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Born | (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30) Galle, Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Melbourne, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 32 (MD 1 December 2016) 32 (XD 19 October 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BWF profile |
Sawan Serasinghe (born 21 February 1994) is a former badminton player from Australia.[1] He won seven Oceania Championships titles, five in the men's doubles and two in the mixed doubles. Serasinghe competed in the men's doubles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics alongside Matthew Chau.[2]
Serasinghe started playing badminton since the age of five, he was born in Galle, Sri Lanka, and moved to Australia when he was 11 years old. He trains at the National Training Centre in Melbourne, and took out back-to-back Oceania Championships titles with Chau in 2015 and 2016. The 22-year-old also won the 2014 Sydney International Challenge mixed doubles with Setyana Mapasa, against some of the best players in the world. The Melburnian's first international experience was at the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival where he competed in the men's doubles with Chau and also took the court in the men's singles competition.[3]
He made his first Olympic appearance at the 2016 Summer Olympics, competing in the men's doubles with Matthew Chau. They headed into Rio as the 46th highest ranked pairing in the world, and were eliminated in the group stages after losing each of their matches against South Korea, Russia, and Chinese Taipei.[3][4]
Off the court, Serasinghe holds a Bachelor of Business Information Systems degree from Monash University.[3]
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2020 | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia |
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21–18, 9–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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21–17, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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21–17, 23–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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21–8, 21–14 | ![]() |
2016 | Punaauia University Hall, Papeete, Tahiti |
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21–11, 21–12 | ![]() |
2015 | X-TRM North Harbour Badminton Centre, Auckland, New Zealand |
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10–21, 21–16, 21–13 | ![]() |
2014 | Ken Kay Badminton Hall, Ballarat, Australia |
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11–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia |
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18–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand |
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21–19, 21–18 | ![]() |
2017 | Salle Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia |
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21–19, 21–9 | ![]() |
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | New Zealand Open | ![]() |
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19–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Nouméa International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–7, 21–14 | ![]() |
2015 | Maribyrnong International | ![]() |
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24–22, 10–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Sydney International | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
2017 | Nouméa International | ![]() |
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21–13, 15–21, 21–17 | ![]() |
2015 | Norwegian International | ![]() |
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21–17, 21–15 | ![]() |
2015 | Maribyrnong International | ![]() |
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21–17, 19–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Waikato International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–17 | ![]() |
2014 | Sydney International | ![]() |
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11–4, 11–8, 11–3 | ![]() |