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{{Infobox badminton player
| name = R. M. V. Gurusaidutt
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|03|01}}
| birth_place = [[Bheemavaram]], [[West Godavari district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| residence = [[Hyderabad]], India
| height = 5 ft 8 in
| weight =
| event = Men's singles
| highest_ranking = 19
| date_of_highest_ranking = 28 November 2013
| current_ranking = 265
| date_of_current_ranking = 24 December 2019
| country = {{IND}}
| coach = [[Pullela Gopichand]]
| handedness =
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's [[badminton]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Badminton at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|Men's singles]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[South Asian Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]] | Men's team }}
{{MedalSilver | [[Badminton at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010 Dhaka]] | Men's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[BWF World Junior Championships|World Junior Championships]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships|2008 Pune]] | Boys' singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Youth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | 2008 Pune | Boys' singles }}
| bwf_id = B0190B7C-900C-45E4-AEFA-632EA75910EF
}}

'''Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt''' or '''R. M. V. Gurusaidutt''' or '''Gurusai Dutt''' born (on 1 March 1990) to RMV Bharadwaj and RM Anjana is a [[badminton]] player from [[India]]. He trains at the [[Hyderabad]]'s [[Gopichand Badminton Academy]]. He won the gold medal at the [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games]] and the bronze medal at the [[2014 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Glasgow]].<ref name="CWG">{{cite news|last=V. V.|first=Subrahmanyam|title=Guru Sai Dutt bags gold|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/18/stories/2008101851761800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020224141/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/18/stories/2008101851761800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 October 2008|access-date=16 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 October 2008}}</ref>

He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/BD/EntryListByEvent/?RSC=BDM400000&lang=en|title=Men's Team - Entry List by Event|work=Incheon 2014 official website|access-date=10 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711061239/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/BD/EntryListByEvent/?RSC=BDM400000&lang=en|archive-date=11 July 2015}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Early career ===
Gurusai Dutt took up [[badminton]] as a sport after watching [[Pullela Gopichand]], the [[2001 All England Open Badminton Championships|2001 All England champion]], play at a local stadium.<ref name="intro">{{cite news|last=V. V.|first=Subrahmanyam|title=They are raring to go|url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss3202/stories/20090110502802600.htm|access-date=16 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529120758/http://www.tssonnet.com/tss3202/stories/20090110502802600.htm|archive-date=29 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, he won the sub-junior national doubles title and also qualified for the sub-junior ABC Championship. This, according to him, spurred him to focus entirely on the sport. He started his training with Gopichand.<ref name="intro"/>

In the international circuit, Gurusai Dutt first appeared in the boys doubles category at the [[BWF World Junior Championships|2006 World Junior Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Incheon World Junior Championships — Boys Doubles|url=http://www.badminton.de/2006-Incheon.934.0.html|access-date=16 October 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715181404/http://www.badminton.de/2006-Incheon.934.0.html|archive-date=15 July 2010}}</ref> The pair of Gurusai Dutt and K. Tarun progressed only until the second round. [[The Hindu]] praised the enthusiastic effort and fighting quality of the pair's game play.<ref>{{cite news|last=S. R.|first=Suryanarayan|title=Saina on the fast lane|url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss2947/stories/20061125005003500.htm|access-date=16 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 November 2006}}</ref> He represented [[India]] in the team event category, but failed to win his singles match against a [[Thailand]] opponent.<ref>{{cite news|title=Shuttlers finish 8th|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20061106/sports.htm#7|access-date=16 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]|date=5 November 2006}}</ref> Gurusai Dutt won the 2007 [[Andhra Pradesh]] Senior Badminton Championships after defeating the top seed – his first title. He played a vastly superior and controlled game and he looked the better player.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maiden title for Guru Sai Dutt|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/06/stories/2007080657081800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028124641/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/06/stories/2007080657081800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 October 2007|access-date=16 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=6 August 2007}}</ref>

=== Foray into international circuit ===
Gurusai Dutt won the bronze medal at the [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships]] that was held in [[Pune]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Major Achievements of Sportspersons during year 2008-09|url=http://sportsauthorityofindia.nic.in/index3.asp?sslid=561&subsublinkid=108&langid=1|work=[[Sports Authority of India]], [[Government of India]]|access-date=17 October 2010}}</ref> While he was India's National Junior Champion, Gurusai Dutt won the 2008 Dutch Junior International that was held in [[Haarlem]]. He became the first Indian to win this title. This win was seen as a good sign for India's chances at the [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Dutt triumphs|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/03/stories/2008030370991800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306135644/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/03/stories/2008030370991800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2008|access-date=17 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 March 2008}}</ref>

Carrying his form into the upcoming tournaments, Gurusai Dutt won the singles title at the Commonwealth Youth Games and Bahrain International Challenge badminton championship by the end of 2008.<ref name="CWG"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Sai Dutt wins Bahrain title|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/07/stories/2008120755701300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210190608/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/07/stories/2008120755701300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 December 2008|access-date=17 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=7 December 2008}}</ref> In 2009, he reached the quarterfinals of the [[Denmark Open|2009 Denmark Super Series]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Denmark Open Super Series 2009 - Men's Singles|url=http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=DC4CD6A1-2500-4DC4-876C-1E2062DA09FD&draw=39|work=Tournamentsoftware.com|access-date=17 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Sukumar|first=Dev S.|title=Saina, Chetan fall in quarters|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_saina-chetan-fall-in-quarters_1302391|access-date=17 October 2010|newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|date=24 October 2009}}</ref> At the 2010 Yonex Sunrise India Open Badminton Championships, Gurusai Dutt created an upset in the quarterfinal by defeating former All England Champion, [[Muhammad Hafiz Hashim]]. Both Hashim and the media reports praised him for his game play.<ref>{{cite news|last=K.|first=Keerthivasan|title=Memorable day for Guru Sai Dutt|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/article453360.ece|access-date=17 October 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 June 2010}}</ref> In the same year, Gurusai Dutt represented India at the [[2010 South Asian Games|South Asian Games]]. He not only won the silver medal in the singles event but also the gold medal in the team event category.<ref>{{cite news|title=South Asian Games: Unstoppable India bags 12 out of 13 gold on offer|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report_south-asian-games-unstoppable-india-bags-12-out-of-13-gold-on-offer_1343363|access-date=17 October 2010|newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|date=4 February 2010}}</ref>

== Achievements ==

=== Commonwealth Games ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles|2014]]
| align="left" | [[Emirates Arena]], [[Glasgow, Scotland]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Rajiv Ouseph]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 14–21, 21–19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== South Asian Games ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFAAAA"
| align="center" | 2010
| align="left" | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, [[Dhaka, Bangladesh]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Chetan Anand (badminton)|Chetan Anand]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 8–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

=== BWF World Junior Championships ===
''Boys' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#98FB98"
| align="center" | [[2008 BWF World Junior Championships#Boys Singles|2008]]
| align="left" | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex|Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati]], [[Pune, India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Wang Zhengming]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–17, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== Commonwealth Youth Games ===
''Boys' singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFE4B5"
| align="center" | [[Badminton at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games|2011]]
| align="left" | [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]], [[Pune, India]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Aditya Prakash (badminton)|Aditya Prakash]]
| align="left" | 21–18, 20–22, 21–18
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|}

=== BWF Grand Prix ===
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the [[BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold]]. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the [[Badminton World Federation]] (BWF) since 2007.

''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFF67"
| align="center" | [[2010 India Open Grand Prix Gold#Finals|2010]]
| align="left" | [[India Open]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Alamsyah Yunus]]
| align="left" | 13–21, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}
: {{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix Gold]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix|BWF Grand Prix]] tournament

=== BWF International Challenge/Series ===
''Men's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[Welsh International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Nhat Nguyen]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 21–23
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2017
| align="left" | [[Eurasia Bulgaria International|Bulgarian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|TUR}} [[Muhammed Ali Kurt]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–16
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2015
| align="left" | [[Bulgarian International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Abián]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–16, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2014
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[H.S. Prannoy]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 22–20, 17–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2012
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[B. Sai Praneeth]]
| align="left" | 21–19, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2011
| align="left" | [[Tata Open India International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Alamsyah Yunus]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 22–24
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|-
|- style="background:#D8CEF6"
| align="center" | 2008
| align="left" | [[Bahrain International (badminton)|Bahrain International]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Andi Saputro Nugroho]]
| align="left" | 21–13, 22–20
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Challenge]] tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} [[BWF International Series]] tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} [[BWF Future Series]] tournament

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721180331/http://www.olympicgoldquest.in/ogq/athletes/gurusaidutt.htm Gurusai Dutt] at [[Olympic Gold Quest]]
* [http://www.badmintonindia.org/frmPlProfileDet.aspx?pId=18 Profile at the Badminton Association of India]

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