Dánica Nishimura

Dánica Nishimura Higa (born 11 September 1996) is a Peruvian badminton player.

Career Nishimura started playing badminton at aged 10 in AELU club. In 2008 she competed in the junior event and at the same year, she joined the national team.

Nishimura claimed two gold medals in the individual event at the 2018 South American Games in the women's and mixed doubles, and also helped the team clinch the silver medal.

Achievements

Pan Am Championships Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto,Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Daniela Macías Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan 5–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze 2016 Clube Fonte São Paulo,Campinas, Brazil Daniela Macías Michelle Tong Josephine Wu 17–21, 19–21 Bronze Bronze 2017 Sports City Coliseum,Havana, Cuba Daniela Macías Michelle Tong Josephine Wu 11–21, 12–21 Silver Silver

South American Games Women's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,Cochabamba, Bolivia Daniela Macías Fabiana Silva Luana Vicente 22–20, 21–10 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2018 Evo Morales Coliseum,Cochabamba, Bolivia Daniel la Torre Artur Pomoceno Luana Vicente 21–17, 21–11 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (23 titles, 13 runners-up) Women's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2014 Suriname International Daniela Macías 16–21, 12–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2011 Colombia International Daniela Macías Daneysha Santana Luz María Zornoza 12–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2013 Giraldilla International Camilla García Daniela Macías Luz María Zornoza 17–21, 21–18, 22–20 Winner 2014 Giraldilla International Luz María Zornoza Camilla García Daniela Zapata 21–15, 21–17 Winner 2014 Colombia International Daniela Macías Katherine Winder Luz María Zornoza 6–11, 10–11, 6–11 Runner-up 2014 Suriname International Daniela Macías Katherine Winder Luz María Zornoza 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2014 Santo Domingo Open Daniela Macías Berónica Vibieca Daigenis Saturria 14–21, 21–18, 21–16 Winner 2015 Brazil International Daniela Macías Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente 9–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2017 Peru International Series Daniela Macías Inés Castillo Paula la Torre 21–12, 21–10 Winner 2017 Peru International Daniela Macías Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima 21–19, 22–20 Winner 2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International Daniela Macías Annie Xu Kerry Xu 11–21, 12–21 Runner-up 2017 Carebaco International Daniela Macías Nairoby Jiménez Licelott Sánchez 21–19, 21–12 Winner 2017 Internacional Mexicano Daniela Macías Ariel Lee Sydney Lee 21–6, 21–6 Winner 2017 Guatemala International Daniela Macías Noemi Almonte Bermary Polanco 21–12, 21–6 Winner 2018 Peru Future Series Daniela Macías Inés Castillo Paula la Torre 21–16, 21–10 Winner 2018 Peru International Daniela Macías Inés Castillo Paula la Torre 21–11, 21–10 Winner 2018 International Mexicano Daniela Macías Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente 25–23, 16–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2018 Suriname International Daniela Macías Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor 21–10, 21–12 Winner 2018 El Salvador International Daniela Macías Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor 21–18, 21–14 Winner 2019 Jamaica International Inés Castillo Breanna Chi Jennie Gai 11–21, 6–21 Runner-up 2019 Giraldilla International Daniela Macías Inés Castillo Paula la Torre 21–9, 21–11 Winner 2019 Peru Future Series Daniela Macías Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor 17–21, 21–5, 21–14 Winner 2019 Benin International Daniela Macías Doha Hany Hadia Hosny 21–19, 18–21, 21–12 Winner 2019 Guatemala International Daniela Macías Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima 19–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2019 Bahrain International Daniela Macías Suthinee Dansoonthornwong Kanyanat Sudchoeichom 18–21, 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2019 Algeria International Daniela Macías Doha Hany Hadia Hosny 21–13, 21–10 Winner 2019 Suriname International Daniela Macías Monyata Riviera Sabrina Scott 21–4, 21–7 Winner 2019 El Salvador International Daniela Macías Ana Lucía Albanés Michele Barrios 21–14, 21–8 Winner 2020 Uganda International Daniela Macías Meghana Jakkampudi Poorvisha S. Ram 17–21, 22–20, 14–21 Runner-up 2020 Jamaica International Daniela Macías Sayaka Hobara Rena Miyaura 3–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2020 Peru Future Series Daniela Macías Inés Castillo Paula la Torre 21–19, 20–22, 21–19 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2017 Peru International Series Daniel la Torre Mario Cuba Katherine Winder 18–21, 18–21 Runner-up 2017 Carebaco International Daniel la Torre Bruno Barrueto Inés Castillo 21–16, 21–9 Winner 2017 Internacional Mexicano Daniel la Torre Leodannis Martínez Tahimara Oropeza 21–19, 21–19 Winner 2018 Peru Future Series Daniel la Torre Diego Mini Paula la Torre 21–18, 15–21, 21–10 Winner 2018 El Salvador International Aníbal Marroquín Brian Yang Catherine Choi 6–21, 7–21 Runner-up BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament