Buwaneka Goonethilleka

Buwaneka Goonethilleka
Personal information
BornBuwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka
(1996-05-08) 8 May 1996
Mahamodara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka[1]
Years active2012–present
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountrySri Lanka
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Men's doubles
Highest ranking72 (with Sachin Dias, 15 November 2022)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Sri Lanka
South Asian Games
2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's team
2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Men's team
2019 Kathmandu–Pokhara Men's doubles
2016 Guwahati–Shillong Men's doubles
2016 Guwahati–Shillong Mixed doubles

Buwenaka Tharindu Dullewa Dumbukola Goonathileka (born 8 May 1996) is a Sri Lankan badminton player. He competed at the 2016 and 2019 South Asian Games and won three silver and two bronze medals.

Career

Goonethilleka partnered with Sachin Dias 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.[2] He also won silver in the 2019 edition of the Games in Kathmandu–Pokhara.

In 2021, Goonethilleka won the men's doubles at the Bangladesh International.[3] He later represented the Sri Lankan team at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Achievements

South Asian Games

Men's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India 		Kavidi Sirimannage Manu Attri
Ashwini Ponnappa 		17–21, 14–21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2025 Sri Lanka International Jelang Fajar 18–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Bangladesh International Sachin Dias Bokka Navaneeth
S S K Podile 		21–15, 21–9 Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

  1. ^ "Badminton Athlete Profile: Buwaneka Goonethilleka". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "පොදුරද මඩුලු ක්‍රීඩා උළෙලේ ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රීඩක ක්‍රීඩිකාවන්ගේ දක්ෂතා - Sri Lanka News" (in Sinhala). News First. 17 April 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh International Challenge 2021 | Abhishek Saini wins men's singles title, downs Rithvik Kumar in final". SportsCafe. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  4. ^ Premach, Jagath; ra (5 August 2022). "ශ්‍රී ලංකා බැඩ්මින්ටන් ක්‍රීඩකයෝ අණසක පැතිර වූ CWG 7 වැනි දිනය" (in Sinhala). ThePapare.com. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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