This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Kisona, and not as Selvaduray.
Kisona Selvaduray (born 1 October 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player.[2] She was the bronze medalist at the 2013 Asian Youth Games in the women's singles category.[3] She won her first senior international title at the Indonesia International Series tournament in the women's singles event.[4]
She also won gold medal twice in the Malaysia International Series tournament in 2017 and 2018. On top of that, she dominated the women's singles in 2019 SEA Games.[5]
Career
In 2013, Kisona won the bronze medal at the Asian Youth Games beating compatriot Ho Yen Mei in the bronze medal match.[6]
In 2019, Kisona won the International Series event in Greece and Sydney.[10][11] In December, she won the gold medal in the women's singles at the 2019 SEA Games.[12]
In 2021, Kisona manage to win her first International Challenge title, winning the Spanish International by beating Goh Jin Wei in the final.[13] She was part of the Malaysia team that finished in the semi-finals at the 2021 Sudirman Cup.[14] On 19 December 2022, Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) singles coaching director, Wong Choong Hann announced Kisona's resignation from the national set up at the ABM to focus on her recovery and will continue playing as a professional.[15] Following her departure from the national squad, Kisona trained under Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif and Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif at the Sendayan Badminton Club.[16] As of 2024, she is training under Ho Khek Mong at the Ampang Jaya Badminton Club. [1]
Kisona was born in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan to housewife, S. Valarmathi and police officer, A. Selvaduray. She is the youngest of four siblings.[18][4] 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.[19] 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, Perlis when she was only 10-years-old, making her the youngest-ever champion in the history of the tournament.[19]
She is fluent in four languages namely Tamil (mother tongue), Bahasa Malaysia (national language), English and Mandarin. 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.[20]
