Harsheel Dani Explained

Harsheel Dani
Birth Name:Harsheel Dani
Birth Date:1996 8, df=yes
Height:6 ft 1 inch
Event:Men's singles
Highest Ranking:68
Date Of Highest Ranking:10 February 2017
Current Ranking:172
Date Of Current Ranking:4 October 2023
Country:India
Coach:Uday Pawar
Handedness:Left
Bwf Id:C2A458BF-1A94-4DA1-94B9-62EF201B755D

Harsheel Dani (born 12 August 1996) is an Indian male badminton player. He represented India in the Asian and BWF World Junior Championships. He also became the U-19 singles champion in the junior nationals. Currently training at the Uday Pawar Academy in Mumbai under Indian Coach Uday Pawar, he aims to compete at various international tournaments in order to transition smoothly to the senior circuit .[1]

Background

He attended Thakur College in Kandivali for his undergraduate education.[2]

Career

In 2012 he won the second Karvy All India junior-ranking badminton tournament.[3]

He was the runner-up of the 2015 Turkey International.

At the 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold, he reached the quarterfinal.

He was the semi-finalist at the Austrian Open in February 2016.[4]

Harsheel is part of the national training camp at the Pullela Gopichand Academy in Hyderabad, and has left with the team to compete at the Canada Open.[5]

In the 2016 Premier Badminton League, he represented Mumbai Masters.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2019Dutch International Mads Christophersen15–21, 21–12, 21–13 Winner
2018Polish International Kai Schäfer14–21, 22–20, 9–21 Runner-up
2018Ghana International Siddharath Thakur14–21, 21–16, 23–21 Winner
2015Turkey International Marc Zwiebler8–21, 21–15, 7–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

BWF Future Series tournament

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dani finishes runner-up in Turkey international badminton tournament . The Times of India. 16 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Teenage Mumbai shuttler Dani aims to achieve junior days' glory . The Times of India. 28 January 2016.
  3. News: Harsheel Dani and P.V. Sindhu take the honours. The Hindu. 7 August 2012. 28 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Young Harsheel's Impressive Run Ends at the Austrian Open | the Fan Garage (TFG). 27 February 2016.
  5. Web site: Harsheel Dani, Pratul Joshi, Gurusaidutt reach second round of Canada Open. 29 June 2016.