Introduction
Sawan Serasinghe (born 21 February 1994) is a badminton player from Australia. He won seven Oceania Championships titles, five in the men's doubles and two in the mixed doubles. Serasinghe competed in the men's doubles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Matthew Chau.
Career
Serasinghe started playing badminton since the age of five, he was born in Galle, Sri Lanka, and moved to Australia when he was 11-years-old. He trains at the National Training Centre in Melbourne, and took out back-to-back Oceania Championships titles with Chau in 2015 and 2016. The 22-year-old also won the 2014 Sydney International Challenge mixed doubles with Setyana Mapasa, against some of the best players in the world. The Melbournian’s first international experience was at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival where he competed in the men’s doubles with Chau and also took the court in the men’s singles competition.
He made his first Olympic appearance at the 2016 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's doubles with Matthew Chau. They headed into Rio as the 46th highest ranked pairing in the world, and were eliminated in the group stages after losing each of their matches against South Korea, Russia, and Chinese Taipei.
Off the court, Serasinghe studies a Bachelor of Business Information Systems at Monash University.
Achievements
Oceania Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | New Zealand Open | Setyana Mapasa | Ronald Alexander Annisa Saufika |
19–21, 14–21 |  Runner-up
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- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Nouméa International | Matthew Chau | Joel Findlay Jeff Tho |
17–21, 21–7, 21–14 |  Winner
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| 2015 | Maribyrnong International | Matthew Chau | Darren Isaac Devadass Vountus Indra Mawan |
24–22, 10–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Waikato International | Matthew Chau | Rizwan Azam Michael Fariman |
21–16, 21–15 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sydney International | Setyana Mapasa | Ye Hong-wei Teng Chun-hsun |
Walkover | Runner-up
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| 2017 | Nouméa International | Setyana Mapasa | Dylan Soedjasa Susannah Leydon-Davis |
21–13, 15–21, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2015 | Norwegian International | Setyana Mapasa | Soren Gravholt Maiken Fruergaard |
21–17, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2015 | Maribyrnong International | Setyana Mapasa | Robin Middleton Leanne Choo |
21–17, 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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| 2015 | Waikato International | Setyana Mapasa | Matthew Chau Gronya Somerville |
21–13, 21–17 | Winner
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| 2014 | Sydney International | Setyana Mapasa | Pham Tran Hoang Sylvina Kurniawan |
11–4, 11–8, 11–3 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament