Niluka Karunaratne
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Birth name | Niluka Karunaratne | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Galle, Sri Lanka | 13 February 1985|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Louie Karunaratne | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 34 (27 June 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 114 (25 February 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Niluka Karunaratne (Sinhala: නිලූක කරුණාරත්න; Tamil: நிலுக கருணாரத்ன) (born 13 February 1985) is a Sri Lankan Olympic badminton player who compete in 2012 and 2016.[1] He was selected to captain the Sri Lankan contingent to the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2][3] Karunaratne competed in five consecutives Commonwealth Games from 2002–2018.[4]
Karunaratne, born in the coastal area of Galle, received his primary and secondary education in Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda and Royal College, Colombo, where he won the Royal Crown in 2001. He took up badminton at the age of 8, having been introduced to the sport by his father, who was a national level badminton player.[5] He currently holds a position in the banking sector as a bank employee.[6][7][8]
As of July 2012, he is ranked 48th in the men's singles from the BWF World Ranking.[9] In 2012, the Sri Lankan Daily News called him "Sri Lanka’s undisputed badminton champion".[10][11]
At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he was knocked out of the men's singles in the round of 16 by Srikanth Kidambi.[12] He was also part of the Sri Lankan mixed badminton team, which was knocked out at the quarterfinal stage by England.[13]
2012 Summer Olympics
On 30 July 2012, Karunaratne defeated world eighth-ranked Kenichi Tago of Japan 2–0. Karunaratne defeated Tago 21–18, 21–16 in 44 minutes at the Wembley Arena in the Olympic men's badminton singles Group C at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The Associated Press quoted him as saying: "This is the biggest win in the history of Sri Lanka badminton".[14] India's Parupalli Kashyap sent him out of the Games, in a closely fought pre-quarter match.
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Karunaratne signing autographs for fans
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Karunaratne at the London 2012 Olympics
Achievements
South Asian Games
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Renu Hettiarachchige | Sanave Thomas Aparna Balan |
14–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
BWF International Challenge/Series (10 titles, 5 runners-up)
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Uganda International | Gergely Krausz | 18–21, 21–18, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Benin International | Ade Resky Dwicahyo | 23–21, 21–17 | Winner |
2017 | Brazil International | Ygor Coelho | 9–21, 21–14, 21–18 | Winner |
2016 | Portugal International | Gabriel Ulldahl | 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
2016 | Uganda International | Pedro Martins | 21–17, 21–15 | Winner |
2014 | Dutch International | Rasmus Fladberg | Walkover | Runner-up |
2012 | Bahrain International | B. Sai Praneeth | 21–14, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Brazil International | Kevin Cordon | 21–17, 20–22, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Iran Fajr International | Sameer Verma | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
2012 | Uganda International | Wisnu Haryo Putro | 21–11, 21–18 | Winner |
2011 | Welsh International | Lok Chong Chieh | 21–16, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner |
2011 | Miami International | Rodrigo Pacheco | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
2011 | Puerto Rico International | Michael Lahnsteiner | 21–18, 21–15 | Winner |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Uganda International | Dinuka Karunaratna | Ali Ahmed El Khateeb Abdelrahman Kashkal |
21–17, 21–17 | Winner |
2010 | Maldives International | Dinuka Karunaratna | Sulehri Kashif Ali Rizwan Azam |
21–18, 18–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
See also
References
- ^ "Niluka KARUNARATNE - Olympic Badminton | Sri Lanka". International Olympic Committee. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ Weerawansa, Dhaneshi (15 July 2012). "Seven Sri Lankans at London 2012 Olympic Games". Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
- ^ "Niluka Karunaratne". london2011.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Participants: Niluka Karunaratne". gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Niluka Karunaratne Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Olympic dreams". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "Royal felicitates Olympic Shuttler Niluka". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 31 May 2012.
- ^ "Karunaratne brothers giving Lanka a new high in badminton". The Times of India. 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Ranking of Niluka KARUNARATNE". Badminton World Federation.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "I want to be among the best 10 in the world". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. (interview)
- ^ Nazir, Muhammad Ahmad (7 July 2012). "Niluka Karunaratne stretches his winning run at OCBC US Open Grand Prix Gold". newspakistan.pk.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's Singles Round of 16". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Mixed Teams Quarter-final". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Niumata, Foster (30 July 2012). "Sri Lankan KOs Tago in badminton upset". Associated Press via Yahoo! News.
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Galle
- Sri Lankan male badminton players
- Alumni of Royal College, Colombo
- Badminton players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players of Sri Lanka
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- Badminton players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games silver medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games bronze medalists for Sri Lanka
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton