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]
| Lekha Shehani | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Birth name | Dona Lekha Shehani Handunkuttihettige | |||||||||||||||||
| Country | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 January 1993 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 132 (19 May 2016) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Achievements
editBWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
editWomen's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Uganda International |  Trupti Murgunde
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20–22, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2016 | Côte d'Ivoire International |  Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
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21–11, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2017 | Ethiopia International |  Kavindika de Silva
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21–14, 21–9 | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Ethiopia International | Kavindika de Silva
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 Halla Bouksani Linda Mazri
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21–12, 19–21, 21–8 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
edit- ^ "Players: Lekha Shehani". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "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
edit- Lekha Shehani (2011–2012) at BWFBadminton.com
- Lekha Shehani (2011–2012) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Lekha Shehani (2013–2016) at BWFBadminton.com
- Lekha Shehani (2013–2016) at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (alternate link)
- Lekha Shehani at Olympedia (archive)
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