Amy Ackerman
Amy Ackerman (born 16 March 2005) is a South African badminton player.[2] She has won two gold medals at the African Badminton Championships. She won her first gold medal at the 2021 African Badminton Championships where she played in the women's doubles with Johanita Scholtz.[3] She then won her second gold at the 2023 African Badminton Championships where she played in the women's doubles with her partner Deidre Laurens.[4]
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| Country | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 March 2005 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 65 (WD with Deidre Laurens 5 September 2023) 82 (XD with Jarred Elliott 25 July 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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AchievementsEdit
African ChampionshipsEdit
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa |  Deidre Laurens
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 Yasmina Chibah Linda Mazri
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21–19, 21-12 |  Gold
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| 2022 | Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda | Deidre Laurens
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 Lorna Bodha Kobita Dookhe
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18–21, 20-22 |  Silver
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| 2021 | MTN Arena, Kampala, Uganda | Johanita Scholtz
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Mounib Celia Tanina Mammeri
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23–21, 21-13 | Gold
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| 2020 | Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Michelle Butler-Emmett
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 Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
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21–19, 8-21, 11-21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | Jarred Elliott
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Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri
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20–22, 18-21 | Bronze
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| 2022 | Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda | Jarred Elliott
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Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri
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13–21, 14-21 | Silver
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| 2021 | MTN Arena, Kampala, Uganda | Jarred Elliott
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Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri
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21–18, 10–21, 10-21 | Bronze
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BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 6 runner-up)Edit
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Botswana International | Deidre Laurens
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Lorna Bodha Kobita Dookhe
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21–10, 21-11 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Zambia International | Deidre Laurens
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 Keisha Fatimah Az Zahra Era Maftuha
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12–21, 8-21 |  Runner-up
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| 2022 | Egypt International | Deidre Laurens
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 Martina Corsini Judith Mair
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5-21, 13-21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | South Africa International | Johanita Scholtz
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Megan De Beer Deidre Laurens
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21–17, 21-11 | Winner
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| 2021 | Botswana International | Johanita Scholtz
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 Kamila Smagulova Aisha Zhumabek
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21–9, 21-10 | Winner
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| 2021 | Benin International | Dinae Olivier
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Demi Botha Deidre Laurens
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16–21, 19-21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Botswana International | Jarred Elliott
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 Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany
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21–12, 21-19 | Winner
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| 2022 | Zambia International | Jarred Elliott
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 Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik Domou Amro
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17–21, 21–11, 15-21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | South Africa International | Jarred Elliott
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Robert White Deidre Laurens
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Walkover | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Benin International | Cameron Coetzer
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Jarred Elliott Deidre Laurens
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17–21, 20-22 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Amy Ackerman". BWF World Tour Finals. 23 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Players: Amy Ackerman". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "Players: All Africa Championships: Meet Team South Africa – Part One". Benoni City Times. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ↑ "South African Players Victorious at All African Badminton Championships". Good Things Guy. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
External linksEdit
Amy Ackerman at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com