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.
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.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2022 | Zambia International | Era Maftuha | 21–12, 21–16 | Winner | |
2023 | Iceland International | Frederikke Lund | 21–16, 19–21, 20–22 | Runner-up | |
2023 | Cameroon International | Ksenia Polikarpova | 21–14, 21–16 | Winner |
Women's doubles
BWF International Challenge tournament
BWF International Series tournament
BWF Future Series tournament