25 Facts About Apriyani Rahayu

Apriyani Rahayu was born on 29 April 1998 and is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in doubles.

Apriyani Rahayu won gold at the 2019 SEA Games, and two bronze medals at the World Championships in 2018 and 2019.

Apriyani Rahayu was born in Lawulo village, a remote settlement in Konawe Regency in Southeast Sulawesi.

Apriyani Rahayu is the youngest child of an agricultural worker named Ameruddin Pora and his wife, Sitti Jauhar.

Apriyani 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.

Sitti Jauhar was an enthusiastic player of badminton, table tennis and volleyball and encouraged Apriyani Rahayu to be tough and competitive.

Sitti Jauhar died in 2015 while Apriyani Rahayu was at a championship in Peru, but she played through after hearing the news, winning two medals.

At the beginning of 2013, Apriyani Rahayu was called to train at the national training center, but the club had not given permission yet.

In 2015, Apriyani Rahayu won the bronze medals in the Asian and World Junior Championships in the mixed doubles event partnered with Fachryza Abimanyu.

At the age of 17, Apriyani Rahayu managed to win the women's doubles international senior title in Singapore with Sugiarto, and finished as mixed doubles runner-up in the Indonesia International Series with Panji Akbar Sudrajat.

In 2016, Apriyani Rahayu who was paired with Rinov Rivaldy in the mixed doubles won the bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships.

At the Indonesia International Series in Surabaya, Apriyani Rahayu claimed double title by winning the mixed and women's doubles event.

Apriyani Rahayu helped the Indonesia women's team win the bronze medal at the SEA Games held in Kuala Lumpur, In the individual women's doubles event, she and Polii lost in the first round to eventual champion Jongkolphan Kititharakul and Rawinda Prajongjai of Thailand.

Apriyani Rahayu featured in the Indonesian women's team that won bronze at the Asia Team Championships held in Alor Setar and were quarter-finalists in the Uber Cup in Bangkok.

Apriyani Rahayu opened the 2019 season as a finalist in the Malaysia Masters with Polii.

Polii and Apriyani Rahayu then clinched their second India Open title defeating Chow Mei Kuan and Lee Meng Yean in the final.

Apriyani Rahayu finally won her first women's doubles gold medal at the SEA Games.

Apriyani Rahayu returned in the international competitions at the 2020 Asian Leg tournament in January 2021.

In March 2021, Apriyani Rahayu scheduled to participating at the All England Open, but later Indonesia team were forced to withdraw from the competition by BWF after the team members will self-isolate for 10 days from the date of their inbound flight after an anonym person traveling onboard tested positive for COVID-19.

Apriyani Rahayu played two match in the group stage against Canada and Denmark.

In Malaysia, her partner, Ramadhanti suffered a right ankle injury; and then in Switzerland, Apriyani Rahayu suffered a right shoulder injury.

Apriyani Rahayu join national team to compete at the Asia Mixed Team Championships and Sudirman Cup, but the teams stopped in the quarter-finals to South Korea and China respectively.

Apriyani Rahayu then made her second appearance at the Asian Games in 2022 Hangzhou, but unable to win any medals in both women's doubles and team events.

Apriyani Rahayu suffered a right calf injury while competing in the individual event, and decided to retire from the competition.

Apriyani Rahayu was selected as a member of the Indonesian women's team at the Uber Cup in May, and made history by reaching the final at the Uber Cup since 2008.