Elme de Villiers explained

Elme de Villiers
Birth Date:1993 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Kroonstad, South Africa
Height:1.60 m
Weight:50 kg
Event:Women's
Highest Ranking:135 (WS) 18 Feb 2015
128 (WD) 12 Nov 2015
224 (XD) 17 May 2012
Bwf Id:D6028DBF-A30E-4A0D-A26E-2A0781932468

Elme de Villiers (born 11 March 1993) is a South African female badminton player.[1] [2]

Career

She started playing badminton at aged 10 in Hennenman, South Africa. In 2013, she was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Program organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.[2] [3] She won bronze medal at the 2013 African Badminton Championships in women's doubles event with her partner Sandra Le Grange.[4]

Achievements

African Badminton Championships

Women's Doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana Jennifer Fry Juliette Ah-Wan
Alisen Camille
14-21, 21-15, 18-21 Bronze
2013National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius Sandra le Grange Juliette Ah-Wan
Alisen Camille
12-21, 16-21 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's Singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2013Botswana International Telma Santos4-21, 11-21 Runner-up
2012South Africa International Stacey Doubell16-21, 18-21 Runner-up
2012Botswana International Shama Aboobakar21-18, 16-21, 17-21 Runner-up

Women's Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016South Africa International Sandra Le Grange Michelle Butler-Emmett
Jennifer Fry
15-21, 16-21 Runner-up
2014Botswana International Grace Gabriel Shamim Bangi
Ogar Siamupangila
21-17, 18-21, 21-18 Winner
2014Zambia International Michelle Butler-Emmett Grace Gabriel
Kate Foo Kune
21-17, 19-21, 21-17 Winner
2013South Africa International Sandra Halilovic Michelle Butler-Emmett
Sandra Le Grange
21-14, 21-13 Winner
2013Botswana International Sandra Halilovic Grace Gabriel
Yeldie Louison
21-13, 21-16 Winner
2013Mauritius International Sandra Le Grange Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Grace Gabriel
21-15, 21–16 Winner
2012Botswana International Jennifer van Den Berg Kgalalelo Kegakilwe
Botho Makubate
21-7, 21-10 Winner

Mixed Doubles

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Elme De Villiers . bwfbadminton.com . Badminton World Federation. 31 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Elme de Villiers Biography . g2014results.thecgf.com . Glasgow 2014 . 31 October 2016 . 26 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226025717/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/badminton/1000316/e_de_villiers.html . dead .
  3. News: Road to Rio . www.africa-badminton.com . . 31 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001935/http://www.africa-badminton.com/A%20NEWSLETTERSARCHIVES/nl201309.htm . 5 March 2017 . dead .
  4. News: South Africa: Free State High Performance Badminton Athletes Perform . AllAfrica.com. 31 October 2016.