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Top 5 Intriguing Facts about Marcus Fernaldi Gideon

Having won nine World Tour titles in 2018 and seven Super Series wins in 2017, Indonesian badminton player Marcus Gideon became well-known. He shared the BWF Best Male Players of the Year award with Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo for two years in a row, in 2017 and 2018. Considering Marcus Gideon’s diminutive stature, the term “minion” is frequently used to describe him.

Apart from his stature, here are interesting facts you should know about him.

1. He started playing badminton professionally when he was 13

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Marcus Fernaldi Gideon, born on May 9, 1991, grew up seeing his father train the kids. At the young age of 9, he developed a passion for athletics. He began participating in the sport on a professional level at the age of thirteen.

He pursued his professional career with the guidance of his father, winning a number of championships in singles, but in 2011 he switched to doubles. He made the right move, as the Singapore International series saw him win his first doubles championship. After then, the badminton player never looked back.

2. His father was a former badminton player

Kurniahu’s son, Marcus Gideon, is a former badminton player at the national level. When he was younger, he wanted to emulate his father, but as time went on, he started to fall in love with the game and eventually rose to become one of the greats. He wed general practitioner Agnes Amelinda on April 14, 2018, and on January 29, 2019, they welcomed a boy into the world. Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Jr. was the son’s name.

 3. He won his first-ever super series title at the 2013 French Open

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When Gideon was just 13 years old, he began his professional career. He had already been practising professionally and had even been awarded a scholarship in Singapore. In a Future Series competition at the Victorian International, he took home his first ever international men’s singles victory.

He and Agripina Prima Rahmanto won the international events in 2011 in Singapore and 2012 in Iran. At the 2013 French

Open, he and Kido earned his first-ever super series title. At the 2014 Indonesia Masters, he and Kido won their second doubles title.

4. He did really well at the South Asian Games

At the South Asian Games in 2015, he earned the men’s team event’s gold medal and the men’s double event’s silver medal. He won the men’s doubles super series championship in India and Australia in 2016. He does not have Tokyo 2020 on his radar because he won the men’s doubles gold at the Asian Games in 2018.

5. He suffered a shocking defeat at the Thomas Cup finals

During the Thomas Cup finals at Impact Arena in 2018, the shuttler and Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo were defeated in group B. The shuttler was then spotted exchanging angry words with the umpire. His service was called three times in the course of the game, which ignited the issue. Gideon’s game was impacted by the umpire’s constant faults, and he ultimately lost. The verdict was unfair, in his opinion.

Marcus Fernaldi Gideon’s estimated net worth ranges from $4 million to $6 million USD. We can see that he leads a lavish lifestyle and travels the world through his daily updates on social media posts and stories. He also owns a large bungalow and a nice personal car.