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When her father was promoted and transferred from Haryana to Hyderabad, [23] [25] she took up badminton at the age of eight to express herself, as she did not know the local language well enough to socialise with other kids. [23] Her parents played badminton for a number of years. [23] Her mother, Usha Rani, was a state level badminton player ...
The India national badminton team represents India in international badminton team tournaments. It is governed by the Badminton Association of India . [ 2 ] The men's team won the Thomas Cup in 2022 , while the women's team have been semifinalists twice at the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016 .
Premier Badminton League, aka PBL, is a team badminton league operating in India. It was launched in 2016 and is one of the top badminton leagues in the world. [1] It features nine state or city-based franchise teams and the top Indian and international badminton talent. The league has reached an audience of more than 100 million through ...
Badminton Association of India, is the governing body of badminton in India. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The association, which was formed in 1934, is registered under the societies act. [ 4 ] The body has been hosting annual national-level badminton tournaments in India since 1936.
P. V. Sindhu is the first Indian to become the World Champion, which she achieved in 2019, and the only badminton player from India to win two consecutive medals at the Olympic Games. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] One of the most successful Indian doubles player is Jwala Gutta , who was the only Indian to have rank in the top 10 of two categories.
Saurabh Sharma (born 30 December 1997) is an Indian badminton player. [1] [2] He has represented India in BWF International tournaments, having won multiple mixed doubles and men's doubles tournaments. He also became the U-19 Mixed doubles champion in the junior nationals.
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, [28] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.
Kashyap's first win was at the All India Ranking Tournament in Sivakasi on August 24, 2014. She won the nationals title at Vishakhapatnam in November 2015.. On 28 April 2016, Kashyap won the twin crowns in the U-15 and U-17 girls' single category at the PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship Season 2 National Finals.