Elme de Villiers (born 11 March 1993) is a South African female

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player.

Career

She started playing badminton at aged 10 in

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, 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

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, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the

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. She won bronze medal at the 2013

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in women's doubles event with her partner Sandra Le Grange.

Achievements

African Badminton Championships

''Women's Doubles''

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

''Women's Singles'' ''Women's Doubles'' ''Mixed Doubles'' :

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tournament :

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tournament :

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tournament

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* * * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Kroonstad South African female badminton players Badminton players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games badminton players for South Africa Badminton players at the 2015 African Games African Games silver medalists for South Africa African Games silver medalists in badminton 21st-century South African sportswomen {{SouthAfrica-badminton-bio-stub