Thilini Jayasinghe


Thilini Sudhara Jayasinghe is a Sri Lankan badminton player. Born in Peradeniya, Jayasinghe started playing badminton at age of 9, and has joined the national team in 2000. She attended Mahamaya College and was named Best Sports Woman in 2004. In 2006 and 2010, she competed at the Asian and Commonwealth Games. Jayasinghe also competed for Sri Lanka at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics in the women's singles event. She is the first woman badminton player to have ever represented Sri Lanka at the Olympic Games.

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Trupti Murgunde10–21, 18–21 Bronze

Women's doubles
YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Renu Hettiarachchige Aparna Balan
B. R. Meenakshi
7–21, 14–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 9 runners-up)

Women's singles
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008Nepal International Bibari Basumatary20–22, 21–23 Runner-up
2005Nepal Satellite Chandrika de Silva5–11, 9–11 Runner-up

Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008Iran Fajr International Chandrika de Silva Norshahliza Baharum
Lim Yin Loo
12–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2007Pakistan International Chandrika de Silva Jwala Gutta
Shruti Kurien
13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2007Jordan Satellite Chandrika de Silva Sabereh Kabiri
Sahar Zamanian
21–19, 21–17 Winner
2007Syria International Chandrika de Silva Sabereh Kabiri
Sahar Zamanian
21–13, 21–18 Winner
2007Iran Fajr International Chandrika de Silva Negin Amiripour
Sahar Zamanian
20–22, 21–13, 12–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Bangladesh International Hasitha Chanaka Le Ha Anh
Le Thu Huyen
18–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2007Jordan Satellite Anushaka Lakshan Diluka Karunaratne
Chandrika de Silva
15–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2005Sri Lanka Satellite Niluka Karunaratne Thushara Edirisinghe
N. Palinda Halangoda
15–11, 11–15, 12–15 Runner-up
2005Nepal Satellite Duminda Jayakody Thushara Edirisinghe
Chandrika de Silva
13–15, 4–15 Runner-up