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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kozhikode, Kerala, India | 9 August 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 26 (WD 1 July 2010) 41 (XD 20 November 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala. [1] She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 times National Champion in mixed doubles and 3 times National Champion in women's doubles. She represented India in many international badminton tournaments.
In 2006, she won the national mixed doubles title partnering with V. Diju. [2] At the same year, she competed at the 2006 South Asian Games and won two silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event. [3] In 2010 South Asian Games, Balan won the women's doubles gold with Shruti Kurien and mixed doubles silver with Sanave Thomas. [4]
On 09 April 2018, she married Sandeep M S. [5] The couple has a son, Sriyaan Sandeep Maliyekkal.
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
B. R. Meenakshi |
Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien |
21–18, 21–23, 12–21 | Silver |
2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Shruti Kurien |
P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa |
21–19, 22–20 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Thomas Kurien |
V. Diju Jwala Gutta |
11–21, 13–21 | Silver |
2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Sanave Thomas |
V. Diju Ashwini Ponnappa |
11–21, 15–21 | Silver |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Australian Open | Shruti Kurien |
Chia Chi Huang Tang He Tian |
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | India Grand Prix | Arun Vishnu |
Tarun Kona Shruti Kurien |
21–14, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Tata Open India International | Jyotshna Polavarapu |
Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien |
11–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Bahrain International | Sampada Sahasrabuddhe |
Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid |
16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Spanish Open | Shruti Kurien |
Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen |
14–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Bahrain International | N. Siki Reddy |
Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid |
10–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Tata Open India International | N. Siki Reddy |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–19, 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Bahrain International | Sanyogita Ghorpade |
Prajakta Sawant Arathi Sara Sunil |
21–18, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | Sanyogita Ghorpade |
Pradnya Gadre N. Siki Reddy |
13–21, 21–19, 5–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Tata Open India International | Prajakta Sawant |
Meghana Jakkampudi K. Maneesha |
21–13, 10–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2017 | Nepal International | Sruthi K.P |
Harika Veludurthi Karishma Wadkar |
21–8, 21–9 | Winner |
2018 | Nepal International | Sruthi K.P |
Thilini Hendahewa Kavidi Sirimannage |
21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2018 | Bangladesh International | Sruthi K.P |
Vivian Hoo Yap Cheng Wen |
14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Pakistan International | Valiyaveetil Diju |
Diluka Karunaratne Renu Hettiarachchige |
21–11, 21–14 | Winner |
2007 | Tata Open India International | Rupesh Kumar |
Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Bahrain International | Arun Vishnu |
Valiyaveetil Diju Trupti Murgunde |
17–21, 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
2009 | Spanish Open | Arun Vishnu |
Robin Middleton Mariana Agathangelou |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Tata Open India International | Arun Vishnu |
Patipat Chalardchaleam Savitree Amitapai |
10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Maldives International | Arun Vishnu |
Toby Ng Grace Gao |
21–10, 12–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Bahrain International | Arun Vishnu |
Valiyaveetil Diju N. Siki Reddy |
21–14, 25–23 | Winner |
2015 | Sri Lanka International | Arun Vishnu |
Robin Middleton Leanne Choo |
15–21, 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
2015 | Tata Open India International | Arun Vishnu |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy K. Maneesha |
13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Aparna Balan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kozhikode, Kerala, India | 9 August 1986||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 26 (WD 1 July 2010) 41 (XD 20 November 2014) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Aparna Balan (born 9 August 1986) is an Indian badminton player from Kozhikode, Kerala. [1] She was part of the national team that won the silver medal in 2010 Commonwealth Games, also gold medals in 2004, 2006 and 2010 South Asian Games. She is 6 times National Champion in mixed doubles and 3 times National Champion in women's doubles. She represented India in many international badminton tournaments.
In 2006, she won the national mixed doubles title partnering with V. Diju. [2] At the same year, she competed at the 2006 South Asian Games and won two silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles event. [3] In 2010 South Asian Games, Balan won the women's doubles gold with Shruti Kurien and mixed doubles silver with Sanave Thomas. [4]
On 09 April 2018, she married Sandeep M S. [5] The couple has a son, Sriyaan Sandeep Maliyekkal.
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
B. R. Meenakshi |
Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien |
21–18, 21–23, 12–21 | Silver |
2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Shruti Kurien |
P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa |
21–19, 22–20 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2006 | Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Thomas Kurien |
V. Diju Jwala Gutta |
11–21, 13–21 | Silver |
2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Sanave Thomas |
V. Diju Ashwini Ponnappa |
11–21, 15–21 | Silver |
The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | Australian Open | Shruti Kurien |
Chia Chi Huang Tang He Tian |
13–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2009 | India Grand Prix | Arun Vishnu |
Tarun Kona Shruti Kurien |
21–14, 17–21, 21–19 | Winner |
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Tata Open India International | Jyotshna Polavarapu |
Jwala Gutta Shruti Kurien |
11–21, 8–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Bahrain International | Sampada Sahasrabuddhe |
Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid |
16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2009 | Spanish Open | Shruti Kurien |
Line Damkjær Kruse Mie Schjøtt-Kristensen |
14–21, 21–17, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Bahrain International | N. Siki Reddy |
Nicole Grether Charmaine Reid |
10–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
2012 | Tata Open India International | N. Siki Reddy |
Lee So-hee Shin Seung-chan |
21–19, 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Bahrain International | Sanyogita Ghorpade |
Prajakta Sawant Arathi Sara Sunil |
21–18, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | Sanyogita Ghorpade |
Pradnya Gadre N. Siki Reddy |
13–21, 21–19, 5–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Tata Open India International | Prajakta Sawant |
Meghana Jakkampudi K. Maneesha |
21–13, 10–21, 21–13 | Winner |
2017 | Nepal International | Sruthi K.P |
Harika Veludurthi Karishma Wadkar |
21–8, 21–9 | Winner |
2018 | Nepal International | Sruthi K.P |
Thilini Hendahewa Kavidi Sirimannage |
21–16, 21–13 | Winner |
2018 | Bangladesh International | Sruthi K.P |
Vivian Hoo Yap Cheng Wen |
14–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2007 | Pakistan International | Valiyaveetil Diju |
Diluka Karunaratne Renu Hettiarachchige |
21–11, 21–14 | Winner |
2007 | Tata Open India International | Rupesh Kumar |
Valiyaveetil Diju Jwala Gutta |
14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2008 | Bahrain International | Arun Vishnu |
Valiyaveetil Diju Trupti Murgunde |
17–21, 21–18, 21–19 | Winner |
2009 | Spanish Open | Arun Vishnu |
Robin Middleton Mariana Agathangelou |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2010 | Tata Open India International | Arun Vishnu |
Patipat Chalardchaleam Savitree Amitapai |
10–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
2011 | Maldives International | Arun Vishnu |
Toby Ng Grace Gao |
21–10, 12–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
2013 | Bahrain International | Arun Vishnu |
Valiyaveetil Diju N. Siki Reddy |
21–14, 25–23 | Winner |
2015 | Sri Lanka International | Arun Vishnu |
Robin Middleton Leanne Choo |
15–21, 21–17, 21–13 | Winner |
2015 | Tata Open India International | Arun Vishnu |
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy K. Maneesha |
13–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |