13-year-old Tanvi Patri from Odisha has cemented her standing as one among India’s most promising badminton prodigies by clinching the ladies’ singles title on the U-15 Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 Junior Championships in Chengdu, China, the nation the place she first honed her abilities within the sport. Patri capped off an exceptional week with a superlative efficiency, defeating Vietnam’s second seed Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen 22-20, 21-11 in a 34-minute last, providing a glimmer of hope after Indian badminton’s current struggles on the Paris Olympics.
“I am feeling good after profitable the title,” Patri instructed PTI from Chengdu.
“I had anticipated to win, and I am blissful I may do this. I have been coaching on the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bangalore for the final two years.” Patri displayed outstanding resilience, preventing again from 11-17 down within the opening recreation to win the title with out dropping a recreation all through the event.
Her mother and father, Rabinarayan Patri and Sailabala Panda, are software program professionals who beforehand labored in China, the place she first took up badminton.
The household returned to India in 2020 following the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vimal Kumar, Director of PPBA, sees nice promise in Tanvi, even drawing comparisons to the early days of P V Sindhu, one among India’s most celebrated badminton gamers.
“She was about eight or 9 when she moved to India and joined the academy in 2022,” stated Vimal.
“She jogs my memory of Sindhu when she was younger. The power to win matches at a younger age is an effective signal. She has an extended technique to go, and along with her temperament, she has nice potential.” Rabinarayan, a software program engineer who works from house, accompanies Patri to the academy. In November 2022, he drove 1,400 km from Bengaluru to Balangir for Patri’s participation within the state sub-junior badminton event.
“She is forward of her age group,” Vimal famous.
“Within the final six months, she has gained U-17 tournaments and defeated a number of senior gamers, together with the present nationwide championship finalist, Tanvi Sharma.
“If she improves her energy and continues to develop, she may very well be a robust contender for the 2028 or 2032 Olympics.” Patri, who additionally enjoys skating, started her badminton coaching beneath Chinese language coach Jiang Yong Yi and gained 9 titles in China between 2017 and 2020. After returning to India, she was noticed by PPBA throughout a camp and joined the academy in March 2022.
She went on to assert each the U-15 and U-17 ladies’ singles titles within the All India sub-junior rating tournaments in Hyderabad in June and Mapusa, Goa, in Might this yr.
Tanvi additionally gained the gold medal within the thirty fifth Sub-Junior Nationwide Championships in Balangir, Odisha, final November and have become the primary shuttler from Odisha to win the ladies’ singles title within the thirty fourth Sub-Junior (U-13) Nationwide Championships in Lucknow in 2022.
A category eight pupil, Patri had reached the quarterfinals on the German Junior Worldwide in Berlin in March.
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