Tanisha Crasto (born 5 May 2003) is an Indian badminton player. She won the gold at the Asia Team Championships in 2024 and the bronze at the 2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships. She formerly represented Bahrain and United Arab Emirates before switching to India in 2017.[1]
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| Born | 5 May 2003 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Goa, India | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2013–present | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand Arun Vishnu | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editCrasto was born in Dubai to Indian parents Tulip and Clifford Crasto from Goa and attended The Indian High School, Dubai.[2][3][4]
Career
editUAE and Bahrain
editIn 2013, Crasto made her international debut for Bahrain in junior tournaments[5] and won her first major BWF international title representing Bahrain at the 2016 Bahrain International Challenge tournament partnered with Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella.[6][7][8] She is ranked among the top UAE based badminton players.[9][10] She also became the youngest winner of the UAE Open tournament.[11]
In 2017, when she was 14 years old while representing UAE, she created history by winning the Indian Club UAE Open tournament in the women's singles event after beating Negin Amiripour of Iran.[12][13] She was also part of the Prime Star Sports Academy club that won the Shuttle Time Dubai Club Badminton Championship.[14]
India
editIn 2017, after participating in Gulf-based tournaments, she shifted to India and represented Goa in Indian tournaments.[15][16][17] She then represented India at the 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships and the 2018 and 2019 BWF World Junior Championships.[18]
In 2021, Crasto joined the India national badminton team and participated in the Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup tournaments.[19] She was the runners-up in the mixed doubles event while partnering with Ishaan Bhatnagar at the 2021 Scottish Open.[20][21][22]
In 2022, Crasto played her first ever BWF World Tour Super 500 event at the India Open, participating in both the women's doubles (with Rutaparna Panda) and the mixed doubles (with Ishaan Bhatnagar) events. However, she and her respective partners lost in the first rounds of both disciplines, going down to fourth seeds Benyapa Aimsaard and Nuntakarn Aimsaard in the women's doubles and compatriots Gayathri Gopichand and Sai Pratheek K in the mixed doubles. In her next tournament, the 2022 Syed Modi International, she participated in the mixed doubles, where she and Ishaan Bhatnagar clinched their maiden Super 300 title, beating compatriots Srivedya Gurazada and T. Hema Nagendra Babu in the final.[23]
Achievements
editBWF World Tour (4 titles, 2 runners-up)
editThe BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[24] 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, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[25]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2023 | Abu Dhabi Masters | Super 100 |  Ashwini Ponnappa
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 Julie Finne-Ipsen Mai Surrow
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21–16, 16–21, 21–8 |  Winner
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| 2023 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Ashwini Ponnappa
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 Rin Iwanaga Kie Nakanishi
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14–21, 21–17, 15–21 |  Runner-up
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| 2023 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Ashwini Ponnappa
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 Sung Shuo-yun Yu Chien-hui
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21–13, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2023 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Ashwini Ponnappa
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 Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari Rachel Allessya Rose
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14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2022 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Ishaan Bhatnagar
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T. Hema Nagendra Babu Srivedya Gurazada
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21–16, 21–12 | Winner
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| 2023 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Dhruv Kapila
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 Terry Hee Jessica Tan
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17–21, 21–19, 23–21 | Winner
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BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
editWomen's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2016 | Bahrain International | Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella
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Farha Mather Ashna Roy
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21–12, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2021 | India International | Rutaparna Panda
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Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand
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21–23, 14–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Nantes International | Ashwini Ponnappa
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Hung En-tzu Lin Yu-pei
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21–15, 21–14 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2021 | India International | Ishaan Bhatnagar
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K. Sai Pratheek Gayatri Gopichand
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21–16, 21–19 | Winner
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| 2021 | Scottish Open | Ishaan Bhatnagar
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 Callum Hemming Jessica Pugh
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15–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2023 | Nantes International | K. Sai Pratheek
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Mads Vestergaard Christine Busch
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21–14, 14–21, 17–21 | Runner-up
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| 2024 (I) | India International | Hariharan Amsakarunan
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Rohan Kapoor Gadde Ruthvika Shivani
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17–21, 19–21 | Runner-up
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- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
editGirls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | Bulgarian Junior International | Aditi Bhatt
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 Bengisu Erçetin Zehra Erdem
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21–15, 18–21, 21–18 | Winner
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| 2019 | Dubai Junior International | Aditi Bhatt
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Treesa Jolly Vishwanath Sri
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21–17, 21–17 | Winner
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Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2019 | India Junior International | Ishaan Bhatnagar
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 Benyapa Aimsaard Ratchapol Makkasasithorn
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12–21, 22–20, 20–22 | Runner-up
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- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Borkakoty, Rituraj (12 April 2024). "Dubai girl Tanisha Crasto qualifies for Paris Olympics: Report". Khaleej Times.
- ^ Vaidya, Jaideep (21 December 2018). "Badminton Junior Nationals: Tanisha Crasto, the 'Dubai girl', is slowly making waves in India". Scroll.in.
Tanisha was born in Dubai in 2003 to NRI, or Non-Resident Indian, parents and has lived there ever since
- ^ Jose, James (4 April 2020). "Tanisha continues her badminton journey at home". Khaleej Times.
- ^ "Rudra, Tanisha excels at badminton". Herald. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Bahrain Junior International Series 2013". BWF. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ "Indian badminton player Pratul Joshi wins Bahrain International Challenge title". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Anand, Sanketa (23 June 2020). "Playing for India Has Always Been a Dream – Tanisha Crasto". Cynergy sports. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Pratul wins maiden title at Bahrain International Challenge". Times of India. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ "Bahrain: Sanjay and Adnan clinch double". GDN. 7 June 2016.
- ^ "Current Rankings". UAE badminton. 31 December 2019.
- ^ Nayar, KR (19 May 2017). "Teenager creates history in oldest badminton event". Gulf News. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ "Teenager creates history in oldest badminton event". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Pinto, Denzil (23 May 2017). "14-year-old Tanisha Crasto is dreaming big after UAE Open success". Sport 360. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Badminton: Prime Star, Victor club emerge champions". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Sharma, Nitin (19 August 2019). "Aditi-Tanisha aim to replicate junior success on the senior circuit". The Indian Express.
- ^ Gomes, Alaric (12 September 2020). "India teen Tanisha Crasto stars as India sweep Dubai badminton competition". Gulf Times.
- ^ Borkakoty, Rituraj (16 January 2021). "Badminton: Dubai girl Tanisha now among world's top 10 junior players". Khaleej Times.
- ^ "Parents of prodigies ensure no gulf separates their child frfrom their passion". The Times of India. 2 May 2021.
- ^ Asthana, Arsh (4 September 2021). "Dubai-based shuttler Tanisha Crasto to play with PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal in Indian team". Khaleej Times.
- ^ Nayar, KR (1 December 2021). "Tanisha-Ishaan settle for silver in Scotland". O Heraldo.
- ^ "Goa's Tanisha wins Silver at Scottish Open Badminton". The Goan. 1 December 2021.
- ^ Nayse, Suhas (5 December 2021). "Ishaan Bhatnagar and Tanisha Crasto lose in mixed doubles semis". Sportskeeda.
- ^ Naik, Shivani (24 January 2022). "Syed Modi International: Tanisha-Ishaan display chemistry to secure mixed doubles crown". Indian Express.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
