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

Sachin Dias
Personal information
CountrySri Lanka
Born (1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Years active2012–present
HandednessRight
Men's and mixed doubles
Highest ranking72 (MD with Buwaneka Goonethilleka 15 November 2022)
89 (XD with Kavidi Sirimannage 15 November 2022)
Current ranking73 (MD with Buwaneka Goonethilleka)
91 XD with (Kavidi Sirimannage) (13 December 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's doubles
Representing International Olympic Committee Mixed-NOCs
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Mixed doubles
BWF profile

Career

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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

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Youth Olympic Games

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Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2014 Nanjing Sport Institute,
Nanjing, China
  He Bingjiao   Mek Narongrit
  Qin Jinjing
21–16, 21–18   Bronze

South Asian Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India   Prannoy H. S. 13–21, 16–21   Bronze

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal
  Buwaneka Goonethilleka   Krishna Prasad Garaga
  Dhruv Kapila
19–21, 21–19, 18–21   Silver
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
  Buwaneka Goonethilleka   Manu Attri
  B. Sumeeth Reddy
12–21, 11–21   Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal
  Thilini Hendahewa   Dhruv Kapila
  Meghana Jakkampudi
16–21, 14–21   Silver

BWF World Tour (1 title)

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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
2022 Odisha Open Super 100   Thilini Hendahewa   Arjun M. R.
  Treesa Jolly
21–16, 22–20   Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles)

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Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Bangladesh International   Buwaneka Goonethilleka   Bokka Navaneeth
  S S K Podile
21–15, 21–9   Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Bangladesh International   Kavidi Sirimannage   Pratik Ranade
  Akshaya Warang
21–15, 21–18   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Sachin DIAS | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "සචින් සහ තිළිණි ඉන්දියාවේදී රන් දිනති – ඔඩිෂා විවෘත බැඞ්මින්ටන් තරගාවලිය | Divaina". divaina.lk. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  5. ^ Premach, Jagath; ra (5 August 2022). "ශ්‍රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ක්‍රීඩකයෝ අණසක පැතිර වූ CWG 7 වැනි දිනය". ThePapare.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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