Alesia Mikhaylovna Zaitsava ( be, Алеся Міхайлаўна Зайцава, russian: Алеся Михайловна Зайцева; born 14 August 1985) is a
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
ian
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...
player.
She competed for Belarus at the
2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event, but did not advance to the knock-out stage after being defeated by
Petya Nedelcheva
Petya Nedelcheva ( bg, Петя Неделчева; born 30 July 1983) is a Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.
Career
A right-hand ...
of Bulgaria and
Adriyanti Firdasari
Adrianti Firdasari (born 16 December 1986) is a retired Indonesian badminton player from Jaya Raya Jakarta club.
Career
In 2005, Firdasari won the women's singles at the New Zealand Open. Firdasari played the 2007 BWF World Championships in ...
of Indonesia in the group stage.
She started playing badminton in 1993, and became part of the Belarusian national badminton team in 1996.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles, 11 runners-up)
''Women's singles''
''Women's doubles''
''Mixed doubles''
:
BWF International Challenge tournament
:
BWF International Series tournament
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BWF Future Series tournament
References
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1985 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Brest, Belarus
Belarusian female badminton players
Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic badminton players of Belarus
Badminton players at the 2015 European Games
Badminton players at the 2019 European Games
European Games competitors for Belarus