K. Maneesha

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K. Maneesha
Personal information
Birth nameKukkapalli Maneesha
CountryIndia
Born (1995-04-29) 29 April 1995 (age 28)
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
ResidenceIndia
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking53 (WD with Rutaparna Panda 3 March 2020)
41 (XD with Arjun M.R. 6 August 2019)
Current ranking61 (WD with Rutaparna Panda)
53 (XD with Arjun M.R.) (10 August 2021)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Uber Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Kunshan Women's team
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Guwahati–Shillong Women's team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Guwahati–ShillongWomen's doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Douglas Mixed doubles
Asia Junior Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Lucknow Mixed team
BWF profile

Kukkapalli Maneesha (born 29 April 1995) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays women's and mixed doubles. [1] She partners Sanyogita Ghorpade for women's doubles events and previously partnered with J. Meghana, P. V. Sindhu. [2] For mixed doubles events she partners with Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, and previously, Manu Attri and K. Nandagopal. [3]

Contents

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016 Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy Flag of India.svg Jwala Gutta
Flag of India.svg Ashwini Ponnappa
9–21, 17–21 Med 2.png Silver

Commonwealth Youth Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011 National Sports Centre, Douglas, Isle of Man Flag of India.svg Srikanth Kidambi Flag of Malaysia.svg Teo Ee Yi
Flag of Malaysia.svg Chow Mei Kuan
21–18, 16–21, 8–21 Med 2.png Silver

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015 Syed Modi International Flag of India.svg Manu Attri Flag of Indonesia.svg Riky Widianto
Flag of Indonesia.svg Richi Puspita Dili
17–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (9 titles, 8 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2014 Tata India International Flag of India.svg Meghana Jakkampudi Flag of India.svg Aparna Balan
Flag of India.svg Prajakta Sawant
13–21, 21–10, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Tata India International Flag of India.svg N. Sikki Reddy Flag of Thailand.svg Chaladchalam Chayanit
Flag of Thailand.svg Phataimas Muenwong
11–21, 21–15, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017 Polish International Flag of India.svg Arathi Sara Sunil Flag of England.svg Jenny Moore
Flag of England.svg Victoria Williams
19–21, 22–24Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Ghana International Flag of India.svg Rutaparna Panda Flag of Nigeria.svg Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan
Flag of Nigeria.svg Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh
21–11, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Nepal International Flag of India.svg Rutaparna Panda Flag of Australia (converted).svg Setyana Mapasa
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gronya Somerville
10–21, 21–18, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg Rutaparna Panda Flag of Malaysia.svg Pearly Tan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Thinaah Muralitharan
20–22, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013 Maldives International Flag of India.svg K. Nandagopal Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Dae-sung
Flag of South Korea.svg Oh Bo-kyung
21–16, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2015 Tata India International Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Flag of India.svg Arun Vishnu
Flag of India.svg Aparna Balan
21–13, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Mauritius International Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Flag of Malaysia.svg Yogendran Khrishnan
Flag of India.svg Prajakta Sawant
21–19, 11–21, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016India International Series Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Hang Yee
Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheah Yee See
5–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016 Bangladesh International Flag of India.svg Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Flag of Thailand.svg Tanupat Viriyangkura
Flag of Thailand.svg Thanyasuda Wongya
21–12, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Lagos International Flag of India.svg Manu Attri Flag of India.svg Rohan Kapoor
Flag of India.svg Kuhoo Garg
21–17, 23–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018 Hellas Open Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of Poland.svg Paweł Pietryja
Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Wojtkowska
21–15, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019 Ghana International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of India.svg Ramchandran Shlok
Flag of India.svg Rutaparna Panda
19–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Lagos International Flag of India.svg Arjun M. R. Flag of India.svg Ramchandran Shlok
Flag of India.svg Rutaparna Panda
21–16, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022 India Maharashtra International Challenge Flag of India.svg Gouse Shaik Flag of Thailand.svg Ruttanapak Oupthong
Flag of Thailand.svg Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
18–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022 Bahrain International Flag of India.svg B. Sumeeth Reddy Flag of Thailand.svg Ruttanapak Oupthong
Flag of Thailand.svg Jhenicha Sudjaipraparat
20–22, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. "Player Profile of K. Maneesha". Badminton Association of India . Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. Doubles Partners
  3. Mixed Doubles Partners