Manasi Girishchandra Joshi

Manasi Girishchandra Joshi (born 11 June 1989) is an Indian para-badminton player.[3] She is a former world champion in the women's singles SL3 category. She started her professional sporting journey in 2015 and in 2020, she was ranked world no. 2 in women's singles in the SL3 category.[4][5][6] On 8th of March 2022 she was ranked world no. 1 in women's singles in the SL3 category .[7]

"Manasi Joshi" redirects here. For the actress, see Manasi Joshi Roy.

Manasi Girishchandra Joshi
Personal information
Country India
Born (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989[1]
Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)[2]
Women's singles SL3
Women's doubles SL3–SU5
Mixed doubles SL3–SU5
Highest ranking1 (WS 6 March 2022)
5 (WD with Shantiya Viswanathan 22 August 2022)
1 (XD with Ruthick Ragupathi 4 July 2022)
Current ranking1 (WS)
5 (WD with Shantiya Viswanathan)
2 (XD with Ruthick Ragupathi) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Women's para-badminton
Representing  India
World Championships
2019 BaselWomen's singles
2015 Stoke MandevilleMixed doubles
2017 UlsanWomen's singles
2022 TokyoWomen's singles
2022 TokyoMixed doubles
Asian Para Games
2018 JakartaWomen's singles
Asian Championships
2016 BeijingWomen's singles

Manasi was listed as the Next Generation Leader 2020 by TIME Magazine in October 2020 and she appeared on their Asia cover, making her the first para-athlete in the world and the first Indian athlete to be featured on the magazine's cover, for being an advocate of rights for people with disabilities.[6]

On the occasion of the International Day of Girl Child (11 October 2020), Barbie celebrated Manasi and her achievements by modelling a one-of-a-kind Barbie doll to her likeness to inspire young girls.[8] She has also been recognized by BBC as one of the 100 most inspirational & powerful women across the world in 2020 and was nominated for the BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year Award of 2020 alongside P. V. Sindhu, Mary Kom, Vinesh Phogat and Dutee Chand.[9][10]

Early life and background

Manasi was born in Rajkot, Gujarat and she was raised in Anushaktinagar, Mumbai. She graduated in Electronics Engineering from K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering, University of Mumbai, in 2010. Sports lover, Manasi played sports such as football and badminton through her school and college life. Joshi was six when she started playing badminton with her father, a retired scientist from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and over the years she represented her school, college and corporate at various tournaments. After finishing graduation in 2010, she worked as a software engineer until December 2011, when she met with a road accident while riding her motorbike to work, and her leg had to be amputated.[11][12][13] After 45 days of hospitalisation, Manasi got discharged from MGM hospital Vashi, Navi Mumbai.[14]

Career

During 2012-2013 after her accident, Manasi started practicing yoga, meditation and badminton to regain her fitness. She played badminton as part of her rehabilitation and another para-badminton player urged her to try out for the national team; she was selected for Asian Para-Games 2014 and played her first international tournament in Spain.[13] In 2015, Manasi along with her XD partner won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the BWF Para Badminton World Championship held in Stoke Mandeville, England.[15] In 2018, she asked Pullela Gopichand to coach her,[13] and enrolled in his badminton academy at Hyderabad.[16]

In September 2015, Joshi won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the Para-Badminton World Championship held in Stoke Mandeville, England.[17] In October 2018, she won a bronze medal for India at the Asian Para Games 2018, held in Jakarta, Indonesia. In August 2019, at the Para-Badminton World Championship 2019 in Basel, Switzerland, to win a gold medal.[13][18]

Awards and recognition
  • 2017 - Maharashtra Rajya Eklavya Khel Krida Puraskar (Highest State honour)
  • 2019 - National award for Best Sportsperson with Disability (female)[19]
  • 2019 - Differently abled athlete of the year award at ESPN India Awards[20]
  • 2019 - Times of India Sports award for Best para-athlete of the year[21]
  • 2019 - Aces 2020 Sportswoman of the Year (Para-sports) Hindu Newspaper (Nominee)[22]
  • 2019 – BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year[10]
  • 2020 – TIME Next Generation Leader[6]
  • 2020 - BBC 100 Women[23]
  • 2020 – Forbes India, Self-made Women of 2020[24]

Achievements

World Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2017 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland Parul Parmar 12–21, 7–21 Bronze
2019 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Parul Parmar 21–12, 21–7 Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Oksana Kozyna 18–21, 18–21 Bronze

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium,
Stoke Mandeville, England		 Rakesh Pandey Raj Kumar
Parul Parmar		 10–21, 19–21 Silver
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan		 Ruthick Ragupathi Fredy Setiawan
Khalimatus Sadiyah		 10–21, 8–21 Bronze

Asian Para Games

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Parul Parmar 13–21, 12–21 Bronze

Asian Championships

Women's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2016 China Administration of Sport for Persons with Disabilities, Beijing, China Asami Yamada 21–11, 21–7 Bronze
Wandee Kamtam 14–21, 12–21
Parul Parmar 8–21, 7–21

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (4 titles, 6 runners-up)

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[25][26]

Women's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Mandeep Kaur 21–10, 21–13 Winner
2022[lower-alpha 1] Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Coraline Bergeron Walkover Winner
Mandeep Kaur 21–13, 21–16
Noriko Ito 21–9, 21–7
Parul Parmar 21–12, 21–17
2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Mandeep Kaur 16–21, 24–22, 21–14 Winner
2022[lower-alpha 2] Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Parul Parmar 21–14, 21–19 Winner
Coraline Bergeron 21–14, 21–17
Oksana Kozyna 21–18, 15–21, 22–20
Noriko Ito 21–14, 21–10
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Mandeep Kaur 22–20, 19–21, 14–21 Runner-up

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Shanthiya Viswanathan Mandeep Kaur
Manisha Ramdass		 21–14, 21–23, 12–21 Runner-up
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Shanthiya Viswanathan Nipada Saensupa
Chanida Srinavakul		 20–22, 19–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Ruthick Ragupathi Pramod Bhagat
Palak Kohli		 21–14, 11–21, 14–21 Runner-up
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Ruthick Ragupathi Raj Kumar
Parul Parmar		 17–21, 18–21 Runner-up
2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Ruthick Ragupathi Lucas Mazur
Faustine Noël		 21–17, 15–21, 7–21 Runner-up

International Tournaments (7 titles, 8 runners-up)

Women's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2016[lower-alpha 3] Irish Para Badminton International Nicola Tustain 21–11, 21–9 Runner-up
Asami Yamada 21–11, 21–9
Katarzyna Ziębik 21–12, 11–21, 21–10
2018[lower-alpha 4] Spanish Para Badminton International Darunee Henpraiwan 12–21, 21–17, 21–19 Winner
Asami Yamada 21–15, 21–17
Katarzyna Ziębik 23–21, 21–18
2018 Japan Para Badminton International Noriko Ito 16–21, 21–18, 21–3 Winner
2018 Australia Para Badminton International Noriko Ito 21–13, 21–12 Winner
2019 Turkish Para Badminton International Parul Parmar 8–21, 16–21 Runner-up
2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Parul Parmar 12–21, 19–21 Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Parul Parmar 14–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019 Canada Para Badminton International Parul Parmar 12–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2021 Dubai Para Badminton International Oksana Kozyna 10–21, 17–21 Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Parul Parmar 21–7, 21–16 Winner

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2017 Japan Para Badminton International Yang Qiuxia Helle Sofie Sagøy
Katrin Seibert		 23–21, 21–15 Winner
2018 Spanish Para Badminton International Mamiko Toyoda Helle Sofie Sagøy
Katrin Seibert		 19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2018 Dubai Para Badminton International Zehra Bağlar Faustine Noël
Leani Ratri Oktila		 17–21, 7–21 Runner-up
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International Zehra Bağlar Palak Kohli
Parul Parmar		 15–21, 21–16, 15–21 Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Ruthick Ragupathi Pramod Bhagat
Palak Kohli		 21–19, 21–16 Winner

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Notes
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