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Grace Daniel’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Badminton player
Is Athlete
Badminton player
From Nigeria
Type Sports
Gender female
Birth

24 February 1984

Age 36 years
Star sign Pisces

Grace Kubi Daniel (born 24 February 1984) is a Nigerian badminton player. She defeated South Africa’s Michelle Claire Edwards for the gold medal in the women’s singles, and also, teamed up with Susan Ideh for a silver in the doubles at the 2007 All-Africa Games in Algiers, Algeria.

Daniel qualified for the women’s singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after she was ranked eighty-ninth in the world, and awarded a continental spot for Africa by the Badminton World Federation. She lost the first preliminary round match to Czech Republic’s Kristina Ludíková, with a score of 13–21 and 8–21.

Achievements

African Games

Women’s singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result

Women’s doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

African Championships

Women’s singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result

Women’s doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

Mixed Doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result

BWF International Challenge/Series

Women’s singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2009 Mauritius International Juliette Ah-Wan 21–13, 21–17 Winner
2008 Nigeria International Xu Bingxin 17–21, 21–9, 6–21 Runner-up
2008 Mauritius International Yoana Martínez 21–15, 21–18 Winner
2006 Nigeria International Agnese Allegrini Runner-up
2005 South Africa International Amrita Sawaram 11–3, 11–2 Winner
2002 Nigeria International Kuburat Mumini 13–11, 11–7 Winner
2002 Kenya International Karen Foo Kune 7–0, 7–5, 7–4 Winner

Women’s doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Mauritius International Karen Foo Kune Chantal Botts
Kerry-Lee Harrington
Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Mauritius International Ola Fagbemi Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
21–17, 21–16 Winner
2008 Nigeria International Greg Okuonghae Akeem Ogunseye
Mary Gideon
21–13, 21–13 Winner
2008 Kenya International Greg Okuonghae Wilson Tukire
Mega Nankabirwa
21–8, 21–17 Winner
2006 Mauritius International Greg Okuonghae Georgie Cupidon
Juliette Ah-Wan
Winner
2005 South Africa International Greg Okuonghae Dorian James
Michelle Edwards
15–13, 12–15, 13–15 Runner-up
2002 Kenya International Ola Fagbemi Stephan Beeharry
Shama Aboobakar
7–2, 1–7, 2–7, 4–7 Runner-up
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