Dánica Nishimura
Personal information
Birth nameDánica Nishimura Higa
CountryPeru
Born (1996-09-11) 11 September 1996
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

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

Career

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

Pan Am Championships

Women's doubles

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

South American Games

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

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

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Suriname International Peru Daniela Macías 16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Colombia International Peru Daniela Macías Puerto Rico Daneysha Santana
Peru Luz María Zornoza		 12–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013 Giraldilla International Peru Camilla García Peru Daniela Macías
Peru Luz María Zornoza		 17–21, 21–18, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Giraldilla International Peru Luz María Zornoza Peru Camilla García
Peru Daniela Zapata		 21–15, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2014 Colombia International Peru Daniela Macías Peru Katherine Winder
Peru Luz María Zornoza		 6–11, 10–11, 6–11 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Suriname International Peru Daniela Macías Peru Katherine Winder
Peru Luz María Zornoza		 13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Santo Domingo Open Peru Daniela Macías Dominican Republic Berónica Vibieca
Dominican Republic Daigenis Saturria		 14–21, 21–18, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Brazil International Peru Daniela Macías Brazil Lohaynny Vicente
Brazil Luana Vicente		 9–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Peru International Series Peru Daniela Macías Peru Inés Castillo
Peru Paula la Torre Regal		 21–12, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Peru International Peru Daniela Macías Brazil Jaqueline Lima
Brazil Sâmia Lima		 21–19, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Peru Daniela Macías United States Annie Xu
United States Kerry Xu		 11–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Carebaco International Peru Daniela Macías Dominican Republic Nairoby Abigail Jiménez
Dominican Republic Licelott Sánchez		 21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Internacional Mexicano Peru Daniela Macías United States Ariel Lee
United States Sydney Lee		 21–6, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Guatemala International Peru Daniela Macías Dominican Republic Noemi Almonte
Dominican Republic Bermary Polanco		 21–12, 21–6 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Peru Future Series Peru Daniela Macías Peru Inés Castillo
Peru Paula la Torre Regal		 21–16, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Peru International Peru Daniela Macías Peru Inés Castillo
Peru Paula la Torre Regal		 21–11, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 International Mexicano Peru Daniela Macías Brazil Lohaynny Vicente
Brazil Luana Vicente		 25–23, 16–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Suriname International Peru Daniela Macías Guatemala Diana Corleto
Guatemala Nikté Sotomayor		 21–10, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 El Salvador International Peru Daniela Macías Guatemala Diana Corleto
Guatemala Nikté Sotomayor		 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Jamaica International Peru Inés Castillo United States Breanna Chi
United States Jennie Gai		 11–21, 6–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Giraldilla International Peru Daniela Macías Peru Inés Castillo
Peru Paula la Torre Regal		 21–9, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Peru Future Series Peru Daniela Macías Guatemala Diana Corleto
Guatemala Nikté Sotomayor		 17–21, 21–5, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Benin International Peru Daniela Macías Egypt Doha Hany
Egypt Hadia Hosny		 21–19, 18–21, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Guatemala International Peru Daniela Macías Brazil Jaqueline Lima
Brazil Sâmia Lima		 19–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Bahrain International Peru Daniela Macías Thailand Suthinee Dansoonthornwong
Thailand Kanyanat Sudchoeichom		 18–21, 21–16, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Algeria International Peru Daniela Macías Egypt Doha Hany
Egypt Hadia Hosny		 21–13, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Suriname International Peru Daniela Macías Barbados Monyata Riviera
Barbados Sabrina Scott		 21–4, 21–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 El Salvador International Peru Daniela Macías Guatemala Ana Lucía Albanés
Guatemala Michele Barrios		 21–14, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2020 Uganda International Peru Daniela Macías India Meghana Jakkampudi
India Poorvisha S. Ram		 17–21, 22–20, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Jamaica International Peru Daniela Macías Japan Sayaka Hobara
Japan Rena Miyaura		 3–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2020 Peru Future Series Peru Daniela Macías Peru Inés Castillo
Peru Paula la Torre Regal		 21–19, 20–22, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Peru International Series Peru Daniel la Torre Regal Peru Mario Cuba
Peru Katherine Winder		 18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Carebaco International Peru Daniel la Torre Regal Peru Bruno Barrueto Deza
Peru Inés Castillo		 21–16, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2017 Internacional Mexicano Peru Daniel la Torre Regal Cuba Leodannis Martínez
Cuba Tahimara Oropeza		 21–19, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Peru Future Series Peru Daniel la Torre Regal Peru Diego Mini
Peru Paula la Torre Regal		 21–18, 15–21, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 El Salvador International Guatemala Aníbal Marroquín Canada Brian Yang
Canada Catherine Choi		 6–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ "Medalla de plata para Perú en bádminton por equipos de los Juegos Suramericanos" (in Spanish). Peru.com. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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