Sachin Dias

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Sachin Dias
Personal information
CountrySri Lanka
Born (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Years active2012–present
HandednessRight
Men's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking72 (MD with Buwaneka Goonethilleka 15 November 2022)
89 (XD with Kavidi Sirimannage 15 November 2022)
Current ranking73 (MD with Buwaneka Goonethilleka)
91 XD with (Kavidi Sirimannage) (13 December 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's doubles
Representing Olympic flag.svg Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Nanjing Mixed doubles
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

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Career

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]

Achievements

Youth Olympic Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg He Bingjiao Flag of Thailand.svg Mek Narongrit
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qin Jinjing
21–16, 21–18 Bronze medal.svg Bronze

South Asian Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India Flag of India.svg Prannoy H. S. 13–21, 16–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Buwaneka Goonethilleka Flag of India.svg Krishna Prasad Garaga
Flag of India.svg Dhruv Kapila
19–21, 21–19, 18–21 Med 2.png Silver
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Buwaneka Goonethilleka Flag of India.svg Manu Attri
Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy
12–21, 11–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thilini Hendahewa Flag of India.svg Dhruv Kapila
Flag of India.svg Meghana Jakkampudi
16–21, 14–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Odisha Open Super 100 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Thilini Hendahewa Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R.
Flag of India.svg Treesa Jolly
21–16, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Bangladesh International Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Buwaneka Goonethilleka Flag of India.svg Bokka Navaneeth
Flag of India.svg S S K Podile
21–15, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2021 Bangladesh International Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Kavidi Sirimannage Flag of India.svg Pratik Ranade
Flag of India.svg Akshaya Warang
21–15, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

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