Chandrika de Silva
Badminton player

Chandrika de Silva

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24 February 1974
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Introduction

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. She represented her country at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Career

She won the Sri Lanka national championships in 1997 to 2003 and regained the title back in 2005. 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. She also won the women's and mixed doubles titles in Syria and Jordan.

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Miami International Lasitha Menaka Karunathilake Phillip Chew
Paula Lynn Obanana
18–21, 21–17, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2010 Syria International Lasitha Menaka Karunathilake Emre Vural
Ozge Bayrak
21–17, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2010 Maldives International Udara Nayanajith Kennevic Asuncion
Karyn Velez
22–24, 21–17, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Pakistan International Diluka Karunaratne Valiyaveetil Diju
Aparna Balan
11–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2007 Jordan Satellite Diluka Karunaratne Anushaka Lakshan
Thilini Jayasinghe
21–15, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2005 Nepal Satellite Thushara Edirisinghe Duminda Jayakody
Thilini Jayasinghe
15–13, 15–4 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
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