Jemyca Aribado

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Jemyca Aribado
CountryFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Born (1993-09-21) September 21, 1993 (age 30)
Taguig, Philippines
Height159 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Coached byJaime Ortua
Women's singles
Highest rankingNo. 77 (January 2019)
Current rankingNo. 91 (October 2019)
Medal record
Women's squash
Representing Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Philippines Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Jumbo doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Philippines Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Philippines Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Singapore Singles
Last updated: October 2019.

Jemyca Aribado (born 21 September 1993 in Taguig) is a Filipino professional squash player. [1] As of February 2018, she was ranked number 83 in the world. [2] By August 2017, she became the first Filipino player to break into the top 100 after she rose to rank 98. [3]

Career

Aribado's first experience with squash was when she was 5 years old. [4] It was at the age of 12 [4] or 13 when she decided to focus on the sport. [3]

One of the three bronze medals of the Philippines at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games was won by Aribado.[ citation needed ]

At the 2016 South East Asian Cup Squash Championship in Myanmar, Aribado along with Yvonne Dalida secured the country's sole gold medal in the tournament by winning the women's jumbo double. She herself won a bronze in the individual event. [5] At the 2017 Southeast Asian Games, she and Dalida settled for silver at the women's jumbo double. She won a bronze in the women's single while helped in winning three other bronze medals.

She made her debut in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour in September 2016. [3] at the PSA China Challenge Cup. She cited political issues with the national association and funding as factors that hindered her from joining the tour. [4]

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References

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