Elme de Villiers

Elme de Villiers (born 11 March 1993) is a South African female badminton player.^[1][2]

Elme de Villiers
Personal information
Country	South Africa
Born	(1993-03-11) 11 March 1993 (age 31) Kroonstad, South Africa
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Women's
Highest ranking	135 (WS) 18 Feb 2015 128 (WD) 12 Nov 2015 224 (XD) 17 May 2012
Medal record Badminton Representing  South Africa African Games 2015 Brazzaville Mixed team African Championships 2014 Gaborone Mixed team 2013 Rose Hill Mixed team 2014 Gaborone Women's doubles 2013 Rose Hill Women's doubles
BWF profile

Career

She started playing badminton at aged 10 in Hennenman, South Africa. In 2013, she was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Program organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.^[2][3] She won bronze medal at the 2013 African Badminton Championships in women's doubles event with her partner Sandra Le Grange.^[4]

Achievements

African Badminton Championships

Women's Doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana	Jennifer Fry	Juliette Ah-Wan Alisen Camille	14-21, 21-15, 18-21	Bronze
2013	National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius	Sandra le Grange	Juliette Ah-Wan Alisen Camille	12-21, 16-21	Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

Women's Singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Botswana International	Telma Santos	4-21, 11-21	Runner-up
2012	South Africa International	Stacey Doubell	16-21, 18-21	Runner-up
2012	Botswana International	Shama Aboobakar	21-18, 16-21, 17-21	Runner-up

Women's Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	South Africa International	Sandra Le Grange	Michelle Butler-Emmett Jennifer Fry	15-21, 16-21	Runner-up
2014	Botswana International	Grace Gabriel	Shamim Bangi Ogar Siamupangila	21-17, 18-21, 21-18	Winner
2014	Zambia International	Michelle Butler-Emmett	Grace Gabriel Kate Foo Kune	21-17, 19-21, 21-17	Winner
2013	South Africa International	Sandra Halilovic	Michelle Butler-Emmett Sandra Le Grange	21-14, 21-13	Winner
2013	Botswana International	Sandra Halilovic	Grace Gabriel Yeldie Louison	21-13, 21-16	Winner
2013	Mauritius International	Sandra Le Grange	Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Grace Gabriel	21-15, 21–16	Winner
2012	Botswana International	Jennifer van Den Berg	Kgalalelo Kegakilwe Botho Makubate	21-7, 21-10	Winner

Mixed Doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2012	Botswana International	Reneshan Naidoo	Andries Malan Jennifer Van Den Berg	10-21, 21-12, 15-21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Elme De Villiers". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
2. "Elme de Villiers Biography". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
3. "Road to Rio". www.africa-badminton.com. Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
4. "South Africa: Free State High Performance Badminton Athletes Perform". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 31 October 2016.

External links

• Elme de Villiers at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
• Elme de Villiers at BWFBadminton.com
• Elme de Villiers at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)