Amy Ackerman

Amy Ackerman
Amy Ackerman
Personal information
Country	South Africa
Born	16 March 2005 (age 20)
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	55 (WD with Deidre Laurens, 27 August 2024); 82 (XD with Jarred Elliott, 25 July 2023)
Current ranking	55 (WD with Deidre Laurens, 27 August 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing South Africa
African Championships
Africa Mixed Team Championships
Africa Women's Team Championships
	BWF profile

Amy Ackerman (born 16 March 2005) is a South African badminton player.^[2] She has won two gold medals at the African Badminton Championships. She won her first gold medal at the 2021 African Badminton Championships where she played in the women's doubles with Johanita Scholtz.^[3] She then won her second gold at the 2023 African Badminton Championships where she played in the women's doubles with her partner Deidre Laurens.^[4]

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Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2020	Cairo Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Michelle Butler-Emmett	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh	21–19, 8–21, 11–21	Bronze
2021	MTN Arena, Kampala, Uganda	Johanita Scholtz	Mounib Celia Tanina Mammeri	23–21, 21–13	Gold
2022	Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda	Deidre Laurens	Lorna Bodha Kobita Dookhe	18–21, 20–22	Silver
2023	John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa	Deidre Laurens	Yasmina Chibah Linda Mazri	21–19, 21–12	Gold
2024	Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt	Deidre Laurens	Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi	21–11, 21–15	Gold
2025	Gymnase de Japoma, Douala, Cameroon	Johanita Scholtz	Yasmina Chibah Linda Mazri	24–22, 21–10	Gold

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	MTN Arena, Kampala, Uganda	Jarred Elliott	Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri	21–18, 10–21, 10–21	Bronze
2022	Lugogo Arena, Kampala, Uganda	Jarred Elliott	Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri	13–21, 14–21	Silver
2023	John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa	Jarred Elliott	Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri	20–22, 18–21	Bronze

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Benin International	Dinae Olivier	Demi Botha Deidre Laurens	16–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2021	Botswana International	Johanita Scholtz	Kamila Smagulova Aisha Zhumabek	21–9, 21–10	Winner
2021	South Africa International	Johanita Scholtz	Megan de Beer Deidre Laurens	21–17, 21–11	Winner
2022	Egypt International	Deidre Laurens	Martina Corsini Judith Mair	5–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2022	Zambia International	Deidre Laurens	Keisha Fatimah Azzahra Era Maftuha	12–21, 8–21	Runner-up
2022	Botswana International	Deidre Laurens	Lorna Bodha Kobita Dookhe	21–10, 21–11	Winner
2023	Algeria International	Deidre Laurens	Yasmina Chibah Linda Mazri	21–19, 21–12	Winner
2023	Zambia International	Deidre Laurens	Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi	21–13, 21–15	Winner
2023	Botswana International	Deidre Laurens	Aminath Nabeeha Abdul Razzaq Fathimath Nabaaha Abdul Razzaq	21–13, 20–22, 21–18	Winner
2023	South Africa International	Deidre Laurens	Megan de Beer Johanita Scholtz	21–14, 21–19	Winner
2024	Botswana International	Deidre Laurens	Hasini Ambalangodage Hasara Wijayarathne	18–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2024	South Africa International	Deidre Laurens	Hasini Ambalangodage Hasara Wijayarathne	21–14, 21–14	Winner

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Benin International	Cameron Coetzer	Jarred Elliott Deidre Laurens	17–21, 20–22	Runner-up
2021	South Africa International	Jarred Elliott	Robert White Deidre Laurens	Walkover	Runner-up
2022	Zambia International	Jarred Elliott	Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik Domou Amro	17–21, 21–11, 15–21	Runner-up
2022	Botswana International	Jarred Elliott	Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany	21–12, 21–19	Winner

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