Raymond Indra
Raymond Indra is an Indonesian badminton player affiliated with the Djarum club.
Career
Early career
Indra's interest in playing badminton began from watching his father, which led him to train professionally at his local club Scorpio Bandung. After joining Djarum badminton club in 2018, he took part in several international junior tournaments, namely winning the 2021 Bahrain International Challenge with Daniel Edgar Marvino. In 2022, him and Marvino earned a place in the Indonesian national men's doubles squad after winning the national tryouts.National team career (2022-present)
In the 2022 World Junior Championships team event, Indra and Marvino only played in the group stage against Latvia. They exited the individual event in the second round. The duo also reached the semifinals of the Indonesia International Series, the Bahrain International Series, and the Bahrain International Challenge.Indra and Marvino became runner-ups of the 2023 Iran Fajr International Challenge in January and winners of the 2023 Swedish Open in May, amidst a year riddled with multiple early exits.
In 2024, Indra commenced a new partnership with Patra Harapan Rindorindo. Throughout the year, they reached three finals: the Indonesia International Challenge in Pekanbaru, the Vietnam Open, and the Indonesia Masters II Super 100 in Surabaya, the latter being their last tournament as a pair.
2025 was Indra's breakthrough year, which saw him and Nikolaus Joaquin winning back-to-back International Challenge titles in Singapore and Sri Lanka at the onset of their partnership in February. This was followed up with two more consecutive titles in May, this time in Luxembourg and Denmark. Their Super 300 debut at the 2025 Macau Open ended in the first round to Lee Fang-Chih/Lee Fang-Jen. After finishing second at the Al Ain Masters, they overcame veterans Choi Sol-gyu/Goh V Shem to win their first Super 100 title at the Indonesia Masters II. In their second Super 300 tournament, the Korea Masters, they became runner-ups to Lee Jong-min and Wang Chan.
Indra and Joaquin's fairytale run in 2025 peaked at the Australian Open. Making their Super 500 debut, the pair upset the more experienced Man Wei Chong/Tee Kai Wun in the quarterfinals and Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin at the semifinals. They snatched their first Super 500 title over their seniors Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, an achievement which also promoted them to the senior team.
Kicking off the 2026 season at the Malaysia Open, Indra and Joaquin's Super 1000 debut ended in the first round to Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Muhammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani. Much better was their second tournament, the Indonesia Masters, which saw them narrowly escape Lee Jhe-huei/Yang Po-hsuan to break into the quarterfinals. There, they earned their second victory against Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and later avenged their loss to Gutama/Isfahani to reach their second Super 500 final. However, they had to settle for silver against Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin.
Achievements
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 6 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. 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.Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Vietnam Open | Super 100 | Patra Harapan RindorindoBWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 2 runners-up)Men's doubles
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