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Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka | 18 July 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 72 (MD with Buwaneka Goonethilleka 15 November 2022) 89 (XD with Kavidi Sirimannage 15 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 73 (MD with Buwaneka Goonethilleka) 91 XD with (Kavidi Sirimannage) (13 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Sachin Premashan Dias Angodavidanalage (born 18 July 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. [1] He won two silver medals and a bronze in singles and doubles at the South Asian Games. He studied at the St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa
In his junior stage, Dias participated the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles discipline partnered with He Bingjiao. [2]
He later transitioned from singles to doubles. He partnered with Buwaneka Goonethilleka and won a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong. They also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu.
In 2021, he won two titles at the Bangladesh International, with Goonethilleka in men's doubles and Kavidi Sirimannage in mixed doubles. [3]
In 2022, he and his partner, Thilini Hendahewa won Sri Lanka's first ever BWF World Tour title at the 2022 Odisha Open in the mixed doubles discipline. [4] He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [5]
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China | He Bingjiao | Mek Narongrit Qin Jinjing | 21–16, 21–18 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India | Prannoy H. S. | 13–21, 16–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal | Buwaneka Goonethilleka | Krishna Prasad Garaga Dhruv Kapila | 19–21, 21–19, 18–21 | Silver |
2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India | Buwaneka Goonethilleka | Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy | 12–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal | Thilini Hendahewa | Dhruv Kapila Meghana Jakkampudi | 16–21, 14–21 | Silver |
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100. [7]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Odisha Open | Super 100 | Thilini Hendahewa | Arjun M. R. Treesa Jolly | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Bangladesh International | Buwaneka Goonethilleka | Bokka Navaneeth S S K Podile | 21–15, 21–9 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Bangladesh International | Kavidi Sirimannage | Pratik Ranade Akshaya Warang | 21–15, 21–18 | Winner |
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