Sannatasah Saniru (born 15 May 1990) is a badminton player from Malaysia.[1] Her brother, Vountus Indra Mawan also a former Malaysia national player.[2]

Sannatasah Saniru
Personal information
CountryMalaysia
Born (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)
Sabah, Malaysia
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking59 (WS 4 April 2013)
40 (WD 2 March 2017)
73 (XD 12 June 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2009 Vientiane Women's team
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju Mixed team
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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Saniru was accepted at the Bukit Jalil Sports School at the age of 13, then she join the Malaysia national team.[3] In 2008, she won the mixed team bronze at the Asian and World Junior Championships,[4] and in 2009, she won the women' team gold at the Southeast Asian Games.[5] In 2010, she was selected to compete at the Uber Cup, and also Guangzhou Asian Games.[6][7] She quits the national team in 2013, and started to playing under the Suruhanjaya Perkhidamtan badminton club. She stated in her resignation letter that she did not get as many opportunities as the other players to compete, and there had been no improvement in her game.[3][8] In 2015, she took part at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.[9]

Achievements

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BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 5 runners-up)

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Bahrain International   Saili Rane 21–14, 19–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2012 French International   Judith Meulendijks 12–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2009 Iran Fajr International   Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella 21–17, 18–21, 17–21   Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Victorian International   Renuga Veeran   Ruethaichanok Laisuan
  Narissapat Lam
15–21, 14–21   Runner-up
2009 Iran Fajr International   Vivian Hoo Kah Mun   Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
  Ezgi Epice
21–9, 11–21, 9–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2013 Bangladesh International   Muhammad Adib Haiqal Nurizwan   Abhishek Ahlawat
  Sanskriti Chhabra
21–10, 21–11   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Sannatasah Saniru". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Seeking better fortunes". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Courtside with Malaysia's young shuttlers". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ "World Junior Championships: Malaysia grab bronze". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ "SEA Games 2009 – Indonesia's Men and Malaysia's Women Strike Gold". Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Sukma 2010: Badminton – Sabah Aims For Gold". Discover Borneo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Eei Hui the surprise omission from Guangzhou Asian Games badminton squad". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Sannatasah quits BAM – just like her brother". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Universiade: Badminton sumbang pingat pertama negara" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
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