Manisha Ramadass

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Manisha Ramadass
Manisha Ramadass in September 2024.jpg
Ramadass in September 2024
Personal information
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20)
Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence Thiruvallur, India
Years active2021–present
HandednessLeft
Women's singles SU5
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 22 August 2022)
1 (WD with Mandeep Kaur 04 July 2022)
12 (XD with Pramod Bhagat 22 August 2022)
Current ranking1 (WS 10 January 2023)
1 (WD with Mandeep Kaur 10 January 2023)
12 (XD with Pramod Bhagat 10 January 2023) (10 January 2023)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton Badminton pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Paralympic Games
IPC logo (2019).svg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Women's singles
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Women's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Pattaya Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Women's double's
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 PattayaWomen's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 PattayaMixed doubles
Asian Para Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles

Manisha Ramadass (born 27 January 2005) is an Indian para-badminton player. [1] She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. [2] [3] She's a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the World Championships and a triple bronze medalist at the Asian Para Games.

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Early life

Manisha is from Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. [4] [5] She is supported by Olympic Gold Quest, a sports NGO.

Career

Manisha made her international debut in 2022 and became world number 1 in the SU5 category on 22 August 2022. [6] She won her first title at the Spanish (level 2) Para-Badminton International in 2022. She went on to win 11 gold and five bronze medals in 2022.

Awards

For her dominant show in 2022, she won the BWF Female Para Badminton Player of the year 2022. [7]

She also won the Sportswoman of the Year (parasports Sportstar Aces award). [8]

AwardYearCategoryResultRef.
BWF Awards 2021-2022Para-player of the YearWon [9] [10]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Flag of Japan.svg Mamiko Toyoda21–15, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yang Qiuxia 16–21, 16–21 Med 2.png Silver

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur Flag of France.svg Lénaïg Morin
Flag of France.svg Faustine Noël
17–21, 21–13, 18–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur Flag of Indonesia.svg Leani Ratri Oktila
Flag of Indonesia.svg Khalimatus Sadiyah
19–21, 15–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall,
Pattaya, Thailand
Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Indonesia.svg Fredy Setiawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg Khalimatus Sadiyah
15–21, 19–21 Med 3.png Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (11 titles, 1 runner-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022. [11] [12]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of Portugal.svg Beatriz Monteiro21–13, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Japan.svg Kaede Kameyama21–10, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Sugino 21–17, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Japan.svg Akiko Sugino27–25, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Japan.svg Kaede Kameyama20–22, 21–12, 21-19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of France.svg Maud Lefort21–18, 15–10 RetiredGold medal icon.svgWinner

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
Flag of India.svg Shanthiya Viswanathan
14–21, 23–21, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Brazil Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli
Flag of India.svg Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
21–15, 21–15Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur Flag of India.svg Palak Kohli
Flag of India.svg Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
21–11, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
Flag of Thailand.svg Chanida Srinavakul
21–9, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2023Brazil Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Mandeep Kaur Flag of India.svg Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
Flag of India.svg Thulasimathi Murugesan
11–21, 10–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of India.svg Pramod Bhagat Flag of Thailand.svg Siripong Teamarrom
Flag of Thailand.svg Nipada Saensupa
21–14, 21–11Gold medal icon.svgWinner

References

  1. "Player Profile".
  2. Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. "Paris Paralympics: Manisha Ramdass Sets Up Semifinal Duel With Thulasimathi Murugesan To Assure India Another Medal". NDTV.
  4. Desk, SportsCafe (6 December 2022). "Manisha Ramadass named best BWF Female Para-Badminton player, HS prannoy best dressed shuttler". SportsCafe.in. Retrieved 16 January 2023.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. "मनीषा रामदास ने देश को नाम किया रोशन, BWF ने चुना साल की सर्वश्रेष्ठ पैरा बैडमिंटन खिलाड़ी". Times Now Navbharat (in Hindi). 6 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  6. "BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para Badminton World Rankings".
  7. "Manisha Ramadass wins BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award". The Times of India. 6 December 2022. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. Sportstar, Team (27 February 2023). "Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Manisha Ramadass wins Sportswoman of the Year (Parasports)". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. "India's Manisha Ramadass wins female para-badminton player award". The Times of India. 5 December 2022.
  10. https://olympics.com/en/news/bwf-player-of-the-year-2022-female-para-badminton-manisha-ramadass
  11. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation . 29 May 2022.
  12. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation . 11 July 2022.