Letshanaa Karupathevan
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 August 2003 Selangor, Malaysia[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Yogendran Khrishnan[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 55 (7 November 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 55 (7 November 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Letshanaa Karupathevan (born 19 August 2003) is a Malaysian badminton player.[3]
Career[edit]
In 2018, Letshanaa was among the players that won a bronze at the 2018 Jakarta mixed team.[4] On the same year, she won her first international tournament winning the women singles of the 2018 Mauritius International.[5] She made her name in 2019 when she won the national Under-18 title as a 14-year-old and joined the national back-up squad in 2020.[6] In 2021, she was part of the Malaysian squad that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup.[7] In February 2022, Letshanaa resigned from Badminton Association of Malaysia due to back injury. As an independent player, she trained at the Fly Spirit Badminton Club in Selayang and Sungai Buloh under the tutelage of her brother, K. Jhotiswaran and father, A. Karupathevan.[8] She rejoined the national badminton team on 1 March 2023.[9]
Achievement[edit]
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]
Women singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2018 | Mauritius International |  Kateřina Tomalová
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21–15, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Malaysia International |  Yulia Yosephine Susanto
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16–21, 19–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Uganda International |  Neslihan Yiğit
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21–11, 21–8 | Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)[edit]
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Nepal Junior International |  Tasnim Mir
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17–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References[edit]
- ^ "Opportunity for Letshanaa". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Fabian Peter (3 July 2023). "Women shuttlers must build confidence and self-belief, says coach Yogendran". New Straits Times. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Player: Letshanaa Karupathevan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Malaysia settle for team bronze at Badminton Asia Junior Championships". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Karupathevan Letshanaa, Jelmaan Susi Susanti dari Malaysia yang Gemilang di Usia Belia" (in Indonesian). Indosport. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ "Early exit for Fazriq, happy return for Letshanaa". The Star. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Opportunity for Letshanaa". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ "Letshanaa hopes to relaunch career after quitting national team". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ Fabian Peter (27 February 2023). "Shuttler Letshanaa back in national team". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
External links[edit]
- Letshanaa Karupathevan at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
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