Wikipedia

Dánica Nishimura

(Redirected from Danica Nishimura)

Dánica Nishimura Higa (born 11 September 1996) is a Peruvian badminton player.[1][2]

Dánica Nishimura
Personal information
Birth nameDánica Nishimura Higa
CountryPeru
Born (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996 (age 28)
Lima, Peru
ResidenceLima, Peru
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking91 (WS 8 January 2015)
41 (WD 19 October 2017)
67 (XD 15 March 2018)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Peru
Pan Am Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Havana Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Santo Domingo Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Campinas Women's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Campinas Mixed team
Pan Am Women's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tacarigua Women's team
South American Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Cochabamba Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Cochabamba Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

edit

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

edit

Pan Am Championships

edit

Women's doubles

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

South American Games

edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia 		  Daniela Macías   Fabiana Silva
  Luana Vicente 		22–20, 21–10   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,
Cochabamba, Bolivia 		  Daniel la Torre Regal   Artur Pomoceno
  Luana Vicente 		21–17, 21–11   Gold

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

edit

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Suriname International   Daniela Macías 16–21, 12–21   Runner-up

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru International Series   Daniel la Torre Regal   Mario Cuba
  Katherine Winder 		18–21, 18–21   Runner-up
2017 Carebaco International   Daniel la Torre Regal   Bruno Barrueto Deza
  Inés Castillo 		21–16, 21–9   Winner
2017 Internacional Mexicano   Daniel la Torre Regal   Leodannis Martínez
  Tahimara Oropeza 		21–19, 21–19   Winner
2018 Peru Future Series   Daniel la Torre Regal   Diego Mini
  Paula la Torre Regal 		21–18, 15–21, 21–10   Winner
2018 El 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

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Players: Danica Nishimura". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Badminton-Athlete Profile: Nishimura Danica". results.toronto2015.org. Toronto 2015 Pan Am. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Daniela Macias y Dánica Nishimura logran medalla de bronce en Panamericano de Bádminton". www.generaccion.com (in Spanish). Grupo Generaccion. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Perú gana medalla de bronce en Panamericano de Bádminton". www.andina.com.pe (in Spanish). Agencia Peruana de Noticias. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Perú suma 8 medallas de oro en Cochabamba" (in Spanish). RBC Radio. Retrieved 6 June 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Medalla de plata para Perú en bádminton por equipos de los Juegos Suramericanos" (in Spanish). Peru.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=Dánica_Nishimura&oldid=1244540749"