# Daniela Macías

Daniela Macías Brandes (Spanish pronunciation:; born 9 October 1997) is a Peruvian badminton player., Tokyo 2020 Olympian...

## Career

In 2013, she won the bronze medal at the Pan Am Championships in the women's doubles partnering with Dánica Nishimura, then in 2016, she won the bronze medals in the women's singles, doubles and mixed team event.
In 2013, she also won two gold medals at the XVII Bolivarian Games in the women's singles and in the mixed team event, and a bronze medal in the women's doubles partnering with Camila García. Then, in 2017, she won three gold medals at the XVIII Bolivarian Games in the women's singles, in the women's doubles partnering with Dánica Nishimura and in the mixed doubles with Mario Cuba. She also won a silver medal in the mixed team event.
Daniela is 36 times Peruvian national champion. She won 1 silver medal and 4 bronze medals in Pan Am Championships as well as 2 gold, 1 silver and 8 bronze medals in Junior Pan Am Championships. She is also 10 times South American Singles Champion and 10 times in the women doubles and mixed events. .
In 2014, she competed at the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games.
Daniela qualified and competed in the Women Singles event in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. .

## Achievements
### Pan Am Championships

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil | Stéphanie Pakenham | 18–21, 17–21 | Bronze |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Palacio de los Deportes Virgilio Travieso Soto, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Dánica Nishimura | Alex Bruce Phyllis Chan | 5–21, 15–21 | Bronze |
| 2016 | Clube Fonte São Paulo, Campinas, Brazil | Dánica Nishimura | Michelle Tong Josephine Wu | 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
| 2017 | Sports City Coliseum, Havana, Cuba | Dánica Nishimura | Michelle Tong Josephine Wu | 11–21, 12–21 | Silver |

### South American Games

Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia | Fabiana Silva | 13–21, 20–22 | Silver |
Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Evo Morales Coliseum, Cochabamba, Bolivia | Dánica Nishimura | Fabiana Silva Luana Vicente | 22–20, 21–10 | Gold |

### BWF International Challenge/Series (27 titles, 24 runners-up)

Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2013 | Giraldilla International | Camilla García | 15–21, 21–18, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Guatemala International | Berónica Vibieca | 17–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Colombia International | Telma Santos | 5–11, 6–11, 3–11 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Suriname International | Dánica Nishimura | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2016 | Giraldilla International | Elisabeth Baldauf | 11–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Peru International Series | Daniela Zapata | 21–12, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Jamie Hsu | 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Carebaco International | Jamie Subandhi | 22–20, 23–25, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Guatemala International | Tahimara Oropeza | 21–16, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2018 | Jamaica International | Jamie Hsu | 20–22, 8–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Peru Future Series | Fabiana Silva | 21–14, 16–21, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2018 | Suriname International | Lianne Tan | 10–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | El Salvador International | Fabiana Silva | 21–16, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Giraldilla International | Jordan Hart | 17–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Benin International | Thet Htar Thuzar | 21–17, 18–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | El Salvador International | Haramara Gaitan | 21–16, 14–21, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2020 | Peru Future Series | Momoka Kimura | 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2011 | Colombia International | Dánica Nishimura | Daneysha Santana Luz María Zornoza | 12–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2012 | Giraldilla International | Luz María Zornoza | Mislenis Chaviano Maria L. Hernández | 16–21, 21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2012 | Brazil International | Camilla García | Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid | 6–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Giraldilla International | Luz María Zornoza | Camilla García Dánica Nishimura | 21–17, 18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
| 2013 | Argentina International | Luz María Zornoza | Paula B Pereira Lohaynny Vicente | 11–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Colombia International | Dánica Nishimura | Katherine Winder Luz María Zornoza | 6–11, 10–11, 6–11 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Suriname International | Dánica Nishimura | Katherine Winder Luz María Zornoza | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2014 | Santo Domingo Open | Dánica Nishimura | Berónica Vibieca Daigenis Saturria | 14–21, 21–18, 21–16 | Winner |
| 2015 | Brazil International | Dánica Nishimura | Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente | 9–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2016 | Giraldilla International | Luz María Zornoza | Yuvisleydis Ramirez Chapman Adaivis Robinson Garcia | 21–3, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2017 | Peru International Series | Dánica Nishimura | Inés Castillo Paula la Torre | 21–12, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2017 | Peru International | Dánica Nishimura | Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima | 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2017 | Yonex / K&D Graphics International | Dánica Nishimura | Annie Xu Kerry Xu | 11–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
| 2017 | Carebaco International | Dánica Nishimura | Nairoby Jiménez Licelott Sánchez | 21–19, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2017 | Internacional Mexicano | Dánica Nishimura | Ariel Lee Sydney Lee | 21–6, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2017 | Guatemala International | Dánica Nishimura | Noemi Almonte Bermary Polanco | 21–12, 21–6 | Winner |
| 2018 | Peru Future Series | Dánica Nishimura | Inés Castillo Paula la Torre | 21–16, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2018 | Peru International | Dánica Nishimura | Inés Castillo Paula la Torre | 21–11, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2018 | International Mexicano | Dánica Nishimura | Lohaynny Vicente Luana Vicente | 25–23, 16–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2018 | Suriname International | Dánica Nishimura | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | 21–10, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | El Salvador International | Dánica Nishimura | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | 21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Giraldilla International | Dánica Nishimura | Inés Castillo Paula la Torre | 21–9, 21–11 | Winner |
| 2019 | Peru Future Series | Dánica Nishimura | Diana Corleto Nikté Sotomayor | 17–21, 21–5, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2019 | Benin International | Dánica Nishimura | Doha Hany Hadia Hosny | 21–19, 18–21, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2019 | Guatemala International | Dánica Nishimura | Jaqueline Lima Sâmia Lima | 19–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Bahrain International | Dánica Nishimura | Suthinee Dansoonthornwong Kanyanat Sudchoeichom | 18–21, 21–16, 21–17 | Winner |
| 2019 | Algeria International | Dánica Nishimura | Doha Hany Hadia Hosny | 21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
| 2019 | Suriname International | Dánica Nishimura | Monyata Riviera Sabrina Scott | 21–4, 21–7 | Winner |
| 2019 | El Salvador International | Dánica Nishimura | Ana Lucía Albanés Michele Barrios | 21–14, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2020 | Uganda International | Dánica Nishimura | Meghana Jakkampudi Poorvisha S. Ram | 17–21, 22–20, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Jamaica International | Dánica Nishimura | Sayaka Hobara Rena Miyaura | 3–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Peru Future Series | Dánica Nishimura | Inés Castillo Paula la Torre | 21–19, 20–22, 21–19 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2015 | Colombia International | Daniel la Torre | Alex Yuwan Tjong Fabiana Silva | 19–21, 21–19, 14–21 | Runner-up |
| 2019 | Giraldilla International | Mario Cuba | José Guevara Inés Castillo | 21–12, 21–19 | Winner |
    BWF International Challenge tournament
    BWF International Series tournament
    BWF Future Series tournament