KARUNARATNE Niluka

Sri Lanka
Badminton
13 Feb 1985
36
Male
GALLE
 
Sri Lanka

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
BDM Badminton Men's Singles 15

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 3
Men's Singles Group Play Stage - Group F
#105
TPE
WANG TWWANG Tzu-Wei
2
SRI
KARUNARATNE NKARUNARATNE Niluka
0
Finished
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza BDM Court 3
Men's Singles Group Play Stage - Group F
#122
IRL
NGUYEN NNGUYEN Nhat
2
SRI
KARUNARATNE NKARUNARATNE Niluka
0
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
Last 16Men's Singles2012London, GBR
Group StageMen's Singles2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
Last 64Men's Singles2019Basel, SUI
Last 64Men's Singles2018Nanjing, CHN
Last 64Men's Singles2017Glasgow, GBR
Last 64Men's Singles2014Copenhagen, DEN
Last 64Men's Singles2013Guangzhou, CHN
Last 64Men's Singles2005Anaheim, CA, USA

Asian Games
RankEventYearLocation
Last 32Men's Singles2018Indonesia
Last 32Men's Doubles2018Indonesia

Asian Championships
RankEventYearLocation
Last 32Men's Doubles2019Wuhan, CHN
Last 32Men's Singles2018Wuhan, CHN
Last 32Men's Doubles2018Wuhan, CHN
Last 32Men's Singles2017Wuhan, CHN

Asian Championships Team
RankEventYearLocation
Group StageMixed Team2017Ho Chi Minh City, VIE

BWF World Tour - Eliminations per phase since 2017
YearEventWRUSFQFL16L32L64Group
2018Singles---1x2x1x--
2018Doubles M----1x---
2017Singles----2x1x1x-
2017Doubles M----1x---

World Tour & World Superseries - Ten best performances since 2017
RankYearEventCompetitionLocation
Quarterfinal2018Men's SinglesBWF World TourAuckland, NZL
Last 162018Men's SinglesBWF World TourAlmere, NED
Last 162018Men's SinglesBWF World TourCalgary, AB, CAN
Last 162018Men's DoublesBWF World TourAlmere, NED
Last 162017Men's SinglesBWF World TourAnaheim, CA, USA
Last 162017Men's SinglesBWF World TourCalgary, AB, CAN
Last 162017Men's DoublesBWF World TourGlasgow, GBR
Last 322018Men's SinglesBWF World TourMelbourne, GBR
Last 322017Men's SinglesBWF World TourGlasgow, GBR
Last 642017Men's SinglesBWF World TourBasel, SUI

TOTAL BWF Sudirman Cup
RankEventYearLocation
Final 21-22Mixed Team2017Gold Coast, QLD, AUS


Legend
W - Winner, RU - Runner-up, SF - Semifinal, QF - Quarterfinal, L16 - Last 16, L32 - Last 32, L64 - Last 64, M - Men, W - Women, X - Mixed
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Athlete
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English, Sinhala
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Right (BWF, 16 Jul 2016)
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His brothers Diluka and Dinuka have both represented Sri Lanka in badminton. Dinuka placed fifth in the singles event at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, while Diluka competed at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. His father Louie has played and coached badminton at national level, while his brother Chamika has played both badminton and cricket at U19 international level. (SportsDeskOnline, 28 Apr 2018; espncricinfo.com, 13 Mar 2014; sundaytimes.lk, 26 Feb 2012)
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He has played cricket at national junior level in Sri Lanka. (dailynews.lk, 21 Jul 2016)
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2000 for Sri Lanka, Asian Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia (Athlete, 09 Aug 2016)
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In his attempts to qualify for the 2008 Olympic Games, he fell ill because of overtraining and spent more than two months in hospital recovering. (sundaytimes.lk, 26 Feb 2012)

In 2006 he suffered an ankle injury that prevented him from training for six months. (sundayobserver.lk, 23 Dec 2007)
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He began playing badminton at age eight at Dharmasoka College in Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka. (thesundayleader.lk, 20 May 2012; lakbimanews.lk, 22 Apr 2012)
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His father Louie, a national badminton player and coach, introduced him to the sport. "My father took me to watch some matches and even coaching sessions for his players when I was very young. That made badminton my passion from an early age. I played cricket at U15 level but I decided to try and master the sport of badminton and have played it ever since." (Athlete, 09 Aug 2016; dailynews.lk, 21 Jul 2016)
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He trains six hours a day, six days a week. (dailynews.lk, 12 Oct 2017)
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Competing in singles at the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016, and reaching the round of 16 at the 2012 Games in London. (dailynews.lk, 12 Oct 2017; Athlete, 09 Aug 2016; dailynews.lk, 14 Jun 2021)
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US boxer Muhammad Ali, US basketball player Michael Jordan. (dailynews.lk, 12 Oct 2017)
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His parents. (dailynews.lk, 12 Oct 2017)
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He was Sri Lanka's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (olympic.org, 27 Jul 2012)
Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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