Harsheel Dani

Harsheel Dani
Personal information
Birth name Harsheel Dani
Country India
Born (1996-08-12) 12 August 1996
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Handedness Left
Coach Uday Pawar
Men's singles
Highest ranking 80 (08/07/2016)
Current ranking 80 (08/07/2016)
BWF profile

Harsheel Dani (born 12 August 1996) is an Indian badminton player. He is a left-handed shuttler. He represented India in the Junior Asian Championship, and BWF World Junior Championships. He also became the U-19 singles champion in the junior nationals. He is currently training at the Uday Pawar Academy in Mumbai under Indian Coach Uday Pawar. He aims to compete at various international tournaments in order to transition smoothly to the senior circuit and is receiving support from the GoSports Foundation.[1]

Background

He is a second year student of Thakur College, Kandivali.[2]

Career record

In 2012 he won the second Karvy All India junior-ranking badminton tournament.[3]

Grand Prix

Event 2016
Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold Quarterfinals

International Open

Event 2015
Turkey International Open  Silver

Career

2015

He was the runner up of the Turkey International Open 2015.

2016

In 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold Championship he reached the Quarterfinal in January

He was a semi-finalist the Austrian Open in February 2016.[4]

Harsheel is part of the national training camp at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad, and has left with the team to participate in the ongoing Canada Open.[5]

Premier Badminton League

In the 2016 Premier Badminton League, he represented Mumbai Masters.

References

  1. ↑ "GoSports Foundation".
  2. ↑ "Teenage Mumbai shuttler Dani aims to achieve junior days' glory - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Harsheel Dani and P.V. Sindhu take the honours". The Hindu. 2012-08-07. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-01-28.
  4. ↑ http://thefangarage.com/articles/4392-young-harsheels-impressive-run-ends-at-the-austrian-open
  5. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/harsheel-dani-pratul-joshi-gurusaidutt-reach-second-round-of-canada-open-2882926/

External links

BWF Profile: http://bwfbadminton.com/player/85472/harsheel-dani


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