Letshanaa Karupathevan

This article is about a person whose name includes a patronymic. The article properly refers to the person by her given name, Letshanaa, and not as Karupathevan.

Letshanaa Karupathevan (born 19 August 2003) is a Malaysian badminton player.^[3] She was part of Malaysia team that won bronze medals in the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup.^[4]

Letshanaa Karupathevan
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(2003-08-19) 19 August 2003 (age 21) Selangor, Malaysia[1]
Handedness	Right
Coach	Yogendran Khrishnan[2]
Women's singles
Highest ranking	54 (12 November 2024)
Current ranking	54 (12 November 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Malaysia Sudirman Cup 2021 Vantaa Mixed team 2023 Suzhou Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

In 2018, Letshanaa was among the players that won a bronze at the 2018 Jakarta mixed team.^[5] On the same year, she won her first international tournament winning the women singles of the 2018 Mauritius International.^[6] She made her name in 2019 when she won the national Under-18 title as a 14-year-old and joined the national back-up squad in 2020.^[7] In 2021, she was part of the Malaysian squad that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup.^[8] In February 2022, Letshanaa resigned from Badminton Association of Malaysia due to back injury. As an independent player, she trained at the Fly Spirit Badminton Club in Selayang and Sungai Buloh under the tutelage of her brother, K. Jhotiswaran and father, A. Karupathevan.^[9] She rejoined the national badminton team on 1 March 2023.^[10][11]

Achievement

BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[12] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[13]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2024 (II)	Indonesia Masters	Super 100	Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up	[14]

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Mauritius International	Kateřina Tomalová	21–15, 21–10	Winner	[6]
2022	Malaysia International	Yulia Yosephine Susanto	16–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[15]
2023	Uganda International	Neslihan Yiğit	21–11, 21–8	Winner	[11]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 runner-up)

Girls' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2020	Nepal Junior International	Tasnim Mir	17–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[16]

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

1. "Opportunity for Letshanaa". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
2. Fabian Peter (3 July 2023). "Women shuttlers must build confidence and self-belief, says coach Yogendran". New Straits Times. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
3. "Player: Letshanaa Karupathevan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
4. Sabita (10 July 2023). "Letshanaa wins National women's singles badminton championship". Varnam. Archived from the original on 11 July 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
5. "Malaysia settle for team bronze at Badminton Asia Junior Championships". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
6. "Karupathevan Letshanaa, Jelmaan Susi Susanti dari Malaysia yang Gemilang di Usia Belia" (in Indonesian). Indosport. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
7. "Early exit for Fazriq, happy return for Letshanaa". The Star. 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
8. "Opportunity for Letshanaa". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
9. "Letshanaa hopes to relaunch career after quitting national team". New Straits Times. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
10. Fabian Peter (27 February 2023). "Shuttler Letshanaa back in national team". New Straits Times. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
11. Anil, Nicolas (28 February 2023). "Letshanaa rejoins BAM after Uganda International success". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
12. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
13. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
14. Iman, Najmi (3 November 2024). "Letshaana, Aidil finish second at Indonesia Masters". Stadium Astro. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
15. Tan, Ming Wai (18 December 2022). "Justin stuns Aidil for biggest career win". New Straits Times. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
16. "Tasnim wins Nepal Junior Int'l Series". Ahmedabad Mirror. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

External links

• Letshanaa Karupathevan at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com