Kisona Selvaduray (born 1 October 1998) is a Malaysian

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player. She was the bronze medalist at the

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in the women's singles category. She won her first senior international title at the

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Series tournament in the women's singles event. She also won gold medal twice in the

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Series tournament in 2017 and 2018. On top of that, she dominated the women's singles in

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Career

In 2013, Kisona won the bronze medal at the

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beating compatriot

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in the bronze medal match. Kisona won her first senior international title at the 2017

, and then won back-to-back Malaysia International Series in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, Kisona won the International Series event in

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and Sydney. In December, she won the gold medal in the women's singles at the

. In 2021, Kisona manage to win her first International Challenge title, winning the Spanish International by beating

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in the final. She was part of the Malaysia team that finished in the semi-finals at the 2021 Sudirman Cup. On 19 December 2022, Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) singles coaching director,

Wong Choong Hann Wong Choong Hann (; born 17 February 1977) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is the first Malaysian to win a medal in the men's singles event at the BWF World Championships. Currently he is the coaching director for the Malaysia n ...

announced Kisona's resignation from the national set up at the ABM to focus on her recovery and will continue playing as a professional. Following her departure from the national squad, Kisona is training under

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and

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at the Sendayan Badminton Club.

Injuries

In 2014, she suffered a torn

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(ACL) at the World Junior Championships in Alor Setar, and was forced to undergo surgery a year later. She also sustained a

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(MCL) and a

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(PCL) injury on the right knee.

Personal life

Kisona was born in

Seremban Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Soghomban'', ''Somban''; Jawi: ) is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban City Council. Se ...

, Negeri Sembilan to housewife, S. Valarmathi and police officer, A. Selvaduray. She is the youngest of four siblings. Her love for the badminton grew as she watched her parents and siblings play regularly. She only took the sport seriously when she was studying at SJK (C) Yuk Hwa,

Kuala Klawang Kuala Klawang (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Kolo Klawang''; Jawi: كوالا كلاواڠ) is a mukim and the district capital of Jelebu District, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia. It is connected to state capital Seremban through Malaysia Federal Route 86 ...

. Kisona first grabbed attention when she captured the singles and doubles (with Kelly Siow) titles in the 2009 Malaysia Schools Sports Council (MSSM) badminton tournament in

Kangar Kangar ( Northern Malay: ''Kangaq''; Jawi: كڠار) is the state capital and the largest town in Perlis, Malaysia. It has a population of 48,898 and an area of 2,619.4 ha. It is located next to the Thailand border, in the northernmost point ...

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when she was only 10-years-old, making her the youngest-ever champion in the history of the tournament. She is fluent in four languages namely

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(mother tongue),

Bahasa Malaysia Malaysian Malay ( ms, Bahasa Melayu Malaysia), also known as Standard Malay (Malay: ''Bahasa Melayu Standard''), ( English translation: Malaysian language), or simply Malay, is a standardized form of the Malay language used in Malaysia (as o ...

(national language),

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and

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

. Due to her fluency in Mandarin, she was invited to join the Negeri Sembilan Chinese Recreational Club (NSCRC) after winning the 2019 SEA Games gold medal.

Achievements

SEA Games

''Women's singles''

Asian Youth Games

''Girls' singles''

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles)

''Women's singles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

Awards

References

External links

Kisona Selvaduray
at BAM.org.my * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kisona Selvaduray 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Negeri Sembilan Malaysian female badminton players Malaysian people of Tamil descent Malaysian sportspeople of Indian descent Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Malaysian people of Indian descent SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in badminton 21st-century Malaysian women Universiade bronze medalists for Malaysia Medalists at the 2021 Summer Universiade Universiade medalists in badminton