2019 African Badminton Championships Explained
The 2019 African Badminton Championships was the continental badminton championships to crown the best players and teams across Africa. The tournament was held at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, from 22–28 April.[1]
Medalists
| Men's singles | Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | Godwin Olofua | Georges Paul |
| Clement Krobakpo |
| Women's singles | Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan | Kate Foo Kune | Doha Hany |
| Zainab Damilola Alabi |
| Men's doubles | Koceila Mammeri
Youcef Sabri Medel | Enejoh Abah
Isaac Minaphee | Godwin Olofua
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori |
Abdelrahman Abdelhakim
Ahmed Salah |
| Women's doubles | Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | Amin Yop Christopher
Chineye Ibere | Augustina Ebhomien Sunday
Peace Orji |
Eyram Yaa Migbodzi
Perpertual Mensah Quaye |
| Mixed doubles | Koceila Mammeri
Linda Mazri | Enejoh Abah
Peace Orji | Ahmed Salah
Hadia Hosny |
Adham Hatem Elgamal
Doha Hany |
| Teams |
Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori, Clement Krobakpo, Enejoh Abah, Godwin Olofua
Amin Yop Christopher, Chineye Ibere, Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan, Sofiat Arinola Obanishola, Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh |
Aatish Lubah, Christopher Paul, Georges Paul, Jean Bernard Bongout, Melvin Appiah, Tejraj Pultoo
Aurélie Allet, Ganesha Mungrah, Jemimah Leung For Sang, Kate Foo Kune, Kobita Dookhee, Lorna Bodha |
Abdalla Abdelhakim Hussein, Abdelrahman Abdelhakim, Adham Hatem Elgamal, Ali Ahmed El-Khateeb, Ahmed Salah,
Doha Hany, Hadia Hosny, Jana Ashraf, Nour Ahmed Youssri |
Daniel Doe, Daniel Sam, Ebenezer Andrews, Emmanuel Botwe, George Ayittey, Michael Opoku Baah
Diana Archer, Eyram Yaa Migbodzi, Grace Atipaka, Jennifer Abitty, Perpertual Mensah Quaye | |
In November 2019, Badminton World Federation released a statement regarding doping test failure of Kate Foo Kune in this championships and decided to disqualify her result.[2]
Medal table
Tournament
The 2019 African Badminton Championships were held in two separate events. The team event, officially All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2019, was a continental tournament to crown the best team in Africa holding from 22–25 April. The individual event, officially All Africa Individual Championships 2019, was a continental tournament to crown the best players in Africa holding from 26–28 April. A total of 18 countries across Africa registered their players to compete at this event.[3] [4] This year's edition served as the first qualifier for African player to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[5]
The tournament was sponsored by the Rivers State Government and organized by the Badminton Federation of Nigeria; the federation prepared a mascot, Alabo The Shuttler, as a reflection of the culture of the people.[6]
Venue
This tournament was held at the Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre (Civic Centre), Moscow road, Port Harcourt with six courts.[5]
Point distribution
The individual event of this tournament was graded based on the BWF points system for the BWF International Challenge event. Below is the table with the point distribution for each phase of the tournament.[7]
| width=75 | Winner | width=75 | Runner-up | width=75 | 3/4 | width=75 | 5/8 | width=75 | 9/16 | width=75 | 17/32 | width=75 | 33/64 | width=75 | 65/128 |
|---|
| 4,000 | 3,400 | 2,800 | 2,200 | 1,520 | 920 | 360 | 170 | |
Team event
Group A
Egypt vs Uganda
Group B
Mauritius vs Zambia
Group C
Ivory Coast vs Togo
Group D
Nigeria vs Zimbabwe
Knockout stage
Individual event
Men's singles
Seeds
- Georges Paul (semifinals)
- Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (champions)
- Godwin Olofua (final)
- Adham Hatem Elgamal (second round)
- Ahmed Salah (quarterfinals)
- Daniel Sam (third round)
- Melvin Appiah (third round)
- Habeeb Temitope Bello (third round)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
Women's singles
Seeds
- Kate Foo Kune (final)
- Hadia Hosny (second round)
- Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (champions)
- Doha Hany (semifinals)
- Aisha Nakiyemba (third round)
- Aïcha Laurene N'Dia (second round)
- Chineye Ibere (quarterfinals)
- Kobita Dookhee (second round)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
Men's doubles
Seeds
- Godwin Olofua / Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (semifinals)
- Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek (second round)
- Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel (champions)
- Abdelrahman Abdelhakim / Ahmed Salah (semifinals)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
Women's doubles
Seeds
- Doha Hany / Hadia Hosny (quarterfinals)
- Halla Bouksani / Linda Mazri (second round)
- Aurélie Allet / Kobita Dookhee (quarterfinals)
- Jemimah Leung For Sang / Ganesha Mungrah (second round)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
Mixed doubles
Seeds
- Ahmed Salah / Hadia Hosny (semifinals)
- Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany (semifinals)
- Enejoh Abah / Peace Orji (final)
- Tejraj Pultoo / Kobita Dookhee (quarterfinals)
- Alex Zolobe / Lou Gohi Theophile Annick Doulou (second round)
- Kayode Abubakar Mope / Amin Yop Christopher (third round)
- Ebenezer Andrews / Grace Atipaka (third round)
- Ousmane Ouedraogo / Esme Osseane Davila Loess (second round)
Top half
Section 2
Bottom half
Section 4
References
- News: Emeka . Dennar . BADMINTON: Nigeria Hosting To Win African Championships – Francis Orbih . The BusyBuddies . 28 March 2019 . 12 April 2019.
- Web site: BWF Statement on Mauritius Badminton Player Kate Jessica Foo Kune . Badminton World Federation . 19 November 2019.
- News: Simeon . Nwakaudu . Badminton Professionals Declare Port Harcourt safe to host 2019 African Championship . ScanNews Nigeria . 22 December 2018 . 12 April 2019.
- News: Ridwan . Yusuf . 2019 All Africa Badminton Championships: 18 Countries Coming To Rivers – BFN . Concise News . 28 March 2019 . 12 April 2019.
- News: Ekikere . Udofia . 19 years on: African Badminton Championship returns to Nigeria . China Acheru Official . 30 March 2019 . 12 April 2019.
- News: Ugochukwu . Iwuchukwu . Badminton Federation of Nigeria unveils mascot for AABC in Port Harcourt . The Port City News . 1 April 2019 . 12 April 2019.
- Web site: World Ranking System . . 22 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180127141620/http://system.bwf.website/documents/folder_1_81/folder_1_82/New-Regulations-2018/5.3.3.1%20World%20Ranking%20System.pdf . 27 January 2018 . dead .
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