Manasi Joshi Explained

Manasi Joshi
Birth Date:11 June 1989[1]
Height:171 cm
Weight:66 kg[2]
Event:Women's singles SL3
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Birth Place:Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Highest Ranking:1 (WS 6 March 2022)
5 (WD with Shantiya Viswanathan 22 August 2022)
1 (XD with Ruthick Ragupathi 4 July 2022)
Current Ranking:1 (WS)
5 (WD with Shantiya Viswanathan)
2 (XD with Ruthick Ragupathi)
Date Of Current Ranking:8 November 2022

Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (born 11 June 1989) is an Indian para-badminton player.[3] She is a former world champion in para badminton women's singles SL3 category. On 8 March 2022, she was ranked world No.1 in women's singles SL3 category.[4]

Early life and background

Manasi was born in Rajkot, Gujarat and she was raised in Anushaktinagar, Mumbai. She graduated in Electronics Engineering from K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, in 2010. A sports lover, Manasi played football and badminton in her school and college life. Joshi started playing badminton when she was six along with her father, a retired scientist from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Over the years she represented her school, college and corporate at various tournaments. After finishing graduation in 2010, she worked as a software engineer until December 2011.

Accident

In December 2011, she met with a road accident while riding her motorbike to work, and her leg had to be amputated.[5] [6] [7] After 45 days of hospitalisation, Manasi got discharged from MGM hospital Vashi, Navi Mumbai.[8] During 2012-2013 after her accident, Manasi started practicing yoga, meditation and badminton to regain her fitness. She played badminton as part of her rehabilitation and another para-badminton player urged her to try out for the national team.

Career

Joshi started her sporting journey in 2015 and in 2020, she was ranked world No.2 in women's singles SL3 category.[9] [10] [11] She was selected for Asian Para-Games 2014 and played her first international tournament in Spain. In 2018, she asked Pullela Gopichand to coach her, and enrolled in his badminton academy at Hyderabad.[12] In September 2015, Joshi won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the Para-Badminton World Championship held in Stoke Mandeville, England.[13] [14] In October 2018, she won a bronze medal for India at the Asian Para Games 2018, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In August 2019, at the Para-Badminton World Championship 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, she won a gold medal.[15] She won a silver medal in the doubles along with Thulasimathi Murugesan and a bronze in the singles SL3 in the 2022 Asian Para Games at Gangzhou, China.[16] [17]

Awards and recognition

Manasi was listed as the Next Generation Leader 2020 by TIME Magazine in October 2020 and she appeared on their Asia cover, making her the first para-athlete in the world and the first Indian athlete to be featured on the magazine's cover, for being an advocate of rights for people with disabilities.

On the occasion of the International Day of Girl Child (11 October 2020), Barbie celebrated Manasi and her achievements by modelling a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll to her likeness to inspire young girls.[18] She has also been recognized by BBC as one of the 100 most inspirational & powerful women across the world in 2020 and was nominated for the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award of 2020 alongside P. V. Sindhu, Mary Kom, Vinesh Phogat and Dutee Chand.[19] [20]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Parul Parmar12–21, 7–21 Bronze
2019Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Parul Parmar21–12, 21–7 Gold
2022Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Oksana Kozyna18–21, 18–21 Bronze
2024Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Qonitah Ikhtiar Syakuroh12–21, 12–21 Bronze

Women’s doubles

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2015Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England
Rakesh Pandey Raj Kumar
Parul Parmar
10–21, 19–21 Silver
2022Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Ruthick Ragupathi Fredy Setiawan
Khalimatus Sadiyah
10–21, 8–21 Bronze

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Asian Championships

Women's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Asami Yamada21–11, 21–7 Bronze
Wandee Kamtam14–21, 12–21
Parul Parmar8–21, 7–21

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (5 titles, 6 runners-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.[27] [28]

Women's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Mandeep Kaur21–10, 21–13 Winner
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Coraline BergeronWalkover Winner
Mandeep Kaur21–13, 21–16
Noriko Ito21–9, 21–7
Parul Parmar21–12, 21–17
2022Dubai Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Mandeep Kaur16–21, 24–22, 21–14 Winner
2022Canada Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Parul Parmar21–14, 21–19 Winner
Coraline Bergeron21–14, 21–17
Oksana Kozyna21–18, 15–21, 22–20
Noriko Ito21–14, 21–10
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Mandeep Kaur22–20, 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up
Women's doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Shanthiya Viswanathan Mandeep Kaur
Manisha Ramdass
21–14, 21–23, 12–21 Runner-up
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Shanthiya Viswanathan Nipada Saensupa
Chanida Srinavakul
20–22, 19–21 Runner-up
2023Brazil Para-Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Thulasimathi Murugesan Mandeep Kaur
Manisha Ramadass
21–11, 21–10 Winner
Mixed doubles
YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Ruthick Ragupathi Pramod Bhagat
Palak Kohli
21–14, 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Ruthick Ragupathi Raj Kumar
Parul Parmar
17–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2022Thailand Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Ruthick Ragupathi Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël
21–17, 15–21, 7–21 Runner-up

International tournaments (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

Women's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016Irish Para Badminton International Nicola Tustain21–11, 21–9 Runner-up
Asami Yamada21–11, 21–9
Katarzyna Ziębik21–12, 11–21, 21–10
2018Spanish Para Badminton International Darunee Henpraiwan12–21, 21–17, 21–19 Winner
Asami Yamada21–15, 21–17
Katarzyna Ziębik23–21, 21–18
2018Japan Para Badminton International Noriko Ito16–21, 21–18, 21–3 Winner
2018Australia Para Badminton International Noriko Ito21–13, 21–12 Winner
2019Turkish Para Badminton International Parul Parmar8–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2019Dubai Para Badminton International Parul Parmar12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Parul Parmar14–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019Canada Para Badminton International Parul Parmar12–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2021Dubai Para Badminton International Oksana Kozyna10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Parul Parmar21–7, 21–16 Winner
Women's doubles
YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2017Japan Para Badminton International Yang Qiuxia Helle Sofie Sagøy
Katrin Seibert
23–21, 21–15 Winner
2018Spanish Para Badminton International Mamiko Toyoda Helle Sofie Sagøy
Katrin Seibert
19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018Dubai Para Badminton International Zehra Bağlar Faustine Noël
Leani Ratri Oktila
17–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Zehra Bağlar Palak Kohli
Parul Parmar
15–21, 21–16, 15–21 Winner
Mixed doubles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BWF Para-Badminton Classification Master List. BWF. https://web.archive.org/web/20180811163021/http://system.bwf.website/documents/folder_1_81/folder_1_180/folder_1_182/Classification%20master%20list%20-%202018.08.01.pdf. 2018-08-11. dead.
  2. Web site: Manasi Joshi-Indian Para-athlete. Maharashtra Badminton Association.
  3. Web site: 2020-10-06. 90% of India can't afford high-end prostheses: Para athlete Manasi Joshi. 2021-02-03. Hindustan Times. en.
  4. Web site: Para-shuttler Manasi Joshi becomes the new badminton World No. 1 https://thebridge.in/badminton/para-shuttler-manasi-joshi-badminton-world-number-1-29855 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220310052438/https://thebridge.in/badminton/para-shuttler-manasi-joshi-badminton-world-number-1-29855 . 10 March 2022 . 10 March 2022 . www.thebridge.in . The Bridge.
  5. News: Subrahmanyam . V. V. . 2018-08-08 . Manasi in search of an Asiad medal . 2018-08-11 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: 2016-02-29 . At 22, She Lost Her Leg. At 26, Manasi Joshi Was an International Level Para-Badminton Player! . 2019-10-19 . The Better India . en-US.
  7. News: Perera . Ayeshea . 2020-02-04 . Manasi Joshi: The accident that created a world champion . BBC News.
  8. News: 2020-02-04 . Manasi Joshi: The accident that created a world champion . 2021-02-03 . BBC News . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Para-Badminton World Ranking Singles .
  10. News: 2020-11-23 . BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year? . 2021-02-03 . BBC News . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Kidangoor . Abhishyant . This Badminton Star Is Fighting For Disability Rights in India . 2021-02-03 . time.com.
  12. Web site: Who Is Manasi Joshi: Gold Medalist At Para World Badminton Championship 2019. Sakshipost. en. 2019-08-29.
  13. Web site: Who is Manasi Joshi, who won gold at BWF Para Badminton World Championships? . 2021-02-03 . The Week . en.
  14. Web site: Success Stories: Office of The State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities, Government of Meghalaya. megscpwd.gov.in. en. 2018-08-11.
  15. News: World Para Badminton Championships Title a Dream Come True: Manasi Joshi . IANS . News 18 . 2019-08-25 .
  16. Web site: PM congratulates Manasi Nayana Joshi, Thulasimathi Murugesan for winning silver in women's doubles Badminton at Asian Para Games . 2024-01-12 . pib.gov.in.
  17. Web site: 2023-10-24 . Asian Para Games 2023, Day 2 Highlights: Medal rush continues as India win 17 medals, including 3 gold . 2024-01-12 . The Times of India . en.
  18. Web site: 12 October 2020 . Barbie doll modelled after para-badminton champ Manasi Joshi Ahmedabad News - Times of India . 2021-02-03 . The Times of India . en.
  19. News: 2020-11-23 . BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year? . 2021-02-03 . BBC News . en-GB.
  20. News: Indian Sportswoman of the Year nominees revealed . 2021-02-03 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
  21. Web site: admin. Winners of National Disability Awards 2019!. 2021-02-03. en-US.
  22. Web site: Sindhu, Saurabh win ESPN Indias player of year award. 2021-02-03. outlookindia.com.
  23. Web site: 8 March 2020. TOISA 2019: Happy that my efforts are helping me get recognition, says Para-athlete of the Year Manasi Joshi - Times of India. 2021-02-03. The Times of India. en.
  24. Web site: Sportstar. Team. Sportstar ACES Awards 2020 - As it happened. 2021-02-03. Sportstar. en.
  25. News: 2020-11-23. BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?. en-GB. BBC News. 2021-02-03.
  26. Web site: Self-Made Women 2020: India's top women achievers. 2021-02-03. Forbes India. en.
  27. News: 29 May 2022 . Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards . en . .
  28. News: 11 July 2022 . BWF Para Tournamentsoftware . en . .