Johanita Scholtz (born 25 January 2000) is a South African badminton player.[1] Scholtz won her first senior international title at the 2017 Botswana International tournament.[2] She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[3] She was the women's singles gold medalist at the 2019 African Games, also won bronze medals in the team and women's doubles events.[4]
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| Country | South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 January 2000 Cape Town, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 57 kg (126 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 88 (WS 26 September 2023) 129 (WD with Megan de Beer 11 February 2020) 93 (XD with Caden Kakora 12 March 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 99 (WS) 214 (WD with Megan de Beer 93 (XD with Caden Kakora) (12 March 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements edit
African Games edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |  Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
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21–19, 21–18 |  Gold
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| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |  Husina Kobugabe
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16–21, 21–17, 21–19 | Gold
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco |
 Megan de Beer
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Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
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16–21, 13–21 |  Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
Caden Kakora
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 Adham Hatem Elgamal Doha Hany
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19–21, 16–21 | Bronze
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African Championships edit
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | MTN Arena, Kampala, Uganda | Doha Hany
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21–15, 21–11 | Gold
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| 2023 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | Fadilah Mohamed Rafi
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21–14, 14–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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| 2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt |  Kate Ludik
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20–22, 19–21 | Bronze
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa |
Sandra le Grange
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Michelle Butler-Emmett Jennifer Fry
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15–21, 20–22 | Bronze
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| 2021 | MTN Arena, Kampala, Uganda |
Amy Ackerman
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 Mounib Celia Tanina Mammeri
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23–21, 21–13 | Gold
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BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 8 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Rose Hill International | Bridget Shamim Bangi
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7–21, 22–20, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Botswana International | Aisha Nakiyemba
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21–10, 21–17 |  Winner
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| 2019 | Botswana International | Megan de Beer
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21–11, 21–8 | Winner
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| 2021 | Benin International | Deidre Laurens
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21–11, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2021 | Botswana International |  Revati Devasthale
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21–18, 13–21, 13–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | South Africa International | Deidre Laurens
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21–10, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2022 | Botswana International |  Kim Schmidt
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21–12, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2022 | South Africa International |  Lee Yu-hsuan
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8–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Benin International | Nour Ahmed Youssri
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21–17, 20–22, 21–19 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | South Africa International | Lehandre Schoeman
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Michelle Butler-Emmett Jennifer Fry
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21–17, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2019 | Botswana International | Megan de Beer
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Michelle Butler-Emmett Kerry-Lee Harrington
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21–18, 22–20 | Winner
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| 2019 | South Africa International | Megan de Beer
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 Katharina Fink Yasmine Hamza
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21–16, 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up
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| 2021 | Botswana International | Amy Ackerman
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 Kamila Smagulova Aisha Zhumabek
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21–9, 21–10 | Winner
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| 2021 | South Africa International | Amy Ackerman
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Megan de Beer Deidre Laurens
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21–17, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2023 | South Africa International | Megan de Beer
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Amy Ackerman Deidre Laurens
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14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Botswana International | Jason Mann
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Jarred Elliott Megan de Beer
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19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Kampala International | Caden Kakora
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 Kuswanto Sreeyuktha Sreejith Parol
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9–21, 21–17, 23–25 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Uganda International | Caden Kakora
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Koceila Mammeri Tanina Mammeri
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17–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Johanita Scholtz". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Nakiyemba wins silver in Botswana Badminton". New Vision. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Participants: Johanita Scholtz". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Team SA: All our 81 medal winners". TeamSA. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
External links edit
- Johanita Scholtz at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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