Chandrika de Silva

Chandrika de Silva (Sinhalese: චන්ද්‍රිකා ද සිල්වා; Tamils: சந்திரிகா த சில்வா; born 24 February 1974) also known as Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige is a Sri Lankan badminton player.[1] She represented her country at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Chandrika de Silva
Personal information
CountrySri Lanka
Born (1974-02-24) 24 February 1974
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking129 (WS 19 April 2012)
164 (WD 19 January 2012)
116 (XD 31 May 2012)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
2004 Islamabad Women's team
2006 Colombo Women's team
2010 Dhaka Women's team
2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
2004 Islamabad Women's singles
2004 Islamabad Women's doubles
2004 Islamabad Mixed doubles
2006 Colombo Women's singles
2006 Colombo Women's doubles
2006 Colombo Mixed doubles
2010 Dhaka Women's doubles
2010 Dhaka Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

She won the Sri Lanka national championships in 1997 to 2003 and regained the title back in 2005.[2] In 2004, she won one silver and three bronze medals at the 2004 South Asian Games. At the 2005 Nepal Satellite she clinched the women's singles and mixed doubles event, and at the same year, she reached the women's doubles quarterfinals at the Asian Championships.[2][3] She also won the women's and mixed doubles titles in Syria and Jordan.[3]

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2004 Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan B. R. Meenakshi 8–11, 1–11 Bronze
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Trupti Murgunde 11–21, 10–21 Bronze

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Rodham Hall,
Islamabad, Pakistan		 Pameesha Dishanthi Fathima Nazneen
Manjusha Kanwar		 3–15, 4–15 Bronze
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka		 Thilini Jayasinghe Aparna Balan
B. R. Meenakshi		 7–21, 14–21 Bronze
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh		 Nadeesha Gayanthi P. C. Thulasi
Ashwini Ponnappa		 8–21, 13–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2004 Rodham Hall,
Islamabad, Pakistan		 Thushara Edirisinghe Markose Bristow
Manjusha Kanwar		 5–15, 17–15, 10–15 Bronze
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka		 Thushara Edirisinghe Thomas Kurian
Aparna Balan		 12–21, 9–21 Bronze
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh		 Niluka Karunaratne Sanave Thomas
Aparna Balan		 14–21, 13–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 7 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Bangladesh Satellite Alina Begum 11–2, 11–1 Winner
2005 Nepal Satellite Thilini Jayasinghe 11–5, 11–9 Winner
2007 Iran Fajr International Ana Moura 16–21, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Iran Fajr International Thilini Jayasinghe Negin Amiripour
Sahar Zamanian		 20–22, 21–13, 12–21 Runner-up
2007 Syria International Thilini Jayasinghe Sabereh Kabiri
Sahar Zamanian		 21–13, 21–18 Winner
2007 Jordan Satellite Thilini Jayasinghe Sabereh Kabiri
Sahar Zamanian		 21–19, 21–17 Winner
2007 Pakistan International Thilini Jayasinghe Jwala Gutta
Shruti Kurien		 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2008 Iran Fajr International Thilini Jayasinghe Norshahliza Baharum
Lim Yin Loo		 12–21, 15–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Nepal Satellite Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody
Thilini Jayasinghe		 15–13, 15–4 Winner
2007 Jordan Satellite Diluka Karunaratne Anushaka Lakshan
Thilini Jayasinghe		 21–15, 23–21 Winner
2007 Pakistan International Diluka Karunaratne Valiyaveetil Diju
Aparna Balan		 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2010 Maldives International Udara Nayanajith Kennevic Asuncion
Karyn Velez		 22–24, 21–17, 13–21 Runner-up
2010 Syria International Lasitha Menaka Emre Vural
Özge Bayrak		 21–17, 21–19 Winner
2011 Miami International Lasitha Menaka Phillip Chew
Paula Lynn Obañana		 18–21, 21–17, 10–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. "Players: Renu Chandrika Hettiarachchige". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. "Women shuttlers ready for a repeat performance". Daily News. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. "Shuttle queen". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.