B. R. Meenakshi (born September 20, 1979) is an Indian badminton player.[1]

B. R. Meenakshi
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  India
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Islamabad Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Colombo Women's team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Islamabad Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Colombo Women's doubles

Career edit

B. R. Meenakshi won in 1997 and 1998 four medals at the Indian Individual Junior Championships. In 1999 she finished second and third in the Indian Open. In 2004, she won her only national title among the adults and was third at the Indian Open. In 2006, she once again won two silver medals at the South Asian Games.

Achievements edit

South Asian Games edit

Women's singles
Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka   Trupti Murgunde 5–21, 14–21   Silver
2004 Rodham Hall, Islamabad, Pakistan   Trupti Murgunde 11–9, 7–11, 10–13   Silver
Women's doubles
Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium,
Colombo, Sri Lanka
  Aparna Balan   Jwala Gutta
  Shruti Kurien
21–18, 21–23, 12–21   Silver

IBF International edit

Women's singles
Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
1999 India International   P. V. V. Lakshmi 7–11, 11–4, 13–10   Winner
2001 India Satellite   Aparna Popat 4–11, 5–11   Runner-up
2003 Sri Lanka Satellite   Liu Zhen 11–8, 11–8   Winner
2004 Pakistan Satellite   Sharada Govardhini 11–3, 11–2   Winner
Women's doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2001 India Satellite   Oli Deka   Salakjit Ponsana
  Nucharin Teekhatrakul
4–15, 5–15   Runner-up
2003 Sri Lanka Satellite   Fathima Nazneen   Fan Jingling
  Liu Zhen
9–11, 9–11   Runner-up
2005 Sri Lanka Satellite   Trupti Murgunde   Soratja Chansrisukot
  Molthila Meemeak
15–9, 9–15, 15–6   Winner
Mixed doubles
Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1999 India International   Vinod Kumar   J. B. S. Vidyadhar
  P. V. V. Lakshmi
14–17, 6–15   Runner-up
2001 India Satellite   Sandesh Chouta   J. B. S. Vidyadhar
  Jwala Gutta
10–15, 15–11, 9–15   Runner-up
2002 India Satellite   Marcos Bristow   Jaseel P. Ismail
  Manjusha Kanwar
5–11, 3–11   Runner-up
2004 Pakistan Satellite   Marcos Bristow   Hendri Winarto
  Dewi Tira Arisandi
15–11, 15–13   Winner
2005 India Satellite   Valiyaveetil Diju   Marcos Bristow
  Aparna Balan
15–10, 15–4   Winner

References edit

  1. ^ "B. R. Meenakshi | Profile". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.

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