Badminton player
| Manisha Ramadass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ramadass in September 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 19) Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Thiruvallur, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2021–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles SU5 Women's doubles SL3–SU5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 1 (WS 22 August 2022) 1 (WD with Mandeep Kaur 04 July 2022) 12 (XD with Pramod Bhagat 22 August 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 1 (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
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Manisha Ramadass (born 27 January 2005) is an Indian para-badminton player. She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. She's a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the World Championships and a triple bronze medalist at the Asian Para Games.
Early life
Manisha is from Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. 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. 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.
She also won the Sportswoman of the Year (parasports Sportstar Aces award).
| Award | Year | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| BWF Awards | 2021-2022 | Para-player of the Year | Won |
Achievements
World Championships
Women's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |  Mamiko Toyoda
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21–15, 21–15 |  Gold
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand |
 Yang Qiuxia
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16–21, 16–21 |  Silver
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Women's doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan |
Mandeep Kaur
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 Lénaïg Morin Faustine Noël
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17–21, 21–13, 18–21 |  Bronze
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand |
Mandeep Kaur
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 Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah
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19–21, 15–21 | Bronze
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2024 | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand |
Pramod Bhagat
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Fredy Setiawan Khalimatus Sadiyah
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15–21, 19–21 | Bronze
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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.
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 |  Beatriz Monteiro
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21–13, 21–10 |  Winner
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| 2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Kaede Kameyama
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21–10, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Akiko Sugino
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21–17, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2022 | Canada Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Akiko Sugino
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27–25, 21–9 | Winner
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| 2022 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Kaede Kameyama
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20–22, 21–12, 21-19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Maud Lefort
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21–18, 15–10 Retired | Winner
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Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Mandeep Kaur
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Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Shanthiya Viswanathan
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14–21, 23–21, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2022 | Brazil Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Mandeep Kaur
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Palak Kohli Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
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21–15, 21–15 | Winner
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| 2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Mandeep Kaur
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Palak Kohli Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
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21–11, 21–11 | Winner
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| 2022 | Dubai Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Mandeep Kaur
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 Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul
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21–9, 21–13 | Winner
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| 2023 | Brazil Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Mandeep Kaur
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Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Thulasimathi Murugesan
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11–21, 10–21 |  Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Pramod Bhagat
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Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa
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21–14, 21–11 | Winner
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References
- "Player Profile".
- Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- "Paris Paralympics: Manisha Ramdass Sets Up Semifinal Duel With Thulasimathi Murugesan To Assure India Another Medal". NDTV.
- 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) - "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.
- "BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para Badminton World Rankings".
- "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.
- Sportstar, Team (27 February 2023). "Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Manisha Ramadass wins Sportswoman of the Year (Parasports)". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- "India's Manisha Ramadass wins female para-badminton player award". The Times of India. 5 December 2022.
- https://olympics.com/en/news/bwf-player-of-the-year-2022-female-para-badminton-manisha-ramadass
- "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
- "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Tiruvallur district
- Racket sportspeople from Tamil Nadu
- Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu
- Paralympic badminton players for India
- Indian female badminton players
- Indian female para-badminton players
- Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic bronze medalists for India