N. Sikki Reddy Explained

N. Sikki Reddy
Birth Name:Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy
Country:India
Birth Date:1993 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Kodad, Telangana, India
Residence:Hyderabad, India
Height:1.68m
Weight:63 kg
Handedness:Left
Coach:Pullela Gopichand
Event:Women's & mixed doubles
Highest Ranking:17 (WD with Ashwini Ponnappa, 13 August 2019)
13 (XD with Pranav Chopra, 23 March 2017)
Current Ranking:40
Date Of Current Ranking:XD with Rohan Kapoor 2 January 2024
Bwf Id:5F11968D-225D-44EF-A360-FDDA8819A052

Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles.[1] In 2016, she won the Brazil and Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed doubles event partnered with Pranaav Chopra.[2] She and Chopra also won the gold medal at the South Asian Games.[3] [4]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games

Women's doubles

South Asian Games

Women's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre,
Shillong, India
K. Maneesha Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa
9–21, 17–21 Silver
2019Badminton Covered Hall,
Pokhara, Nepal
Meghana Jakkampudi Thilini Hendahewa
Kavidi Sirimannage
14–21, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Commonwealth Youth Games

Girls' singles

Girls' doubles

BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]

Women's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2018Syed Modi InternationalSuper 300 Ashwini Ponnappa Chow Mei Kuan
Lee Meng Yean
15–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019Hyderabad OpenSuper 100 Ashwini Ponnappa Baek Ha-na
Jung Kyung-eun
17–21, 17–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

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

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2016Brasil Open Pranaav Chopra Toby Ng
Rachel Honderich
21–15, 21–16 Winner
2016Russian Open Pranaav Chopra Vladimir Ivanov
Valeria Sorokina
21–17, 21–19 Winner
2016Scottish Open Pranaav Chopra Goh Soon Huat
Shevon Jemie Lai
21–13, 18–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2017Syed Modi International Pranaav Chopra B. Sumeeth Reddy
Ashwini Ponnappa
22–20, 21–10 Winner

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (11 titles, 14 runners-up)

Women's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2009Smiling Fish International P. C. Thulasi Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
19–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2011Bahrain International Aparna Balan Nicole Grether
Charmaine Reid
10–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2012Tata Open India International Aparna Balan Lee So-hee
Shin Seung-chan
21–19, 13–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2013Tata Open India International Pradnya Gadre Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa
21–19, 21–19 Winner
2013Bahrain International Challenge Pradnya Gadre Aparna Balan
Sanyogita Ghorpade
21–13, 19–21, 21–5 Winner
2014Bangladesh International Pradnya Gadre Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit
21–10, 22–24, 21–16 Winner
2015Uganda International Poorvisha S. Ram Negin Amiripour
Sorayya Aghaei
11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3 Winner
2015Polish Open Pradnya Gadre Alex Bruce
Phyllis Chan
21–16, 21–18 Winner
2015Lagos International Pradnya Gadre Özge Bayrak
Neslihan Yiğit
21–19, 21–23, 21–15 Winner
2015Tata Open India International K. Maneesha Chayanit Chaladchalam
Phataimas Muenwong
11–21, 21–15, 13–21 Runner-up
2016Welsh International Ashwini Ponnappa Anastasia Chervyakova
Olga Morozova
16–21, 11–21 Runner-up
2019Maldives International Ashwini Ponnappa Sayaka Hobara
Natsuki Sone
10–21, 21–17, 12–21 Runner-up
2021Denmark Masters Ashwini Ponnappa Amalie Magelund
Freja Ravn
21–15, 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2013Bahrain International Valiyaveetil Diju Arun Vishnu
Aparna Balan
14–21, 23–25 Runner-up
2013Bahrain International Challenge Valiyaveetil Diju Sanave Thomas
Prajakta Sawant
21–19, 14–21, 23–23 retired Runner-up
2014Tata Open India International Manu Attri Akshay Dewalkar
Pradnya Gadre
21–19, 19–21, 21–10 Winner
2015Uganda International Tarun Kona Muhammed Ali Kurt
Kader İnal
11–6, 11–4, 11–6 Winner
2015Lagos International Tarun Kona Robert Mateusiak
Nadieżda Zięba
19–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2022India Chattisgarh International Challenge Rohan Kapoor Ratchapol Makkasasithorn
Chasinee Korepap
22–20, 23–21 Winner
2022India International Rohan Kapoor K. Sai Pratheek
Ashwini Ponnappa
16–21, 21–11, 18–21 Runner-up
2022Maldives International Rohan Kapoor Koceila Mammeri
Tanina Mammeri
21–16, 21–18 Winner
2023Slovenia Open Rohan Kapoor Jesper Toft
Clara Graversen
12–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2023Denmark Masters Rohan Kapoor Mads Vestergaard
Christine Busch
21–16, 21–17 Winner
2024Iran Fajr International B. Sumeeth Reddy Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
Aadya Variyath
20–22, 14–21 Runner-up
2024Azerbaijan International B. Sumeeth Reddy Sathish Kumar Karunakaran
Aadya Variyath
21–13, 20–22, 10–21 Runner-up

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Personal life

Sikki Reddy married her fellow badminton player B. Sumeeth Reddy in February 2019.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Players: Reddy N. Sikki . Badminton World Federation. 23 May 2017.
  2. News: Ruthvika Gadde, Reddy-Chopra win in Russian Open Grand Prix 2016 . ESPN. 23 May 2017.
  3. News: South Asian Games: Ruthvika Shivani stuns PV Sindhu to win gold . Daily News and Analysis. 23 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Sikki Reddy's saga of blood, sweat and success.
  5. Web site: Alleyne . Gayle . BWF Launches New Events Structure . . 19 March 2017 . 29 November 2017 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ . 1 December 2017.
  6. Web site: Sukumar . Dev . Action-Packed Season Ahead! . Badminton World Federation . 10 January 2018 . 15 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ . 13 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Badminton aces N Sikki Reddy and B Sumeeth reddy tie the knot in Hyderabad in a star-studded wedding. 2021-08-05. Times Now.
  8. Web site: Adivi. Sashidhar. 2019-02-25. To New beginnings!. 2021-08-05. Deccan Chronicle. en.