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Badminton At The 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's Singles
The women's singles badminton event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games was held from 3 to 8 August 2022 at the National Exhibition Centre on the Solihull, England. The defending gold medalist was Saina Nehwal Saina Nehwal (; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was ... of India. Nehwal did not defend her title. The athletes were drawn into straight knockout stage. The draw for the competition was conducted on 28 July 2022. Seeds The seeds for the tournament were: (champion, Gold medalist) ''(final, Silver medalist)'' ''(Semi-finals, fourth place)'' ''(Semi-finals, Bronze medalist)'' ''(quarter-finals)'' ''(quarter-finals)'' ''(quarter-finals)'' ''(quarter-finals)'' Results Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 3 Section 4 Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Exhibition Centre
The National Exhibition Centre (NEC) is an exhibition centre located in Marston Green, England, near to Birmingham and Solihull. It is near junction 6 of the M42 motorway, and is adjacent to Birmingham Airport and Birmingham International railway station. It was opened by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II in 1976. History The NEC was originally going to be built adjacent to the M1 motorway (junction 21) near Leicester but it was turned down by Leicestershire County Council with claims that "The big shows won't move away from London". In November 1971, the Secretary of State for the Environment granted outline planning approval for the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. On 16 February 1973, then Prime Minister Edward Heath travelled up from London to cut a white ribbon and initiate its construction, which was carried out by RM Douglas (know today as Tilbury Douglas), to a design by Edward Mills. The NEC was opened by Elizabeth II, Queen Elizabeth II on 2 February 1976. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tamisha Williams
Tamisha Janelle Williams (born 29 November 1982) is a Barbadian badminton player. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007. ... tournament References External links * Living people 1982 births Barbadian female badminton players Badminton players at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Barbados Competitors at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleni Christodoulou
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Eleni is a transliteration of the Greek name Ελένη, also written as Helen, Helene: * Eleni (given name), including lists of people with that name * ''Eleni'' (film), 1985 film adaptation of Gage's book, by Peter Yates *, Greek cargo ship in service 1959–71 See also *Elaine (other) *Elena (other) *Ellen (other) *Helen (other) *Helen (given name) *Helena (other) *Helene (other) Helene or Hélène may refer to: People * Helene (name), and Hélène, a female given name, including a list of people with the name * Hélène (singer) (Hélène Rollès, born 1966), French actress and singer * Helen of Troy, a figure in Greek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghazala Siddique
Ghazala Siddique, also spelt Ghazala Saddique (born 12 April 1994), is a badminton player from Pakistan. Career National Siddique represents WAPDA in domestic competitions including National Championships and National Games. 2020 At the 57th National Badminton Championship held in Lahore, Pakistan, Siddique was runners-up in the singles event, losing in the final (19-21, 13-21) to defending champion Mahoor Shahzad. In the women's doubles event final, she and her partner, Zubaira Islam (SNGPL) were defeated by Mahoor Shahzad (Wapda) and Palwasha Bashir ( NBP) 2-1 (11-21, 21-10, 3-21). In the mixed doubles final, she and her partner, M Ali Larosh were beaten by Zunain Javed and Farzana Ali 2-0 (12-21, 20-22). International In 2014, Siddiqui participated in singles and mixed doubles events at The Indian Club Centenary Li-Ning Bahrain International Challenge held in Manama, Bahrain. In the singles she lost in the round of 32 to Indian, Aparna Balan (14-21, 5-21) while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicky Chater
Vicky, Vick, Vickie or Vicki is a feminine given name, often a hypocorism of Victoria. The feminine name Vicky in Greece comes from the name Vasiliki. Notable people with the name * Family nickname of Victoria, Princess Royal (1840–1901), wife of German Emperor Frederick III, mother of Emperor Wilhelm II and daughter of gQueen cggggfgVictoria of Great Britain * Pen name of German-British political cartoonist Victor Weisz (1913–1966) * Vicki Adams (born 1989), Scottish curler * Vicki Adams (trick rider) (born 1951), Rodeo performer * Vicki Barr (athlete) (born 1982), British sprinter * Vicky Beeching (born 1979), British musician and religious commentator * Vicki Belo (born 1956), Filipino cosmetic surgeon * Vicki Berner (1945–2017), Canadian tennis player * Vicky Binns (born 1981), English actress * Vicky Botwright (born 1977), English squash coach and former player * Vicky Brago-Mitchell (born 1946), American fractal artist, former dancer * Vicki Brown (1940– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorna Bodha
Lorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been first coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel ''Lorna Doone'', which appeared in 1869. Blackmore appears to have derived this name from the Scottish placename ''Lorn''/'' Lorne''. In the U.S., according to the 1990 census, the name ranks 572 of 4275, and as a surname, Lorna ranks 62296 out of 88799. National Lorna day is held annually on 30 April. It originally started in Staffordshire but is now recognised worldwide. Notable people named Lorna * Lorna Anderson, Scottish soprano * Lorna Aponte, Panamanian rapper * Lorna Arnold, British historian of the UK's nuclear weapons programmes * Lorna Bennett, Jamaican reggae singer * Lorna Bogue, Irish politician * Lorna Boreland-Kelly, British magistrate and member of the Judicial Appointments Commission * Lorna Dee Cervantes, Chicana American poet * Lorna Cordeiro, singer from Goa, India * Lorna Jane Clarkson, Australian fashion designer, entrepreneur and aut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Trebert
Emily may refer to: * Emily (given name), including a list of people with the name Music * "Emily" (1964 song), title song by Johnny Mandel and Johnny Mercer to the film ''The Americanization of Emily'' * "Emily" (Dave Koz song), a 1990 song on Dave Koz's album ''Dave Koz'' * "Emily" (Bowling for Soup song), a 2003 song on Bowling for Soup's album ''Drunk Enough to Dance'' * "Emily" (2009), song on Clan of Xymox's album ''In Love We Trust'' * "Emily" (2019), song on Tourist's album ''Everyday'' * "Emily", song on Adam Green's album ''Gemstones'' * "Emily", song on Alice in Videoland's album ''Outrageous!'' * "Emily", song on Elton John's album '' The One'' * "Emily", song on Asian versions of Feeder's album ''Comfort in Sound'' * "Emily", song on From First to Last's album ''Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount'' * "Emily", song on Kelly Jones' album ''Only the Names Have Been Changed'' * "Emily", song on Joanna Newsom's album '' Ys'' * "Emily", song on Manic Street Prea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johanita Scholtz
Johanita Scholtz (born 25 January 2000) is a South African badminton player. Scholtz won her first senior international title at the 2017 Botswana International tournament. She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. She was the women's singles gold medalist at the 2019 African Games, also won bronze medals in the team and women's doubles events. Achievements African Games ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' African Championships ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' BWF International Challenge/Series (12 titles, 8 runners-up) ''Women's singles'' ''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circuit of BWF tournaments along with International Challenge (level 1) and International Series (level 2), sanctioned by Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Freya Patel-Redfearn
Freya Patel-Redfearn (born 12 November 2000) is an English international badminton player. She has represented England at the Commonwealth Games. Biography Patel-Redfearn won three medals at the 2016 English Youth Championships. She made her senior debut at the 2020 European Women's Team Badminton Championships group stage and in 2021 won two games at 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships. She joined the BWF World tour in 2021. She reached the third round of the 2021 European Badminton Championships in Kyiv and the semi-finals of the Welsh International. In 2022, she was selected for the women's singles and the mixed team events at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Achievements BWF International Challenge/Series (2 runners-up) ''Women's singles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series The BWF Future Series is a grade 3 and level 3 tournaments part of Continental Circ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jemimah Leung
Jemima or Jemimah ( ) is a feminine given name of Hebrew origin ( or ) meaning 'dove'. It may refer to: People * Jemima Blackburn (1823–1909), Scottish painter * Jemima Boone, daughter of Daniel Boone captured by Indians in 1776—see Capture and rescue of Jemima Boone * Jemima Goldsmith (born 1974), English journalist, editor, heiress and activist * Jemimah Kariuki, Kenyan doctor * Jemima Kirke (born 1985), English-American actress * Jemima Montag (born 1998), Australian female Olympic racewalker * Jemima Morrell (1832–1909), English traveller and illustrator * Jemima Nicholas (1755–1832), Welsh woman who captured 12 drunk French soldiers in the Battle of Fishguard, the "last invasion of Britain" * Jemima Osunde, Nigerian actress, model and presenter * Jemima Parry-Jones (born 1949), British authority on birds of prey, conservationist and author * Jemima Rooper (born 1981), English actress * Jemima Sumgong (born 1984), Kenyan long-distance runner * Jemima von Tautphoe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cindy Tornyenyor
Cindy may refer to: People *Cindy (given name), a list of people named Cindy, Cindi, Cyndi or Cyndy *Tugiyati Cindy (born 1985), Indonesian footballer *Cindy (singer), Japanese singer Music * ''Cindy'' (musical), an off-Broadway production in 1964 and 1965 * "Cindy" (folk song), American folk song (also known as "Cindy, Cindy") *"Cindy, Oh Cindy", 1956 adaptation of the folk song "Pay Me My Money Down" *"Cindy", song by C. Jérôme M. Mesure, J. Albertini, F. Richard; #6 in France 1976 *"Cindy", 1976 song by Peter, Sue and Marc *"Cindy", 2000 song by American rock band Tammany Hall NYC *"Cindy", a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2015 album '' The Ties That Bind: The River Collection'' Other * Cindy, an episode of the American TV series ''Highway to Heaven'' * ''Cindy'' (film), 1978 TV movie adaptation of the Cinderella story * Cindy, a male dolphin that informally married a human, see Human–animal marriage * Hurricane Cindy (other) See also * CINDI (Coupled Ion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
