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Keisha Fatimah Azzahra

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Keisha Fatimah Azzahra
Personal information
CountryIndonesia (2018–2019)
Azerbaijan (2022–present)
Born (2003-08-12) 12 August 2003 (age 21)
Pekanbaru, Indonesia
ResidenceAzerbaijan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Years active2018–present
HandednessLeft
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking60 (WS 24 October 2023)
76 (WD with Era Maftuha 4 July 2023)
Current ranking76 (WS)
279 (WD with Era Maftuha) (6 August 2024)
BWF profile

Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (Azerbaijani: Keişa Fatimə Zəhra; born 12 August 2003) is an Indonesian-born Azerbaijani badminton player.[1] She became an Azerbaijani naturalized citizen in 2022. She is also the second Azerbaijani badminton player to qualify for the Olympic Games after Ade Resky Dwicahyo.

Career

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In her junior days, Keisha competed in the Indonesian junior regional tournaments and reached the semi-finals of the Yogyakarta Regional Junior tournament. In January 2022, she lost in the final of the Indonesian national selection trials.[2]

In late 2022, she started to compete in international tournaments under the Azerbaijan flag. In November 2022, she won the Zambia International by defeating Era Maftuha 21–12, 21–16. In 2023, she reached the Iceland International final but lost to Frederikke Lund 21–16, 19–21, 20–22.

Keisha also competed in the 2023 European Games in both women's singles and doubles. In women's singles, she pulled off an upset by defeating fourth seed Yvonne Li to top her group and advance to the knockout stages.[3] In the round of 16, she lost to Jenjira Stadelmann in three games.[4] In women's doubles, she partnered with Era Maftuha but did not get past the group stages.[5] She also won the Cameroon International in November 2023.

In 2024, Keisha competed in the women's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. In Group N, she faced He Bingjiao of China and Kirsty Gilmour of Great Britain. She lost her first match to He Bingjiao 8–21, 7–21.[6] In her second match, she lost to Kirsty Gilmour 13–21, 11–21.[7][8] She did not advance to the knockout stage.

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 2 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2022 Zambia International Azerbaijan Era Maftuha 21–12, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2023 Iceland International Denmark Frederikke Lund 21–16, 19–21, 20–22 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Cameroon International Israel Ksenia Polikarpova 21–14, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Turkey International Denmark Amalie Schulz 21–11, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2024 Dutch Open Malaysia Kisona Selvaduray 14–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Zambia International Azerbaijan Era Maftuha South Africa Amy Ackerman
South Africa Deidre Laurens
21–12, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Individual competitions

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Senior level

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Women's singles
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Events 2023 2024
European Games 2R NH
European Championships NH 1R
Olympic Games NH RR
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2023 2024
German Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Orléans Masters A 2R 2R ('24)
Ruichang China Masters 1R A 1R ('23)
Thailand Open A 1R 1R ('24)
Malaysia Masters A Q2 Q2 ('24)
Kaohsiung Masters 1R A 1R ('23)
Taipei Open w/d A
Vietnam Open A 2R 2R ('24)
Hylo Open 1R 2R 2R ('24)
Korea Masters 1R A 1R ('23)
Syed Modi International A 1R 1R ('24)
Guwahati Masters A 1R 1R ('24)
Year-end ranking 67 60
Women's doubles
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Events 2023 2024
European Games RR NH
European Championships NH 1R
Tournament BWF World Tour Best
2023 2024
Ruichang China Masters 1R A 1R ('23)
Year-end ranking 108 76

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Keisha Fatimah Azzahra". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Peserta Seleknas PBSI 2022 yang Tidak Juara Masih Berpeluang Dipanggil ke Pelatnas". Tribunjabar.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  3. ^ "Badmintonçumuz Avropa Oyunlarında üçüncü qələbəsini qazanıb". aqreqator.az. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  4. ^ "Avropa Oyunları: Azərbaycan badmintonçuları çıxışlarını başa vurublar - YENİLƏNİB + FOTO". Oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  5. ^ "Avropa Oyunları: Azərbaycanın badmintonçularının pley-offda rəqibləri müəyyənləşib - YENİLƏNİB-4". Report İnformasiya Agentliyi (in Azerbaijani). 2023-06-28. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  6. ^ Pippo (2024-07-29). "Paris-2024: Keişa Fatimə Zəhra mübarizəni dayandırdı". ARENA.AZ (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  7. ^ "Keisha Fatimah Azzahra: "I am proud of myself for performing at the Olympics"". İdman və Biz. 2024-07-29. Retrieved 2024-08-06.
  8. ^ "Keişa Fatimə Zəhra Paris Yay Olimpiya oyunlarında mübarizəni dayandırıb". Oxu.az (in Azerbaijani). Retrieved 2024-08-06.
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