<a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/wikihr-italian-national-badminton-championships/" title="WikiHr > Italian National Badminton Championships”>Yasmine Hamza triumphs in Algeria.
After more than a year, Yasmine Hamza is back at the top of the winner’s podium. The 21-year-old from Bolzano won the singles at the world ranking tournament in Algeria (International Series). After four final defeats, it was her fifth triumph in a world ranking tournament, the third in singles.
20 October 2024
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Yasmine Hamza only feels her cruciate ligament tear on October 31, 2023 in the world rankings. But if she continues to play so well, she will soon be back in the top 100. On Tuesday she at least returns to the top 200: thanks to her outstanding performance in Algeria. The top player from the SBS – Südtirol Badminton School in 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 20:19. “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 attacking during this phase and was rewarded for it,” said Hamza happily. Her rival from Asia lost the thread as a result, but Hamza also put her foot down in the second set and ultimately won 22:20, 21:13. “Her improvement during the three-week African tour was clearly visible today and mentally she also did a great job,” said coach Csaba Hamza with delight.
The reward she deserves: after four defeats in the finals, Hamza wins her 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. She now has 22 medals in world ranking tournaments (12 in singles).
All titles by Yasmine Hamza:
2019 South Africa
2021 Cyprus
2022 Dom. Republic
2023 Chile
2024 Algeria
