Tanisha Crasto

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Tanisha Crasto
Personal information
CountryBahrain (2013–2016)
India (2018–present)
Born (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 18)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates[1]
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking222 (WD 30 November 2021)
163 (XD 30 November 2021)
BWF profile

Tanisha Crasto (born 5 May 2003) is a UAE-born Indian badminton player.[1][2][3][4] While formerly representing Bahrain, she won the women's doubles event at the 2016 Bahrain International Challenge partnered with Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella.[5] In 2017, she created history by winning the Indian Club UAE Open tournament in the women's singles event after beat Negin Amiripour of Iran when she was 14 years old.[6][7] She also a part of the Prime Star Sports Academy club to win the Shuttle Time Dubai Club Badminton Championship.[8]

Early life[]

Crasto was born in Dubai to Indian parents from Goa and attended the The Indian High School, Dubai.[1][9]

Career[]

UAE and Bahrain[]

In 2013, Crasto made her international debut for Bahrain in junior tournaments[10] and won her first major BWF international title representing Bahrain at the 2016 Bahrain International Challenge tournament.[11][12] She is ranked among the top UAE based badminton players.[13][14] She also became the youngest winner of the UAE Open tournament.[15]

India[]

After participating in the Gulf based tournaments, in 2018 she shifted to India representing Goa in the Indian tournaments.[11][1][16][17][18] She represented India in the 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships and the 2018 and 2019 BWF World Junior Championships.[19]

In 2021, Crasto joined the India national badminton team and participated in the Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup tournaments.[20] She was the runners-up in the mixed doubles event while partnering with Ishaan Bhatnagar at the 2021 Scottish Open.[21][22][23]

Achievements[]

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)[]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Bahrain International Challenge Indonesia Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella India Farha Mather
India Ashna Roy 		21–12, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 India International Challenge India Rutaparna Panda India
India Gayathri Gopichand 		21–23, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 India International Challenge India India
India Gayathri Gopichand 		21–16, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Scottish Open India Ishaan Bhatnagar England Callum Hemming
England Jessica Pugh 		15–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Vaidya, Jaideep (December 21, 2018). "Badminton Junior Nationals: Tanisha Crasto, the 'Dubai girl', is slowly making waves in India". Scroll.in. Tanisha was born in Dubai in 2003 to NRI, or Non-Resident Indian, parents and has lived there ever since
  2. ^ "Rudra, Tanisha excels at badminton". Herald. June 27, 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Players: Tanisha Crasto". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Tanisha Crasto Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Indian badminton player Pratul Joshi wins Bahrain International Challenge title". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Teenager creates history in oldest badminton event". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ Pinto, Denzil (May 23, 2017). "14-year-old Tanisha Crasto is dreaming big after UAE Open success". Sport 360. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Badminton: Prime Star, Victor club emerge champions". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. ^ Jose, James (April 4, 2020). "Tanisha continues her badminton journey at home". Khaleej Times.
  10. ^ "Bahrain Junior International Series 2013". BWF. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Anand, Sanketa (23 June 2020). "PLAYING FOR INDIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM - TANISHA CRASTO". Cynergy sports. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Pratul wins maiden title at Bahrain International Challenge". Times of India. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Bahrain: Sanjay and Adnan clinch double". GDN. June 7, 2016.
  14. ^ "Current Rankings". UAE badminton. December 31, 2019.
  15. ^ Nayar, KR (May 19, 2017). "Teenager creates history in oldest badminton event". Gulf News.
  16. ^ Sharma, Nitin (August 19, 2019). "Aditi-Tanisha aim to replicate junior success on the senior circuit". The Indian Express.
  17. ^ Gomes, Alaric (September 12, 2020). "India teen Tanisha Crasto stars as India sweep Dubai badminton competition". Gulf Times.
  18. ^ Borkakoty, Rituraj (January 16, 2021). "Badminton: Dubai girl Tanisha now among world's top 10 junior players". Khaleej Times.
  19. ^ "Parents of prodigies ensure no gulf separates their child frfrom their passion". The Times of India. May 2, 2021.
  20. ^ Asthana, Arsh (September 4, 2021). "Dubai-based shuttler Tanisha Crasto to play with PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal in Indian team". Khaleej Times.
  21. ^ Nayar, KR (December 1, 2021). "Tanisha-Ishaan settle for silver in Scotland". O Heraldo.
  22. ^ "Goa's Tanisha wins Silver at Scottish Open Badminton". The Goan. December 1, 2021.
  23. ^ Nayse, Suhas (December 5, 2021). "Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto lose in mixed doubles semis". Sportskeeda.

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