Jacob Maliekal

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Jacob Maliekal
Personal information
Birth nameJacob Maliekal
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Born (1991-01-01) 1 January 1991 (age 33)
Mthatha, South Africa
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's singles
Highest ranking64 (MS) 15 Sep 2016
224 (MD) 6 Oct 2011
237 (XD) 22 Oct 2009
Current ranking69 (15 Dec 2016)
Medal record
Men's Badminton
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Maputo Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Brazzaville Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Maputo Mixed team
African Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Gaborone Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Rose Hill Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Rose Hill Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Addis Ababa Men's singles
African Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rose Hill Men's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Addis Ababa Men's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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]

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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

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2015 Gymnase Étienne Mongha, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Flag of South Africa.svg Prakash Vijayanath 21–17, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2011 Escola Josina Machel, Maputo, Mozambique Flag of Uganda.svg Edwin Ekiring 21–15, 21–14 Med 1.png Gold

African Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Flag of Nigeria.svg Enejoh Abah 21–11, 21–17 Med 1.png Gold
2013 National Badminton Centre, Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill, Mauritius Flag of South Africa.svg Prakash Vijayanath 21–13, 21–12 Med 1.png Gold
2012 Arat Kilo Hall, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Flag of Egypt.svg A Kashkal 21–15, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016 Botswana International Flag of Russia.svg Anatoliy Yartsev 10–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 South Africa International Flag of Russia.svg Anatoliy Yartsev 21–5, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Kampala International Flag of Uganda.svg Edwin Ekiring 21–8, 18–21, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Waikato International Flag of Australia (converted).svg James Eunson 20–22, 21–19, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Uganda International Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Ahmed El Khateeb 11–8, 11–10, 11–2Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Uganda International Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Dinuka Karunaratne 12–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 South Africa International Flag of Slovenia.svg Roj Alen 20–22, 21–15, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2013 Botswana International Flag of Slovenia.svg Roj Alen 22–20, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Botswana International Flag of South Africa.svg Enrico James Flag of South Africa.svg Dorian James
Flag of South Africa.svg Willem Viljoen
19–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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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.