Sachin Dias
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Country | Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka | 18 July 1996||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2012–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 72 (MD with Buwaneka Goonethilleka 15 November 2022) 89 (XD with Kavidi Sirimannage 15 November 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 73 (MD with Buwaneka Goonethilleka) 91 XD with (Kavidi Sirimannage) (13 December 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Sachin Premashan Dias Angodavidanalage (born 18 July 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.[1] He won two silver medals and a bronze in singles and doubles at the South Asian Games. He studied at the St. Sebastian's College, Moratuwa
Career
[edit]In his junior stage, Dias participated the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. He won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles discipline partnered with He Bingjiao.[2]
He later transitioned from singles to doubles. He partnered with Buwaneka Goonethilleka and won a bronze medal at the 2016 South Asian Games. They reached the semifinals in the 2018 Commonwealth Games but lost the bronze medal match to Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong. They also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu.
In 2021, he won two titles at the Bangladesh International, with Goonethilleka in men's doubles and Kavidi Sirimannage in mixed doubles.[3]
In 2022, he and his partner, Thilini Hendahewa won Sri Lanka's first ever BWF World Tour title at the 2022 Odisha Open in the mixed doubles discipline.[4] He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5]
Achievements
[edit]Youth Olympic Games
[edit]Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Nanjing Sport Institute, Nanjing, China |
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21–16, 21–18 | ![]() |
South Asian Games
[edit]Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India | ![]() |
13–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
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19–21, 21–19, 18–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
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12–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
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16–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
BWF World Tour (1 title)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[6] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[7]
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2022 | Odisha Open | Super 100 | ![]() |
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21–16, 22–20 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Bangladesh International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–9 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2021 | Bangladesh International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–18 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Sachin DIAS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Sachin wins Sri Lanka's first medal at Youth Olympics". Daily Mirror. 23 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2023 – via PressReader.
- ^ Desk, SportsCafe (7 December 2021). "Bangladesh International Challenge 2021 | Abhishek Saini wins men's singles title, downs Rithvik Kumar in final". SportsCafe.in. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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- ^ Premach, Jagath; ra (5 August 2022). "ශ්රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ක්රීඩකයෝ අණසක පැතිර වූ CWG 7 වැනි දිනය". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
External links
[edit]- Sachin Dias at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Sachin Dias at BWFbadminton.com
- Living people
- 1996 births
- People from Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
- Sri Lankan male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
- Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Sri Lanka
- 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
- Sportspeople from Western Province, Sri Lanka
- Sri Lankan sportspeople stubs
- Badminton biography stubs