N. Sikki Reddy

N. Sikki Reddy
N. Sikki Reddy
	The President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Arjuna Award, 2018 to Ms. Nelakurthi Sikki Reddy for Badminton, in a glittering ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on September 25, 2018.
Personal information
Birth name	Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy
Country	India
Born	18 August 1993 (age 28); Kodad, Telangana, India
Residence	Hyderabad, India
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Handedness	Left
Coach	Pullela Gopichand
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking	17 (WD 13 August 2019); 13 (XD 23 March 2017)
Current ranking	30 (WD), 28 (XD) (19 December 2019)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing India
Uber Cup
Commonwealth Games
Asian Games
South Asian Games
	BWF profile

Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles.^[1] In 2016, she won the Brazil and Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed doubles event partnered with Pranaav Chopra.^[2] She and Chopra also won the gold medal at the South Asian Games.^[3]^[4]

Achievements[]

Commonwealth Games[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia	Ashwini Ponnappa	Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville	21–19, 21–19	Bronze

South Asian Games[]

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal	Meghana Jakkampudi	Thilini Hendahewa Kavidi Sirimannage	14–21, 18–21	Bronze
2016	Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India	K. Maneesha	Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa	9–21, 17–21	Silver

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2016	Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India	Pranaav Chopra	Manu Attri Ashwini Ponnappa	30–29, 21–17	Gold

BWF World Tour[]

The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[6]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2019	Hyderabad Open	Super 100	Ashwini Ponnappa	Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun	17–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2018	Syed Modi International	Super 300	Ashwini Ponnappa	Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean	15–21, 13–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Hyderabad Open	Super 100	Pranaav Chopra	Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow	21–15, 19–21, 23–25	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix[]

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Syed Modi International	Ashwini Ponnappa	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen	16–21, 18–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Syed Modi International	Pranaav Chopra	B. Sumeeth Reddy Ashwini Ponnappa	22–20, 21–10	Winner
2016	Scottish Open	Pranaav Chopra	Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai	21–13, 18–21, 16–21	Runner-up
2016	Russian Open	Pranaav Chopra	Vladimir Ivanov Valeria Sorokina	21–17, 21–19	Winner
2016	Brasil Open	Pranaav Chopra	Toby Ng Rachel Honderich	21–15, 21–16	Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series[]

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2021	Denmark Masters	Ashwini Ponnappa	Amalie Magelund Freja Ravn	21–15, 19–21, 14–21	Runner-up
2019	Maldives International	Ashwini Ponnappa	Sayaka Hobara	10–21, 21–17, 12–21	Runner-up
2016	Welsh International	Ashwini Ponnappa	Anastasia Chervyakova Olga Morozova	16–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2015	Tata Open India International	K. Maneesha	Chaladchalam Chayanit Phataimas Muenwong	11–21, 21–15, 13–21	Runner-up
2015	Lagos International	Pradnya Gadre	Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit	21–19, 21–23, 21–15	Winner
2015	Polish Open	Pradnya Gadre	Alexandra Bruce Phyllis Chan	21–16, 21–18	Winner
2015	Uganda International	S. Poorvisha Ram	Negin Amiripour Aghaei Hajiagha Soraya	11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3	Winner
2014	Bangladesh International	Pradnya Gadre	Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit	21–10, 22–24, 21–16	Winner
2013	Bahrain International Challenge	Pradnya Gadre	Aparna Balan Sanyogita Ghorpade	21–13, 19–21, 21–5	Winner
2013	Tata Open India International	Pradnya Gadre	Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa	21–19, 21–19	Winner
2012	Tata Open India International	Aparna Balan	Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan	21–19, 13–21, 17–21	Runner-up
2011	Bahrain International	Aparna Balan	Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid	10–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2009	Smiling Fish International	P. C. Thulasi	Porntip Buranaprasertsuk Sapsiree Taerattanachai	19–21, 17–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2015	Lagos International	Tarun Kona	Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba	19–21, 7–21	Runner-up
2015	Uganda International	Tarun Kona	Muhammed Ali Kurt Kader İnal	11–6, 11–4, 11–6	Winner
2014	Tata Open India International	Manu Attri	Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre	21–19, 19–21, 21–10	Winner
2013	Bahrain International Challenge	V. Diju	Sanave Thomas Prajakta Sawant	21–19, 14–21, 23–23 Retired	Runner-up
2013	Bahrain International	V. Diju	Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan	14–21, 23–25	Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Personal life[]

Sikki Reddy married her fellow badminton player B. Sumeeth Reddy in February 2019.^[7]^[8]

References[]

^ "Players: Reddy N. Sikki". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ "Ruthvika Gadde, Reddy-Chopra win in Russian Open Grand Prix 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ "South Asian Games: Ruthvika Shivani stuns PV Sindhu to win gold". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
^ "Sikki Reddy's saga of blood, sweat and success".
^ "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
^ "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
^ "Badminton aces N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth reddy tie the knot in Hyderabad in a star-studded wedding". Times Now. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ Adivi, Sashidhar (25 February 2019). "To New beginnings!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

External links[]

N. Sikki Reddy at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
N. Sikki Reddy at gc2018.com

[1] "Players: Reddy N. Sikki". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[2] "Ruthvika Gadde, Reddy-Chopra win in Russian Open Grand Prix 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[3] "South Asian Games: Ruthvika Shivani stuns PV Sindhu to win gold". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[4] "Sikki Reddy's saga of blood, sweat and success".

[5] "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.

[6] "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.

[7] "Badminton aces N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth reddy tie the knot in Hyderabad in a star-studded wedding". Times Now. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[8] Adivi, Sashidhar (25 February 2019). "To New beginnings!". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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