Emmanuel Donkor

Emmanuel Donkor
Personal information
Birth name Emmanuel Yaw Donkor
Country  Ghana
Born (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994
Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Years active 2000
Handedness Right
Coach Philip Baah
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking 156 (MS 5 April 2018)
190 (MD 10 July 2014)
172 (XD 29 March 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Ghana
Africa Team Championships
2018 AlgiersMen's team
2016 Rose HillMen's team
BWF profile

Emmanuel Yaw Donkor (born 13 January 1994) is a Ghanaian badminton player.[1] He competed at the 2014 and 2018 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] In 2016, he was the runner-up at the Rose Hill International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Gifty Mensah.[4] Teamed-up with Stella Amasah, they were the finalist at the 2017 Benin International tournament.[5] He and Amasah also the semi-finalist at the Ivory Coast International tournament.[6] He educated at the University of Cape Coast.[3]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Benin International Ghana Stella Koteikai Amasah Nigeria Enejoh Abah
Nigeria Peace Orji		 14–21, 11–21 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2016 Rose Hill International Ghana Gifty Mensah Mauritius Sahir Abdool Edoo
Mauritius Yeldy Marie Louison		 18–21, 29–27, 24–26 2nd, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
     BWF International Challenge tournament
     BWF International Series tournament
     BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ↑ "Players: Emmanuel Yaw Donkor". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Emmanuel Donkor Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Participants: Emmanuel Donkor". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Badminton: Ghana win 4 medals in Mauritius". Graphic Communications Group Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Ghana Badminton team wins bronze and silver in Benin". Ghana Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "Francis Orbih's Badminton Board Gets Winning Start". Thisday. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
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