P. V. Sindhu
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Personal information | |
Birth name | P. V. Sindhu |
Country | India |
Born |
Hyderabad, Telangana, India | 5 July 1995
Residence | Hyderabad, India |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) |
Handedness | Right |
Coach | Pullela Gopichand |
Women's Singles | |
Highest ranking | 9 (13 March 2014[1]) |
Current ranking | 10 (7 Apr 2016[2]) |
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (Telugu: సింధూ; born 5 July 1995) is an Indian badminton player. She trains at Hyderabad's Gopichand Badminton Academy and is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a not-for-profit foundation that identifies and supports Indian athletes.
On 10 August 2013, Sindhu became the first ever Indian women's singles player to win a medal at the World Championships. In 2015, She received India's fourth highest civilian honor Padma Shri awarded on 30 March 2015.[3] She broke into the top 20 in the Badminton World Federation rankings which were released on 21 September 2012.[4]
Sindhu's father Ramanna is himself an Arjuna Awardee. Ramanna represented India in Volleyball.
Childhood and early training
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu was born to P. V. Ramana and P. Vijaya – both former volleyball players. Ramana also won the Government of India-instituted 2000 Arjuna Award for his sport.[5] Though her parents played professional volleyball, Sindhu chose badminton over it because she drew inspiration from the success of Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England Open Badminton Champion.[6] She eventually started playing badminton from the age of eight.[5] she pursued her education in Sri venkateswara Bala kuteer,guntur.
Sindhu first learned the basics of the sport with the guidance of Mehboob Ali at the badminton courts of Indian Railway Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications in Secunderabad. Soon after she joined Pullela Gopichand's badminton academy.[6] While profiling Sindhu's career, a correspondent with The Hindu wrote:
The fact that she reports on time at the coaching camps daily, travelling a distance of 56 km from her residence, is perhaps a reflection of her willingness to complete her desire to be a good badminton player with the required hard work and commitment.[6]
Gopichand seconded this correspondent's opinion when he said that "the most striking feature in Sindhu's game is her attitude and the never-say-die spirit."[7] After joining Gopichand's badminton academy, Sindhu won several titles. In the under-10 years category, she won the 5th Servo All India ranking championship in the doubles category and the singles title at the Ambuja Cement All India ranking. In the under-13 years category, Sindhu won the singles title at the Sub-juniors in Pondicherry, doubles titles at the Krishna Khaitan All India Tournament, IOC All India Ranking, the Sub-Junior Nationals and the All India Ranking in Pune. She also won the under-14 team gold medal at the 51st National School Games in India.[5]
Career
In the international circuit, Sindhu was a bronze medallist at the 2009 Sub-Junior Asian Badminton Championships held in Colombo.[8] At the 2010 Iran Fajr International Badminton Challenge, she won the silver medal in the singles category.[9] Sindhu reached the quarterfinals of the 2010 Junior World Badminton Championships that was held in Mexico.[10] She was a team member in India's national team at the 2010 Uber Cup.[11]
2012
On 14 June 2012, Sindhu lost to Germany's Juliane Schenk in Indonesia Open, 21–14, 21–14 .[12] On 7 July 2012, she won Asia Youth Under 19 Championship beating Japanese Player Nozomi Okuhara in final by 18–21, 21–17, 22–20.[13] In the 2012 Li Ning China Masters Super Series tournament she stunned London 2012 Olympics gold medallist Li Xuerui of China, beating her 21–19, 9–21, 21–16 and entered the semifinals[14] but lost to 4th seeded Jiang Yanjiao of China by 10–21, 21–14, 19–21 in the semifinals.[15] A lot was expected from Sindhu in the Japan Open after her exploits in the China Open, given China pulled many of its players out of the tournament citing security reasons.[16] But she bowed out in the second round to Korean shuttler Bae Yeon Ju for 21–10, 12–21, 18–21.[17]
Sindhu then went on to participate in the 77th Senior National Badminton Championships held at Srinagar. She was defeated in the finals by Sayali Gokhale for 15–21, 21–15, 15–21.[18] It was later revealed that Sindhu injured her knee in the China Open and she carried this injury through the Japan Open and the nationals. She decided to skip the World Junior Championships so as not to aggravate the injury.[19]
Sindhu finished runner-up in the Syed Modi India Grand Prix Gold event held in Lucknow in December 2012.[20] She didn't lose a single set coming into the final, but was upset by the Indonesian Linda Weni Fanetri for 21–15, 18–21, 21–18.[21] She reached her career best ranking of 15.[22]
2013
She won Malaysian open title 2013, beating her opponent from Singapore Juan Gu by 21–17,17–21,21–19. This is Sindhu's maiden Grand Prix Gold title.[23]
PV Sindhu on 8 August 2013 defeated the defending champion, second-seeded Wang Yihan of China, to enter the women's quarterfinals at the Badminton world championships. The 18-year-old, 10th-seeded Sindhu won 21–18, 23–21 in 54 minutes to set up a meeting with seventh-seeded Chinese player Wang Shixian. She beat Wang Shixian 21–18, 21 – 17 to become India's first medalist in women's singles at the World Championships.
She won Macau Open Grand Prix Gold title by defeating Canada's Michelle Li on December 1, 2013. The top-seeded 18-year-old won the match 21–15 21–12 in 37 minutes. She was awarded Arjun Award by Government of India.[24]
2014
PV Sindhu reached the semifinal stage of Glasgow Commonwealth Games in the women's singles competition, where she eventually lost.[25] PV Sindhu created history by becoming the first Indian to win two back-to-back medals in the World Badminton Championships.
PV Sindhu has reached semifinal of the world cup in Denmark
The world number 11 from Hyderabad showed extraordinary skills and fighting spirit to defeat the second ranked Shixian Wang in three gruelling sets 19-21, 21-19, 21-15, with the match lasting more than an hour at Copenhagen. She had earlier defeated World Number 5 South Korean Bae Yeon Ju in the pre-quarters in another battle of attrition 19-21, 22-20, 25-23.
2015
In October, playing at the Denmark Open, Sindhu reached to her maiden final of a Super Series event. On her route to the final, she defeated three seeded players, namely Tai Tzu-ying, Wang Yihan and Carolina Marin. In the final, she lost to the defending champion Li Xuerui in straight games by 19-21, 12-21.[26]
In November, defending champion P. V. Sindhu won her third successive women’s singles title at the Macau Open Grand Prix Gold after defeating Japan’s Minatsu Mitani in the final by 21-9, 21-23, 21-14.[27]
2016
In January, Sindhu won the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold women’s singles title after beating Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour in the final.[28] She had also won this tournament in 2013.
Achievements
Individual titles (6)
S. No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent in final | Score |
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1 | 2011 | Indonesia International | Fransisca Ratnasari | 21-16, 21-11[29] |
2 | 2013 | Malaysia Masters | Gu Juan | 21–17, 17–21, 21–19 |
3 | 2013 | Macau Open | Michelle Li | 21–15, 21–12 |
4 | 2014 | Macau Open | Kim Hyo-min | 21–12, 21–17 |
5 | 2015 | Macau Open | Minatsu Mitani | 21–9, 21-23, 21-14 |
6 | 2016 | Malaysia Masters | Kirsty Gilmour | 21-15, 21-9 |
Individual runners-up (5)
S. No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent in final | Score |
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1 | 2011 | Dutch Open | Yao Jie | 16-21, 17-21 |
2 | 2012 | Syed Modi International | Lindaweni Fanetri | 15-21, 21-18, 18-21 |
3 | 2014 | Syed Modi International | Saina Nehwal | 14-21, 17-21 |
4 | 2015 | Denmark Open | Li Xuerui | 19-21, 12-21 |
5 | 2016 | South Asian Games | Gadde Ruthvika Shivani | 11-21,20-22 |
Career overview
Singles performance timeline
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | SF-B | S | G | NH | N/A |
Honors
- Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of India, in 2015.[43]
- FICCI Breakthrough Sportsperson of the Year 2014[44]
- NDTV Indian of the Year 2014.[45]
Sindhu in Indian Badminton League and Premier Badminton League
In the 2013 Indian Badminton league, Sindu was the captain of the team Awadhe Warriors. Her team qualified for the semifinal, beat Mumbai Marathas in the seminal, but was beaten in the final by Hyderabad HotShots.
In the 2016 Premier Badminton league, Sindhu was the captain of Chennai Smashers team. In the group league, she won all of the five matches to help her team qualify for the semifinal. However, in the semifinal. her team was beaten by Delth Acers.
Year | Team | Standing |
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2013 | Awadhe Warriors | Runnerup |
2016 | Chennai Smashers | Semifinal |
External links
- P. V. Sindhu at Olympic Gold Quest
- P. V. Sindhu at Gopichand Badminton Academy
- P. V. Sindhu at tournamentsoftware.com
References
- ↑ "BWF World Rankings - BWF世界排名榜". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "BWF World Rankings". bwfbadminton.org. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ↑ PTI. "Advani, Bachchan, Dilip Kumar get Padma Vibhushan". The Hindu.
- ↑ "Sindhu breaks into world top 20 ranking". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 21 September 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Boys and girls with golden dreams". Deccan Chronicle. 30 December 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- 1 2 3 V. V., Subrahmanyam (10 April 2008). "Aiming for the stars". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ V. V., Subrahmanyam (3 October 2010). "Shuttler Sindhu is the star to watch out for". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ N, Jagannath Das (3 September 2009). "Sindhu, a smash hit at 14". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "SAI badminton coach returns with glory". The Tribune. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "India won two bronze in Junior World Badminton c'ships". Zee News. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "Sindhu, emerging star on badminton horizon". Deccan Chronicle. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
- ↑ "PV Sindhu". The Times Of India. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ↑ "Result".
- ↑ "PV Sindhu stuns Olympic gold medallist Xuerui in China Masters". ZeeNews. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Fighter PV Sindhu bows out of China Masters". The Times Of India.
- ↑ "China pull out players from Japan Open". NDTV. 2012-09-18.
- ↑ "Sindhu falls in Japan Open". Times of India. 2012-09-21.
- ↑ "Sayali stuns Sindhu". Hindustan Times. 2012-10-03.
- ↑ "Sindhu injured". Daily News and Analysis. 2012-10-13.
- ↑ "Sindhu loses in finals of India GPG". Business Standard. 2012-12-23.
- ↑ "2012 India Grand Prix Gold Women's Singles results". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-12-23.
- ↑ "Kashyap becomes world No.6". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 25 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sindhu wins Malaysia Grand Prix". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 4 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ "This year has been good for Sindhu, says father". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014: PV Sindhu lost in semifinal". Patrika Group (2 August 2014). Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sindhu ends runner-up at Denmark Open Super Series". The Times of India. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "PV Sindhu completes hat-trick of Macau Open titles". Hindustan Times. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ↑ "PV Sindhu starts 2016 with a bang, wins Malaysia Masters". SportsCafe.in. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
- ↑ "VICTOR INDONESIA INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE 2011: Matches". http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/. Retrieved 18 October 2015. External link in
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(help) - ↑ "MAYBANK Malaysia Open Presented by PROTON: Draws: WS - Qualification". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Victor Korea Open 2012: Draws: WS - Qualification". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Li Ning China Open 2011: Draws: WS - Qualification". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Yonex Sunrise Hong Kong Open 2011: Draws: WS - Qualification". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "JAYPEE CUP SYED MODI MEMORIAL INDIA GRAND PRIX 2009: Draws: WS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "India Grand Prix 2010: Draws: WS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Yonex - Sunrise Syed Modi Memorial India Open Grand Prix Gold: Draws: WS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "YONEX German Open GPG 2012: Draws: WS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Grand Prix Open 2011: Draws: WS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "Yonex Dutch Open 2011: Draws: WS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Yonex Sunrise India Open 2009: Draws: WS - Qualification". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "INDIA GRAND PRIX GOLD 2010: Draws: WS". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ↑ "BWF World Rankings". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ↑ "Padma Awards 2015". Press Information Bureau. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "FICCI announces the Winners of India Sports Awards for 2014". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Amjad Ali Khan, Satish Gujral honored with NDTV Indian of the Year Award". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
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