Sannatasah Saniru

Sannatasah Saniru (born 15 May 1990) is a badminton player from Malaysia.^[1] Her brother, Vountus Indra Mawan also a former Malaysia national player.^[2]

Sannatasah Saniru
Personal information
Country	Malaysia
Born	(1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34) Sabah, Malaysia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Handedness	Right
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking	59 (WS 4 April 2013) 40 (WD 2 March 2017) 73 (XD 12 June 2014)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Malaysia Southeast Asian Games 2009 Vientiane Women's team Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju Mixed team World Junior Championships 2008 Pune Mixed team Asian Junior Championships 2008 Kuala Lumpur Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

Saniru was accepted at the Bukit Jalil Sports School at the age of 13, then she join the Malaysia national team.^[3] In 2008, she won the mixed team bronze at the Asian and World Junior Championships,^[4] and in 2009, she won the women' team gold at the Southeast Asian Games.^[5] In 2010, she was selected to compete at the Uber Cup, and also Guangzhou Asian Games.^[6][7] She quits the national team in 2013, and started to playing under the Suruhanjaya Perkhidamtan badminton club. She stated in her resignation letter that she did not get as many opportunities as the other players to compete, and there had been no improvement in her game.^[3][8] In 2015, she took part at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, South Korea, and won a bronze medal in the mixed team event.^[9]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 5 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Bahrain International	Saili Rane	21–14, 19–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2012	French International	Judith Meulendijks	12–21, 15–21	Runner-up
2009	Iran Fajr International	Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella	21–17, 18–21, 17–21	Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Victorian International	Renuga Veeran	Ruethaichanok Laisuan Narissapat Lam	15–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2009	Iran Fajr International	Vivian Hoo Kah Mun	Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella Ezgi Epice	21–9, 11–21, 9–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2013	Bangladesh International	Muhammad Adib Haiqal Nurizwan	Abhishek Ahlawat Sanskriti Chhabra	21–10, 21–11	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Sannatasah Saniru". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
2. "Seeking better fortunes". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
3. "Courtside with Malaysia's young shuttlers". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
4. "World Junior Championships: Malaysia grab bronze". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
5. "SEA Games 2009 – Indonesia's Men and Malaysia's Women Strike Gold". Badzine.net. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
6. "Sukma 2010: Badminton – Sabah Aims For Gold". Discover Borneo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
7. "Eei Hui the surprise omission from Guangzhou Asian Games badminton squad". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
8. "Sannatasah quits BAM – just like her brother". The Star. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
9. "Universiade: Badminton sumbang pingat pertama negara" (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 4 September 2017.

External links

• Sannatasah Saniru at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)