Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo (born 15 September 1997) is a Filipino badminton player.
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| Birth name | Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo | ||||||||||||||
| Country | Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 September 1997 Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Residence | Meycauayan, Bulacan, Philippines | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 94 (WD with Thea Pomar, 13 June 2023) 61 (XD with Alvin Morada, 25 July 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Leonardo started to enjoy badminton when she was a child by played with others and watched her parents play. At the age of 8, she went from playing for fun to competing in a local tournament.[2] After graduated from the IUF Academy of Bulacan, Leonardo then educated sports management in the De La Salle University, and also taking part in the La Salle badminton team to compete in the national event.[3]
In 2017, Leonardo made her debut with Filipino team at the SEA Games.[2]
In 2022, under the coach of Rosman Razak, Leonardo won her first senior international title in the mixed doubles at the Cameroon International.[4] In the next tournament in Benin, she claimed two titles in the mixed doubles with Alvin Morada and in the women's doubles with Thea Pomar.[5]
In 2023, Leonardo participated in the SEA Games, and was part of the team that beat strong country Malaysia in the women's team quarter-finals, and led the team advanced to the semi-finals.[6]
Achievements edit
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles) edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Benin International |  Thea Pomar
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 Jana Abdelkader Nour Ahmed Youssri
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21–13, 21–7 |  Winner
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[5] |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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| 2022 | Cameroon International | Alvin Morada
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 Sathish Kumar Karunakaran Aadya Variyath
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21–19, 18–21, 22–20 | Winner
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[4] |
| 2022 | Benin International | Alvin Morada
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Christian Bernardo Thea Pomar
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21–13, 18–21, 21–17 | Winner
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[5] |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles) edit
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Australian Junior International | Eleanor Inlayo
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 Joy Lai Alice Wu
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21–10, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2015 | Singapore Youth International | Thea Pomar
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Geva de Vera Alyssa Geverjuan
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21–14, 21–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2015 | Australian Junior International | Alvin Morada
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Christian Bernardo Eleanor Inlayo
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21–19, 21–17 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ a b "Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ a b Isaga, J R (25 July 2017). "2017 SEA Games rookie shuttler Alyssa Leonardo ready for the big stage". Rappler. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ Jerusalem, Dan (10 July 2013). "Alyssa Leonardo: A dream come true". The LaSallian. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ a b "PHL badminton bets bag 2 golds, 2 bronzes in Cameroon". BusinessMirror. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "PH badminton doubles teams take 3 golds in Benin". ABS-CBN News. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ Fuertes Jr., Rommel (8 May 2023). "SEA Games 2023: PH badminton ends medal drought as women's team shines". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
External links edit
- Alyssa Leonardo at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com