Dánica Nishimura
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Birth name | Dánica Nishimura Higa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lima, Peru | 11 September 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Lima, Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles & doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 91 (WS 8 January 2015) 41 (WD 19 October 2017) 67 (XD 15 March 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Dánica Nishimura Higa (born 11 September 1996) is a Peruvian badminton player.[1][2]
Career
Nishimura started playing badminton at aged 10 in AELU club. In 2008 she competed in the junior event and at the same year, she joined the national team.[1] In 2013, she won the bronze medal at the Pan Am Badminton Championships in women's doubles partnering with Daniela Macías, then in 2016, she won the bronze medals in the women's doubles and mixed team events.[3][4]
Nishimura claimed two gold medals in the individual event at the 2018 South American Games in the women's and mixed doubles,[5] and also helped the team clinch the silver medal.[6]
Achievements
Pan Am Championships
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |
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5–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil |
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17–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba |
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11–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
South American Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
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22–20, 21–10 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia |
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21–17, 21–11 | ![]() |
BWF International Challenge/Series (23 titles, 13 runners-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | Suriname International | ![]() |
16–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Colombia International | ![]() |
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12–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2013 | Giraldilla International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–18, 22–20 | ![]() |
2014 | Giraldilla International | ![]() |
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21–15, 21–17 | ![]() |
2014 | Colombia International | ![]() |
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6–11, 10–11, 6–11 | ![]() |
2014 | Suriname International | ![]() |
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13–21, 14–21 | ![]() |
2014 | Santo Domingo Open | ![]() |
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14–21, 21–18, 21–16 | ![]() |
2015 | Brazil International | ![]() |
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9–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Peru International Series | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–10 | ![]() |
2017 | Peru International | ![]() |
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21–19, 22–20 | ![]() |
2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | ![]() |
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11–21, 12–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Carebaco International | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
2017 | Internacional Mexicano | ![]() |
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21–6, 21–6 | ![]() |
2017 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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21–12, 21–6 | ![]() |
2018 | Peru Future Series | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | Peru International | ![]() |
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21–11, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | International Mexicano | ![]() |
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25–23, 16–21, 11–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Suriname International | ![]() |
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21–10, 21–12 | ![]() |
2018 | El Salvador International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Jamaica International | ![]() |
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11–21, 6–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Giraldilla International | ![]() |
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21–9, 21–11 | ![]() |
2019 | Peru Future Series | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–5, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Benin International | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | ![]() |
2019 | Guatemala International | ![]() |
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19–21, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Bahrain International | ![]() |
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18–21, 21–16, 21–17 | ![]() |
2019 | Algeria International | ![]() |
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21–13, 21–10 | ![]() |
2019 | Suriname International | ![]() |
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21–4, 21–7 | ![]() |
2019 | El Salvador International | ![]() |
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21–14, 21–8 | ![]() |
2020 | Uganda International | ![]() |
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17–21, 22–20, 14–21 | ![]() |
2020 | Jamaica International | ![]() |
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3–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
2020 | Peru Future Series | ![]() |
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21–19, 20–22, 21–19 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Peru International Series | ![]() |
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18–21, 18–21 | ![]() |
2017 | Carebaco International | ![]() |
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21–16, 21–9 | ![]() |
2017 | Internacional Mexicano | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–19 | ![]() |
2018 | Peru Future Series | ![]() |
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21–18, 15–21, 21–10 | ![]() |
2018 | El Salvador International | ![]() |
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6–21, 7–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- ^ a b "Players: Danica Nishimura". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Badminton-Athlete Profile: Nishimura Danica". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015 Pan Am. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Daniela Macias y Dánica Nishimura logran medalla de bronce en Panamericano de Bádminton". www.generaccion.com (in Spanish). Grupo Generaccion. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Perú gana medalla de bronce en Panamericano de Bádminton". www.andina.com.pe (in Spanish). Agencia Peruana de Noticias. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Perú suma 8 medallas de oro en Cochabamba" (in Spanish). RBC Radio. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Medalla de plata para Perú en bádminton por equipos de los Juegos Suramericanos" (in Spanish). Peru.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
External links
- Dánica Nishimura at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Dánica Nishimura at BWFBadminton.com
- Dánica Nishimura at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games (archived)
- Dánica Nishimura on Facebook