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{{Short description|Fijian squash and badminton player}}
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{{MedalBronze | [[2018 Oceania Badminton Championships|2018 Hamilton]] | Women's team }}
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{{MedalBronze | 2010 Invercargill | Mixed team }}
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'''Andra Whiteside''' (b. 12 June 1989, [[Suva]]) is a Fijian [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andra WHITESIDE|url=http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/profile/overview.aspx?id=1C0F1899-3DEB-4377-83C2-375768CC0D37|website=bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]]|accessdate=2 December 2017}}</ref> She has represented [[Fiji]] at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] and at the [[2007 Pacific Games]] and again at the [[2011 Pacific Games]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Narain|first1=Pravin|title=Andra Whiteside|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=310799|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=22 June 2015}}</ref> She would again be part of the team that represented Fiji for the [[2015 Pacific Games]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Vishaal|title=Athletes farewelled|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=311966|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=1 July 2015}}</ref> She won the [[bronze medal]] for Women's Badminton, defeating [[Heimana Chung]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Papua New Guinea teenager Lynette Vai clinches triple gold for Pacific Games hosts|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/squash/papua-new-guinea-teenager-lynette-vai-clinches-triple-gold-pacific-games-hosts|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=20 July 2015}}</ref>
'''Andra Whiteside''' (born 6 December 1989) is a Fijian [[Squash (sport)|squash]] and [[badminton]] player.<ref>{{cite web|title=Players: Andra Whiteside |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/player/13993/andra-whiteside |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation]]|accessdate=11 April 2018}}</ref><ref name="gc">{{cite web|title=Participants: Andra Whiteside |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6032771-andra-whiteside.htm |publisher=Gold Coast 2018|accessdate=15 July 2019}}</ref> She has represented Fiji in badminton at the [[Badminton at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|2006]], [[Badminton at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Commonwealth Games]] and at the [[2007 Pacific Games|2007]], [[2011 Pacific Games|2011]], and [[2019 Pacific Games]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Narain|first1=Pravin|title=Andra Whiteside|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=310799|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=22 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203055/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=310799|archive-date=2 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also represented Fiji in squash at the [[2015 Pacific Games]].<ref name="gc"/> She plays as the third singles against Tahiti, helps the team to clinched the bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news|title=Papua New Guinea teenager Lynette Vai clinches triple gold for Pacific Games hosts|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/squash/papua-new-guinea-teenager-lynette-vai-clinches-triple-gold-pacific-games-hosts|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=Sportskeeda|date=20 July 2015}}</ref>


On 3 September 2014, Whiteside won the Women's Badminton competition of her first major squash appearance, defeating [[Sharon Wild]] three to nothing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Arin|title=Whiteside, Ho win squash meet|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=279214|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=3 September 2014}}</ref> On 18 September 2016, she won three trophies in Suva's Yat Sen Hall for Women's Singles, Women's Double with her sister, Karen Whiteside, against [[Chloe Kumar]] and [[Shannon Quai Hoi]], and the Mixed Doubles A-grade with [[Jason Low]] against [[Martin Feussner]] and [[Sina Quai Hoi]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ratuva|first1=Anasilini|title=Whiteside Scoops Three Titles|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/09/19/whiteside-scoops-three-titles/|accessdate=2 December 2017|date=19 September 2016|work=[[Fiji Sun]]}}</ref> Some time in that year, she began to train newer badminton players and coach them, and played against Danielle Whiteside, her cousin, on 25 June 2016 in the Woman's A Singles for that year,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Narain|first1=Pravin|title=Top clash at Suva Badminton Open|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=359738|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=25 June 2016}}</ref> defeating her.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Narain|first1=Pravin|title=Low wins Suva Open|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=359954|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=27 June 2016}}</ref>
On 3 September 2014, Whiteside won the National Squash Championships as her first major squash appearance, defeating Sharon Wild three to nothing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Arin|title=Whiteside, Ho win squash meet|url=https://www.fijitimes.com/whiteside-ho-win-squash-meet/ |accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=3 September 2014}}</ref> In September 2016, she won three National Badminton Championships titles in Suva's Yat Sen Hall for women's singles, women's doubles with her sister, Karen Whiteside, against Chloe Kumar and Shannon Quai Hoi, and the mixed doubles A-grade with Jason Low against Martin Feussner and Sina Quai Hoi.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ratuva|first1=Anasilini|title=Whiteside Scoops Three Titles|url=http://fijisun.com.fj/2016/09/19/whiteside-scoops-three-titles/|accessdate=2 December 2017|date=19 September 2016|work=[[Fiji Sun]]}}</ref> Some time in that year, she began to train newer badminton players and coach them, and played against Danielle Whiteside, her cousin, on 25 June 2016 in the Woman's A Singles for that year,<ref>{{cite news|last1=Narain|first1=Pravin|title=Top clash at Suva Badminton Open|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=359738|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=25 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202203057/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=359738|archive-date=2 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> defeating her.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Narain|first1=Pravin|title=Low wins Suva Open|url=http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=359954|accessdate=2 December 2017|work=[[The Fiji Times]]|date=27 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202153034/http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=359954|archive-date=2 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>


In 2009, Whiteside was nominated by the Fiji Badminton Association and selected by FASANOC to join Peter Taylor as representatives of Fiji for the 2008 Olympic Youth Camp, held from 5–19 August 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andra Whiteside arrives in Beijing!|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1186-0-0-0&sID=13980&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=6254136|website=websites.sportstg.com|publisher=Fiji Badminton Association|accessdate=2 December 2017}}</ref>
In 2009, Whiteside was nominated by the Fiji Badminton Association and selected by FASANOC to join Peter Taylor as representatives of Fiji for the 2008 Olympic Youth Camp, held from 5–19 August 2008.<ref>{{cite web|title=Andra Whiteside arrives in Beijing!|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=2-1186-0-0-0&sID=13980&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=6254136|website=websites.sportstg.com|publisher=Fiji Badminton Association|accessdate=2 December 2017}}</ref>


==Citations==
== Achievements ==

{{Reflist|30em}}
=== Pacific Games ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2007 Pacific Games|2007]]
| align="left" | Gymnasium at Apia Park, [[Apia]], Samoa
| align="left" | {{flagicon image|New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg}} [[Johanna Kou]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–17, 21–17
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2011 Pacific Games|2011]]
| align="left" | François Anewy, [[Nouméa]], New Caledonia
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NCL}} [[Valérie Sarengat]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–6
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png]] '''Gold'''
|}

''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2007 Pacific Games|2007]]
| align="left" | Gymnasium at Apia Park,<br />[[Apia]], Samoa
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Danielle Whiteside]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon image|New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg}} [[Johanna Kou]]<br />{{flagicon image|New Caledonia Sports Flag.svg}} [[Cecile Sarengat]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 12–21, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2011 Pacific Games|2011]]
| align="left" | François Anewy,<br />[[Nouméa]], New Caledonia
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIJ}} Danielle Whiteside
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NCL}} [[Cécile Kaddour]]<br />{{flagicon|NCL}} Johanna Kou
| align="left" | 14–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png]] '''Silver'''
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2019 Pacific Games|2019]]
| align="left" | Faleata Sports Complex,<br />[[Tuanaimato]], Samoa
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Karyn Gibson]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NCL}} Johanna Kou<br />{{flagicon|NCL}} [[Dgeniva Matauli]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 13–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFB069"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2011 Pacific Games|2011]]
| align="left" | François Anewy,<br />[[Nouméa]], New Caledonia
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Burty Molia]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NCL}} [[Sébastien Arias]]<br />{{flagicon|NCL}} [[Melissa Sanmoestanom]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== BWF International Challenge/Series ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Fiji International (badminton)|Fiji International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NCL}} [[Johanna Kou]]
| align="left" | 21–7, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

'Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | [[Fiji International (badminton)|Fiji International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Danielle Whiteside]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Carline Bentley]]<br />{{flagicon|FIJ}} [[Gabriella Wong]]
| align="left" | 21–10, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Fiji International (badminton)|Fiji International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FIJ}} Danielle Whiteside
| align="left" | {{flagicon|NCL}} [[Cécile Kaddour]]<br />{{flagicon|NCL}} [[Johanna Kou]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 10–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWF}}
* {{BWF2}}
* {{CGF profile}}
* {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile|109650|archive=20150403160421}}


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[[Category:Badminton players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
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[[Category:Pacific Games gold medalists for Fiji]]
[[Category:Pacific Games silver medalists for Fiji]]
[[Category:Pacific Games bronze medalists for Fiji]]

Latest revision as of 10:42, 8 March 2024

Andra Whiteside
Personal information
CountryFiji
Born (1989-12-06) 6 December 1989 (age 35)
Suva, Fiji
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
HandednessRight
Women's singles & doubles
Highest ranking201 (WD 23 September 2010)
Medal record
Representing  Fiji
Women's badminton
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Samoa Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2011 New Caledonia Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Samoa Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Samoa Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 New Caledonia Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 New Caledonia Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Samoa Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Samoa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 New Caledonia Mixed doubles
Oceania Women's Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Hamilton Women's team
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Invercargill Mixed team
Women's squash
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Papua New Guinea Women's team
BWF profile

Andra Whiteside (born 6 December 1989) is a Fijian squash and badminton player.[1][2] She has represented Fiji in badminton at the 2006, 2018 Commonwealth Games and at the 2007, 2011, and 2019 Pacific Games.[3] She also represented Fiji in squash at the 2015 Pacific Games.[2] She plays as the third singles against Tahiti, helps the team to clinched the bronze medal.[4]

On 3 September 2014, Whiteside won the National Squash Championships as her first major squash appearance, defeating Sharon Wild three to nothing.[5] In September 2016, she won three National Badminton Championships titles in Suva's Yat Sen Hall for women's singles, women's doubles with her sister, Karen Whiteside, against Chloe Kumar and Shannon Quai Hoi, and the mixed doubles A-grade with Jason Low against Martin Feussner and Sina Quai Hoi.[6] Some time in that year, she began to train newer badminton players and coach them, and played against Danielle Whiteside, her cousin, on 25 June 2016 in the Woman's A Singles for that year,[7] defeating her.[8]

In 2009, Whiteside was nominated by the Fiji Badminton Association and selected by FASANOC to join Peter Taylor as representatives of Fiji for the 2008 Olympic Youth Camp, held from 5–19 August 2008.[9]

Achievements

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Pacific Games

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Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2007 Gymnasium at Apia Park, Apia, Samoa Johanna Kou 16–21, 21–17, 21–17 Gold
2011 François Anewy, Nouméa, New Caledonia New Caledonia Valérie Sarengat 21–13, 21–6 Gold

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Gymnasium at Apia Park,
Apia, Samoa 		Fiji Danielle Whiteside Johanna Kou
Cecile Sarengat 		21–18, 12–21, 8–21 Silver
2011 François Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia 		Fiji Danielle Whiteside New Caledonia Cécile Kaddour
New Caledonia Johanna Kou 		14–21, 19–21 Silver
2019 Faleata Sports Complex,
Tuanaimato, Samoa 		Fiji Karyn Gibson New Caledonia Johanna Kou
New Caledonia Dgeniva Matauli 		17–21, 13–21 Silver Silver

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 François Anewy,
Nouméa, New Caledonia 		Fiji Burty Molia New Caledonia Sébastien Arias
New Caledonia Melissa Sanmoestanom 		21–18, 21–11 Bronze

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Fiji International New Caledonia Johanna Kou 21–7, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

'Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2010 Fiji International Fiji Danielle Whiteside Fiji Carline Bentley
Fiji Gabriella Wong 		21–10, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Fiji International Fiji Danielle Whiteside New Caledonia Cécile Kaddour
New Caledonia Johanna Kou 		19–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Players: Andra Whiteside". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Participants: Andra Whiteside". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ Narain, Pravin (22 June 2015). "Andra Whiteside". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Papua New Guinea teenager Lynette Vai clinches triple gold for Pacific Games hosts". Sportskeeda. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  5. ^ Kumar, Arin (3 September 2014). "Whiteside, Ho win squash meet". The Fiji Times. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  6. ^ Ratuva, Anasilini (19 September 2016). "Whiteside Scoops Three Titles". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  7. ^ Narain, Pravin (25 June 2016). "Top clash at Suva Badminton Open". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ^ Narain, Pravin (27 June 2016). "Low wins Suva Open". The Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Andra Whiteside arrives in Beijing!". websites.sportstg.com. Fiji Badminton Association. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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