Aparna Balan

Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala.[1] She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 times National Champion in mixed doubles and 3 times National Champion in women's doubles. She represented India in many international badminton tournaments.

Aparna Balan
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking26 (WD 1 July 2010)
41 (XD 20 November 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Uber Cup
2014 New Delhi Women's team
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhi Mixed team
South Asian Games
2004 Islamabad Women's team
2006 Colombo Women's team
2010 Dhaka Women's doubles
2010 Dhaka Women's team
2006 Colombo Women's doubles
2006 Colombo Mixed doubles
2010 Dhaka Mixed doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

Career

In 2006, she won the national mixed doubles title partnering with V. Diju.[2] At the same year, she competed at the 2006 South Asian Games and won two silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event.[3] In 2010 South Asian Games, Balan won the women's doubles gold with Shruti Kurien and mixed doubles silver with Sanave Thomas.[4]

Achievements

South Asian Games

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka		 B. R. Meenakshi Jwala Gutta
Shruti Kurien		 21–18, 21–23, 12–21 Silver
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh		 Shruti Kurien P. C. Thulasi
Ashwini Ponnappa		 21–19, 22–20 Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka		 Thomas Kurien V. Diju
Jwala Gutta		 11–21, 13–21 Silver
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh		 Sanave Thomas V. Diju
Ashwini Ponnappa		 11–21, 15–21 Silver

BWF Grand Prix

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Australian Open Shruti Kurien Chia Chi Huang
Tang He Tian		 13–21, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 India Grand Prix Arun Vishnu Tarun Kona
Shruti Kurien		 21–14, 17–21, 21–19 Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 13 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Tata Open India International Jyotshna Polavarapu Jwala Gutta
Shruti Kurien		 11–21, 8–21 Runner-up
2008 Bahrain International Sampada Sahasrabuddhe Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid		 16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2009 Spanish Open Shruti Kurien Line Damkjær Kruse
Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen		 14–21, 21–17, 15–21 Runner-up
2011 Bahrain International N. Siki Reddy Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid		 10–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2012 Tata Open India International N. Siki Reddy Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan		 21–19, 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Sanyogita Ghorpade Prajakta Sawant
Arathi Sara Sunil		 21–18, 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Challenge Sanyogita Ghorpade Pradnya Gadre
N. Siki Reddy		 13–21, 21–19, 5–21 Runner-up
2014 Tata Open India International Prajakta Sawant Meghana Jakkampudi
K. Maneesha		 21–13, 10–21, 21–13 Winner
2017 Nepal International Sruthi K.P Harika Veludurthi
Karishma Wadkar		 21–8, 21–9 Winner
2018 Nepal International Sruthi K.P Thilini Hendahewa
Kavidi Sirimannage		 21–16, 21–13 Winner
2018 Bangladesh International Sruthi K.P Vivian Hoo
Yap Cheng Wen		 14–21, 13–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Pakistan International Valiyaveetil Diju Diluka Karunaratne
Renu Hettiarachchige		 21–11, 21–14 Winner
2007 Tata Open India International Rupesh Kumar Valiyaveetil Diju
Jwala Gutta		 14–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2008 Bahrain International Arun Vishnu Valiyaveetil Diju
Trupti Murgunde		 17–21, 21–18, 21–19 Winner
2009 Spanish Open Arun Vishnu Robin Middleton
Mariana Agathangelou		 16–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2010 Tata Open India International Arun Vishnu Patipat Chalardchaleam
Savitree Amitapai		 10–21, 15–21 Runner-up
2011 Maldives International Arun Vishnu Toby Ng
Grace Gao		 21–10, 12–21, 9–21 Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Arun Vishnu Valiyaveetil Diju
N. Siki Reddy		 21–14, 25–23 Winner
2015 Sri Lanka International Arun Vishnu Robin Middleton
Leanne Choo		 15–21, 21–17, 21–13 Winner
2015 Tata Open India International Arun Vishnu Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
K. Maneesha		 13–21, 16–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Major National Achievements
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2006
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2007
  • National champion in women doubles 2011
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2012
  • National champion in women doubles 2012
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2013
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2014
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2015
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2016
  • National champion in women doubles 2017
  • National games 2015 mixed doubles gold
  • Premier Badminton League 2016 winners

References
  1. "Players: Aparna Balan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. "Profile of Aparna Balan, Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010". DelhiSpider.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. "Thushara and Duminda take silver". The Island. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. "Indian shuttlers rule the roost at South Asian Games". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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