Malvika Bansod

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Malvika Bansod
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Personal information
CitizenshipIndian
Born (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 20)
Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Sport
SportBadminton
Coached bySanjay Mishra
Gold: 2019 Maldives International Future Series, Male

Gold: 2019 Annapurna Post International Series, Nepal Bronze: 2019 Bahrain International Series Bronze: 2019 Bulgarian Junior International Championships

Gold: 2018 South Asian Regional U-21 Championship at Kathmandu Nepal (Individual and Team events)

Malvika Bansod (born 15 September 2001) is an Indian badminton player from Nagpur, Maharashtra. She has won international titles such as the Maldives International Future Series Badminton Tournament and the Annapurna Post International Series, Nepal in 2019. Bansod has won several gold medals at the national level-events in junior and senior categories.[1]

Early life[]

Bansod was born on 15 September 2001 in Nagpur, Maharashtra.She took up badminton when she was eight years old.[2][1]

Career[]

Bansod won titles at state championships in the Under-13 and Under-17 age groups.[1] In 2018, after failing to qualify for the Asian Junior championships, she won two consecutive selection tournaments to represent India at the World Junior Championship in Canada.[3] In December 2018, she was the winner at the South Asian Regional Under-21 Championship at Kathmandu Nepal, both in individual and team events.[4] In 2019, Bansod won the All India senior ranking tournament and the All India junior ranking tournament.[5] In the same year, she won a bronze medal at the Bulgarian Junior International Championship.[6] In 2021, she played Austrian Open International Series but was defeated against Clara Azurmendi of Spain in the quarterfinal.[7]

Bansod, who is a left-handed player, idolises two-time Olympics champion and five-time world champion Lin Dan of China.[2]

Senior International Debut[]

She made her senior international debut in September 2019 with a title victory in the Maldives International Future Series Badminton Tournament. A week later, she won the Annapurna Post International Series, Nepal.[8] Subsequently, she won a bronze medal at the Bahrain International Series in October 2019. She also reached the quarter final stage at the India International Challenge. With her performance in these four international tournaments in just two months, she managed to break into the world's top 200.[9] Her current world ranking is 115.[9]

Awards[]

Bansod has won a number of awards such as the Nag Bhushan award by a Maharashtra-based non-profit organisation, the Khelo India Talent Development Athlete award and the Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) Athlete award.[1]

Achievements[]

BWF International Challenge/Series (4 titles)[]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2019 Maldives International Myanmar Thet Htar Thuzar 21–13, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Nepal International India Gayathri Gopichand 21–14, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Uganda International India 17–21, 25–13, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Lithuanian International Republic of Ireland Rachael Darragh 21–14, 21–11 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "मालविका बंसोड़: क्लास रूम से लेकर बैडमिंटन कोर्ट में धमाल मचाती सनसनी". BBC News हिंदी (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  2. ^ a b PTI. "Malvika Bansod: 'Need to gain strength and power to break into top 100'". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ^ "Second consecutive title for Malvika Bansod". The Bridge. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  4. ^ Dec 3, Suhas Nayse / TNN /; 2018; Ist, 10:13. "Malvika Bansod completes grand double in South Asian U-21 Regional Badminton Championship at Nepal | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ Apr 22, Suhas Nayse / TNN / Updated; 2019; Ist, 15:30. "Malvika Bansod beats Purva Barve to win All India Senior Ranking Badminton crown | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Sportstar, Team. "Indian junior shuttlers win 3 gold, a silver and 2 bronze at Bulgarian Open". Sportstar. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  7. ^ May 30, PTI / Updated; 2021; Ist, 19:38. "Shuttler Malvika Bansod ends Austrian Open campaign with quarterfinal loss | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-07.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Sep 23, Suhas Nayse / TNN /; 2019; Ist, 10:01. "Malvika Bansod wins badminton title on international debut in Maldives | Badminton News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-17.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ "Malvika BANSOD | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
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