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DeSilva-Andrade ‘Excited’ To Be In World Top 10
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade has high hopes for the coming year after breaking into the world’s top ten boccia players for the first time following a superb showing at the Boccia World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. DeSilva-Andrade produced a string of fine performances to reach the quarter-finals of the championships earlier... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade Ranked 10th In The World
Bermudian boccia player Yushae DeSilva-Andrade is closing out 2022 being ranked 10th in the world and 3rd in the America’s region. DeSilva-Andrade said, “This is my first full year of competition since Covid, I can’t believe I finished it number 10 in the world and third in the America’s region. “This is so surreal to me because... Read more of this article
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade Concludes In Worlds
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade concluded competing in the Boccia World Championships in Brazil, taking on Dora Basic from Croatia in the quarter-finals, with Basic claiming the 3 – 2 win. Coach Troy Farnsworth said, “She has played in multiple world championships previously, however this was the first time she has progressed to the knockout stage... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade Advances To Quarter-Finals
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade continued competing in the Boccia World Championships, advancing to the tournament’s quarter-finals. In her third group stage match of the competition, DeSilva-Andrade defeated Katerina Curinova from the Czech Republic 4 – 1, advancing to the quarter-finals. Coach Troy Farnsworth said, “DeSilva-Andrade played well and... Read more of this article
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade Wins In Brazil
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade continued competing in the Boccia World Championships in Brazil, making a strong showing on the second day of action to defeat Kinga Kaza from Poland — who is the number 6th ranked player in the world — by a score of 5 – 1. Coach Troy Farnsworth said, “She played a great match and despite going down early... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade Starts Competing In Brazil
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade started competing in the Boccia World Championships in Brazil, with over 170 athletes from 41 countries taking part in the event. DeSilva-Andrade took on the world number 1 Andreza Vitória De Oliveira from Brazil in her first round match, with the Brazilian winning by a score of 5 – 2. “Although she lost Yushae... Read more of this article
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade To Compete In Brazil
Bermuda boccia player Yushae DeSilva-Andrade is set to compete in the World Boccia Championships in Rio, Brazil from December 6 to December 10. A spokesperson said, “The competition will be held in Carioca 1 arena in the Olympic Park. Over 170 athletes from 41 countries will be competing. Yushae’s first game will be on Tuesday. We are very... Read more of this article
Bermuda Boccia Players World Rankings
With the Rio de Janeiro 2022 World Boccia Championships set to get underway on December 5th, take a look at the Bermuda players’ current Boccia world rankings just released by the Boccia International Sports Federation [BISFed]. Yushae Desilva-Andrade is ranked 23rd in the BC1 Individuals Female Class and Omar Hayward is now ranked 33rd in the... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade & Hayward Win Bronze Medals
[Written by Stephen Wright] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward claimed bronze medals at the Veldhoven World Boccia Challenger event in the Netherlands yesterday. Both players reached the semi-finals of their respective categories, the BC1 women’s division and BC1 men’s division. Hayward lost his semi-final against Greece’s Panagiotis Soulanis... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade & Hayward Advance To Semis
Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward have both claimed victories and advanced to the semi finals at the Veldhoven World Boccia Challenger in the Netherlands. In her opening event in the BC1 female pool B division, DeSilva-Andrade recorded two wins. She won her first match defeating Angeline Melissa Anak Lawas from Malaysia 10 – 2, and advanced... Read more of this article
Boccia: DeSilva-Andrade & Hayward To Compete
[Updated] Yushae DeSilva-Andrade and Omar Hayward are representing Bermuda at the World Boccia Challenger in Veldhoven, Netherlands, this week. Both athletes are competing in the BC1 Division at the NH Eindhoven Conference Centre Koningshof and will be in action later today. DeSilva-Andrade competed at the World Boccia Cup in Povoa de Varzim, northern... Read more of this article
DeSilva-Andrade Competes In World Boccia Cup
Bermuda’s Yushae DeSilva-Andrade recently competed in the Póvoa de Varzim 2022 World Boccia Cup in Portugal. Despite her best efforts, she lost both her opening games, which means she did not progress to the finals. She lost first game by only one point to a competitor from Spain who is currently ranked 6th in the world, and she then played the world... Read more of this article
