Letshanaa Karupathevan Explained

Letshanaa Karupathevan
Country:Malaysia
Birth Date:2003 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Selangor, Malaysia[1]
Handedness:Right
Coach:Yogendran Khrishnan[2]
Event:Women's singles
Highest Ranking:55
Date Of Highest Ranking:7 November 2023
Current Ranking:55
Date Of Current Ranking:7 November 2023
Bwf Id:60387728-CF1E-4E38-A0AC-9F4069F8C026

Letshanaa Karupathevan (born 19 August 2003) is a Malaysian badminton player.[3]

Career

In 2018, Letshanaa was among the players that won a bronze at the 2018 Jakarta mixed team.[4] On the same year, she won her first international tournament winning the women singles of the 2018 Mauritius International.[5] She made her name in 2019 when she won the national Under-18 title as a 14-year-old and joined the national back-up squad in 2020.[6] In 2021, she was part of the Malaysian squad that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup.[7] In February 2022, Letshanaa resigned from Badminton Association of Malaysia due to back injury. As an independent player, she trained at the Fly Spirit Badminton Club in Selayang and Sungai Buloh under the tutelage of her brother, K. Jhotiswaran and father, A. Karupathevan.[8] She rejoined the national badminton team on 1 March 2023.[9]

Achievement

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2018Mauritius International Kateřina Tomalová21–15, 21–10 Winner
2022Malaysia International Yulia Yosephine Susanto16–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2023Uganda International Neslihan Yiğit21–11, 21–8 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' singles

BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

BWF Junior International Series tournament

BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opportunity for Letshanaa. New Straits Times . 21 September 2022.
  2. Web site: Women shuttlers must build confidence and self-belief, says coach Yogendran . New Straits Times. 3 July 2023. 7 July 2023. Fabian Peter.
  3. Web site: Player: Letshanaa Karupathevan . Badminton World Federation . 31 January 2022.
  4. News: Malaysia settle for team bronze at Badminton Asia Junior Championships . Stadium Astro . 17 July 2018.
  5. News: Karupathevan Letshanaa, Jelmaan Susi Susanti dari Malaysia yang Gemilang di Usia Belia . Indosport . 29 August 2021 . id.
  6. Web site: Early exit for Fazriq, happy return for Letshanaa. The Star. 21 September 2022. 21 September 2022.
  7. News: Opportunity for Letshanaa . . 18 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Letshanaa hopes to relaunch career after quitting national team . New Straits Times . 21 September 2022.
  9. Web site: Shuttler Letshanaa back in national team . New Straits Times. 27 February 2023. 27 February 2023. Fabian Peter.