Sawan Serasinghe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Galle, Sri Lanka | 21 February 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 32 (MD 1 December 2016) 32 (XD 19 October 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Sawan Serasinghe (born 21 February 1994) is a former badminton player from Australia. [1] He won seven Oceania Championships titles, five in the men's doubles and two in the mixed doubles. Serasinghe competed in the men's doubles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Matthew Chau. [2]
Serasinghe started playing badminton since the age of five, he was born in Galle, Sri Lanka, and moved to Australia when he was 11 years old. He trains at the National Training Centre in Melbourne, and took out back-to-back Oceania Championships titles with Chau in 2015 and 2016. The 22-year-old also won the 2014 Sydney International Challenge mixed doubles with Setyana Mapasa, against some of the best players in the world. The Melburnian's first international experience was at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival where he competed in the men's doubles with Chau and also took the court in the men's singles competition. [3]
He made his first Olympic appearance at the 2016 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's doubles with Matthew Chau. They headed into Rio as the 46th highest ranked pairing in the world, and were eliminated in the group stages after losing each of their matches against South Korea, Russia, and Chinese Taipei. [3] [4]
Off the court, Serasinghe holds a Bachelor of Business Information Systems degree from Monash University. [3]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia | Matthew Chau | Oliver Leydon-Davis Abhinav Manota | 21–18, 9–21, 14–21 | Silver |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Eric Vuong | Simon Leung Mitchell Wheller | 21–17, 21–10 | Gold |
2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | Matthew Chau | Robin Middleton Ross Smith | 21–17, 23–21 | Gold |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Matthew Chau | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Niccolo Tagle | 21–8, 21–14 | Gold |
2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti | Matthew Chau | Leo Cucuel Remi Rossi | 21–11, 21–12 | Gold |
2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | Matthew Chau | Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Oliver Leydon-Davis | 10–21, 21–16, 21–13 | Gold |
2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia | Matthew Chau | Raymond Tam Glenn Warfe | 11–21, 13–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Khoo Lee Yen | Simon Leung Gronya Somerville | 18–21, 15–21 | Silver |
2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | Setyana Mapasa | Matthew Chau Leanne Choo | 21–19, 21–18 | Gold |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia | Setyana Mapasa | Joel Findlay Gronya Somerville | 21–19, 21–9 | Gold |
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | New Zealand Open | Setyana Mapasa | Ronald Alexander Annisa Saufika | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Nouméa International | Matthew Chau | Joel Findlay Jeff Tho | 17–21, 21–7, 21–14 | Winner |
2015 | Maribyrnong International | Matthew Chau | Darren Isaac Devadass Vountus Indra Mawan | 24–22, 10–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Waikato International | Matthew Chau | Rizwan Azam Michael Fariman | 21–16, 21–15 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Sydney International | Setyana Mapasa | Ye Hong-wei Teng Chun-hsun | Walkover | Runner-up |
2017 | Nouméa International | Setyana Mapasa | Dylan Soedjasa Susannah Leydon-Davis | 21–13, 15–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2015 | Norwegian International | Setyana Mapasa | Soren Gravholt Maiken Fruergaard | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2015 | Maribyrnong International | Setyana Mapasa | Robin Middleton Leanne Choo | 21–17, 19–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Waikato International | Setyana Mapasa | Matthew Chau Gronya Somerville | 21–13, 21–17 | Winner |
2014 | Sydney International | Setyana Mapasa | Pham Tran Hoang Sylvina Kurniawan | 11–4, 11–8, 11–3 | Winner |
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