N. Sikki Reddy
Nelakurihi Sikki Reddy (born 18 August 1993) is an Indian badminton player who plays doubles and mixed doubles.[1] In 2016, she won the Brazil and Russia Open Grand Prix title in the mixed doubles event partnered with Pranaav Chopra.[2] She and Chopra also won the gold medal at the South Asian Games.[3][4]
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Birth name | Sikki Reddy Nelakurihi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kodad, Telangana, India | 18 August 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Hyderabad, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Pullela Gopichand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's & mixed doubles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 17 (WD 13 August 2019) 13 (XD 23 March 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 30 (WD), 28 (XD) (19 December 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Achievements
Commonwealth Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre, Gold Coast, Australia |
Ashwini Ponnappa | Setyana Mapasa Gronya Somerville |
21–19, 21–19 | Bronze |
South Asian Games
Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Badminton Covered Hall, Pokhara, Nepal |
Meghana Jakkampudi | Thilini Hendahewa Kavidi Sirimannage |
14–21, 18–21 | Bronze |
2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
K. Maneesha | Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa |
9–21, 17–21 | Silver |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2016 | Multipurpose Hall SAI–SAG Centre, Shillong, India |
Pranaav Chopra | Manu Attri Ashwini Ponnappa |
30–29, 21–17 | Gold |
BWF World Tour (3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[5] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[6]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | Ashwini Ponnappa | Baek Ha-na Jung Kyung-eun |
17–21, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Syed Modi International | Super 300 | Ashwini Ponnappa | Chow Mei Kuan Lee Meng Yean |
15–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2018 | Hyderabad Open | Super 100 | Pranaav Chopra | Akbar Bintang Cahyono Winny Oktavina Kandow |
21–15, 19–21, 23–25 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Syed Modi International | Ashwini Ponnappa | Kamilla Rytter Juhl Christinna Pedersen |
16–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2017 | Syed Modi International | Pranaav Chopra | B. Sumeeth Reddy Ashwini Ponnappa |
22–20, 21–10 | Winner |
2016 | Scottish Open | Pranaav Chopra | Goh Soon Huat Shevon Jemie Lai |
21–13, 18–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Russian Open | Pranaav Chopra | Vladimir Ivanov Valeria Sorokina |
21–17, 21–19 | Winner |
2016 | Brasil Open | Pranaav Chopra | Toby Ng Rachel Honderich |
21–15, 21–16 | Winner |
- BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
- BWF Grand Prix tournament
BWF International Challenge/Series (8 titles, 9 runners-up)
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2015 | Lagos International | Tarun Kona | Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba |
19–21, 7–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | Uganda International | Tarun Kona | Muhammed Ali Kurt Kader İnal |
11–6, 11–4, 11–6 | Winner |
2014 | Tata Open India International | Manu Attri | Akshay Dewalkar Pradnya Gadre |
21–19, 19–21, 21–10 | Winner |
2013 | Bahrain International Challenge | V. Diju | Sanave Thomas Prajakta Sawant |
21–19, 14–21, 23–23 Retired | Runner-up |
2013 | Bahrain International | V. Diju | Arun Vishnu Aparna Balan |
14–21, 23–25 | Runner-up |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
- "Players: Reddy N. Sikki". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "Ruthvika Gadde, Reddy-Chopra win in Russian Open Grand Prix 2016". ESPN. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- "South Asian Games: Ruthvika Shivani stuns PV Sindhu to win gold". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- https://telanganatoday.com/sikki-reddys-saga-blood-sweat-and-success
- "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2017.
- "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. 15 January 2018.
External links
- N. Sikki Reddy at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- N. Sikki Reddy at gc2018.com