# Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan

Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan (born 5 July 1998) is a Nigerian badminton player. She showed her talent at a young age, by winning two gold medals at the 2014 African Youth Games. In 2019, she won the women's singles and doubles titles at the African Championships. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics, by achieving the best women's singles ranking on the African continent in the Race to Tokyo rankings.

## Career

In 2014, she won bronze medals at the African Championships in the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and silver medal in the mixed team event. In June, she won Lagos International tournament in women's doubles events.
In 2019, she competed at the African Games, won a mixed team gold, also two silver medals in the women's singles and doubles events.
In 2021, she competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2024, Adesokan competed at the African Championships in Cairo, Egypt. She managed to win the bronze medal in the women's doubles with a new partner, Sofiat Arinola Obanishola. Meanwhile, in the women's team, she also claimed the bronze medal after losing to Ugandan in the semi-finals. At the 2023 African Games in Ghana, she Adesokan won two bronze medals in the women's singles and doubles event partnering Obanishola.

## Achievements
### African Games

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco | Johanita Scholtz | 19–21, 18–21 | Silver |
| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana | Husina Kobugabe | 8–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Ain Chock Indoor Sports Center, Casablanca, Morocco | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | Doha Hany Hadia Hosny | 9–21, 16–21 | Silver |
| 2023 | Borteyman Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana | Sofiat Arinola Obanishola | Halla Bouksani Tanina Mammeri | 17–21, 16–21 | Bronze |

### African Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | Grace Gabriel | 4–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
| 2017 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | Hadia Hosny | 21–13, 19–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
| 2018 | Salle OMS Harcha Hacéne, Algiers, Algeria | Kate Foo Kune | 16–21, 19–21 | Silver |
| 2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Kate Foo Kune | 21–12, 21–13 | Gold |
| 2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | Kate Foo Kune | 19–21, 16–21 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | John Barrable Hall, Benoni, South Africa | Zainab Momoh | Doha Hany Hadia Hosny | 4–21, 26–24, 18–21 | Bronze |
| 2019 | Alfred Diete-Spiff Centre, Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | Amin Yop Christopher Chineye Ibere | 21–14, 20–22, 21–17 | Gold |
| 2020 | Cairo Stadium Hall 2, Cairo, Egypt | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | Doha Hany Hadia Hosny | 14–21, 17–21 | Silver |
| 2024 | Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex, Cairo, Egypt | Sofiat Arinola Obanishola | Husina Kobugabe Gladys Mbabazi | 21–18, 19–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | Ola Fagbemi | Willem Viljoen Michelle Butler Emmett | 17–21, 16–21 | Bronze |

### African Youth Games

Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana | Janke van der Vyver | 21–12, 21–15 | Gold |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2014 | Otse Police College, Gaborone, Botswana | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | Shaama Sandooyea Aurélie Allet | 21–15, 21–15 | Gold |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2017 | Benin International | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | 21–7, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2018 | Côte d'Ivoire International | Chineye Ibere | 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | Zambia International | Ogar Siamupangila | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2018 | South Africa International | Domou Amro | 22–20, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Cameroon International | Sorayya Aghaei | 19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Zambia International | Doha Hany | 20–22, 21–18, 21–18 | Winner |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Kenya International | Grace Gabriel | Bridget Shamim Bangi Margaret Nankabirwa | 21–18, 21–9 | Winner |
| 2013 | Mauritius International | Grace Gabriel | Elme de Villiers Sandra le Grange | 15–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Uganda International | Augustina Ebhomien Sunday | Tosin Damilola Atolagbe Fatima Azeez | 21–14, 9–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Lagos International | Maria Braimoh | Tosin Damilola Atolagbe Fatima Azeez | 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2017 | Benin International | Tosin Damilola Atolagbe | Peace Orji Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | 21–18, 16–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Ghana International | Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh | K. Maneesha Rutaparna Panda | 11–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Nigeria International | Ola Fagbemi | Enejoh Abah Tosin Damilola Atolagbe | 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2014 | Uganda International | Ola Fagbemi | Enejoh Abah Tosin Damilola Atolagbe | 15–21, 21–10, 21–18 | Winner |
| 2014 | Nigeria International | Ola Fagbemi | Jinkan Ifraimu Susan Ideh | 11–8, 4–11, 11–7, 10–11, 8–11 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Côte d'Ivoire International | Clement Krobakpo | Kalombo Mulenga Ogar Siamupangila | 21–9, 21–15 | Winner |
| 2018 | Zambia International | Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori | Bahaedeen Ahmad Alshannik Domou Amro | 21–19, 23–21 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament