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Malvika Bansod (born 15 September 2001) is an Indian badminton player who plays for the national team.[1]
Early life
Bansod was born on 15 September 2001 in Nagpur, Maharashtra.[2] She studied at Mother's Pet Kindergarten and Centre Point School, Nagpur. She took up badminton when she was eight years old.[3] Her mother is a dentist.[4]
Career
Beginnings (2018–2019)
Bansod won titles at state championships in the U-13 and U-17 age groups.[5] In 2018, she won selection tournaments to represent India at the World Junior Championship in Canada.[6] In December 2018, she was the winner at the South Asian Regional U-21 Championship at Kathmandu Nepal, both in individual and team events.[7] In 2019, she won the All India senior and junior ranking tournaments.[8] In the same year, she won a bronze medal at the Bulgarian Junior International Championship.[9]
Senior international debut (2019)
Bansod made her senior international debut in September and won the Maldives International Future Series tournament. She then won the Annapurna Post International Series in Nepal.[10] She won a bronze at the Bahrain International Series in October.
Rise in ranking (2021–2025)
In 2021, Bansod played the Austrian Open International Series but was defeated by Clara Azurmendi in the quarterfinal.[11] In 2022, she played her first BWF Super 500 tournament at the 2022 India Open, where she beat icon Saina Nehwal and progressed to the quarterfinals. She then participated in the 2022 Syed Modi International, where she progressed to the finals. She lost in the finals in straight games to P. V. Sindhu. In the 2022 Odisha Open, she made it to the semi-finals, which she lost to Unnati Hooda in two close games. With her consistent results in these three tournaments, she attained a career-high world ranking of 61.[12] In 2024, Bansod reached the final of Hylo Open but lost to Mia Blichfeldt and finished as the runner up.
Achievements
World Tour (2 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, which was announced in March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[13] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[14]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Template:Flagicon P. V. Sindhu | 13–21, 16–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2024 | Hylo Open | Super 300 | Template:Flagicon Mia Blichfeldt | 10–21, 15–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
International Challenge / Series (5 titles, 1 runner-up)
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Maldives International | Template:Flagicon Thet Htar Thuzar | 21–13, 21–11 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2019 | Nepal International | Template:Flagicon Gayatri Gopichand | 21–14, 21–8 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2021 | Uganda International | Template:Flagicon Anupama Upadhyaya | 17–21, 25–23, 21–10 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2021 | Lithuanian International | Template:Flagicon Rachael Darragh | 21–14, 21–11 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
| 2022 | Italian International | Template:Flagicon Hsu Wen-chi | 9–21, 11–21 | Template:Silver2 Runner-up |
| 2024 | Azerbaijan International | Template:Flagicon Tanya Hemanth | 21–15, 22–20 | Template:Gold1 Winner |
- Template:Color box BWF International Challenge tournament
- Template:Color box BWF International Series tournament
- Template:Color box BWF Future Series tournament
See also
References
- ↑ All England: How with long rallies and tall tosses, Malvika Bansod ousted World No 12 Yeo Jia Min. The Indian Express(2025-03-12). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ Malvika Bansod: A story of tenacity and success in badminton. The Times of India(2025-03-28). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ Malvika Bansod: 'Need to gain strength and power to break into top 100', PTI. Sportstar(October 2019). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Malvika Bansod, a computer engineer, also a badminton player looking to qualify for Olys. The Indian Express(2025-03-17). Retrieved 2025-08-08.
- ↑ मालविका बंसोड़: क्लास रूम से लेकर बैडमिंटन कोर्ट में धमाल मचाती सनसनी. BBC News हिंदी. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Second consecutive title for Malvika Bansod. The Bridge(2018-10-01). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Malvika Bansod completes grand double in South Asian U-21 Regional Badminton Championship at Nepal | Badminton News - Times of India. The Times of India(Dec 3, 2018). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Malvika Bansod beats Purva Barve to win All India Senior Ranking Badminton crown | Badminton News - Times of India. The Times of India(Apr 22, 2019). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Indian junior shuttlers win 3 gold, a silver and 2 bronze at Bulgarian Open, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(11 August 2019). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Malvika Bansod wins badminton title on international debut in Maldives | Badminton News - Times of India. The Times of India(Sep 23, 2019). Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ Shuttler Malvika Bansod ends Austrian Open campaign with quarterfinal loss | Badminton News - Times of India. The Times of India(May 30, 2021). Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ↑ Malvika BANSOD | Profile. bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
- ↑ BWF Launches New Events Structure, Alleyne, Gayle. Badminton World Federation(19 March 2017). Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ Action-Packed Season Ahead!, Sukumar, Dev. Badminton World Federation(10 January 2018). Retrieved 15 January 2018.