Manisha Ramadass

Manisha Ramadass
Ramadass in September 2024
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(2005-01-27) 27 January 2005 (age 20) Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India
Residence	Thiruvallur, India
Years active	2021–present
Handedness	Left
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) (10 January 2023)
Medal record Women's para-badminton Representing  India Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Women's singles World Championships 2022 Tokyo Women's singles 2024 Pattaya Women's singles 2022 Tokyo Women's double's 2024 Pattaya Women's doubles 2024 Pattaya Mixed doubles Asian Para Games 2022 Hangzhou Women's singles 2022 Hangzhou Women's doubles 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles

Manisha Ramadass (born 27 January 2005) is an Indian para-badminton player.^[1] She won the bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.^[2][3] She's a gold, silver, and bronze medalist at the World Championships and a triple bronze medalist at the Asian Para Games.

Early life

Manisha is from Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu.^[4][5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

She also won the Sportswoman of the Year (parasports Sportstar Aces award).^[8]

Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
BWF Awards	2021-2022	Para-player of the Year	Won	[9][10]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Mamiko Toyoda	21–15, 21–15	Gold
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Yang Qiuxia	16–21, 16–21	Silver

Women's doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan	Mandeep Kaur	Lénaïg Morin Faustine Noël	17–21, 21–13, 18–21	Bronze
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Mandeep Kaur	Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah	19–21, 15–21	Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year	Venue	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2024	Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand	Pramod Bhagat	Fredy Setiawan Khalimatus Sadiyah	15–21, 19–21	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.^[11][12]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Beatriz Monteiro	21–13, 21–10	Winner
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Kaede Kameyama	21–10, 21–11	Winner
2022	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Akiko Sugino	21–17, 21–11	Winner
2022	Canada Para Badminton International	Level 1	Akiko Sugino	27–25, 21–9	Winner
2022	Thailand Para Badminton International	Level 1	Kaede Kameyama	20–22, 21–12, 21-19	Winner
2023	Spanish Para Badminton International	Level 2	Maud Lefort	21–18, 15–10 Retired	Winner

Women's doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Spanish Para Badminton International II	Level 2	Mandeep Kaur	Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Shanthiya Viswanathan	14–21, 23–21, 21–12	Winner
2022	Brazil Para Badminton International	Level 2	Mandeep Kaur	Palak Kohli Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar	21–15, 21–15	Winner
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Mandeep Kaur	Palak Kohli Parul Dalsukhbhai Parmar	21–11, 21–11	Winner
2022	Dubai Para Badminton International	Level 2	Mandeep Kaur	Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul	21–9, 21–13	Winner
2023	Brazil Para-Badminton International	Level 2	Mandeep Kaur	Manasi Girishchandra Joshi Thulasimathi Murugesan	11–21, 10–21	Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year	Tournament	Level	Partner	Opponent	Score	Result
2022	Bahrain Para Badminton International	Level 2	Pramod Bhagat	Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa	21–14, 21–11	Winner

References

1. "Player Profile".
2. Sportstar, Team (14 August 2024). "India at Paris Paralympics 2024: Complete list of 84 athletes at Paralympic Games". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
3. "Paris Paralympics: Manisha Ramdass Sets Up Semifinal Duel With Thulasimathi Murugesan To Assure India Another Medal". NDTV.
4. Desk, SportsCafe (6 December 2022). "Manisha Ramadass named best BWF Female Para-Badminton player, HS prannoy best dressed shuttler". SportsCafe.in. Retrieved 16 January 2023. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. "मनीषा रामदास ने देश को नाम किया रोशन, BWF ने चुना साल की सर्वश्रेष्ठ पैरा बैडमिंटन खिलाड़ी". Times Now Navbharat (in Hindi). 6 December 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
6. "BWF Para-Badminton - BWF Para Badminton World Rankings".
7. "Manisha Ramadass wins BWF Female Para-Badminton Player of the Year award". The Times of India. 6 December 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
8. Sportstar, Team (27 February 2023). "Sportstar Aces Awards 2023: Manisha Ramadass wins Sportswoman of the Year (Parasports)". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
9. "India's Manisha Ramadass wins female para-badminton player award". The Times of India. 5 December 2022.
10. https://olympics.com/en/news/bwf-player-of-the-year-2022-female-para-badminton-manisha-ramadass
11. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.
12. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation. 11 July 2022.

External links

• Manisha Ramadass at BWFBadminton.com
• Manisha Ramadass at BWFPara.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)