Gadde Ruthvika Shivani (Telugu: గద్దె రుత్విక శివాని; born 26 March 1997) is an Indian badminton player who currently plays singles.[5] She trains at the Gopichand Badminton Academy.[6]
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Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India | 26 March 1997|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Khammam, Telangana, India[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Pullela Gopichand[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career title(s) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 49 (1 December 2016[4]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Childhood and Early Training
editGadde Ruthvika Shivani, the daughter of G. Bhavani Prasad[7] and G. Prameela Rani,[8] was born in a Telugu family on 26 March 1997. Her father is a small business man and her mother is a homemaker and Shivani's elder brother is G. S. Chaitanya Prasad. Shivani getting interested in playing badminton at the age of five, she used to go along with his father to play with club members at Khammam's Sequel Resorts. Her father and his friends noticed her keen interest to the sport, from then she started playing it every single day and make it as a career.
In 2002, Shivani initially took in the nuts and bolts of the game with the direction of club coach Prem Singh at Khammam's Sequel Resorts. Later, she joined in the Sports Authority Academy, Khammam, in 2004 under the guidance of coach G. Sudhakar Reddy till 2011. During her training she sharpened her repertoire of mix-and-match shots to bait and confuse her opponents. One of the others things she did was to play singles and doubles with boys. While their physicality made Shivani work harder, her techniques refined her game, making her stand out.
Soon after Shivani joined in the Pullela Gopichand Badminton Academy in 2012, she won several medals after joining in the Gopichand Badminton Academy, one of the biggest triumph is winning the women's singles title in Russian Grand Prix. About Shivani's performance at the Russian Grand Prix, Gopichand said: "She had the habit of playing against the boys in her early days". "So, her fitness and power is automatically developed and it is likely to make the difference from the other students of this academy. And after she joined the academy, I did not overwrite her game style. Rather I tried to polish it".
Shivani was National Champion at sub-junior, junior, senior level categories in all age groups and in all formats of badminton events, respectively she won 115 national medals. In the international level she won 20 medals. Shivani completed her schooling from Harvest Public School, Khammam. She completed her 11th, 12th standards from Jubilee Hills Public School, Hyderabad and B.Com from St. Ann's College for Women, at present she is pursuing her M.B.A in the same college located in Hyderabad.
Career
editIn the international circuit, Shivani made her first international sub-junior debut in 2010, she was a bronze medallist in women's doubles category at the Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships held in Chiba, Japan, that was her first medal in international level. In the same year she was a silver medallist in women's doubles category at the Li-Ning Singapore Youth International held in Singapore. In 2011, Shivani was a silver medallist in women's singles category at the Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships held in Chiba, Japan. She was also a silver medallist in women's doubles category at the DJARUM SIRNAS REG.IV FLY POWER PERTAMINA JATIM OPEN held in Surabaya, Indonesia.
2011
editIn 2011, Shivani made her first international junior debut at Ramenskoe Junior International held in Ramenskoe, Russia. She vanquished Russian Player Evgeniya Kosetskaya and won women's singles title. She was also a bronze medallist in women's doubles. At Asian Junior Championships she was a bronze medallist in mixed team event.
2012
editIn 2012, Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International held in Pune, Maharastra. She won the women's singles title by defeating Rituparna Das in straight sets and also won the women's doubles title.
2013
editIn the 2013 Indian Badminton League, She was the team member of the Awadhe Warriors. Her team lost in finals against Hyderabad HotShots and finished as runner's-up. Shivani won women's singles title at Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International held in Pune, Maharastra. By defeating Liang Xiaoyu in finals. She won in women's doubles at Vankina Anjana Devi Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament held in Hyderabad, Telangana.
2014
editIn December, Shivani won the Tata Open India International women's singles title after beating her opponent Arundhati Pantawane in the final. This was her first international challenge title held in Mumbai, Maharastra. On 7 September 2014 she won her third consecutive year of winning women's singles title in Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International held in Pune, Maharastra defeating her opponent Karthik Reshma in the final. Winner in women’s singles at All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament held in Gandhidham, Gujarat.
2015
editAt the 2015 December, Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh Open International held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. She won the women's singles title by defeating top seeded player Iris Wang of United States. In September, playing at the Sushant Chipalkatti Memorial India Junior International held in Pune, Maharastra. She defeated second seeded player Supamart Mingchua in the final and winning the women's singles title for the fourth consecutive year. At Radhey Shyam Gupta Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament held in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh she was winner in women's singles.
2016
editAt the 2016 South Asian Games held in Guwahati and Shillong, she won two gold medals, in women's team and women's singles. Rising star Shivani created the biggest upset by defeating P. V. Sindhu in straight games and won the women's singles title. She was a women's team member in India's national team at the 2016 Uber Cup and secured bronze medal in 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup held in Kunshan, China. In the quarter-finals she defeated Thailand's top player Nichaon Jindapol by 21-18, 21-16[9] with that victory Indian women's team secured bronze medal in Uber Cup. Later, they lost in semi-finals against china. In the 2016 Premier Badminton league, Shivani was the team member of the Mumbai Rockets. Her team finished as runner-up after losing in finals against Delhi Acers. On 9 October 2016, Shivani won Russian Open women's singles title, beating her opponent from Russia Evgeniya Kosetskaya in finals. This was Shivani's maiden Grand Prix title held in Vladivostok, Russia. Shivani was a silver medallist in Sats-Yonex Sunrise India International Series held in Hyderabad, Telangana. In Pune, Maharashtra she was winner in women’s singles at V. V. Natu Memorial All India Senior Ranking Badminton Tournament.
Achievements
editSouth Asian Games
editWomen's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India | P. V. Sindhu | 21–11, 22–20 | Gold |
BWF Grand Prix (1 title)
editThe 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.
Women's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Russian Open | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 21–10, 21–13 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International (2 titles, 4 runners-up)
editWomen's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2014 | India International Challenge | Arundhati Pantawane | 19–21, 21–18, 21–14 | Winner |
2015 | Bangladesh International | Iris Wang | 23–21, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2016 | India International Series | Rituparna Das | 7–11, 11–8, 7–11, 12–14 | Runner-up |
2022 (I) | India International Challenge | Miho Kayama | 11–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
2022 (III) | India International Challenge | Tanya Hemanth | 19–21, 21–17, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2024 | Turkey International | Rohan Kapoor | Julien Maio Léa Palermo |
15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (6 titles)
editGirls' singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2011 | Ramenskoe Junior International | Evgeniya Kosetskaya | 21–17, 22–20 | Winner |
2012 | India Junior International | Rituparna Das | 21–19, 21–14 | Winner |
2013 | India Junior International | Liang Xiaoyu | 16–21, 21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2014 | India Junior International | K. Reshma | 11–3, 11–1, 11–9 | Winner |
2015 | India Junior International | Supamart Mingchua | 21–9, 21–6 | Winner |
Girls' doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2012 | India Junior International | Poorvisha S. Ram | Meghana Jakkampudi K. Maneesha |
21–12, 18–21, 21–19 | Winner |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Career overview
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- * Statistics were last updated on 9 December 2017.[10]
Type | No. of titles |
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Super Series Premier | - |
Super Series | - |
Grand Prix Gold | - |
Grand Prix | 1 |
International Challenge | 3 |
International Series | - |
Others | 1 |
Total | 5 |
Other achievements
editS. No. | Year | Tournament | Format | Partner | Opponent(s) in final | Score | Result |
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1 | 2010 | Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships | Doubles | Rituparna Das | Shim Jae Rin, Sun Min Lee | 19–21, 21–14, 14–21[11] | Bronze |
2 | 2010 | Li-Ning Singapore Youth International | Doubles | Poorvisha S Ram | Shella Devi Aulia, Anggia Shitta Awanda | 16–21, 14–21[12] | Silver |
3 | 2011 | Badminton Asia Youth U17 & U15 Championships | Singles | N/A | Akane Yamaguchi | 21–17, 13–21, 18–21[13] | Silver |
4 | 2011 | Pertamina Open | Doubles | Sanjana Santosh | Cynthia Shara Ayunidha, Rahmadhani Hastiyanti Putri | 18–21, 21–17, 10–21[14] | Silver |
National
editS. No. | Year | Tournament | Age group | Format | Partner | Opponent(s) in final | Score | Result |
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1 | 2008 | 22nd Sub-Junior Mini National Badminton Championships, Patna | Under 13 | Singles | N/A | Rituparna Das | 9-21, 13-21 [15] | Silver |
2 | 2008 | 22nd Sub-Junior Mini National Badminton Championships, Patna | Under 13 | Doubles | Rituparna Das | V. Harika, K. Reshma | [16] | Gold |
3 | 2009 | 23rd Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur | Under 13 | Singles | N/A | Karishma Wadkar | 21-13, 21-16[17] | Gold |
4 | 2009 | 23rd Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur | Under 13 | Doubles | V. Harika | Akshaya Warang, Karishma Wadkar | 21-16, 21-8[18] | Gold |
5 | 2009 | 23rd Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur | Under 16 | Doubles | Poorvisha S. Ram | K. Maneesha, P. V. Sindhu | 19-21, 17-21 [19] | Silver |
6 | 2009 | 18th CBSE National Badminton Championships, Mohali | Under 14 | Singles | N/A | Tamal Salvi | [20] | Gold |
7 | 2010 | 24th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Hyderabad | Under 16 | Singles | N/A | P. V. Sindhu | 13-21, 17-21[21] | Silver |
8 | 2010 | 24th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, Hyderabad | Under 16 | Doubles | Poorvisha S. Ram | K. Maneesha, P. V. Sindhu | 19-21, 17-21[22] | Silver |
9 | 2011 | 25th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, New Delhi | Under 15 | Singles | N/A | Vrushali Gummadi | 21-19, 21-15[23] | Gold |
10 | 2011 | 25th Sub-Junior National Badminton Championships, New Delhi | Under 15 | Doubles | Sanjana Santosh | Lalita Katre, Karishma Wadkar | 21-11, 22-20[24] | Gold |
11 | 2012 | 36th Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur | Under 17 | Doubles | Poorvisha S Ram | Meghana Jakkampudi, K. Maneesha | 21-7, 21-9[25] | Gold |
12 | 2012 | 36th Junior National Badminton Championships, Jaipur | Under 19 | Mixed Doubles | B. Venkatesh | Kidambi Srikanth, K. Maneesha | 21-19, 21-19[26] | Gold |
13 | 2012 | 37th Junior National Badminton Championships, Imphal | Under 17 | Singles | N/A | K. Reshma | 21-13, 21-23, 21-16[27] | Gold |
14 | 2012 | 37th Junior National Badminton Championships, Imphal | Under 19 | Singles | N/A | Rituparna Das | 21-17, 21-5[28] | Gold |
15 | 2012 | 37th Junior National Badminton Championships, Imphal | Under 19 | Doubles | Poorvisha S. Ram | Meghana Jakkampudi, K. Maneesha | 21-10, 21-12[29] | Gold |
16 | 2012 | 37th Inter State - Inter Zonal Badminton Championships, Imphal | Under 19 | Team Event | Meghana Jakkampudi, K. Maneesha | West Bengal | [30] | Gold |
17 | 2013 | 38th Junior National Badminton Championships, Chandigarh | Under 17 | Singles | N/A | Karishma Wadkar | 21-19, 21-14[31] | Gold |
18 | 2013 | 38th Junior National Badminton Championships, Chandigarh | Under 19 | Singles | N/A | Rituparna Das | 14-21, 7-21[32] | Silver |
19 | 2013 | 38th Inter State - Inter Zonal Badminton Championships, Chandigarh | Under 19 | Team Event | Rituparna Das, Meghana Jakkampudi | Air India | [33] | Gold |
20 | 2014 | 39th Inter State - Inter Zonal Badminton Championships, Patna | Under 19 | Team Event | Rituparna Das, Vrushali Gummadi, K. Sri Krishna Priya | N/A | N/A | Gold |
21 | 2014 | 39th Junior National Badmintion Championships, Patna | Under 19 | Singles | N/A | Rituparna Das | 19-21, 19-21[34] | Silver |
22 | 2014 | 39th Junior National Badmintion Championships, Patna | Under 19 | Doubles | Rituparna Das | K. Reshma, Sanjana Santosh | 21-11, 21-17[35] | Gold |
23 | 2015 | Air Costa 70th Inter State - Inter Zonal Badminton Championships, Vijayawada | Senior | Team Event | Rituparna Das, Meghana Jakkampudi, K. Maneesha | PSPB | [36] | Silver |
24 | 2015 | 79th Senior National Badminton Championships, Vijayawada | Senior | Singles | N/A | Rituparna Das | 21-13, 21-13[37] | Gold |
25 | 2015 | 79th Senior National Badminton Championships, Vijayawada | Senior | Doubles | Rituparna Das | Pradnya Gadre, N. Sikki Reddy | 16-21, 13-21[38][39] | Bronze |
26 | 2015 | 35th National Games Kerala, Ernakulam | Senior | Team Event | Rituparna Das, N. Sikki Reddy, Meghana Jakkampudi | Kerala | [40] | Gold |
27 | 2015 | 35th National Games Kerala, Ernakulam | Senior | Singles | N/A | P. C. Thulasi | 21-18, 11-21, 10-21[41][42] | Bronze |
28 | 2016 | 71st Inter State - Inter Zonal Senior National Badminton Championships, Chandigarh | Senior | Mixed Team | N/A | Airports Authority of India | [43] | Gold |
29 | 2016 | 80th Senior National Badminton Championships, Chandigarh | Senior | Singles | N/A | P. C. Thulasi | 21-10, 18-21, 18-21[44][45] | Bronze |
30 | 2016 | 37th Inter - Unit PSPB Badminton Tournament, Hyderabad | Senior | Team Event | P. V. Sindhu, Jwala Gutta | ONGC | [46] | Gold |
31 | 2016 | 37th Inter - Unit PSPB Badminton Tournament, Hyderabad | Senior | Singles | N/A | Rituparna Das | 21-13, 21-17[47] | Gold |
Personal life
editRuthvika Shivani has been employed with Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) since 23 November 2015. Now she is in EXECUTIVE (SPORTS) post at Hyderabad, Telangana office.[citation needed]
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External links
edit- Ruthvika Shivani at BWFBadminton.com
- Ruthvika Shivani at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com
- Ruthvika Shivani at Olympedia
- Gadde Ruthvika Shivani at Gopichand Badminton Academy
- Interview with Gadde Ruthvika Shivani – "Rising Stars - Upcoming star in Indian badminton Ruthvika Shivani" on Dreamaboutsports
- Gadde Ruthvika Shivani interview on Badminton-Unlimited
- Twitter Official page