Shruti Mishra (born 13 August 2002) is an Indian badminton player.[3] She is affiliated with Suchitra Badminton Academy.[2]

Shruti Mishra
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22)
Uttar Pradesh, India[1]
CoachPradeep Raju[2]
Women's doubles
Highest ranking50 (with Priya Konjengbam, 17 September 2024)
Current ranking50 (with Priya Konjengbam, 17 September 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Asia Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Selangor Women's team
BWF profile

She was part of the Indian women's team that won gold at the 2024 Badminton Asia Team Championships.[4] She was also part of India's 2022[1] and 2024 Uber Cup squad.[5]

Background

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Shruti Mishra was born on 13 August 2002 in Uttar Pradesh, India. At the age of six, she began training at K. D. Singh Babu Stadium after being forced to play badminton by her father. Mishra initially disliked the sport, but it eventually became her passion.[1]

Career

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In 2019, Mishra won her first international title at the Bulgarian Junior International in August.[6] In early 2022, she was the women's doubles runner-up at the 2022 Odisha Open with Sanyogita Ghorpade.[7] In October 2023, she reached the final of India International in Bengaluru, finishing as the runner-up.[8] A few months later, she and partner Priya Konjengbam became the women's doubles national champions after winning the 2023 National Badminton Championships.[9]

Achievements

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BWF World Tour (1 runner-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[11]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Odisha Open Super 100   Sanyogita Ghorpade   Treesa Jolly
  Gayatri Gopichand
12–21, 10–21   Runner-up

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 runner-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 (I) India International   Priya Konjengbam   Miku Shigeta
  Maya Taguchi
21–17, 18–21, 15–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (1 title)

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Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Bulgarian Junior International   Edwin Joy   Brandon Yap
  Abbygael Harris
21–14, 21–17   Winner
  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
  BWF Junior International Series tournament
  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b c Deep, Sharad (22 April 2022). "From disliking badminton to making the Indian squad, Shruti's steady rise". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Subrahmanyam, V. V. (1 January 2024). "Shruti Mishra, Priya Konjengbam are future India stars in doubles" Coach Pradeep Raju". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Shruti Mishra | Profile". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  4. ^ Nag, Utathya (18 February 2024). "Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: India women win title". Olympics.com. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Uber Cup 2024: Indian women's team beats Singapore in second group match, confirms quarterfinal spot". Sportstar. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Indian junior shuttlers win 3 gold, a silver and 2 bronze at Bulgarian Open". Sportstar. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Unnati Hooda, Kiran George win Odisha Open titles; Unnati youngest Indian to win Super 100 tournament". The Times of India. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  8. ^ "India International Challenge: Sathish, Isharani win men's and women's singles titles". The Bridge. 29 October 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  9. ^ "National Badminton Championships 2023: Get winners list". Olympics.com. 24 December 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  10. ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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