Chetan Anand (badminton)
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Chetan Anand Buradagunta (born 8 July 1980) is a badminton player from India.[1] Anand is a four-time national champion in 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010,[2] and three-time South Asian Games men's singles champion in 2004, 2006 and 2010.[3][4] He has a career best world ranking of world no 10. His ranking has dropped to 54 since October 2010 due to his ankle injury. He is a recipient of the Indian Arjuna Award in 2006.[2]
Badminton career
Anand started his badminton career in 1992 at the Mini Nationals in Mumbai. He was successful in doubles in his early badminton career, pairing with A. Prithvi, winning 12 year and 15 years age groups. He reached his first open nationals singles final in Kerala at age fifteen, but failed to win the title and was runner-up though he won the doubles pairing with A. Prithvi. Later, Prakash Padukone sent him to the World Academy camp in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he made significant improvements to his game. Anand won the first singles title of his career at Chennai in a Junior major ranking tournament. The same year he made his mark in the senior category as well, reaching the semi-finals in all of the senior ranking tournaments, and reaching the top eight in the country. He became the Junior National Champion in 1999. In 2001, he won his first Asian Satellite tournament in Bangalore which marked his beginning in seniors. Later he won more than 15 major ranking tournaments in India.[2]
Anand became the national badminton champion for first time in 2004 after faltering in the finals in 2002 and 2003 to Abhinn Shyam Gupta. He also won the Toulouse Open in France in 2004, recovering from a back injury during the summer 2004. In 2005 he won Irish and Scottish open badminton tournaments in Ireland and Scotland. In 2008 he won his first Grand Prix title at the Bitburger Open. He was also the Runner-up in Dutch Grand Prix in 2008 and followed them with a couple of quarterfinal appearances. He touched his career best world ranking 10 in 2009 February. In 2009, he won the Dutch Open Grand Prix which he lost in the finals in 2008. He also won the Jaypee Syed Modi Memorial Grand Prix at Lucknow in December 2009.[2]
Early life
Anand was born to Harshavardhan and Suguna in Vijayawada, India and has a younger brother Sandeep Anand. Anand's father Harshavardhan had formerly been an annual participant in the Inter-state Lecturer's Tournaments. Anand also took a personal interest in badminton, and he started playing with his father. He did his schooling at Veeramachineni Paddayya Siddhartha public school and bachelors in engineering in Mechanical Manufacturing from the Potluri V Prasad Siddhartha Institute of Technology in Vijayawada.
Personal Life
On 17 July 2005, Anand married fellow badminton player Jwala Gutta. They got divorced in 2010.[2] Chetan married Sarada Govardhini Jasti in October 2012 and has two daughters.[5]
Career
Anand is employed by the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation in India. He was signed as the first Brand Ambassador for promoting Li Ning Sporting goods in India in 2009.He also has a badminton academy in Hyderabad(CABA).[2]
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Australia | Template:Flagicon Aamir Ghaffar | 21–17, 18–21, 21–13 | Bronze Bronze |
South Asian Games
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan | Template:Flagicon Abhinn Shyam Gupta | 15–8, 10–15, 15–13 | Gold Gold |
| 2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Template:Flagicon Nikhil Kanetkar | 21–14, 21–12 | Gold Gold |
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Template:Flagicon Gurusai Dutt | 21–16, 21–8 | Gold Gold |
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
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19–21, retired | Silver Silver |
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. The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983.
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | India Open | Template:Flagicon Boonsak Ponsana | 16–21, 12–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2008 | Bitburger Open | Template:Flagicon Arvind Bhat | 23–25, 24–22, 23–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | Dutch Open | Template:Flagicon Andre Kurniawan Tedjono | 15–21, 21–11, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2009 | Syed Modi International | Template:Flagicon Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka | 21–17, 19–21, 21–16 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
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IBF/BWF International
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | India Satellite | Template:Flagicon Allan Tai | 15–11, 15–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2004 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | Template:Flagicon Kasper Ødum | 15–5, 11–15, 15–10 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2005 | Sri Lanka Satellite | Template:Flagicon Law Yew Thien | 15–10, 15–4 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2005 | Iceland International | Template:Flagicon Jens-Kristian Leth | 13–15, 10–15 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2005 | Welsh International | Template:Flagicon Rajiv Ouseph | 15–6, 15–11 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2005 | Irish International | Template:Flagicon Eric Pang | 8–15, 15–6, 15–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2006 | Polish International | Template:Flagicon Przemysław Wacha | 18–21, 12–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2007 | Cyprus International | Template:Flagicon Kevin Cordón | 21–8, 26–24 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2007 | India International Challenge | Template:Flagicon Chong Wei Feng | 18–21, 22–20, 15–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2008 | Kenya International | Template:Flagicon José Antonio Crespo | 21–14, 21–7 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | Nepal International | Template:Flagicon J. B. S. Vidyadhar | 21–16, 21–17 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2008 | Belgian International | Template:Flagicon Kenichi Tago | 16–21, 21–15, 19–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2008 | Czech International | Template:Flagicon Carl Baxter | 21–15, 21–14 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2011 | Maldives International | Template:Flagicon Pablo Abián | 15–21, 16–21 | Script error: No such module "sort". Runner-up |
| 2011 | Mauritius International | Template:Flagicon Chiang Jiann Shiarng | 21–11, 21–14 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Sri Lanka Satellite | Template:Flagicon Jwala Gutta | Template:Flagicon Chan Peng Soon Template:Flagicon Haw Chiou Hwee |
21–10, 15–21, 21–18 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
| 2007 | Cyprus International | Template:Flagicon Jwala Gutta | Template:Flagicon Christian John Skovgaard Template:Flagicon Maria Kaaberbol Thorberg |
21–14, 22–20 | Script error: No such module "sort". Winner |
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Record against selected opponents
Results are from all international competitions since Chetan Anand made his debut in 2003. The athletes listed are athletes who regularly competed at badminton's major competitions, including those who he faced at the World Championship and Olympic competition.[6]
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- Template:Flagicon Bao Chunlai 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Chen Hong 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Chen Jin 0–2
- Template:Flagicon Du Pengyu 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Peter Gade 0–2
- Template:Flagicon Kenneth Jonassen 0–4
- Template:Flagicon Jan Ø. Jørgensen 1–0
- Template:Flagicon Joachim Persson 0–3
- Template:Flagicon Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 3–0
- Template:Flagicon Carl Baxter 2–0
- Template:Flagicon Aamir Ghaffar 3–2
- Template:Flagicon Rajiv Ouseph 3–0
- Template:Flagicon Andrew Smith 1–3
- Template:Flagicon Marc Zwiebler 1–1
- Template:Flagicon Chan Yan Kit 2–0
- Template:Flagicon Ng Wei 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Arvind Bhat 1–2
- Template:Flagicon Anup Sridhar 2–0
- Template:Flagicon Sony Dwi Kuncoro 1–3
- Template:Flagicon Simon Santoso 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Sho Sasaki 3–1
- Template:Flagicon Shoji Sato 1–1
- Template:Flagicon Kenichi Tago 0–3
- Template:Flagicon Lee Chong Wei 0–3
- Template:Flagicon Dicky Palyama 2–1
- Template:Flagicon Eric Pang 3–0
- Template:Flagicon Przemyslaw Wacha 2–1
- Template:Flagicon Kendrick Lee Yen Hui 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Lee Hyun-il 0–2
- Template:Flagicon Boonsak Ponsana 0–1
- Template:Flagicon Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 1–1
- Template:Flagicon Nguyen Tien Minh 0–2
References
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Krishna district
- Racket sportspeople from Vijayawada
- Indian male badminton players
- Indian national badminton champions
- Asian Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for India
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in badminton
- Commonwealth Games badminton players for India
- Badminton players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for India
- South Asian Games silver medalists for India
- South Asian Games medalists in badminton
- Medalists at the 2004 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2006 South Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 South Asian Games
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award