Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan

Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (born 5 July 1998) is Nigerian badminton player.[3][4]

Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Personal information
Country Nigeria
Born (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998
Ogun, Nigeria[1]
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Weight60 kg (132 lb)[2]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking77 (WS 11 February 2020)
82 (WD 17 September 2019)
132 (XD 17 July 2014)
Current ranking82 (WS), 91 (WD) (18 February 2020)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Nigeria
African Games
2019 Rabat Mixed team
2019 Rabat Women's singles
2019 Rabat Women's doubles
African Championships
2019 Port Harcourt Women's singles
2019 Port Harcourt Women's doubles
2019 Port Harcourt Mixed team
2013 Rose Hill Mixed team
2014 Gaborone Mixed team
2018 Algiers Women's singles
2020 Cairo Women's singles
2020 Cairo Women's doubles
2014 Gaborone Women's singles
2014 Gaborone Mixed doubles
2017 Benoni Women's singles
2017 Benoni Women's doubles
2017 Benoni Mixed team
Africa Team Championships
2018 Algiers Women's team
African Youth Games
2014 Gaborone Girls' singles
2014 Gaborone Girls' doubles
2014 Gaborone Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

In 2014, she won bronze medals at the African Badminton Championships in women's singles and mixed doubles event, and silver medal in mixed team event.[5] In June, she won Lagos International tournament in women's doubles events.[6]

In 2019, she competed at the African Games, won a mixed team gold, also two silver medals in the women's singles and doubles events.[2]

Achievements

African Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco Johanita Scholtz 19–21, 18–21 Silver

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center,
Casablanca, Morocco		 Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Doha Hany
Hadia Hosny		 9–21, 16–21 Silver

African Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt Kate Foo Kune 19–21, 16–21 Silver
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria Kate Foo Kune 21–12, 21–13 Gold
2018 Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria Kate Foo Kune 16–21, 19–21 Silver
2017 John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa Hadia Hosny 21–13, 19–21, 13–21 Bronze
2014 Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Grace Gabriel 4–21, 15–21 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Cairo Stadium Hall 2,
Cairo, Egypt		 Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Doha Hany
Hadia Hosny		 14–21, 17–21 Silver
2019 Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre,
Port Harcourt, Nigeria		 Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Amin Yop Christopher
Chineye Ibere		 21–14, 20–22, 21–17 Gold
2017 John Barrable Hall,
Benoni, South Africa		 Zainab Momoh Doha Hany
Hadia Hosny		 4–21, 26–24, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Lobatse Stadium,
Gaborone, Botswana		 Ola Fagbemi Willem Viljoen
Michelle Butler Emmett		 17–21, 16–21 Bronze

African Youth Games

Girls' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana Janke van der Vyver 21–12, 21–15 Gold

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Otse Police College,
Gaborone, Botswana		 Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Shaama Sandooyeea
Aurélie Allet		 21–15, 21–15 Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Zambia International Doha Hany 20–22, 21–18, 21–18 Winner
2019 Cameroon International Sorayya Aghaei 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018 South Africa International Domou Amro 22–20, 21–12 Winner
2018 Zambia International Ogar Siamupangila 21–18, 21–15 Winner
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Chineye Ibere 21–10, 21–12 Winner
2017 Benin International Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh 21–7, 21–18 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Ghana International Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh K. Maneesha
Rutaparna Panda		 11–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2017 Benin International Tosin Damilola Atolagbe Peace Orji
Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh		 21–18, 16–21, 21–12 Winner
2014 Lagos International Maria Braimoh Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
Fatima Azeez		 21–19, 22–20 Winner
2014 Uganda International Augustina Ebhomien Sunday Tosin Damilola Atolagbe
Fatima Azeez		 21–14, 9–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2013 Mauritius International Grace Gabriel Elme De Villiers
Sandra Le Grange		 15–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2013 Kenya International Grace Gabriel Shamim Bangi
Margaret Nankabirwa		 21–18, 21–9 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Zambia International Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik
Domou Amro		 21–19, 23–21 Winner
2018 Côte d'Ivoire International Clement Krobakpo Kalombo Mulenga
Ogar Siamupangila		 21–9, 21–15 Winner
2014 Nigeria International Ola Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu Bulus
Susan Ideh		 11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 10–11, 8–11 Runner-up
2014 Uganda International Ola Fagbemi Enejoh Abah
Tosin Damilola Atolagbe		 15–21, 21–10, 21–18 Winner
2013 Nigeria International Ola Fagbemi Enejoh Abah
Tosin Damilola Atolagbe		 21–12, 21–17 Winner
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Badminton: Dorcas Adesokan for training tour in Denmark". Nigerian Pilot. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. "Athlete Profile: Adesokan Dorcas Ajoke". Rabat 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "Players: Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. "Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. "Paul and Adesokan; Africa's Best Juniors". bcabadminton.org. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. "Host Win Women's and Mixed Doubles". bcabadminton.org. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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