Introduction
Wan Muhammad Arif Shaharuddin bin Wan Junaidi (born 6 June 2002) is a Malaysian badminton player. He won the 2021 Austrian Open and Ukraine International tournaments in the men's doubles event partnered with Muhammad Haikal.
Career
2021
Partnered with Muhammad Haikal, they won the 2021 Austrian Open, Hellas International, and Ukraine International. The duo also finished runners-up in the Latvia International and Scottish Open.
2022
In January, Arif and Haikal competed at the 2022 Syed Modi International. In April, they competed at the 2022 Orléans Masters but was forced to concede a walkover to Dutch pair Ruben Jille and Ties van der Lecq in the final after Haikal was tested positive for COVID-19. A few months later, they reached the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Masters. Arif was part of the Malaysia men's team that won silver medal at the 2021 SEA Games.
2023
In February, Arif and Muhammad Haikal's three-year partnership ended after the latter started partnering Nur Izzuddin. He then chose to partner Yap Roy King following the reshuffle in the national men's double department. In June, Arif and Yap captured their first title as a pair at the Nantes International defeating Putra Erwiansyah and Patra Harapan Rindorindo in the final. In July, they were crowned as men's doubles national champions after winning the 2023 Malaysian National Badminton Championships.
Achievement
BWF World Tour (1 runner-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 Tours are 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 |
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| 2022 | Orléans Masters | Super 100 | Muhammad Haikal | Ruben Jille Ties van der Lecq |
Walkover |  Runner-up
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2021 | Austrian Open | Muhammad Haikal | Lucas Corvée Ronan Labar |
21–17, 21–15 |  Winner
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| 2021 | Latvia International | Muhammad Haikal | Muhammad Nurfirdaus Azman Yap Roy King |
23–21, 15–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Hellas International | Muhammad Haikal | Ondřej Král Adam Mendrek |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2021 | Ukraine International | Muhammad Haikal | Ishaan Bhatnagar K. Sai Pratheek |
21–15, 19–21, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2021 | Scottish Open | Muhammad Haikal | Christopher Grimley Matthew Grimley |
20–22, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Nantes International | Yap Roy King | Putra Erwiansyah Patra Harapan Rindorindo |
21–16, 14–21, 21–12 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament