Raju Rai

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Raju Rai
Personal information
Birth nameRajiv Kumar Rai
CountryUnited States
Born (1983-02-03) February 3, 1983 (age 40)
Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
HandednessRight
Coach Tony Gunawan
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Mixed doubles
Pan Am Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Bridgetown Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2005 Bridgetown Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Bridgetown Men's singles
BWF profile

Rajiv Kumar "Raju" Rai (born February 3, 1983) is an American badminton player of Indian descent. [1] He won a bronze medal, along with his partner Mesinee Mangkalakiri, in the mixed doubles at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. [2] Rai is also a member of Orange County Badminton Club in Anaheim, California, and is coached and trained by former Olympic doubles champion Tony Gunawan (2000), who is currently playing for the United States. [3]

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Rai qualified for the men's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after he was ranked sixty-eighth in the world, and awarded an entry as one of the top 38 seeded players by the Badminton World Federation. He received a bye for the second preliminary round before losing out to Finland's Ville Lång, with a score of 9–21 and 16–21. [4] [5]

Rai is a former coach of Bellevue Badminton Club, and also, an athlete director for the U.S. national badminton team. [2] He, along with fellow Olympian Bob Malaythong, currently coaches the top junior players in the United States at Synergy Badminton Academy in Menlo Park, California.

Achievements

Pan American Games

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 UASD Pavilion,
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 		Flag of the United States.svg Mesinee Mangkalakiri Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Bourret
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien 		8–15, 7–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Pan Am Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005 Bridgetown, Barbados Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Dabeka 2–15, 9–15 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Bridgetown, Barbados Flag of the United States.svg Bob Malaythong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Beres
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Milroy 		11–15, 15–8, 15–6 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Grand Prix

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

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2008 U.S Open Flag of the United States.svg Halim Haryanto Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Malaythong 		14–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2008 Nigeria International Flag of Portugal.svg Alexandre Paixão 13–21, 14–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2008 Giraldilla International Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Yuhan Tan 19–21, 19–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007 Hellas International Flag of Germany.svg Marc Zwiebler 14–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2007 Carebaco International Flag of France.svg Brice Leverdez 12–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Carebaco International Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Dabeka 9–15, 7–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Southern Carolina International Flag of the United States.svg Bob Malaythong Flag of the United States.svg Howard Bach
Flag of the United States.svg Tony Gunawan 		0–1 RetiredSilver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2004 Carebaco International Flag of the United States.svg Bob Malaythong Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Alexandre Tremblay
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tom Lucas Picher 		15–5, 15–7Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2004 New Zealand International Flag of the United States.svg Bob Malaythong Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Nakao
Flag of Japan.svg Shuichi Sakamoto 		3–15, 15–10, 12–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005Southern Carolina International Flag of the United States.svg Mesinee Mangkalakiri Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Philippe Bourret
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denyse Julien 		6–15, 9–15Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

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References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Raju Rai". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "USA Badminton Announces New Board of Directors". Team USA. April 14, 2009. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  3. ↑ Rao, Sam (August 5, 2008). "Another Indian-American books berth". The Indian Express . Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Men's Singles Round of 32". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  5. ↑ Miller, Jeff (August 11, 2008). "O.C. badminton drought continues with Rai loss". The Orange County Register . Retrieved February 23, 2013.


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