Andra Whiteside Explained

Andra Whiteside
Country:Fiji
Birth Date:1989 12, df=y
Birth Place:Suva, Fiji
Height:1.68 m
Weight:54 kg
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's singles & doubles
Highest Ranking:201
Date Of Highest Ranking:WD 23 September 2010
Bwf Id:1C0F1899-3DEB-4377-83C2-375768CC0D37

Andra Whiteside (born 6 December 1989) is a Fijian squash and badminton player.[1] [2] She has represented Fiji in badminton at the 2006, 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2007, 2011, and 2019 Pacific Games.[3] She also represented Fiji in squash at the 2015 Pacific Games.[2] She plays as the third singles against Tahiti, helps the team to clinched the bronze medal.[4]

On 3 September 2014, Whiteside won the National Squash Championships as her first major squash appearance, defeating Sharon Wild three to nothing.[5] In September 2016, she won three National Badminton Championships titles in Suva's Yat Sen Hall for women's singles, women's doubles with her sister, Karen Whiteside, against Chloe Kumar and Shannon Quai Hoi, and the mixed doubles A-grade with Jason Low against Martin Feussner and Sina Quai Hoi.[6] Some time in that year, she began to train newer badminton players and coach them, and played against Danielle Whiteside, her cousin, on 25 June 2016 in the Woman's A Singles for that year,[7] defeating her.[8]

In 2009, Whiteside was nominated by the Fiji Badminton Association and selected by FASANOC to join Peter Taylor as representatives of Fiji for the 2008 Olympic Youth Camp, held from 5–19 August 2008.[9]

Achievements

Pacific Games

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2007Gymnasium at Apia Park, Apia, Samoa Johanna Kou16–21, 21–17, 21–17 Gold
2011François Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia Valérie Sarengat21–13, 21–6 Gold

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2007Gymnasium at Apia Park,
Apia, Samoa
Danielle Whiteside Johanna Kou
Cecile Sarengat
21–18, 12–21, 8–21 Silver
2011François Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Danielle Whiteside Cécile Kaddour
Johanna Kou
14–21, 19–21 Silver
2019Faleata Sports Complex,
Tuanaimato, Samoa
Karyn Gibson Johanna Kou
Dgeniva Matauli
17–21, 13–21 Silver

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women's singles

'Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2010Fiji International Danielle Whiteside Carline Bentley
Gabriella Wong
21–10, 21–15 Winner
2011Fiji International Danielle Whiteside Cécile Kaddour
Johanna Kou
19–21, 10–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Andra Whiteside . Badminton World Federation. 11 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Participants: Andra Whiteside . Gold Coast 2018. 15 July 2019.
  3. News: Narain. Pravin. Andra Whiteside. 2 December 2017. The Fiji Times. 22 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203055/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=310799. 2 December 2017. dead.
  4. News: Papua New Guinea teenager Lynette Vai clinches triple gold for Pacific Games hosts. 2 December 2017. Sportskeeda. 20 July 2015.
  5. News: Kumar. Arin. Whiteside, Ho win squash meet. 2 December 2017. The Fiji Times. 3 September 2014.
  6. News: Ratuva. Anasilini. Whiteside Scoops Three Titles. 2 December 2017. 19 September 2016. Fiji Sun.
  7. News: Narain. Pravin. Top clash at Suva Badminton Open. 2 December 2017. The Fiji Times. 25 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203057/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=359738. 2 December 2017. dead.
  8. News: Narain. Pravin. Low wins Suva Open. 2 December 2017. The Fiji Times. 27 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171202153034/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=359954. 2 December 2017. dead.
  9. Web site: Andra Whiteside arrives in Beijing!. websites.sportstg.com. Fiji Badminton Association. 2 December 2017.