Harsheel Dani
Harsheel Dani (born 12 August 1996) is an Indian badminton player. He represented India in the Asian and BWF World Junior Championships. He also became the U-19 singles champion in the junior nationals. 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]
Harsheel Dani | |
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Personal information | |
Birth name | Harsheel Dani |
Country | India |
Born | 12 August 1996 |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Handedness | Left |
Coach | Uday Pawar |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | 68 (10 February 2017) |
Current ranking | 142 (1 April 2020) |
BWF profile |
Career
In 2012 he won the second Karvy All India junior-ranking badminton tournament.[3]
He was the runner-up of the 2015 Turkey International.
At the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold, he reached the quarterfinal.
He was the semi-finalist at 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 compete at the Canada Open.[5]
In the 2016 Premier Badminton League, he represented Mumbai Masters.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Dutch International | ![]() |
15–21, 21–12, 21–13 | ![]() |
2018 | Polish International | ![]() |
14–21, 22–20, 9–21 | ![]() |
2018 | Ghana International | ![]() |
14–21, 21–16, 23–21 | ![]() |
2015 | Turkey International | ![]() |
8–21, 21–15, 7–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
References
- "Dani finishes runner-up in Turkey international badminton tournament". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- "Teenage Mumbai shuttler Dani aims to achieve junior days' glory". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Harsheel Dani and P.V. Sindhu take the honours". The Hindu. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- http://thefangarage.com/articles/4392-young-harsheels-impressive-run-ends-at-the-austrian-open
- http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/harsheel-dani-pratul-joshi-gurusaidutt-reach-second-round-of-canada-open-2882926/
External links
- Harsheel Dani at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com