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 and 2026 Asian Games.
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 +AwardYearCategoryResultBWF Awards2019Eddy Choong Most Promising Player of the Year with Leo Rolly CarnandoGatra Awards2021Sports Category with 2020 Thomas Cup squad
Achievements Asian Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2026 Ichinomiya City Municipal Gymnasium, Ichinomiya, Japan Leo Rolly Carnando Liang Weikeng Wang Chang 19–21, 21–13, 21–18 Gold
SEA Games Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2021 Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam Leo Rolly Carnando Pramudya Kusumawardana Yeremia Rambitan 21–17, 21–19 Gold
World Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Kazan Gymnastics Center, Kazan, Russia Leo Rolly Carnando Di Zijian Wang Chang 21–19, 21–18 Gold
Asian Junior Championships Boys' doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Suzhou, China Leo Rolly Carnando Di Zijian Wang Chang 21–9, 15–21, 21–19 Gold
BWF World Tour (6 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, 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 2021 Hylo Open Super 500 Leo Rolly Carnando Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2022 Singapore Open Super 500 Leo Rolly Carnando Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto 9–21, 21–14, 21–16 Winner 2023 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Leo Rolly Carnando He Jiting Zhou Haodong 21–17, 21–16 Winner 2023 Thailand Masters Super 300 Leo Rolly Carnando Su Ching-heng Ye Hong-wei 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2023 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Leo Rolly Carnando Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 10–21, 24–22, 19–21 Runner-up 2024 Indonesia Masters Super 500 Leo Rolly Carnando Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21–12, 20–22, 21–11 Winner 2025 Thailand Masters Super 300 Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Jin Yong Seo Seung-jae 18–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2025 Swiss Open Super 300 Muhammad Shohibul Fikri Kittinupong Kedren Dechapol Puavaranukroh 15–21, 21–18, 14–21 Runner-up 2026 Thailand Open Super 500 Leo Rolly Carnando Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty 21–12, 25–23 Winner 2026 Taipei Open Super 300 Leo Rolly Carnando Aaron Chia Aaron Tai 23–21, 21–19 Winner
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles) Men's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 Bangladesh International Leo Rolly Carnando Supak Jomkoh Wachirawit Sothon 21–16, 21–11 Winner 2018 Turkey International Leo Rolly Carnando Peter Briggs Gregory Mairs 21–14, 13–21, 23–21 Winner 2019 Malaysia International Leo Rolly Carnando Low Hang Yee Ng Eng Cheong 17–21, 21–17, 21–11 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament
BWF Junior International (4 titles, 1 runner-up) Boys' doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2018 India Junior International Leo Rolly Carnando Pramudya Kusumawardana Ghifari Anandaffa Prihardika 21–12, 21–14 Winner 2018 Malaysia International Junior Open Leo Rolly Carnando Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto Pramudya Kusumawardana 21–17, 21–12 Winner 2019 German Junior International Leo Rolly Carnando Di Zijian Wang Chang 17–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2019 Jaya Raya Junior International Leo Rolly Carnando Di Zijian Wang Chang 21–15, 21–14 Winner
Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref 2019 Dutch Junior International Nita Violina Marwah Feng Yanzhe Lin Fangling 21–16, 21–16 Winner BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament BWF Junior International Challenge tournament BWF Junior International Series tournament BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
National team Junior level Team events 2018 2019 Ref Asian Junior Championships B S World Junior Championships B G
Senior level Team events 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Ref SEA Games NH B NH A NH A NH Asia Team Championships A NH S NH QF NH A Asia Mixed Team Championships NH A NH G NH Asian Games NH QF NH G Thomas Cup G NH A NH S NH A Sudirman Cup NH A NH QF NH B NH
Individual competitions Junior level Boys' doubles Events 2018 2019 Ref Asian Junior Championships 1R G World Junior Championships 4R G
Senior level Men's doubles Events 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Ref SEA Games G NH A NH A NH Asian Championships NH A 1R 1R QF A Asian Games NH 2R NH G World Championships 3R NH
Tournament BWF World Tour Best Ref 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Malaysia Open A NH A 2R 1R A 2R ('23) India Open A NH A 1R 1R A 1R ('23, '24) Indonesia Masters A 1R 2R W W 2R A W ('23, '24) Thailand Masters A 2R NH W 2R F A W ('23) All England Open A QF QF 1R 2R A QF ('22, '23) Swiss Open A NH QF QF 1R SF F A F ('25) Orléans Masters A NH A SF A SF ('23) Thailand Open A SF NH A 1R 1R A W W ('26) 2R Malaysia Masters A NH A SF A 1R SF ('23) Singapore Open A NH W QF 1R A W ('22) Indonesia Open A NH 1R 2R QF 2R A 1R QF ('23) Australian Open A NH A 2R A 2R 2R ('23, '26) Macau Open A NH 2R A 2R 2R ('24, '26) Japan Open A NH 2R 1R SF A SF ('24) China Open A NH 1R SF A SF ('24) Taipei Open A NH A W W ('26) Korea Masters A NH 1R A 2R A 2R ('24) China Masters A NH QF 1R A 2R QF ('23) Indonesia Masters Super 100 Q2 A NH A Q2 ('18) Denmark Open A 1R QF 1R A Q QF ('22) French Open A NH 1R 2R 2R 1R A Q 2R ('22, '23) Hylo Open A F 2R A Q F ('21) Korea Open A NH 2R 1R SF A SF ('24) Japan Masters NH 1R QF A QF ('24) Hong Kong Open A NH F QF A F ('23) Akita Masters A QF NH QF ('19) Spain Masters A 1R QF NH 1R A NH QF ('21) Year-end ranking 177 84 70 28 15 11 25 39 9 Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Best Ref
Mixed doubles Tournament BWF World Tour Best 2018 Indonesia Masters Super 100 1R 1R ('18) Year-end ranking 263 145
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