Sannatasah Saniru (born 15 May 1990) is a badminton player from Malaysia.[1] Her brother, Vountus Indra Mawan also a former Malaysia national player.[2]
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| Country | Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1990 Sabah, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 59 (WS 4 April 2013) 40 (WD 2 March 2017) 73 (XD 12 June 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career edit
Saniru was accepted at the Bukit Jalil Sports School at the age of 13, then she join the Malaysia national team.[3] In 2008, she won the mixed team bronze at the Asian and World Junior Championships,[4] and in 2009, she won the women' team gold at the Southeast Asian Games.[5] In 2010, she was selected to compete at the Uber Cup, and also Guangzhou Asian Games.[6][7] She quits the national team in 2013, and started to playing under the Suruhanjaya Perkhidamtan badminton club. She stated in her resignation letter that she did not get as many opportunities as the other players to compete, and there had been no improvement in her game.[3][8] In 2015, she took part at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.[9]
Achievements edit
BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 5 runners-up) edit
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Bahrain International |  Saili Rane
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21–14, 19–21, 17–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2012 | French International |  Judith Meulendijks
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12–21, 15–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Iran Fajr International |  Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
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21–17, 18–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Victorian International |  Renuga Veeran
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 Ruethaichanok Laisuan Narissapat Lam
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15–21, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2009 | Iran Fajr International |  Vivian Hoo Kah Mun
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Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella Ezgi Epice
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21–9, 11–21, 9–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2013 | Bangladesh International | Muhammad Adib Haiqal Nurizwan
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Abhishek Ahlawat Sanskriti Chhabra
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21–10, 21–11 |  Winner
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Players: Sannatasah Saniru". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Seeking better fortunes". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Courtside with Malaysia's young shuttlers". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "World Junior Championships: Malaysia grab bronze". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "SEA Games 2009 – Indonesia's Men and Malaysia's Women Strike Gold". Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Sukma 2010: Badminton – Sabah Aims For Gold". Discover Borneo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Eei Hui the surprise omission from Guangzhou Asian Games badminton squad". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Sannatasah quits BAM – just like her brother". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Universiade: Badminton sumbang pingat pertama negara" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
External links edit
- Sannatasah Saniru at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com