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{{short description|Indian para-badminton player (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Manisha Ramadass
| image =Manisha Ramadass in September 2024.jpg
| alt =
| caption =Ramadass in September 2024
| country = {{IND}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|01|27|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvallur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| height =
| weight =
| handedness = Left
| coach =
| years_active = 2021–present
| event = Women's singles SU5 Women's doubles SL3–SU5
| highest_ranking = 1 (WS 22 August 2022) 1 (WD with Mandeep Kaur 04 July 2022) 12 (XD with [[Pramod Bhagat]] 22 August 2022)
| current_ranking = 1 (WS 10 January 2023) 1 (WD with Mandeep Kaur 10 January 2023) 12 (XD with [[Pramod Bhagat]] 10 January 2023)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's [[para-badminton]]}} [[File:Badminton pictogram (Paralympics).svg|30px]]
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Paralympic Games]]}}[[File:IPC logo (2019).svg|center|40px]]
{{MedalBronze| [[2024 Summer Paralympics|2024 Paris]] | [[Badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's singles SU5|Women's singles]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2022 Tokyo]] | Women's singles}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2024 Pattaya]] | Women's singles}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2026 Manama]] | Women's singles}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2022 Tokyo]] | Women's double's}}
{{MedalBronze | 2024 Pattaya | Women's doubles}}
{{MedalBronze | 2024 Pattaya | Mixed doubles}}
{{Medal|Competition|[[Asian Para Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2022 Asian Para Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games|Women's singles]]}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Hangzhou|[[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games|Women's doubles]]}}
{{MedalBronze|2022 Hangzhou|[[Badminton at the 2022 Asian Para Games|Mixed doubles]]}}
|date_of_current_ranking=10 January 2023}}

'''Manisha Ramadass''' (born 27 January 2005) is an Indian [[para-badminton]] player.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/player-profile/2dd0094d-9af9-46bd-b2fc-3fd9ab12f629/biography| title=Player Profile}}</ref> She won the bronze medal at the [[2024 Paralympics|2024 Paris Paralympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-08-14 |title=India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/olympics/paris-paralympics-2024/news/paris-2024-india-paralympics-contingent-full-list-of-84-indian-athletes-qualified-sports-ministry-paralympic-games-news/article68512627.ece |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/paralympic-games-2024/paris-paralympics-manisha-ramdass-sets-up-semifinal-duel-with-thulasimathi-murugesan-to-assure-india-another-medal-6465159|title=
Paris Paralympics: Manisha Ramdass Sets Up Semifinal Duel With Thulasimathi Murugesan To Assure India Another Medal|publisher=NDTV}}</ref> She's a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the [[BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|World Championships]] and a triple bronze medalist at the [[Asian Para Games]].

== Early life ==
Manisha is from [[Thiruvallur]], Tamil Nadu.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=SportsCafe |date=2022-12-06 |title=Manisha Ramadass named best BWF Female Para-Badminton player, HS prannoy best dressed shuttler |url=https://sportscafe.in/badminton/articles/2022/dec/06/manisha-ramadass-has-been-named-the-bwf-female-para-badminton |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=SportsCafe.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-06 |title=मनीषा रामदास ने देश को नाम किया रोशन, BWF ने चुना साल की सर्वश्रेष्ठ पैरा बैडमिंटन खिलाड़ी |url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/sports/bwf-chooses-manisha-ramadass-of-india-as-best-para-badminton-player-of-the-year-article-96026086 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Times Now Navbharat |language=hi}}</ref> She is supported by [[Olympic Gold Quest]], a sports NGO.

== Career ==
Manisha made her international debut in 2022 and became world number 1 in the SU5 category on 22 August 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/P77103/manisha-ramdass/ | title=BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para Badminton World Rankings }}</ref> She won her first title at the Spanish (level 2) Para-Badminton International in 2022. She went on to win 11 gold and five bronze medals in 2022.

== Awards ==
For her dominant show in 2022, she won the BWF Female Para Badminton Player of the year 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-06 |title=Manisha Ramadass wins BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/manisha-ramadass-wins-bwf-female-para-badminton-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/96024668.cms |access-date=2024-08-29 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

She also won the Sportswoman of the Year (parasports Sportstar Aces award).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2023-02-27 |title=Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Manisha Ramadass wins Sportswoman of the Year (Parasports) |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/aces-awards/manisha-ramadass-wins-sportswoman-of-the-year-parasports-sportstar-aces-awards-2023-badminton/article66551000.ece |access-date=2024-08-29 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+
|-
! scope="col"|Award
! scope="col"|Year
! scope="col"|Category
! scope="col"|Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! scope="row"|[[BWF Awards]]
|2021-2022
|Para-player of the Year
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/manisha-ramadass-wins-bwf-female-para-badminton-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/96024668.cms|title=India's Manisha Ramadass wins female para-badminton player award|newspaper=The Times of India |date=5 December 2022}}</ref><ref>https://olympics.com/en/news/bwf-player-of-the-year-2022-female-para-badminton-manisha-ramadass</ref>
|}

== Achievements ==

=== World Championships ===
''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2022]]
| align="left" | [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Mamiko Toyoda
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 1.png|Gold]] '''Gold'''
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2024]]
| align="left" | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, [[Pattaya]], Thailand
| align="left" | {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yang Qiuxia (badminton)|Yang Qiuxia]]
| align="left" | 16–21, 16–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 2.png|Silver]] '''Silver'''
|}

''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2022]]
| align="left" | [[Yoyogi National Gymnasium]], [[Tokyo]], Japan
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Mandeep Kaur (para badminton)|Mandeep Kaur]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lénaïg Morin]] {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Faustine Noël]]
| align="left" | 17–21, 21–13, 18–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2024]]
| align="left" | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Mandeep Kaur
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Leani Ratri Oktila]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Khalimatus Sadiyah]]
| align="left" | 19–21, 15–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Venue
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|- style="background:#F3E6D7"
| align="center" | [[2024 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships|2024]]
| align="left" | Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|INA}} [[Fredy Setiawan]] {{flagicon|INA}} [[Khalimatus Sadiyah]]
| align="left" | 15–21, 19–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | [[File:Med 3.png|Bronze]] '''Bronze'''
|}

=== BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (11 titles, 1 runner-up) ===
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.<ref>{{cite news |date=29 May 2022 |title=Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards |language=en |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |url=https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/06/03/para-badminton-tournament-structure-bids-for-tournaments-2022-onwards}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 July 2022 |title=BWF Para Tournamentsoftware |language=en |website=[[Badminton World Federation]] |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/}}</ref>

''Women's singles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|POR}} Beatriz Monteiro
| align="left" | 21–13, 21–10
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kaede Kameyama
| align="left" | 21–10, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Akiko Sugino]]
| align="left" | 21–17, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Canada Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 1
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Akiko Sugino
| align="left" | 27–25, 21–9
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Thailand Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 1
| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kaede Kameyama
| align="left" | 20–22, 21–12, 21-19
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Maud Lefort
| align="left" | 21–18, 15–10 Retired
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

''Women's doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Spanish Para Badminton International II
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Mandeep Kaur
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Manasi Girishchandra Joshi]] {{flagicon|IND}} Shanthiya Viswanathan
| align="left" | 14–21, 23–21, 21–12
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Brazil Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Mandeep Kaur
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Palak Kohli]] {{flagicon|IND}} [[Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar]]
| align="left" | 21–15, 21–15
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Bahrain Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Mandeep Kaur
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Palak Kohli {{flagicon|IND}} Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar
| align="left" | 21–11, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Dubai Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Mandeep Kaur
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Nipada Saensupa {{flagicon|THA}} Chanida Srinavakul
| align="left" | 21–9, 21–13
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|-
| align="center" | 2023
| align="left" | Brazil Para-Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Mandeep Kaur
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Manasi Girishchandra Joshi {{flagicon|IND}} [[Thulasimathi Murugesan]]
| align="left" | 11–21, 10–21
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} '''Runner-up'''
|}

''Mixed doubles''
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year
! Tournament
! Level
! Partner
! Opponent
! Score
! Result
|-
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Bahrain Para Badminton International
| align="left" | Level 2
| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} [[Pramod Bhagat]]
| align="left" | {{flagicon|THA}} Siripong Teamarrom {{flagicon|THA}} Nipada Saensupa
| align="left" | 21–14, 21–11
| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} '''Winner'''
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}
{{Notelist}}

== External links ==
* {{BWFB|P77103}}
* {{BWFPara|2dd0094d-9af9-46bd-b2fc-3fd9ab12f629}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ramadass, Manisha}}
{{Paralympic medalists for India|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:2005 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Tiruvallur district]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Sportswomen from Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Paralympic badminton players for India]]
[[Category:Indian female badminton players]]
[[Category:Indian female para-badminton players]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics]]
[[Category:Paralympic bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games medalists in badminton]]
[[Category:Asian Para Games bronze medalists for India]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian sportswomen]]
[[Category:Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Para Games]]

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