Gurusai Dutt

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Gurusai Dutt
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Personal information
BornRajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt
(1990-03-01) 1 March 1990 (age 36)
Bheemavaram, West Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Sport
Country India
SportBadminton
HandednessRight
Coached byPullela Gopichand
Retired6 June 2022
Men's singles
Career record198 wins, 123 losses
Highest ranking19 (28 November 2013)
Current ranking265 (24 December 2019)
BWF profile
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  India
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Men's singles
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Dhaka Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Dhaka Men's singles
World Junior Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Pune Boys' singles
Commonwealth Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Pune Boys' singles

Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt (born 1 March 1990), known as Gurusai Dutt, is a badminton player from India. He trains at the Hyderabad's Gopichand Badminton Academy. He won the gold medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games and the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.[1]

He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]

Career

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Early career

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Gurusai Dutt took up badminton as a sport after watching Pullela Gopichand, the 2001 All England champion, play at a local stadium.[3] In 2005, he won the sub-junior national doubles title and also qualified for the sub-junior ABC Championship. This, according to him, spurred him to focus entirely on the sport. He started his training with Gopichand.[3]

In the international circuit, Gurusai Dutt first appeared in the boys doubles category at the 2006 World Junior Championships.[4] The pair of Gurusai Dutt and K. Tarun progressed only until the second round. The Hindu praised the enthusiastic effort and fighting quality of the pair's game play.[5] He represented India in the team event category, but failed to win his singles match against a Thailand opponent.[6] Gurusai Dutt won the 2007 Andhra Pradesh Senior Badminton Championships after defeating the top seed – his first title. He played a vastly superior and controlled game and he looked the better player.[7]

Foray into international circuit

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Gurusai Dutt won the bronze medal at the 2008 BWF World Junior Championships that was held in Pune.[8] While he was India's National Junior Champion, Gurusai Dutt won the 2008 Dutch Junior International that was held in Haarlem. He became the first Indian to win this title. This win was seen as a good sign for India's chances at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games.[9]

Carrying his form into the upcoming tournaments, Gurusai Dutt won the singles title at the Commonwealth Youth Games and Bahrain International Challenge badminton championship by the end of 2008.[1][10] In 2009, he reached the quarterfinals of the 2009 Denmark Super Series.[11][12] At the 2010 Yonex Sunrise India Open Badminton Championships, Gurusai Dutt created an upset in the quarterfinal by defeating former All England Champion, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim. Both Hashim and the media reports praised him for his game play.[13] In the same year, Gurusai Dutt represented India at the South Asian Games. He not only won the silver medal in the singles event but also the gold medal in the team event category.[14]

Retirement

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Gurusai Dutt announced his retirement from professional badminton through social media on 6 June 2022.[15] After his retirement he started as a badminton coach, helping players like Prannoy H. S.

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2014 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland England Rajiv Ouseph 21–15, 14–21, 21–19 Bronze Bronze

South Asian Games

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2010 Wooden-Floor Gymnasium, Dhaka, Bangladesh India Chetan Anand 16–21, 8–21 Silver Silver

World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati, Pune, India China Wang Zhengming 16–21, 21–17, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

Commonwealth Youth Games

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2008 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India India Aditya Prakash 21–18, 20–22, 21–18 Gold Gold

BWF Grand Prix

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The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2010 India Open Indonesia Alamsyah Yunus 13–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Welsh International Republic of Ireland Nhat Nguyen 16–21, 21–23 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Bulgarian International Turkey Muhammed Ali Kurt 21–17, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2015 Bulgarian International Spain Pablo Abián 17–21, 21–16, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2014 Tata Open India International India H.S. Prannoy 16–21, 22–20, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2012 Tata Open India International India B. Sai Praneeth 21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2011 Tata Open India International Indonesia Alamsyah Yunus 17–21, 22–24 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2008 Bahrain International Indonesia Andi Saputro Nugroho 21–13, 22–20 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

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