Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Explained

Keisha Fatimah Azzahra
Birth Date:2003 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Pekanbaru, Indonesia
Residence:Azerbaijan
Height:1.75 m
Country:Indonesia (2018–2019)
Azerbaijan (2022–present)
Years Active:2018–present
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's singles & doubles
Highest Ranking:60 (WS 24 October 2023)
76 (WD with Era Maftuha 4 July 2023)
Current Ranking:76 (WS)
279 (WD with Era Maftuha)
Date Of Current Ranking:6 August 2024
Bwf Id:26C841CC-1E30-40A5-8E66-CD2A11A30FFD

Keisha Fatimah Azzahra (Azerbaijani: Keişa Fatimə Zəhra, born 1 January 1999) 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

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

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2022Zambia International Era Maftuha21–12, 21–16 Winner
2023Iceland International Frederikke Lund21–16, 19–21, 20–22 Runner-up
2023Cameroon International Ksenia Polikarpova21–14, 21–16 Winner

Women's doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

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