Elizaberth Chipeleme

Elizaberth Chipeleme
Personal information
Country	Zambia
Born	(1992-08-04) 4 August 1992 (age 32)
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	56 kg (123 lb)
Women's
Highest ranking	249 (WS) 20 Oct 2016 490 (WD) 6 Oct 2016 198 (XD) 6 Oct 2016
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  Zambia African Championships 2017 Benoni Mixed team
BWF profile

Elizaberth Chipeleme (born 4 August 1992) is a Zambian badminton player.^[1][2]

Career

In 2013, she represented University of Zambia compete at the Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia.^[3] She was the runner-up at the 2015 Botswana International tournament in the women's doubles event teamed-up with Ngandwe Miyambo. They were defeated by Ogar Siamupangila and Grace Gabriel in the straight sets.^[4] The pair were runners-up at the 2016 Zambia International tournament,^[5] and semifinalists at the 2016 Botswana International.^[6] In the mixed doubles event, she was partnered with Topsy Phiri, and they were finalists at the 2016 Ethiopia International tournament. She was also the women's singles finalist at the Top 16 Badminton Championship in Lusaka. In the final, she was defeated by Ngandwe Miyambo in straight sets.^[7] Chipeleme was a part of the Zambian team to win bronze at the 2017 African Badminton Championships.^[8][9]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Zambia International	Ngandwe Miyambo	Evelyn Siamupangila Ogar Siamupangila	Walkover	Runner-up
2015	Botswana International	Ngandwe Miyambo	Grace Gabriel Ogar Siamupangila	11–21, 17–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Ethiopia International	Topsy Phiri	Ahmed Salah Menna Eltanany	15–21, 9–21	Runner-up

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

References

1. "Players: Elizaberth Chipeleme". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
2. "Elizaberth Chipeleme Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
3. "Athlete Information: Chipeleme Elizabeth". Kazan 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
4. "Zambia: Siamupangila Bags Badminton Gold". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
5. "Badminton Internationaux de Zambie: Le tandem Julien Paul-Aatish Lubah remporte le double hommes" (in French). Le Mauricien. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
6. "Locals fail to impress at BBA international tourney". botsports24.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
7. "Kalombo, Ngandwe win Top 16 tourney". Daily Mail. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
8. "Egypt emerge champions: All Africa Mixed Team Championships 2017". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
9. "Africa Continental Team Championships 2017". africa-badminton.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

External links

• Elizaberth Chipeleme at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com