Hasini Ambalangodage and Hasara Wijayaratne settled for the silver medal in the Women’s Doubles after being beaten in straight sets at the South Africa International 2024 Badminton Tournament at Access Park in Cape Town.
Hasini and Hasara enjoyed success in a series of competitions in the African continent, as they clinched their third medal, a silver, following a gold medal win in Botswana and a bronze victory in Zambia.
The Sri Lankan pair were defeated by Amy Ackerman and Deirdre Laurens of South Africa. Incidentally, Hasini and Hasara, defeated the same opponents in Botswana. On their home soil the South African pair dominated scoring 21-14 and 21-14.
Earlier in the semi-final, Hasini and Hasara defeated Vilina Appiah and Tiya Bhurtun of Mauritius in straight sets to book the final berth against the South African duo.
The Mauritius pair, Vilina and Tiya, were no match for the marauding Sri Lankans, who dominated both sets in the semi-final clash of the Women’s Doubles as they recorded 21-9 and 21-10 wins, while their opponents in the final, Amy and Deidre, too recorded an inspiring straight sets win against compatriots Chloe Lai and Yiwen Li (21-6 and 21-7).
Earlier on, Hasini and Hasara overcame Deborah Godfrey and Anri Schoonees of South Africa in the quarter-final in straight sets.
Last week, Hasini and Hasara clinched the Women’s Doubles gold medal at the Botswana International 2024, defeating South Africa’s Amy Ackerman and Deidre Laurens in the final. A week earlier, the pair claimed the silver medal at the Zambia International 2024, after a grueling battle against Maldivian pair A. Abdul Razzaq and F. Abdul Razzaq.
