Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo (born 15 September 1997) is a Filipino
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
player.
Career
Leonardo started to enjoy badminton when she was a child by played with others and watched her parents play. At the age of 8, she went from playing for fun to competing in a local tournament.
After graduated from the IUF Academy of Bulacan, Leonardo then educated sports management in the
De La Salle University
De La Salle University ( fil, Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private university, private, Catholic Church, Catholic coeducational research university run by the I ...
, and also taking part in the La Salle badminton team to compete in the national event.
In 2017, Leonardo made her debut with Filipino team at the
SEA Games.
In 2022, under the coach of Rosman Razak, Leonardo won her first senior international title in the mixed doubles at the
Cameroon International The Cameroon International is an international badminton tournament held in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This tournament established in 2017 and part of the Badminton Confederation of Africa
The Badminton Confederation Africa (BCA) (formerly known as Badm ...
.
In the next tournament in
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north ...
, she claimed two titles in the mixed doubles with
Alvin Morada
Alvin Nitura Morada (born 12 April 1997) is a Filipino badminton player. He was selected for the Filipino badminton squad that competed in the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships.
Career
In 2015, Morada and his partner Aries Delos Santos ...
and in the women's doubles with
Thea Pomar
Thea may refer to:
* Thea (name), a given name
* Ancient Greek term for goddess, including an alternative spelling of Theia
* ''Thea'', the former name of the tea plant genus, now included in ''Camellia''
* Thea, a village in the municipal unit Me ...
.
In 2023, Leonardo participated in the
SEA Games, and was part of the team that beat strong country Malaysia in the women's team quarter-finals, and led the team advanced to the semi-finals.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles)
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF International Challenge
The BWF International Challenge is a grade 3 and level 1 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Series (level 2) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
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tournament
:
BWF International Series
The BWF International Series is a grade 3 and level 2 tournament part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and Future Series (level 3), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
:
BWF Future Series
The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ...
tournament
BWF Junior International (3 titles)
''Girls' doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
: BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
: BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
: BWF Junior International Series tournament
: BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References
External links
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1997 births
Living people
People from Meycauayan
Sportspeople from Bulacan
Filipino female badminton players
Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
SEA Games medalists in badminton