Chandrika de Silva

Chandrika de Silva
Personal information
CountrySri Lanka
Born (1974-02-24) 24 February 1974 (age 50)
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
Silver medal – second place 2004 Islamabad Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Islamabad Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Islamabad Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Islamabad Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Colombo Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dhaka Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Dhaka Mixed doubles
BWF profile

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]

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 India B. R. Meenakshi 8–11, 1–11 Bronze Bronze
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka India Trupti Murgunde 11–21, 10–21 Bronze Bronze

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2002 Bangladesh Satellite Bangladesh Alina Begum 11–2, 11–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Nepal Satellite Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe 11–5, 11–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Iran Fajr International Portugal Ana Moura 16–21, 21–15, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Iran Fajr International Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe Iran Negin Amiripour
Iran Sahar Zamanian
20–22, 21–13, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Syria International Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe Iran Sabereh Kabiri
Iran Sahar Zamanian
21–13, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Jordan Satellite Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe Iran Sabereh Kabiri
Iran Sahar Zamanian
21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Pakistan International Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe India Jwala Gutta
India Shruti Kurien
13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Iran Fajr International Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe Malaysia Norshahliza Baharum
Malaysia Lim Yin Loo
12–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Nepal Satellite Sri Lanka Thushara Edirisinghe Sri Lanka Duminda Jayakody
Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe
15–13, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Jordan Satellite Sri Lanka Diluka Karunaratne Sri Lanka Anushaka Lakshan
Sri Lanka Thilini Jayasinghe
21–15, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2007 Pakistan International Sri Lanka Diluka Karunaratne India Valiyaveetil Diju
India Aparna Balan
11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Maldives International Sri Lanka Udara Nayanajith Philippines Kennevic Asuncion
United States Karyn Velez
22–24, 21–17, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Syria International Sri Lanka Lasitha Menaka Turkey Emre Vural
Turkey Özge Bayrak
21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Miami International Sri Lanka Lasitha Menaka United States Phillip Chew
United States Paula Lynn Obañana
18–21, 21–17, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 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. ^ a b c "Women shuttlers ready for a repeat performance". Daily News. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Shuttle queen". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 7 August 2017.