P. C. Thulasi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Puthenpurayil Chandrika Thulasi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Palakkad, Kerala, India | 31 August 1991 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 34 (26 February 2015 [2] ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 247 (17 December 2019 [3] ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Puthenpurayil Chandrika Thulasi (born 31 August 1991) is an Indian badminton player. She was part of the national team that won the gold medals in 2010 and 2016 South Asian Games, also the women's doubles silver in 2010. Thulasi was the women's singles national champion in 2016, [4] and the gold medalist in 34th National Games. [5]
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Ashwini Ponnappa | Aparna Balan Shruti Kurien | 19–21, 20–22 | Silver |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India | N. Sikki Reddy | Alexandra Bruce Michelle Li | 21–18, 21–8 | Gold |
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Tata Open India International | Fransisca Ratnasari | 21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
2011 | Maldives International | P. V. Sindhu | 11–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Tata Open India International | Febby Angguni | 21–15, 21–13 | Winner |
2014 | Sri Lanka International | Chen Jiayuan | 17–21, 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
2014 | Bahrain International | Russeli Hartawan | 18–21, 23–21, 21–15 | Winner |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Smiling Fish International | N. Sikki Reddy | Porntip Buranaprasertsuk Sapsiree Taerattanachai | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
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