Yasmine Hamza triumphs in Algeria.
After more than a year, Yasmine Hamza returns to the top step of the winners’ podium. The 21-year-old from Bolzano won the world ranking tournament in Algeria (International Series) in the singles. After four final defeats, it was his fifth triumph in a world ranking tournament, his third in singles.
20. October 2024
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Yasmine Hamza feels the cruciate ligament rupture only on October 31, 2023 in the world rankings. But if he continues to play so well, he will soon be back in the top 100. On Tuesday at least he will be back in the top 200: thanks to his exceptional performance in Algeria. The top player of the SBS – Südtirol Badminton School from the capital Algiers reached the final without losing a set.
There she was an outsider against Loh Zhi Wei from Malaysia, who was the same age. Hamza was behind 16:18 and 18:19 in the first set and took the lead for only the second time in this set when the score was 1:20. “After narrowly losing a set in the final a week ago in Egypt, I really wanted to win that first set. “I tried to play offensively in this phase and I was rewarded,” Hamza said happily. As a result, her Asian rival lost her edge, but Hamza also put her foot down in the second set and eventually won 19:22, 20:21. “His improvement during the three weeks of the African tour was clearly visible today and he also did a great job mentally,” coach Csaba Hamza said happily.
The reward he deserves: after four defeats in the final, Hamza wins his fifth gold medal, the third in the individual. At just 21 years old, Hamza is by far the most successful South Tyrolean badminton player in history. He now has 22 medals in world ranking tournaments (12 in singles).
All titles by Yasmine Hamza:
South Africa Future Series 2019 (doppio con Katharina Fink)
2021 Cyprus Future Series (raddoppia con Katharina Fink)
Cathedral of 2022. RepublicInternational Series (singles)
2023 ChileFuture Series (singles)
2024 AlgeriaInternational Series(Singles)
