Lekha Shehani
Dona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige (born 30 January 1993) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.[1] She started to playing badminton at the age of 8. In 2009, she began to participate in the national badminton tournament, and in 2013, she won her first national title.[2] She competed at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.[2][3] In 2014, she was the runner-up at the Uganda International tournament in the women's singles event.[4] In 2016, she won the singles title at the Ivory Coast International, and in 2017, she won doubles title at the Ethiopia International in the women's singles and doubles event.[5][6] Shehani was graduated from the Convent of Our Lady of Victories, Moratuwa.[2]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Dona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige | ||||||||||||||||
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Born | 30 January 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 132 (19 May 2016) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Ethiopia International | 21–14, 21–9 | ||
2016 | Ivory Coast International | 21–11, 21–14 | ||
2014 | Uganda International | 20–22, 14–21 |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Ethiopia International | 21–12, 19–21, 21–8 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Lekha Shehani". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "A star born to shine". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "YOG team preparatoryprogramme tomorrow". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "Asian badminton stars have eyes on Rio Olympics". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "Lekha Shehani Wins The Ivory Coast International 2016". Sri Lanka Badminton Association. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- "Ethiopia International 2017 - Results". Badminton Confederation of Africa. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
External links
- Lekha SHEHANI (2011–2012) at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternative link)
- Lekha SHEHANI (2011–2012) at BWFbadminton.com
- Lekha SHEHANI (2013–2016) at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com (alternative link)
- Lekha SHEHANI (2013–2016) at BWFbadminton.com
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