title: Elme de Villiers
text: # Elme de Villiers
  
  Elme de Villiers (born 11 March 1993) is a South African female badminton player.
  
  ## Career
  
  She started playing badminton at aged 10 in Hennenman, South Africa. In 2013, she was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Program organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. She won bronze medal at the 2013 African Badminton Championships in women's doubles event with her partner Sandra Le Grange.
  
  ## Achievements
  
  ### African Badminton Championships
  
  Women's Doubles
  
  | Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2014 | Lobatse Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana | Jennifer Fry | Juliette Ah-Wan Alisen Camille | 14-21, 21-15, 18-21 | Bronze |
  | 2013 | National Badminton Centre, Rose Hill, Mauritius | Sandra le Grange | Juliette Ah-Wan Alisen Camille | 12-21, 16-21 | Bronze |
  
  ### BWF International Challenge/Series (6 titles, 5 runners-up)
  
  Women's Singles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2013 | Botswana International | Telma Santos | 4-21, 11-21 | Runner-up |
  | 2012 | South Africa International | Stacey Doubell | 16-21, 18-21 | Runner-up |
  | 2012 | Botswana International | Shama Aboobakar | 21-18, 16-21, 17-21 | Runner-up |
  
  Women's Doubles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2016 | South Africa International | Sandra Le Grange | Michelle Butler-Emmett Jennifer Fry | 15-21, 16-21 | Runner-up |
  | 2014 | Botswana International | Grace Gabriel | Shamim Bangi Ogar Siamupangila | 21-17, 18-21, 21-18 | Winner |
  | 2014 | Zambia International | Michelle Butler-Emmett | Grace Gabriel Kate Foo Kune | 21-17, 19-21, 21-17 | Winner |
  | 2013 | South Africa International | Sandra Halilovic | Michelle Butler-Emmett Sandra Le Grange | 21-14, 21-13 | Winner |
  | 2013 | Botswana International | Sandra Halilovic | Grace Gabriel Yeldie Louison | 21-13, 21-16 | Winner |
  | 2013 | Mauritius International | Sandra Le Grange | Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Grace Gabriel | 21-15, 21–16 | Winner |
  | 2012 | Botswana International | Jennifer van Den Berg | Kgalalelo Kegakilwe Botho Makubate | 21-7, 21-10 | Winner |
  
  Mixed Doubles
  
  | Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2012 | Botswana International | Reneshan Naidoo | Andries Malan Jennifer Van Den Berg | 10-21, 21-12, 15-21 | Runner-up |
  
      BWF International Challenge tournament
      BWF International Series tournament
      BWF Future Series tournament
  