Dakeil Thorpe

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Dakeil Thorpe
Personal information
Birth nameDakeil Jonathan Thorpe
CountryBarbados
Born (1989-09-12) 12 September 1989 (age 33)
Bridgetown, Barbados
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking351 (MS 30 August 2018)
187 (MD 5 July 2018)
219 (XD 12 February 2019)
BWF profile

Dakeil Jonathan Thorpe (born 12 September 1989) is a Barbadian badminton player. [1] Thorpe competed at the 2010, 2014, and 2018 Commonwealth Games. [2] [3] He also represented his country at the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games. [4] He was the men's doubles champion at the 2018 Carebaco International with Shae Michael Martin and at the 2016 Suriname International tournament partnered with Cory Fanus. [5] Thorpe also won the mixed doubles event at the 2016 Carebaco International with Tamisha Williams. [6]

Contents

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Suriname International Flag of Barbados.svg Cory Fanus Flag of Suriname.svg Alrick Toney
Flag of Suriname.svg Mitchel Wongsodikromo
21–16, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Carebaco International Flag of Barbados.svg Shae Michael Martin Flag of Suriname.svg Dylan Darmohoetomo
Flag of Suriname.svg Gilmar Jones
21–19, 18-21, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Carebaco International Flag of Barbados.svg Tamisha Williams Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Nelson Javier
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Noemi Almonte
21–10, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Carebaco International Flag of Barbados.svg Tamisha Williams Flag of Suriname.svg Dylan Darmohoetomo
Flag of Suriname.svg Crystal Leefmans
20–22, 21–18, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Players: Dakeil Jonathan Thorpe". Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  2. "Dakeil Thorpe". Commonwealth Games Federation . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  3. "45 Athletes Head to 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia". Barbados Olympic Association . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. "Badminton - Athlete Profile: Thorpe Dakeil". Toronto 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. "Fanus and Thorpe return as Doubles Champions". The Barbados Advocate . Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  6. "Surinaamse badmintonners goed op dreef bij Carebaco Games 2016" (in Dutch). SME Sport. Retrieved 11 April 2018.