Jacob Maliekal

Jacob Maliekal
Personal information
Birth name	Jacob Maliekal
Country	South Africa
Born	(1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 (age 34) Mthatha, South Africa
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's singles
Highest ranking	64 (MS) 15 Sep 2016 224 (MD) 6 Oct 2011 237 (XD) 22 Oct 2009
Current ranking	69 (15 Dec 2016)
Medal record Men's Badminton Representing   South Africa All-Africa Games 2015 Brazzaville Men's singles 2011 Maputo Men's singles 2015 Brazzaville Mixed team 2011 Maputo Mixed team African Championships 2014 Gaborone Men's singles 2014 Gaborone Mixed team 2013 Rose Hill Men's singles 2013 Rose Hill Mixed team 2012 Addis Ababa Men's singles African Team Championships 2016 Rose Hill Men's team 2012 Addis Ababa Men's team 2010 Kampala Men's team
BWF profile

Jacob Maliekal (born 1 January 1991) is a male badminton player from South Africa. ^[1] He became the South Africa national team members in 2009 and won gold medals at the 2011 and 2014 African Games in badminton men's singles event. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ^{[2] [3]}

He was one of the 14 players selected for the Road to Rio Program, a program that aimed to help African badminton players to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

All-Africa Games

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo	Prakash Vijayanath	21–17, 21–17	Gold
2011	Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique	Edwin Ekiring	21–15, 21–14	Gold

African Championships

Men's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Enejoh Abah	21–11, 21–17	Gold
2013	National Badminton Centre, Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Mauritius	Prakash Vijayanath	21–13, 21–12	Gold
2012	Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	A Kashkal	21–15, 21–15	Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Botswana International	Anatoliy Yartsev	10–21, 18–21	Runner-up
2016	South Africa International	Anatoliy Yartsev	21–5, 21–13	Winner
2015	Kampala International	Edwin Ekiring	21–8, 18–21, 21–10	Winner
2015	Waikato International	James Eunson	20–22, 21–19, 22–20	Winner
2015	Uganda International	Ali Ahmed El Khateeb	11–8, 11–10, 11–2	Winner
2014	Uganda International	Dinuka Karunaratne	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2013	South Africa International	Roj Alen	20–22, 21–15, 21–10	Winner
2013	Botswana International	Roj Alen	22–20, 21–15	Winner

Men's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2010	Botswana International	Enrico James	Dorian James Willem Viljoen	19–21, 10–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Jacob Maliekal Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014 . Retrieved 10 August 2016.
2. "Players Jacob MALIEKAL". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 10 August 2016.
3. "Jacob MALIEKAL Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation . Retrieved 10 August 2016.

External links

• Jacob Maliekal at BWF .TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
• Jacob Maliekal at BWF Badminton.com
• Jacob Maliekal at Olympics.com
• Jacob Maliekal at Olympedia
• Jacob Maliekal at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Jacob Maliekal at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)