Nangsal Tamang

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Nangsal Tamang
Personal information
Birth nameNangsal Devi Tamang
Country Nepal
Born (1987-12-28) 28 December 1987 (age 35)
Bhojpur, Nepal
Height1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) [1]
Weight49 kg (108 lb) [1]
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking155 (WS 6 July 2017)
208 (WD 12 November 2019)
132 (XD 13 July 2017)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal
South Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara Women's team
BWF profile

Nangsal Devi Tamang (born 28 February 1987) is a Nepalese badminton player. [2] [3] In 2014, she competed at the Incheon Asian Games in the women's singles event but was defeated by Bellaetrix Manuputty of Indonesia in the first round. [4] In 2016, she won the mixed doubles title at the Pakistan International tournament with her siblings Ratnajit. [5] She also was the third place in the women's singles. [6] After won the Pakistan International, the siblings received the Zest honours. [7] At the national event, she plays for the Tribuvan Army Club, and at the Pushpa Lal Memorial National Open Badminton Championships, she won the women's singles and doubles event. [8]

Contents

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India Flag of India.svg Gadde Ruthvika Shivani 5–21, 5–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Nepal International Flag of Nepal.svg Pooja Shrestha Flag of Nepal.svg Jessica Gurung
Flag of Nepal.svg Anu Maya Rai
21–15, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017 Pakistan International Flag of Nepal.svg Ratnajit Tamang Flag of Nepal.svg Dipesh Dhami
Flag of Nepal.svg Shova Gauchan
14–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2016 Pakistan International Flag of Nepal.svg Ratnajit Tamang Flag of Pakistan.svg Muhammad Irfan Saeed Bhatti
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mehmona Ameer
21–13, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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