P. C. Thulasi

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P. C. Thulasi
P.C Thulasi and Reddy Sikki from India won the gold medal, Bruce Mary Alexandra, Li Man Shan Michelle from Canada won the Silver and Lim Ee Von NG Hui Em from Malaysia won the bronze medal in Women's Doubles badminton event.jpg
Personal information
Birth namePuthenpurayil Chandrika Thulasi
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1991-08-31) 31 August 1991 (age 33) [1]
Palakkad, Kerala, India
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Women's singles
Highest ranking34 (26 February 2015 [2] )
Current ranking247 (17 December 2019 [3] )
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Uber Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kunshan Women's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Incheon Women's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Women's team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati-Shillong Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Women's doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Pune Girls' doubles
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]

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Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa Flag of India.svg Aparna Balan
Flag of India.svg Shruti Kurien
19–21, 20–22 Med 2.png Silver

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandra Bruce
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michelle Li
21–18, 21–8 Med 1.png Gold

BWF International

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010 Tata Open India International Flag of Indonesia.svg Fransisca Ratnasari 21–15, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Maldives International Flag of India.svg P. V. Sindhu 11–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012Tata Open India International Flag of Indonesia.svg Febby Angguni 21–15, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014Sri Lanka International Flag of Singapore.svg Chen Jiayuan 17–21, 21–15, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2014 Bahrain International Flag of Indonesia.svg Russeli Hartawan 18–21, 23–21, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009 Smiling Fish International Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy Flag of Thailand.svg Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Flag of Thailand.svg Sapsiree Taerattanachai
19–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
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  BWF Future Series tournament

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