Indian badminton player
Badminton player
Anupama Upadhyaya |
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Personal information |
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Country | India |
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Born | (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19) Almora,[1] Uttarakhand, India |
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Years active | 2020–present |
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Handedness | Right |
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Coach | Park Tae-sang[2] |
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Women's singles |
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Career record | 102 wins, 43 losses |
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Highest ranking | 44 (9 July 2024) |
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Current ranking | 44 (9 July 2024) |
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BWF profile |
Anupama Upadhyaya (born 12 February 2005) is an Indian badminton player.[3] She is a former BWF World Junior Number 1.[4][5] She became the Indian National Badminton Champion in women's singles in 2023.[6]
Early life
Hailing from Almora, Uttarakhand, Upadhyaya first started playing badminton when she was sent to a summer camp by her father, Naveen, a former cricketer. She first started training under D. K. Sen (father of 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medalist Lakshya Sen).[7]
Career
In 2023, Upadhyaya won the Indian National Championships women's singles title at the age of 18, became the first girls' from Almora district to do so.[7] She was elected to join national team to compete at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.[8]
Achievements
BWF International (5 titles, 2 runners-up)
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2020 | Kenya International | Aakarshi Kashyap | 15–21, 6–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | Uganda International | Malvika Bansod | 21–17, 23–25, 10–21 | Runner-up |
2021 | India International Challenge | Unnati Hooda | 21–19, 21–16 | Winner |
2022 | Polish Open | Aditi Bhatt | 17–21, 21–14, 21–17 | Winner |
2023 | Tajikistan International | Ksenia Polikarpova | 19–21, 21–9, 21–8 | Winner |
2024 | Polish Open | Tanya Hemanth | 21–15, 11–21, 21–10 | Winner |
2024 | Kazakhstan International | Isharani Baruah | 21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (1 title)
Girls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2022 | Uganda Junior International | Meghana Reddy Mareddy | 21–10, 12–21, 21–17 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
- Key
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
National team
Individual competitions
See also
References
- ^ "Badminton: Meet Anupama Upadhyaya, the former junior world No 1 and now senior national champion". Scroll.in. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Teenager Anupama Upadhyaya is toughening up: "Wasn't sad about not being picked for Uber Cup"". The Indian Express. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Players: Anupama Upadhyaya". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "India's Anupama Upadhyaya becomes new Junior World No. 1 in BWF rankings". Times Of India. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "BWF Junior Rankings (9/27/2022)".
- ^ "Anupama Upadhyaya and Mithun Manjunath clinch national badminton singles titles". The Times of India. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ a b Sharda, Deepakar (28 February 2023). "Anupama Upadhyaya of Panchkula becomes national badminton champ". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ ""Admire Lakshya Sen A Lot": Indian Shuttler Anupama Upadhyaya Ahead Of Asian Games". NDTV. 16 September 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
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