Gurusai Dutt Explained

Gurusai Dutt
Birth Name:Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt
Birth Date:1990 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Bheemavaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Residence:Hyderabad, India
Height:5 ft 8 in
Event:Men's singles
Career Record:198 wins, 123 losses
Highest Ranking:19
Date Of Highest Ranking:28 November 2013
Current Ranking:265
Date Of Current Ranking:24 December 2019
Coach:Pullela Gopichand
Handedness:Right
Bwf Id:B0190B7C-900C-45E4-AEFA-632EA75910EF
Retired:6 June 2022

Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt (born 1 March 1990), known as just Gurusai Dutt, 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.[1]

He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]

Career

Early career

Gurusai Dutt took up badminton as a sport after watching Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England champion, play at a local stadium.[3] 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.[3]

In the international circuit, Gurusai Dutt first appeared in the boys doubles category at the 2006 World Junior Championships.[4] 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.[5] He represented India in the team event category, but failed to win his singles match against a Thailand opponent.[6] 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.[7]

Foray into international circuit

Gurusai Dutt won the bronze medal at the 2008 BWF World Junior Championships that was held in Pune.[8] 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.[9]

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.[1] [10] In 2009, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Denmark Super Series.[11] [12] 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.[13] In the same year, Gurusai Dutt represented India at the South Asian Games. He not only won the silver medal in the singles event but also the gold medal in the team event category.[14]

Retirement

Gurusai Dutt announced his retirement from professional badminton through social media on 6 June 2022.[15] After his retirement he started as a badminton coach, helping players like Prannoy H. S..

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Men's singles

South Asian Games

Men's singles

World Junior Championships

Boys' singles

Commonwealth Youth Games

Boys' singles

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

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Welsh International Nhat Nguyen16–21, 21–23 Runner-up
2017Bulgarian International Muhammed Ali Kurt21–17, 21–16 Winner
2015Bulgarian International Pablo Abián17–21, 21–16, 19–21 Runner-up
2014Tata Open India International H.S. Prannoy16–21, 22–20, 17–21 Runner-up
2012Tata Open India International B. Sai Praneeth21–19, 21–12 Winner
2011Tata Open India International Alamsyah Yunus17–21, 22–24 Runner-up
2008Bahrain International Andi Saputro Nugroho21–13, 22–20 Winner

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: V. V.. Subrahmanyam. Guru Sai Dutt bags gold. https://web.archive.org/web/20081020224141/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/18/stories/2008101851761800.htm. dead. 20 October 2008. 16 October 2010. The Hindu. 18 October 2008.
  2. Web site: Men's Team - Entry List by Event. Incheon 2014 official website. 10 July 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150711061239/https://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/BD/EntryListByEvent/?RSC=BDM400000&lang=en. 11 July 2015.
  3. News: V. V.. Subrahmanyam. They are raring to go. 16 October 2010. The Hindu. 10 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20120529120758/http://www.tssonnet.com/tss3202/stories/20090110502802600.htm. 29 May 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Incheon World Junior Championships — Boys Doubles. 16 October 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100715181404/http://www.badminton.de/2006-Incheon.934.0.html. 15 July 2010.
  5. News: S. R.. Suryanarayan. Saina on the fast lane. 16 October 2010. The Hindu. 25 November 2006.
  6. News: Shuttlers finish 8th. 16 October 2010. The Tribune. 5 November 2006.
  7. News: Maiden title for Guru Sai Dutt. https://web.archive.org/web/20071028124641/http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/06/stories/2007080657081800.htm. dead. 28 October 2007. 16 October 2010. The Hindu. 6 August 2007.
  8. Web site: Major Achievements of Sportspersons during year 2008-09. Sports Authority of India, Government of India. 17 October 2010.
  9. News: Dutt triumphs. https://web.archive.org/web/20080306135644/http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/03/stories/2008030370991800.htm. dead. 6 March 2008. 17 October 2010. The Hindu. 3 March 2008.
  10. News: Sai Dutt wins Bahrain title. https://web.archive.org/web/20081210190608/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/07/stories/2008120755701300.htm. dead. 10 December 2008. 17 October 2010. The Hindu. 7 December 2008.
  11. Web site: Denmark Open Super Series 2009 - Men's Singles. Tournamentsoftware.com. 17 October 2010.
  12. News: Sukumar. Dev S.. Saina, Chetan fall in quarters. 17 October 2010. Daily News and Analysis. 24 October 2009.
  13. News: K.. Keerthivasan. Memorable day for Guru Sai Dutt. 17 October 2010. The Hindu. 12 June 2010.
  14. News: South Asian Games: Unstoppable India bags 12 out of 13 gold on offer. 17 October 2010. Daily News and Analysis. 4 February 2010.
  15. Web site: PTI . 2022-06-06 . CWG bronze medallist Gurusai Dutt retires from badminton, coaching calls next . 2022-08-29 . thebridge.in . en.