Annari Viljoen

Annari Viljoen
Personal information
Country	South Africa
Born	(1987-01-16) 16 January 1987 (age 38) Bloemfontein, South Africa
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	258 (WS 16 December 2010) 40 (WD 22 March 2012) 99 (XD 3 May 2012)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing   South Africa All-African Games 2011 Maputo Women's doubles 2011 Maputo Mixed doubles 2011 Maputo Mixed team African Championships 2009 Nairobi Mixed team 2010 Kampala Women's doubles 2011 Marrakesh Women's doubles 2011 Marrakesh Mixed doubles 2011 Marrakesh Mixed team 2012 Addis Ababa Women's doubles 2010 Kampala Mixed doubles 2009 Nairobi Women's doubles Africa Team Championships 2012 Addis Ababa Women's team 2010 Kampala Women's team 2008 Rose Hill Women's team
BWF profile

Annari Viljoen (born 16 January 1987 in Bloemfontein) is a South African badminton player. ^[1] In 2011, she won double title at the All-Africa Games in the women's and mixed doubles event, also won the silver medal in the team event. ^[2] She competed at the 2012 Olympics in the doubles with Michelle Edwards, and made it to the quarter-finals. ^[3]

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique	Stacey Doubell	Allisen Camille Cynthia Course	21–18, 21–15	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2011	Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique	Willem Viljoen	Georgie Cupidon Camille Allisen	22–20, 9–21, 21–16	Gold

African Championships

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2009	Moi International Sports Complex, Nairobi, Kenya	Michelle Edwards	Grace Daniel Mary Gideon	21–19, 10–21, 19–21	Bronze
2010	Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda	Michelle Edwards	Maria Braimoh Susan Ideh	21–6, 21–6	Gold
2011	Salle Couverte Zerktouni, Marrakesh, Morocco	Michelle Edwards	Maria Braimoh Susan Ideh	21–9, 21–16	Gold
2012	Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Michelle Edwards	Grace Daniel Susan Ideh	21–16, 21–19	Gold

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Sharing Youth Center, Kampala, Uganda	Roelof Dednam	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	13–21, 14–21	Silver
2011	Salle Couverte Zerktouni, Marrakesh, Morocco	Willem Viljoen	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	21–13, 21–12	Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	South Africa International	Jade Morgan	Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards	23–21, 21–18	Winner
2008	South Africa International	Jade Morgan	Chantal Botts Michelle Edwards	21–12, 21–16	Winner
2009	Kenya International	Michelle Edwards	Dhanya Nair Anita Ohlan	21–17, 15–21, 21–23	Runner-up
2009	South Africa International	Michelle Edwards	Negin Amiripour Sahar Zamanian	21–16, 21–14	Winner
2010	Uganda International	Michelle Edwards	Stacey Doubell Jade Morgan	14–21, 21–11, 21–18	Winner
2010	Kenya International	Michelle Edwards	Maria Braimoh Susan Ideh	21–10, 12–21, 21–10	Winner
2010	South Africa International	Michelle Edwards	Özge Bayrak Öznur Çalışkan	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2010	Botswana International	Michelle Edwards	Stacey Doubell Jade Morgan	21–12, 21–15	Winner
2011	Mauritius International	Michelle Edwards	Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid	10–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2011	Kenya International	Michelle Edwards	Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit	15–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2011	Botswana International	Michelle Edwards	Michelle Butler-Emmett Stacey Doubell	21–12, 21–14	Winner
2011	South Africa International	Michelle Edwards	Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit	10–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2012	Uganda International	Michelle Edwards	Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit	Walkover	Winner
2012	South Africa International	Michelle Edwards	Shama Aboobakar Stacey Doubell	21–19, 15–21, 21–13	Winner

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2007	South Africa International	Chris Dednam	Willem Viljoen Jade Morgan	21–14, 12–21, 21–15	Winner
2008	Mauritius International	Chris Dednam	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	16–21, 21–15, 11–21	Runner-up
2009	Kenya International	Willem Viljoen	Chris Dednam Michelle Edwards	11–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2010	Kenya International	Willem Viljoen	Jinkan Ifraimu Susan Ideh	21–12, 21–10	Winner
2010	South Africa International	Chris Dednam	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	14–21, 21–10, 21–13	Winner
2011	South Africa International	Chris Dednam	Enrico James Stacey Doubell	22–20, 11–21, 21–14	Winner
2012	Uganda International	Willem Viljoen	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	21–7, 21–10	Winner
2012	South Africa International	Willem Viljoen	Dorian James Michelle Edwards	21–15, 16–21, 21–12	Winner
2014	Botswana International	Willem Viljoen	Matej Hliničan Shamim Bangi	21–14, 21–15	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annari Viljoen". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. "Diários dos X Jogos Africanos: África do Sul e Nigéria repartem Ouro do Badminton" (in Portuguese). @Verdade. Archived from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
3. "London 2012: Koreans' Appeal Rejected; Indonesia's Withdrawn". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links

• Annari Viljoen at BWF Badminton.com
• Annari Viljoen at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Annari Viljoen at Olympics.com
• Annari Viljoen at Olympedia