Dánica Nishimura Explained

Dánica Nishimura
Birth Name:Dánica Nishimura Higa
Country:Peru
Birth Date:1996 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Residence:Lima, Peru
Height:1.62 m
Weight:55 kg
Handedness:Right
Event:Women's singles & doubles
Highest Ranking:91 (WS 8 January 2015)
41 (WD 19 October 2017)
67 (XD 15 March 2018)
Bwf Id:E6644C1E-0553-4D66-B98C-A781035F6CB7

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

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Daniela Macías Alex Bruce
Phyllis Chan
5–21, 15–21 Bronze
2016Clube Fonte São Paulo,
Campinas, Brazil
Daniela Macías Michelle Tong
Josephine Wu
17–21, 19–21 Bronze
2017Sports City Coliseum,
Havana, Cuba
Daniela Macías Michelle Tong
Josephine Wu
11–21, 12–21 Silver

South American Games

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

BWF International Challenge/Series (23 titles, 13 runners-up)

Women's singles

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Colombia International Daniela Macías Daneysha Santana
Luz María Zornoza
12–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2013Giraldilla International Camilla García Daniela Macías
Luz María Zornoza
17–21, 21–18, 22–20 Winner
2014Giraldilla International Luz María Zornoza Camilla García
Daniela Zapata
21–15, 21–17 Winner
2014Colombia International Daniela Macías Katherine Winder
Luz María Zornoza
6–11, 10–11, 6–11 Runner-up
2014Suriname International Daniela Macías Katherine Winder
Luz María Zornoza
13–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2014Santo Domingo Open Daniela Macías Berónica Vibieca
Daigenis Saturria
14–21, 21–18, 21–16 Winner
2015Brazil International Daniela Macías Lohaynny Vicente
Luana Vicente
9–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2017Peru International Series Daniela Macías Inés Castillo
Paula la Torre Regal
21–12, 21–10 Winner
2017Peru International Daniela Macías Jaqueline Lima
Sâmia Lima
21–19, 22–20 Winner
2017Yonex / K&D Graphics International Daniela Macías Annie Xu
Kerry Xu
11–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2017Carebaco International Daniela Macías Nairoby Abigail Jiménez
Licelott Sánchez
21–19, 21–12 Winner
2017Internacional Mexicano Daniela Macías Ariel Lee
Sydney Lee
21–6, 21–6 Winner
2017Guatemala International Daniela Macías Noemi Almonte
Bermary Polanco
21–12, 21–6 Winner
2018Peru Future Series Daniela Macías Inés Castillo
Paula la Torre Regal
21–16, 21–10 Winner
2018Peru International Daniela Macías Inés Castillo
Paula la Torre Regal
21–11, 21–10 Winner
2018International Mexicano Daniela Macías Lohaynny Vicente
Luana Vicente
25–23, 16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2018Suriname International Daniela Macías Diana Corleto
Nikté Sotomayor
21–10, 21–12 Winner
2018El Salvador International Daniela Macías Diana Corleto
Nikté Sotomayor
21–18, 21–14 Winner
2019Jamaica International Inés Castillo Breanna Chi
Jennie Gai
11–21, 6–21 Runner-up
2019Giraldilla International Daniela Macías Inés Castillo
Paula la Torre Regal
21–9, 21–11 Winner
2019Peru Future Series Daniela Macías Diana Corleto
Nikté Sotomayor
17–21, 21–5, 21–14 Winner
2019Benin International Daniela Macías Doha Hany
Hadia Hosny
21–19, 18–21, 21–12 Winner
2019Guatemala International Daniela Macías Jaqueline Lima
Sâmia Lima
19–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019Bahrain International Daniela Macías Suthinee Dansoonthornwong
Kanyanat Sudchoeichom
18–21, 21–16, 21–17 Winner
2019Algeria International Daniela Macías Doha Hany
Hadia Hosny
21–13, 21–10 Winner
2019Suriname International Daniela Macías Monyata Riviera
Sabrina Scott
21–4, 21–7 Winner
2019El Salvador International Daniela Macías Ana Lucía Albanés
Michele Barrios
21–14, 21–8 Winner
2020Uganda International Daniela Macías Meghana Jakkampudi
Poorvisha S. Ram
17–21, 22–20, 14–21 Runner-up
2020Jamaica International Daniela Macías Sayaka Hobara
Rena Miyaura
3–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2020Peru Future Series Daniela Macías Inés Castillo
Paula la Torre Regal
21–19, 20–22, 21–19 Winner

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Peru International Series Daniel la Torre Regal Mario Cuba
Katherine Winder
18–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2017Carebaco International Daniel la Torre Regal Bruno Barrueto Deza
Inés Castillo
21–16, 21–9 Winner
2017Internacional Mexicano Daniel la Torre Regal Leodannis Martínez
Tahimara Oropeza
21–19, 21–19 Winner
2018Peru Future Series Daniel la Torre Regal Diego Mini
Paula la Torre Regal
21–18, 15–21, 21–10 Winner
2018El Salvador International Aníbal Marroquín Brian Yang
Catherine Choi
6–21, 7–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Danica Nishimura . bwfbadminton.com . . 11 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Badminton-Athlete Profile: Nishimura Danica . results.toronto2015.org . Toronto 2015 Pan Am . 11 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161011230029/http://results.toronto2015.org/IRS/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n10128996-nishimura-danica.htm . 11 October 2016 . dead .
  3. News: Daniela Macias y Dánica Nishimura logran medalla de bronce en Panamericano de Bádminton . www.generaccion.com . Grupo Generaccion. 11 October 2016. es.
  4. News: Perú gana medalla de bronce en Panamericano de Bádminton . www.andina.com.pe . Agencia Peruana de Noticias . 11 October 2016. es.
  5. News: Perú suma 8 medallas de oro en Cochabamba . RBC Radio . 6 June 2018 . es .
  6. News: Medalla de plata para Perú en bádminton por equipos de los Juegos Suramericanos . Peru.com . 6 June 2018 . es.