Fatima Azeez

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Fatima Azeez
Personal information
Birth nameTitilayo Fatima Azeez
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Born (1992-12-31) 31 December 1992 (age 31)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking189 (WS 7 August 2014)
94 (WD 19 June 2014)
536 (XD 12 May 2016)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Maputo Women's doubles
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Rose Hill Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Addis Ababa Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Marrakesh Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Women's doubles
Africa Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team
BWF profile

Titilayo Fatima Azeez (born 31 December 1992) is a Nigerian badminton player. [1] In 2010, she competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. [2] In 2011, she won the women's doubles bronze medal at the All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique. [3]

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Achievements

All-Africa Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 Escola Josina Machel,
Maputo, Mozambique
Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Daniel Flag of Seychelles.svg Camille Allisen
Flag of Seychelles.svg Cynthia Course
22–24, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

African Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2012 Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Flag of Nigeria.svg Grace Gabriel Ofodile 19–21, 21–14, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Lobatse Stadium,
Gaborone, Botswana
Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Damilola Atolagbe Flag of Mauritius.svg Kate Foo Kune
Flag of Mauritius.svg Yeldy Louison
16–21, 23–21, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013 Nigeria International Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Damilola Atolagbe 21–16, 15–21, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Nigeria International Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Atolagbe Flag of Uganda.svg Shamim Bangi
Flag of Egypt.svg Hadia Hosny
5–11, 10–11, 10–11Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Lagos International Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Atolagbe Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Adesokan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Maria Braimoh
19–21, 20–22Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Uganda International Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Atolagbe Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Adesokan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Augustina Sunday
14–21, 21–9, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Nigeria International Flag of Nigeria.svg Tosin Atolagbe Flag of Nigeria.svg Augustina Sunday
Flag of Nigeria.svg Deborah Ukeh
18–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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References

  1. "Players: Fatima Azeez". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "Youth Olympics – The Best of the Rest?". Badzine.net. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Diários dos X Jogos Africanos: África do Sul e Nigéria repartem Ouro do Badminton" (in Portuguese). @Verdade. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.