Sawan Serasinghe
Sawan Serasinghe (born 21 February 1994) is a 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]
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| Born | 21 February 1994 Galle, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Career
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 Melbournian’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 studies a Bachelor of Business Information Systems at Monash University.[3]
Achievements
Oceania Championships
Men's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
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21–18, 9–21, 14–21 |  |
| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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21–17, 21–10 |  |
| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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21–17, 23–21 | |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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21–8, 21–14 | |
| 2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
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21–11, 21–12 | |
| 2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, North Harbour, New Zealand |
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10–21, 21–16, 21–13 | |
| 2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
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11–21, 13–21 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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18–21, 15–21 | |
| 2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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21–19, 21–18 | |
| 2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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21–19, 21–9 | |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
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 | |
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19–21, 14–21 |  |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 3 runners-up)
Men's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Nouméa International | |
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17–21, 21–7, 21–14 |  |
| 2015 | Maribyrnong International | |
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24–22, 10–21, 14–21 | |
| 2015 | Waikato International | |
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21–16, 21–15 | |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Sydney International | |
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Walkover | |
| 2017 | Nouméa International | |
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21–13, 15–21, 21–17 | |
| 2015 | Norwegian International | |
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21–17, 21–15 | |
| 2015 | Maribyrnong International | |
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21–17, 19–21, 19–21 | |
| 2015 | Waikato International | |
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21–13, 21–17 | |
| 2014 | Sydney International | |
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11–4, 11–8, 11–3 | |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Players: Sawan Serasinghe". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Australian badminton champion makes Olympic debut". www.australiaplus.com. Australia Plus. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Sawan Serasinghe". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- "Aussie Badminton star celebrates end of months of clean eating with Olympian McDonald's meal". metro.co.uk. Metro. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sawan Serasinghe. |
- Sawan Serasinghe at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sawan Serasinghe at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Sawan Serasinghe at gc2018.com