Teshana Vignes Waran

Teshana Vignes Waran (born 31 October 1989) is a French badminton player. She was originally Malaysian and became naturalized French on 21 August 2013 after living in France for over 9 years together with her sister Sashina Vignes Waran at that time also a professional badminton player.

Biography

Youth Teshana Vignes Waran comes from a family of Indian descent and Hindu religion. Born and raised in Malaysia, in a region where badminton is controlled by the Buddhist community, Teshana Vignes Waran and her sister, Sashina, who is a year older, were educated with the idea that moving to Europe would give them more opportunities for success in their discipline. Their mother Ms. Shanta Vignes Waran, an ex-banker in Kuala Lumpur founded the Oncourt Sports International Badminton Academy at the Selayang Mall Badminton Centre in 1999 when she noticed a deep interest and craving from her children to play badminton when they were eight years old.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series Women's doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2015 Mercosul International Laura Choinet Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit 10–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2015 Lithuanian International Marie Batomene Luise Heim Yvonne Li 21–11, 21–7 Winner

Mixed doubles Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result 2013 Tahiti International Laurent Constantin Ruud Bosch Salakjit Ponsana 18–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2014 Romanian International Bastian Kersaudy Martin Campbell Jillie Cooper 14–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2015 Lithuanian International Søren Toft Hansen Andrey Parakhodin Anastasia Chervyakova 21–14, 21–17 Winner BWF International Challenge tournament BWF International Series tournament BWF Future Series tournament