Ranithma finishes runner-up at Welsh International Open 2025

Monday, 01 December 2025 10:35

Ranithma finishes runner up at Welsh International Open 2025

Sri Lanka’s national women’s champion Ranithma Liyanage delivered one of the finest performances of her young career after finishing as the runner-up at the Welsh International Open 2025 in Cardiff.

The world No.113 shuttler, who is sponsored by McLarens Group, put together four straight wins before narrowly missing out on the title in a gripping three-game final.

Ranithma opened her campaign with a commanding 21–8, 21–11 victory over Natalia Slobodova.


She followed up with a hard-earned win in the round of 16, rallying from a game down to beat Cecilia Wang 21–23, 21–13, 21–19.

She stayed in control during the quarter-final, defeating England’s Freya Redfearn 24–22, 21–15 after holding firm in a tight first game.


Ranithma
then booked her place in the final with another composed performance, overcoming Denmark’s Athene Lyduch Thornild 21–17, 21–15 in the semi-finals.

The final saw her face Austria’s Wei Xu in a closely contested battle. Ranithma lost the opening game 16–21 but responded strongly with a dominant 21–10 win to force a decider.


The third game went point for point before Xu edged ahead late to claim the title 21–19, leaving
Ranithma as the women’s singles runner-up.

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