Dinuka Karunaratne

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dinuka Karunaratne
Occupation	Badminton Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 6, 1987(1987-10-06)
Age	37
Birthplace	Galle
Country	Sri Lanka
Birth City	Southern Province
Horoscope	Libra

Dinuka Karunaratne Biography

Dinuka Karunaratne is one of the most popular and richest Badminton Player who was born on October 6, 1987 in Galle, Southern Province, Sri Lanka. Edirimuni Dinuka Nishan Perera Karunaratne (Sinhala: dinuk krunnaartn; Tamil: tinnnuk krunnaartnnn; born 6 October 1987) is a Sri Lankan badminton player.

In 2013, Dinuka took home his first Uganda International tournament in men’s singles competition. He defeated Subhankar Dey of India 21-16 and 21-17 in a match which lasted 34 minutes. Subhankar was in the lead throughout both games, however Dinuka’s skill in reading the game and smart net play won the tournament. Dinuka also finished as the runner-up in the Bahrain International tournament defeated by Sameer Verma from India.

In 2018, he made his fourth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, by competing in Gold Coast.

In 2019, he competed at the South Asian Games in Nepal, won the silver medal in the team event, and the bronze medal in the singles event.

The year 2011 was the time he was semi-finalist in the Welsh International tournament in men’s singles event. He also took home his first Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships in the men’s doubles competition and finished second in the men’s singles after being defeated by Niluka, his brother by scores of 21-15, 22-20. The month of September, 2012, saw him participated in Brazil International. Brazil International tournament in men’s doubles event. He finished in third position.

Dinuka Karunaratne Net Worth

Dinuka Karunaratne is one of the richest Badminton Player from Sri Lanka. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dinuka Karunaratne 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing badminton age 7, and in 2004 and 2005 he was crowned the boys singles and doubles events of the Sri Lankan Junior National Badminton Championships. 2007 was the year he took home his first Jordan Satellite tournament in men’s doubles event, partnered by Niluka. The year 2008 was the time he was awarded his first senior national championship in the doubles event for men in the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships. He also took home his first tournament, the Uganda International and became the semi- finalist in the Iran Fajr International tournaments in men’s doubles , in which he was together with Diluka Karunaratne.

He was the winner in the Sri Lankan National Badminton Championships in the singles men’s event, having defeating his teammates Eranga Fernando. He also played in the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India.

In 2014, he defended his title in men’s singles event at the Uganda International tournament after beating South Africa’s Jacob Maliekal 2-0 (21-12, 21-15) in a highly supported game and also became the runner-up of the Bahrain International tournaments after defeated by Subhankar Dey of India 21-19, 13-21, 21-11. He finished third at the Sri Lanka International tournament after losing a match to Anand Pawar of India in three games, 21-12, 15-21, 21-11. He also competed in the men’s singles and mixed team events at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, and defeated by Daren Liew of Malaysia 21-19, 21-12 in round of 16. In the mixed team event, the Sri Lankan national badminton team defeated by England national badminton team 3-0, where he played in mixed doubles event partnered with Thilini Hendahewa lose to English paired Chris Adcock and Gabrielle Adcock 21-13, 21-10. In 2016, he became the champion in the men’s doubles event at the Uganda International tournament partnered with Niluka, after beat the Egyptian paired Ali Ahmed El Khateeb and Abdelrahman Kashkal 21-17, 21-17.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Dinuka Karunaratne height 5 ft 7 in Dinuka weight 69 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Dinuka Karunaratne Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Dinuka Ranked on the list of most popular Badminton Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sri Lanka. Dinuka Karunaratne celebrates birthday on October 6 of every year.