Aditya Joshi (born 7 August 1996) is an Indian badminton player. He is the first male Indian junior badminton player who ranked first place in the world junior rankings.[1][2]
| Aditya Joshi | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country |  India |
| Born | 7 August 1996 |
| Residence | Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| BWF profile | |
Career edit
Joshi comes from Uttarakhand, India. Joshi got the number one slot in the junior rankings of the World Badminton Federation in January 2014. He was at the 11th position till November 2013, but he managed to jump ahead of all the players by achieving 18,776 points and got top ranked in the world.[3] Joshi was the junior national champion in year 2013 and had won two gold medals in Indian junior international tournament. In 2012 he participated at the India Open Grand Prix Gold.[citation needed]
Aditya started playing badminton in 2001 when he was only five and very soon, he started winning in the categories above his age in the local tournaments. He clinched the gold in Remensco Junior International tournament held in Russia in 2011. During the same year, he won a gold medal in Asian Sub-Junior championship held in Japan.[citation needed]
Achievements edit
BWF International edit
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Bahrain International | Pratul Joshi
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17–21, 21–12, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2017 | Ethiopia International |  Misha Zilberman
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7–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International edit
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ramenskoe Junior International |  Sergey Sirant
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16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
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| 2013 | India Junior International | M. Kanishq
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22–20, 21–15 |  Winner
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| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Ramenskoe Junior International | Harsheel Dani
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Kirill Boyarsky Dmitry Imankulov
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21–19, 18–21, 21–16 | Winner
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| 2013 | India Junior International | Arun George
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M. R. Arjun Chirag Shetty
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21–17, 21–12 | Winner
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
References edit
- ^ "Aditya Joshi first Indian to be ranked world No.1 in junior badminton". NDTV. 6 January 2014. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Aditya Joshi is world's top junior shuttler". The Hindu. 6 January 2014.
- ^ "17-yr-old Aditya Joshi becomes World No 1 junior shuttler". First Post. 6 January 2014.
External links edit
- Aditya Joshi at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com