Aparna Balan

Summary

Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala.[1] She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 times National Champion in mixed doubles and 3 times National Champion in women's doubles. She represented India in many international badminton tournaments.

Aparna Balan
Personal information
CountryIndia
Born (1986-08-09) 9 August 1986 (age 37)
Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking26 (WD 1 July 2010)
41 (XD 20 November 2014)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
Uber Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2014 New Delhi Women's team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Mixed team
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo Women's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Mixed doubles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Silver medal – second place 2004 Bendigo Mixed team
Asian Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Girls' team
BWF profile

Career edit

In 2006, she won the national mixed doubles title partnering with V. Diju.[2] At the same year, she competed at the 2006 South Asian Games and won two silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event.[3] In 2010 South Asian Games, Balan won the women's doubles gold with Shruti Kurien and mixed doubles silver with Sanave Thomas.[4]

Personal life edit

On 09 April 2018, she married Sandeep M S.[5] The couple has a son, Sriyaan Sandeep Maliyekkal.

Achievements edit

South Asian Games edit

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
  B. R. Meenakshi   Jwala Gutta
  Shruti Kurien
21–18, 21–23, 12–21   Silver
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Shruti Kurien   P. C. Thulasi
  Ashwini Ponnappa
21–19, 22–20   Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
  Thomas Kurien   V. Diju
  Jwala Gutta
11–21, 13–21   Silver
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
  Sanave Thomas   V. Diju
  Ashwini Ponnappa
11–21, 15–21   Silver

BWF Grand Prix edit

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 Australian Open   Shruti Kurien   Chia Chi Huang
  Tang He Tian
13–21, 19–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2009 India Grand Prix   Arun Vishnu   Tarun Kona
  Shruti Kurien
21–14, 17–21, 21–19   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles, 13 runners-up) edit

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Tata Open India International   Jyotshna Polavarapu   Jwala Gutta
  Shruti Kurien
11–21, 8–21   Runner-up
2008 Bahrain International   Sampada Sahasrabuddhe   Nicole Grether
  Charmaine Reid
16–21, 13–21   Runner-up
2009 Spanish Open   Shruti Kurien   Line Damkjær Kruse
  Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen
14–21, 21–17, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 Bahrain International   N. Siki Reddy   Nicole Grether
  Charmaine Reid
10–21, 19–21   Runner-up
2012 Tata Open India International   N. Siki Reddy   Lee So-hee
  Shin Seung-chan
21–19, 13–21, 17–21   Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International   Sanyogita Ghorpade   Prajakta Sawant
  Arathi Sara Sunil
21–18, 18–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International Challenge   Sanyogita Ghorpade   Pradnya Gadre
  N. Siki Reddy
13–21, 21–19, 5–21   Runner-up
2014 Tata Open India International   Prajakta Sawant   Meghana Jakkampudi
  K. Maneesha
21–13, 10–21, 21–13   Winner
2017 Nepal International   Sruthi K.P   Harika Veludurthi
  Karishma Wadkar
21–8, 21–9   Winner
2018 Nepal International   Sruthi K.P   Thilini Hendahewa
  Kavidi Sirimannage
21–16, 21–13   Winner
2018 Bangladesh International   Sruthi K.P   Vivian Hoo
  Yap Cheng Wen
14–21, 13–21   Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Pakistan International   Valiyaveetil Diju   Diluka Karunaratne
  Renu Hettiarachchige
21–11, 21–14   Winner
2007 Tata Open India International   Rupesh Kumar   Valiyaveetil Diju
  Jwala Gutta
14–21, 16–21   Runner-up
2008 Bahrain International   Arun Vishnu   Valiyaveetil Diju
  Trupti Murgunde
17–21, 21–18, 21–19   Winner
2009 Spanish Open   Arun Vishnu   Robin Middleton
  Mariana Agathangelou
16–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2010 Tata Open India International   Arun Vishnu   Patipat Chalardchaleam
  Savitree Amitapai
10–21, 15–21   Runner-up
2011 Maldives International   Arun Vishnu   Toby Ng
  Grace Gao
21–10, 12–21, 9–21   Runner-up
2013 Bahrain International   Arun Vishnu   Valiyaveetil Diju
  N. Siki Reddy
21–14, 25–23   Winner
2015 Sri Lanka International   Arun Vishnu   Robin Middleton
  Leanne Choo
15–21, 21–17, 21–13   Winner
2015 Tata Open India International   Arun Vishnu   Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
  K. Maneesha
13–21, 16–21   Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Major National Achievements edit

  • National champion in mixed doubles 2006
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2007
  • National champion in women doubles 2011
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2012
  • National champion in women doubles 2012
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2013
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2014
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2015
  • National champion in mixed doubles 2016
  • National champion in women doubles 2017
  • National games 2015 mixed doubles gold
  • Premier Badminton League 2016 winners

References edit

  1. ^ "Players: Aparna Balan". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Profile of Aparna Balan, Indian Badminton Player in CWG 2010". DelhiSpider.com. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Thushara and Duminda take silver". The Island. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Indian shuttlers rule the roost at South Asian Games". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ^ "ദേശീയ ബാഡ്മിന്റണ്‍ താരം അപര്‍ണ ബാലന്‍ വിവാഹിതയായി". eastcoastdaily. Kozhikode. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.

External links edit