Letshanaa Karupathevan
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| Born | 19 August 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Yogendran Khrishnan[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 34 (14 April 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 34 (14 April 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Letshanaa Karupathevan (born 19 August 2003) is a Malaysian badminton player.[3] She was part of Malaysia team that won bronze medals in the 2021 and 2023 Sudirman Cup.[4]
In 2018, Letshanaa was among the players that won a bronze at the 2018 Jakarta mixed team.[5] On the same year, she won her first international tournament winning the women singles of the 2018 Mauritius International.[6] She made her name in 2019 when she won the national Under-18 title as a 14-year-old and joined the national back-up squad in 2020.[7] In 2021, she was part of the Malaysian squad that won bronze at the 2021 Sudirman Cup.[8] In February 2022, Letshanaa resigned from Badminton Association of Malaysia due to back injury. As an independent player, she trained at the Fly Spirit Badminton Club in Selayang and Sungai Buloh under the tutelage of her brother, K. Jhotiswaran and father, A. Karupathevan.[9] She rejoined the national badminton team on 1 March 2023.[10][11]
In 2025, Letshanaa competed in the SEA Games in Thailand. She contributed a bronze medal in the women's team event.[12]
