Alyssa Ysabel Leonardo (born 15 September 1997) is a Filipino

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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

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, 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

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. In 2022, under the coach of Rosman Razak, Leonardo won her first senior international title in the mixed doubles at the Cameroon International. In the next tournament in

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, 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 w ...

and in the women's doubles with Thea Pomar. In 2023, Leonardo participated in the

, 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. ...

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Leonardo, Alyssa 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 University Athletic Association of the Philippines players