Kisona Selvaduray

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Kisona Selvaduray
கிசோனா செல்வதுரை
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1998-10-01) 1 October 1998 (age 26)
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
Residence Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
Coach Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif [1]
Women's singles
Highest ranking41 (25 October 2022)
Current ranking57 (22 August 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Manila Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Selangor Women's team
SEA Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Philippines Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Philippines Women's team
World University Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Chengdu Mixed team
Asian Youth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Nanjing Girls' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
BWF profile

Kisona Selvaduray (born 1 October 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. [2] She was the bronze medalist at the 2013 Asian Youth Games in the women's singles category. [3] She won her first senior international title at the Indonesia International Series tournament in the women's singles event. [4] She also won gold medal twice in the Malaysia International Series tournament in 2017 and 2018. On top of that, she dominated the women's singles in 2019 SEA Games. [5]

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Career

In 2013, Kisona won the bronze medal at the Asian Youth Games beating compatriot Ho Yen Mei in the bronze medal match. [6]

Kisona won her first senior international title at the 2017 Indonesia International, [7] and then won back-to-back Malaysia International Series in 2017 and 2018. [8] [9]

In 2019, Kisona won the International Series event in Greece and Sydney. [10] [11] In December, she won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 2019 SEA Games. [12]

In 2021, Kisona manage to win her first International Challenge title, winning the Spanish International by beating Goh Jin Wei in the final. [13] She was part of the Malaysia team that finished in the semi-finals at the 2021 Sudirman Cup. [14] On 19 December 2022, Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) singles coaching director, Wong Choong Hann announced Kisona's resignation from the national set up at the ABM to focus on her recovery and will continue playing as a professional. [15] Following her departure from the national squad, Kisona is training under Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif and Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif at the Sendayan Badminton Club. [1]

Injuries

In 2014, she suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) at the World Junior Championships in Alor Setar, and was forced to undergo surgery a year later. She also sustained a medial collateral ligament (MCL) and a posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury on the right knee. [16]

Personal life

Kisona was born in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan to housewife, S. Valarmathi and police officer, A. Selvaduray. She is the youngest of four siblings. [17] [4] Her love for the badminton grew as she watched her parents and siblings play regularly. She only took the sport seriously when she was studying at SJK (C) Yuk Hwa, Kuala Klawang. [18] Kisona first grabbed attention when she captured the singles and doubles (with Kelly Siow) titles in the 2009 Malaysia Schools Sports Council (MSSM) badminton tournament in Kangar, Perlis when she was only 10-years-old, making her the youngest-ever champion in the history of the tournament. [18]

She is fluent in four languages namely Tamil (mother tongue), Bahasa Malaysia (national language), English and Mandarin. Due to her fluency in Mandarin, she was invited to join the Negeri Sembilan Chinese Recreational Club (NSCRC) after winning the 2019 SEA Games gold medal. [19]

Achievements

SEA Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2019 Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Metro Manila, Philippines Flag of Indonesia.svg Ruselli Hartawan 20–22, 21–14, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold [12]

Asian Youth Games

Girls' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2013 Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China Flag of Malaysia.svg Ho Yen Mei 21–15, 23–21 Med 3.png Bronze [6]

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResultRef
2017 Indonesia International Flag of Indonesia.svg Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 10–21, 21–16, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner [7]
2017 Malaysia International Flag of Malaysia.svg Lee Ying Ying 16–21, 21–15, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner [8]
2018Malaysia International Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Liang Ting-yu 14–21, 21–7, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner [9]
2019 Hellas Open Flag of Myanmar.svg Thet Htar Thuzar 21–14, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner [10]
2019 Sydney International Flag of Japan.svg Shiori Ebihara 21–18, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner [11]
2021 Spanish International Flag of Malaysia.svg Goh Jin Wei 21–14, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner [13]
2024 Dutch Open Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Keisha Fatimah Azzahra 21–14, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
2024Malaysian Indian Badminton Association (MIBA)International High Performance Player Achievement Platinum AwardWon [20]

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  20. ↑ S. Kisona (13 January 2024). "A strong start in year 2024. I am both humble and honored to receive the International High Performance Player Achievement Platinum Award. Thank you MIBA for inviting me . An award recognizing your talent is an honor.That's matter a lot to me 🥺♥️" . Retrieved 14 January 2024.
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