Alvin Nitura Morada (born 12 April 1997) is a Filipino badminton player.[1] He was selected for the Filipino badminton squad that competed in the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships.

Alvin Morada
Personal information
Birth nameAlvin Nitura Morada
CountryPhilippines
Born (1997-04-12) 12 April 1997 (age 27)
Quezon City, Philippines
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
HandednessRight
CoachRosman Razak
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking46 (MD with Christian Bernardo, 4 July 2023)
74 (MD with Peter Gabriel Magnaye, 8 December 2016)
61 (XD with Alyssa Leonardo, 25 July 2023)
BWF profile

Career

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In 2015, Morada and his partner Aries Delos Santos were runners-up at the 2015 Iran Fajr International.[2] He was also runner-up at the 2019 Sydney International with Peter Gabriel Magnaye.[3]

In 2022, under the coach of Rosman Razak, Morada was able to compete in two categories, in the men's and mixed doubles. He won two titles in both men's doubles and mixed doubles at the 2022 Cameroon and also Benin International.[4][5]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (5 titles, 4 runners-up)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Iran Fajr International   Aries Delos Santos   Tai An Khang
  Yew Hong Kheng
12–21, 21–18, 16–21   Runner-up [2]
2019 Sydney International   Peter Gabriel Magnaye   Chen Xin-yuan
  Lin Yu-chieh
21–9, 11–21, 15–21   Runner-up [3]
2022 Cameroon International   Christian Bernardo   Dhruv Rawat
  Chirag Sen
21–12, 21–13   Winner [4]
2022 Benin International   Christian Bernardo   Saddam Sidi Rufai
  Khalil Safana Shamsuddeen
21–9, 21–12   Winner [5]
2022 Vietnam International   Christian Bernardo   Chen Boyang
  Liu Yi
17–21, 23–25   Runner-up
2022 Bangladesh International   Christian Bernardo   Pharanyu Kaosamaang
  Worrapol Thongsa-Nga
21–18, 10–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2023 Iran Fajr International   Christian Bernardo   Raymond Indra
  Daniel Edgar Marvino
21–16, 21–17   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 Cameroon International   Alyssa Leonardo   Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
  Aadya Variyath
21–19, 18–21, 22–20   Winner [4]
2022 Benin International   Alyssa Leonardo   Christian Bernardo
  Thea Pomar
21–13, 18–21, 21–17   Winner [5]
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runners-up)

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Boys' doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Australian Junior International   Christian Bernardo   Kenya Mitsuhashi
  Koki Watanabe
21–16, 17–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2015 Singapore Junior International   Christian Bernardo   Mohamad Jojohanif Saha
  Wong Yuen Jia
21–12, 21–11   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Australian Junior International   Alyssa Leonardo   Christian Bernardo
  Eleanor Inlayo
21–19, 21–17   Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Alvin Morada biography". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Paul, Rajes (16 February 2015). "Back-up shuttlers come good again with win in Iran". The Star. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Villar, Joey (23 September 2019). "Magnaye-Pomar pair rules Sydney Int'l Badminton". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "PHL badminton bets bag 2 golds, 2 bronzes in Cameroon". BusinessMirror. 8 September 2022. Archived from the original on 8 September 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "PH badminton doubles teams take 3 golds in Benin". ABS-CBN News. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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