Dinuka Karunaratne
| Dinuka Karunaratne | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Birth name | Edirimuni Dinuka Nishan Perera Karunaratne |
| Country |
 Sri Lanka
|
| Born |
6 October 1987 Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) |
| Handedness | Right |
| Men's singles & doubles | |
| Highest ranking | 79 (MS) 4 Dec 2014 90 (MD) 26 Aug 2010 |
| Current ranking | 105 (MS) 192 (MD) (27 Oct 2016) |
| BWF profile | |
Edirimuni Dinuka Nishan Perera Karunaratne (Sinhala: දිනුක කරුණාරත්න; Tamil: தினுக கருணாரத்ன; born 6 October 1987 in Galle) is a Sri Lankan male badminton player.
His father and brothers Niluka Karunaratne and Diluka Karunaratne also a professional badminton players.
He started playing badminton at aged 7, then in 2004 and 2005 he won the boys' singles and doubles of the Sri Lankan Junior National Badminton Championships. In 2007, he won the Jordan Satellite tournament in men's doubles event partnered with Niluka. In 2008, he won his first national senior title in men's doubles event at the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships. He also won the Uganda International and became the semi-finalist of the Iran Fajr International tournaments in men's doubles event paired with Diluka Karunaratne.
In 2010, he became the champion of the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships in men's singles event after defeated his fellow teammate Eranga Fernando. He also participated at the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.
In 2011, he became the semi finalist of Welsh International tournament in men's singles event. In 2012, he won the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships in men's doubles event and became the runner-up in men's singles event after beat by his own brother Niluka with scores 21-15, 22-20. In September 2012, he competed at the Brazil International tournament in men's doubles event and finished in third place.
In 2013, he won the Uganda International tournament in men's singles event beat Subhankar Dey of India 21-16, 21-17 in a game that lasted 34 minutes. Subhankar took the lead in the two games, but Dinuka's good game reading and clever net play was enough to win him the title. He also became the runner-up of Bahrain International tournament defeated by Sameer verma of India.
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