Linda Mazri (Arabic: ليندا مازري; born 21 December 2001) is an Algerian badminton player.[1] She is the gold medalist in African Games and African Championships.[2][3][4]
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| Country | Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 2001 El Biar, Algiers, Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Chéraga, Algiers, Algeria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2011– | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Mazri started representing Algeria at an early age of 13 and competed for the first time with the national team in the Serbian Under-15 International Championship, and at that time won two bronze medals in the singles and women's doubles competitions. Mazri also represented her country in the African Under-15 Championship hosted by Egypt and won the bronze medal in the singles category and the silver in the mixed doubles. After that, she participated in the South African International Championships and won the singles bronze and the girls' doubles gold, and in the Uganda International Championship she won the singles gold and the singles bronze as well as won many medals and titles at the level of singles, doubles and mixed doubles in the Arab championships. Mazri shined in the World Open Championship that was held in Algeria in 2017 when she won the gold of mixed doubles and the bronze of the girls' doubles, and in the following year, in the African Games, she won the gold of mixed doubles, and she repeated the same thing in the African Championship held in Nigeria 2019 by winning gold in Mixed doubles, bronze in Women's doubles event and qualified for the World Championships in China in 2018.[5]
Achievements edit
African Games edit
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
 Koceila Mammeri
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 Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany
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21–19, 21–16 |  Gold
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African Championships edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria |
Halla Bouksani
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 Allisen Camille Juliette Ah-Wan
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16–21, 19–21 |  Bronze
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| 2023 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa |
Yasmina Chibah
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 Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens
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19–21, 12–21 |  Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria |
Koceila Mammeri
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 Enejoh Abah Peace Orji
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21–17, 15–21, 21–12 | Gold
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| 2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
Koceila Mammeri
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Enejoh Abah Peace Orji
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15–21, 21–16, 21–18 | Gold
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| 2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt |
Koceila Mammeri
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Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany
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13–21, 21–18, 19–21 | Silver
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African Youth Games edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria | Halla Bouksani
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15–21, 12–21 | Silver
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Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Salle Protection-Civile de Dar El-Beïda, Algiers, Algeria |
Halla Bouksani
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 Jemimah Leung For Sang Ganesha Mungrah
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21–17, 21–17 | Gold
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African Junior Championships edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Casablanca, Morocco | Halla Bouksani
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10–21, 9–21 | Silver
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Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Casablanca, Morocco | Sirine Ibrahim
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Johanita Scholtz Zani van der Merwe
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21–23, 21–18, 16–21 | Silver
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Casablanca, Morocco | Samy Khaldi
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Yacine Belhouane Sirine Ibrahim
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14–21, 15–21 | Silver
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BWF International Challenge/Series (6 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Algeria International | Halla Bouksani
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9–21, 12–21 |  Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Ethiopia International | Halla Bouksani
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 Lekha Shehani Waduthantri Kavindika Binari de Silva
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12–21, 21–19, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2018 | Algeria International | Halla Bouksani
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Doha Hany Hadia Hosny
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19–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Egypt International | Yasmina Chibah
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 Julia Meyer Leona Michalski
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21–19, 11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Algeria International | Yasmina Chibah
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Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens
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19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Ethiopia International | Sifeddine Larbaoui
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 Misha Zilberman Svetlana Zilberman
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Walkover | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International edit
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Uganda Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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21–13, 14–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Mauritius Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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14–21, 8–21 | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Ivory Coast Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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15–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Uganda Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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 Husina Kobugabe Tracy Naluwooza
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21–11, 21–13 |  Winner
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| 2017 | South Africa Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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Johanita Scholtz Megan de Beer
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21–14, 16–21, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2017 | Zambia Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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Sendila Mourat Shania Leung
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21–16, 21–14 | Winner
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| 2017 | Algeria Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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Malak Basem Sobhy Ebrahim Nour Ahmed Youssri
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21–18, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2017 | Egypt Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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Jana Ashraf Esraa Mohamed Hany
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21–11, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2017 | Mauritius Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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Kritisha Mungrah Vilina Appiah
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21–14, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2017 | Ivory Coast Junior International | Halla Bouksani
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 Eyram Yaa Migbodzi Grace Annabel Atipaka
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21–7, 21–15 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Uganda Junior International | Sifeddine Larbaoui
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Brian Kasirye Husina Kobugabe
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16–21, 28–26, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2017 | Algeria Junior International | Sifeddine Larbaoui
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Mohamed Mostafa Kamel Hana Hesham Mohamed
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21–11, 21–3 | Winner
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| 2017 | Ivory Coast Junior International | Sifeddine Larbaoui
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Montaser Mahmoud Jana Ashraf
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19–21, 24–22, 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
- ^ "Profile : Linda MAZRI". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Algeria grabs gold in mixed doubles". www.aps.dz. Algérie Presse Service. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Ifetoye, Samuel (29 April 2019). "Africa: Team Nigeria Wins All Africa Senior Badminton Championships". Lagos: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Monye, Alex (20 February 2018). "Mauritania tops as Nigeria wins five medals at Africa Badminton championship". m.guardian.ng. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ جمادى, الثاني (27 February 2020). "الجزائرية ليندا مازري.. النجومية في وقت مبكر". www.alayam.com (in Arabic). Alayam Newspaper. Retrieved 26 September 2020.