Ocholi Edicha Explained

Ocholi Edicha
Birth Name:Ocholi Abel Edicha
Birth Date:1979 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Kaduna, Nigeria
Height:1.86 m
Weight:73 kg
Handedness:Right
Event:Men's singles & doubles
Highest Ranking:397 (MS 22 April 2010)
145 (MD 9 September 2010)
464 (XD 31 October 2013)
Bwf Id:79050D9A-0D5C-465C-A5C5-11AC4BF28788

Ocholi Abel Edicha (born 10 May 1979) is a Nigerian badminton player.[1] He was the men's singles gold medalist at the 2003 All-Africa Games,[2] also in the mixed team event in 2007.[3] He competed at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.[4] [5]

Edicha started his career in badminton at the young age. With the support from his father, he joined Enugu Sports Council. He was recruited by Nigerian Army in 1996, spent for 23 years. He stopped playing for his country after the 2010 New Delhi Commonwealth Games.[6]

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's singles

Men's doubles

African Championships

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Sharing Youth Center,
Kampala, Uganda
Ibrahim Adamu Jinkan Ifraimu
Ola Fagbemi
12–21, 21–16, 14–21 Silver
2002Casablanca, Morocco Ola Fagbemi Stephan Beeharry
Denis Constantin
1–7, 1–7, 1–7 Bronze

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Kenya International Abraham Otagada Kenneth Omoruyi
Olorunfemi Elewa
21–18, 12–21, 21–19 Winner
2002Nigeria International Dotun Akinsanya Yuichi Ikeda
Shoji Sato
3–15, 1–15 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Ocholi Edicha . bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation. 2 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Badminton in Nigeria . badminton.sitesng.com . 4 September 2019.
  3. Web site: All Africa Games 2007 Alger (Algérie) . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105012432/http://www.africa-badminton.com/A%20JEUX%20AFRICA/AUTRESJEUX/pagespeciale9champafrique.htm . www.africa-badminton.com . 5 November 2013 . 4 September 2019 . fr.
  4. Web site: Edicha Ocholi . cwgdelhi2010.infostradasports.com . New Delhi 2010. 2 December 2016.
  5. News: Badminton successes for Northern Ireland and African nations . m2002.thecgf.com . Manchester 2002. 2 December 2016.
  6. Web site: Ajibade . Olusesan . Mum starved me because of badminton –AAG gold medallist, Edicha . www.newtelegraphng.com . . 27 April 2019 . 4 September 2019.