Emmanuel Donkor

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]

Emmanuel Donkor
Personal information
Birth nameEmmanuel Yaw Donkor
Country Ghana
Born (1994-01-13) 13 January 1994
Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Years active2000
HandednessRight
CoachPhilip Baah
Men's singles & doubles
Highest ranking156 (MS 5 April 2018)
190 (MD 10 July 2014)
172 (XD 29 March 2018)
BWF profile

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Benin International Stella Koteikai Amasah Enejoh Abah
Peace Orji
14–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2016 Rose Hill International Gifty Mensah Sahir Abdool Edoo
Yeldy Marie Louison
18–21, 29–27, 24–26 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. "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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