Daniel Marthin

Daniel Marthin (born 31 July 2001) is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with Djarum club since 2015. He was a champion at the 2019 Asian and World Junior Championships in the boys' doubles event. Marthin was part of Indonesia winning team at the 2020 Thomas Cup.

Career

Since junior, Marthin has focused on playing in the doubles category. In 2016, he won the U–17 Jakarta Open Junior Championships partnered with Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma. He then won the boys' doubles title with Leo Rolly Carnando at the Astec Open Championships in Jakarta, and later at the Singapore Youth International Series. In 2018, Marthin alongside Indonesia team won the bronze medal at the Asian Junior Championships in Jakarta. Unfortunately, in the individual boys' doubles, Marthin and Carnando were defeated in the early stage. In the BWF junior circuit, Marthin with his partner Carnando won the boys' doubles title at the Malaysia and India International Junior tournaments. He later joined Indonesia team at the Markham World Junior Championships, and won a mixed team bronze medal. Marthin claimed his first senior International title by winning the Bangladesh International with Carnando. The duo later won the Turkey International. Together with Djarum team, he won the Junior Super League and Pembangunan Jaya Cup. At the Junior Super League, he is able to attract the attention of badminton observers, because of his attractive playing style.

In 2019, Marthin was selected to join the training at the Indonesia National training center. In March, he won a mixed doubles title with Nita Violina Marwah at the Dutch Junior International, and finished as runner-up in the boys' doubles with Leo Rolly Carnando in the German Junior. In May, he and Carnando won the Jaya Raya Junior Grand Prix beating number 1 seed Di Zijian and Wang Chang. The duo also won the Malaysia International Series, and managed to secure the gold medal at the Asian and World Junior Championships. In the team event, he also helps the National team finished as runner-up in Asian Junior and won the Suhandinata Cup after Indonesia juniors defeating China in the final.

In 2021, Marthin started the year as semi-finalists at the Thailand Open with Leo Rolly Carnando. They later stopped in the quarter-finals at the Swiss Open and Spain Masters. They then reached the finals of the Hylo Open, but was defeated by World number 1 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in straight game. Marthin made his debut with Indonesia team at the 2020 Thomas Cup. He played two matches in the group stage, and the team won the 2020 Thomas Cup.

In February 2022, Marthin participated in 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships with Indonesia and lost the title to Malaysia. In March, Marthin and Carnando lost in the quarter-finals All England and Swiss Opens. In May, he won a gold medal in the men's doubles with Carnando and a bronze medal in the men's team at the SEA Games. In July, Marthin and Carnando clinched their first World Tour title at the Singapore Open by beating Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Rian Ardianto in the final.

2023–2025

Kicked off the 2023 season, Marthin competing in four Asian tour. He and his partner, Carnando, had to accept early round defeats in the first two tournaments Malaysia and India Opens. They then emerged victorious in the Indonesia and Thailand Masters, entering them to the top 10 of the BWF world rankings. In the Europe tour from March to April, they opened the tour as the quarter-finalists in the All England Open, they then had to accept first round defeats in two tournaments of Swiss Open and Spain Masters. At the Orléans Masters in France, they reached the semi-finals losing to fellow Indonesian pair Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Bagas Maulana.

Marthin made his debut at the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, but he and his partner, Carnando, had to lose in the first round from 2nd seed Malaysian pair Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik. Marthin alongside the Indonesian team competed at the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, China. He and his partner played a match in the group stage, lost against Mark Lamsfuß and Marvin Seidel of Germany. Indonesia advanced to the knockout stage but lost at the quarter-finals against China.

Marthin and Carnando has had ups-and-downs on their subsequent tour. The duo reached the semi-finals in the Malaysia Masters, lost in the first round at the Thailand Open, then reached the quarter-finals in the Singapore, and Indonesia Opens. They then experienced four series early rounds exits in the Korea Open, Japan Open, Australian Open, and the BWF World Championships; before reaching the finals in the Hong Kong Open, settled for the runner-up. Marthin made his debut at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, but unable to win any medals in both the men's doubles and team events.

In 2024, after suffered two consecutive first round exits, in the Malaysia and India Opens, Marthin and his partner, Carnando, won their first title of the year and also defend their title in the Indonesia Masters. In August, Marthin made a new partnership with Muhammad Shohibul Fikri. In both of their first tournaments as a new pair, they were able to reach the semi-finals in the Japan and Korea Opens.

In 2025, Daniel continuing his partnership with Fikri and manage to finish as a runner-up to Seo Seung-jae and Jin Yong from Korea in Thailand Masters. They manage to snatch another runner-up spot in Swiss Open, losing to Kittinupong Kedren and Dechapol Puavaranukroh from Thailand.

Awards and nominations

Achievements

SEA Games

Men's doubles

World Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

Asian Junior Championships

Boys' doubles

BWF World Tour (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, 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, Super1000, Super750, Super500, Super300, and the BWF Tour Super100.

Men's doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)

Men's doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Junior International (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Boys' doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International Series tournament

BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

Key

National team

• Junior level

• Senior level

Individual competitions

Junior level

Boys' doubles

Senior level

Men's doubles

Mixed doubles

External links

• atBWFBadminton.com
• atBWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• at Flashscore
• at InterSportStats
• at theKomite Olimpiade Indonesia(in Indonesian and English)
• onInstagram