Jemyca Aribado (born 21 September 1993 in

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) is a Filipino professional squash player. As of February 2018, she was ranked number 83 in the world. By August 2017, she became the first Filipino player to break into the top 100 after she rose to rank 98.

Career

Aribado's first experience with squash was when she was 5 years old. It was at the age of 12 or 13 when she decided to focus on the sport. One of the three bronze medals of the Philippines at the

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was won by Aribado. 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. At the

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, 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. 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.

References

1993 births Living people Filipino female squash players People from Taguig Asian Games competitors for the Philippines Squash players at the 2010 Asian Games Squash players at the 2018 Asian Games Squash players at the 2022 Asian Games SEA Games medalists in squash SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines SEA Games silver medalists for the Philippines SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Competitors at the 2015 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games {{Philippines-squash-bio-stub