Sri Lankan shuttler Dumindu Abeywickrama will go in the XIV Santo Domingo Open 2025 Badminton Championship with the objective of demanding his fifth international medal, following his success in the international circuit since early September.
Dumindu will instigate his campaign on Wednesday (15) at Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic at the 5-day BWF sanctioned international event, aiming for his 2nd gold medal within the last 2 months.
Presently positioned at BWF 115, following his epic journey where one of Sri Lanka’s promising in Men’s Singles has already won a gold, two silver and a bronze medal from four international outings in the Latin American circuit. Dumindu’s performances have helped elevate his ranking level in the world.
Dumindu claimed the Men’s Singles gold medal at the Guatemala International Challenge 2025 held from 30 September to 5 October in Guatemala, with a remarkable record of 5 straight wins from the start to finish.
He recorded a straight victory against Mark Shelley of the USA, presently ranked 106 in BWF by 21-18 and 21-13 to secure his first gold medal in the Latin American circuit, following his 2 silvers and a bronze.
Dumindu’s extraordinary run in Guatemala justifies his commitment and effort to better his standard among Men’s Singles shuttlers in the world with a few straight wins on his way to win the gold medal against higher ranked players.
Among those who were beaten by Dumindu were Aria Dinata of Croatia (BWF 68) in the semifinal, and Adriano Viale of Peru (BWF 105) in the quarterfinal.
He had already got two finals in Men’s Singles in Colombia and Costa Rica after kicking off his Latin American campaign in Guatemala with a bronze medal early in September.
At the I La Perla Del Otun Future Series 2025, held from 24-28 September
in Pereira, Colombia. Dumindu steamrolled unbeaten with straight wins to reach the final, where he suffered a 2-1 loss after a close battle against USA’s Enrico Asuncion to secure his second silver medal.
This was after his silver medal at the Il Costa Rica Future Series 2025 held from 9-13 September in San Jose, Costa Rica, where he instigated to accelerate his playing style.
He recorded three back-to-back straight wins before starving off Arthur Wakhevitsch of France by 2-1 and booking the berth in the final against Guatemala’s Kevin Cordon, BWF ranked 77, before going down 2-1 and earning the silver.
By the way, Cordon pushed Dumindu out in the semi-final at the VII Guatemala Future Series 2025, held from 7-9 September in Guatemala, giving the Sri Lankan his first medal of the tour, a bronze.
A former student of Royal College, Colombo, Dumindu is presently based in Seattle, USA under renowned badminton coach Rohith Halase Gowda, who guides him during the Latin American competitions, which will be helpful to improve the Sri Lankan No.2 shuttler in world ranking and gain international exposure.
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