Prajakta Sawant
Prajakta Sawant (born 28 October 1992) is a badminton player from India.[1] She was the national women's doubles champion in 2010 and 2011 and also won the mixed doubles title in 2010.[2] In 2013, she won the Bangladesh International tournament partnered with Arathi Sara Sunil.[3]
In 2007, at age 14, she made history by becoming the first Indian female to win a gold medal in the Asian Badminton Championship. She achieved this feat alongside Raj Kumar, as they won the Asian Bandminton Championship U-16 mixed doubles title. In 2009, she once again made history by becoming the first Indian female to win a bronze medal in the same tournament, but this time in the U-19 mixed doubles category.
In 2010, when she participated, she was the youngest player on the badminton court. In 2010, Prajakta was selected to be a part of the Indian team for the Asian Games, and she was the youngest badminton player to participate in this prestigious event.
Achievements
[edit]Asia Junior Championships
[edit]Mixed doubles
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stadium Juara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Pranav Chopra
|
 Lu Kai Bao Yixin
|
12–21, 15–21 |  Bronze
|
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 6 runners-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Egypt International | Sanyogita Ghorpade
|
 Anastasiya Cherniavskaya Alesia Zaitsava
|
17–21, 18–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2017 | Mauritius International | Sanyogita Ghorpade
|
 Lisa Kaminski Hannah Pohl
|
18–21, 20–22 | Runner-up
|
| 2016 | Mauritius International |  Lee Zhi Qing
|
 Evelyn Siamupangila Ogar Siamupangila
|
21–7, 21–6 |  Winner
|
| 2014 | Tata Open India International | Aparna Balan
|
J. Meghana K. Maneesha
|
21–13, 10–21, 21–13 | Winner
|
| 2013 | Bangladesh International | Arathi Sara Sunil
|
Dhanya Nair Mohita Sahdev
|
22–20, 15–4 Retired | Winner
|
| 2013 | Bahrain International | Arathi Sara Sunil
|
Aparna Balan Sanyogita Ghorpade
|
18–21, 21–18, 21–16 | Winner
|
| 2011 | Swiss International | Pradnya Gadre
|
 Laura Choinet Audrey Fontaine
|
19–21, 21–10, 21–10 | Winner
|
| 2011 | Bulgarian International | Pradnya Gadre
|
 Mariana Agathangelou Heather Olver
|
21–18, 7–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Malaysia International | Yogendran Khrishnan
|
 Hiroki Okamura Naru Shinoya
|
10–21, 22–24 | Runner-up
|
| 2017 | Egypt International | Yogendran Khrishnan
|
 Ahmed Salah Menna Eltanany
|
21–15, 21–13 | Winner
|
| 2017 | Mauritius International | Yogendran Khrishnan
|
Jonathan Persson Kate Foo Kune
|
21–7, 21–17 | Winner
|
| 2016 | Mauritius International | Yogendran Khrishnan
|
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy K. Maneesha
|
19–21, 21–11, 17–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2014 | Sri Lanka International | Vountus Indra Mawan
|
Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre
|
16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | Sanave Thomas
|
V. Diju N. Siki Reddy
|
19–21, 21–14, 23–23 Retired | Winner
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ "Players: Prajakta Sawant". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Why Gopichand should choose his academy over National Coach". www.firstpost.com. Firstpost. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
- ^ "Prajakta Sawant and Arathi Sara Sunil win women's doubles at Bangladesh Open". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
