Gurusai Dutt

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Gurusai Dutt
Personal information
Birth nameRajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 33)
Bheemavaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Residence Hyderabad, India
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Retired6 June 2022
HandednessRight
Coach Pullela Gopichand
Men's singles
Career record198 wins, 123 losses
Highest ranking19 (28 November 2013)
Current ranking265 (24 December 2019)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Men's singles
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Men's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Dhaka Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Pune Boys' singles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Pune Boys' singles
BWF profile

Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt (born 1 March 1990), known as just Gurusai Dutt, to RMV Bharadwaj and RM Anjana is a badminton player from India. He trains at the Hyderabad's Gopichand Badminton Academy. He won the gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games and the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. [1]

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He competed at the 2014 Asian Games. [2]

Career

Early career

Gurusai Dutt took up badminton as a sport after watching Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England champion, play at a local stadium. [3] In 2005, he won the sub-junior national doubles title and also qualified for the sub-junior ABC Championship. This, according to him, spurred him to focus entirely on the sport. He started his training with Gopichand. [3]

In the international circuit, Gurusai Dutt first appeared in the boys doubles category at the 2006 World Junior Championships. [4] The pair of Gurusai Dutt and K. Tarun progressed only until the second round. The Hindu praised the enthusiastic effort and fighting quality of the pair's game play. [5] He represented India in the team event category, but failed to win his singles match against a Thailand opponent. [6] Gurusai Dutt won the 2007 Andhra Pradesh Senior Badminton Championships after defeating the top seed – his first title. He played a vastly superior and controlled game and he looked the better player. [7]

Foray into international circuit

Gurusai Dutt won the bronze medal at the 2008 BWF World Junior Championships that was held in Pune. [8] While he was India's National Junior Champion, Gurusai Dutt won the 2008 Dutch Junior International that was held in Haarlem. He became the first Indian to win this title. This win was seen as a good sign for India's chances at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games. [9]

Carrying his form into the upcoming tournaments, Gurusai Dutt won the singles title at the Commonwealth Youth Games and Bahrain International Challenge badminton championship by the end of 2008. [1] [10] In 2009, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Denmark Super Series. [11] [12] At the 2010 Yonex Sunrise India Open Badminton Championships, Gurusai Dutt created an upset in the quarterfinal by defeating former All England Champion, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim. Both Hashim and the media reports praised him for his game play. [13] In the same year, Gurusai Dutt represented India at the South Asian Games. He not only won the silver medal in the singles event but also the gold medal in the team event category. [14]

Retirement

Gurusai Dutt announced his retirement from professional badminton through social media on 6 June 2022. [15] After his retirement he started as a badminton coach, helping players like Prannoy H. S..

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Flag of England.svg Rajiv Ouseph 21–15, 14–21, 21–19 Med 3.png Bronze

South Asian Games

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2010Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Flag of India.svg Chetan Anand 16–21, 8–21 Med 2.png Silver

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008 Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati, Pune, India Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wang Zhengming 16–21, 21–17, 17–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India Flag of India.svg Aditya Prakash 21–18, 20–22, 21–18 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2010 India Open Flag of Indonesia.svg Alamsyah Yunus 13–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017 Welsh International Flag of Ireland.svg Nhat Nguyen 16–21, 21–23Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Bulgarian International Flag of Turkey.svg Muhammed Ali Kurt 21–17, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Bulgarian International Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Abián 17–21, 21–16, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2014 Tata Open India International Flag of India.svg H.S. Prannoy 16–21, 22–20, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2012 Tata Open India International Flag of India.svg B. Sai Praneeth 21–19, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2011 Tata Open India International Flag of Indonesia.svg Alamsyah Yunus 17–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Bahrain International Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Saputro Nugroho 21–13, 22–20Gold medal icon.svgWinner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

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  15. ↑ PTI (6 June 2022). "CWG bronze medallist Gurusai Dutt retires from badminton, coaching calls next". thebridge.in. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
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