febby Valencia Dwijayanti Gani (25 May 2021)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Bilbao Girls' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Mixed team
BWF profile

Achievements

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BWF World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Bilbao Arena,
Bilbao, Spain
  Jauza Fadhila Sugiarto   Sayaka Hobara
  Nami Matsuyama
14–21, 13–21   Bronze

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] 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.[7]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Spain Masters Super 300   Febby Valencia Dwijayanti Gani   Amalie Magelund
  Freja Ravn
21–16, 21–14   Winner

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

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Smiling Fish International   Suci Rizky Andini   Rahmadhani Hastiyanti Putri
  Rika Rositawati
21–18, 21–18   Winner
2016 Singapore International   Suci Rizky Andini   Mychelle Crhystine Bandaso
  Serena Kani
21–14, 21–12   Winner
2017 Polish Open   Meirisa Cindy Sahputri   Chang Hsin-tien
  Yu Chien-hui
21–12, 14–21, 21–14   Winner
2019 Malaysia International   Agatha Imanuela   Natsu Saito
  Naru Shinoya
15–21, 23–21, 9–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Smiling Fish International   Beno Drajat   Parinyawat Thongnuam
  Phataimas Muenwong
16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Junior level
Team event 2015
Asian Junior Championships B

Individual competitions

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Junior level

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  • Girls' doubles
Event 2016
World Junior Championships B
  • Mixed doubles
Event 2016
World Junior Championships 3R

Senior level

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Women's doubles
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Events 2019
Asian Championships 1R
World Championships 1R
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Thailand Masters NH A 2R 2R A NH 2R ('18, '19)
Swiss Open A 2R NH A 2R ('19)
Orléans Masters N/A A QF NH 2R QF ('19)
Lingshui China Masters N/A 1R A NH 1R ('18)
Malaysia Masters A 1R QF A NH QF ('19)
New Zealand Open A QF 1R 1R NH QF ('17)
Australian Open A QF 1R NH QF ('18)
Spain Masters NH A W W ('21)
Malaysia Open A 1R NH 1R ('19)
Singapore Open A 1R 2R NH 2R ('19)
Korea Masters A 1R SF A NH SF ('18)
Thailand Open A 1R 1R 1R A NH 1R ('17, '18, '19)
Hyderabad Open N/A SF A NH SF ('18)
Chinese Taipei Open A 1R A NH 1R ('18)
Vietnam Open A SF 2R 1R NH SF ('17)
Japan Open A 1R NH 1R ('19)
Indonesia Masters Super 100 N/A QF QF NH QF ('18, '19)
Syed Modi International A QF A NH QF ('18)
Macau Open A 2R SF A NH SF ('18)
Hong Kong Open A 1R A NH 1R ('17)
Indonesia Masters 1R QF NH 2R 1R A QF ('16)
Indonesia Open A 1R 1R 1R NH A 1R ('17, '18, '19)
Year-end ranking 157 63 76 45 39 55 66 26
Mixed doubles
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Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix Best
2015 2016
Indonesia Masters 1R 2R 2R ('16)
Year-end ranking 165 316 152

References

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  1. ^ "[AJC 2015] Profil Atlet Ganda Campuran Indonesia". www.alwaysbadminton.com (in Indonesian). 3 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Players: Yulfira Barkah". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Tekad Kuat Yulfira Barkah". medanbisnisdaily.com (in Indonesian). 4 September 2016. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. ^ Yudha, Gema Trisna (12 November 2016). "Dikalahkan Jepang, Yulfira/Jauza Juara Tiga". www.indosport.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  5. ^ "(Smiling Fish International Challenge 2016) Tiga Gelar Dari Thailand". badmintonindonesia.org (in Indonesian). 22 May 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  6. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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