Aakarshi Kashyap

Aakarshi Kashyap
Personal information
Country	India
Born	(2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23) Durg, Chhattisgarh, India
Height	1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight	60 kg (132 lb)[1]
Handedness	right
Women's singles[2]
Career record	113 wins, 73 losses
Highest ranking	32 (27 December 2022)
Current ranking	40 (2 January 2024)
Medal record Women's badminton Representing  India Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham Mixed team Asia Mixed Team Championships 2023 Dubai Mixed team South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu-Pokhara Women's team
BWF profile

Aakarshi Kashyap (born 24 August 2001) is an Indian badminton player. She was selected to be part of the Indian team at the 2018 Asian Games.^[3] She was part of the national women's team that won the gold medal in 2019 South Asian Games.^[4]

Aakarshi Kashyap was born on 24 August 2001 in Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, to Sanjeev Kashyap, a general physician (mbbs doctor), and Amita Kashyap. She has a younger brother named Shreyash. Aakarshi studied in Delhi Public School, Durg. Her father encouraged her to improve her fitness and physical training. She studied for a BA at Seth Sugan Chand Surana College, Durg.

Aakarshi started playing badminton in 2009 under Coach Sanjay Mishra at Ravi Shankar Stadium in Durg. She used to train by herself at the badminton courts of Bhilai Steel Plant, playing with locals three against one.

Kashyap's first win was at the All India Ranking Tournament in Sivakasi on August 24, 2014. She won the nationals title at Vishakhapatnam in November 2015.

On 28 April 2016, Kashyap won the twin crowns in the U-15 and U-17 girls' single category at the PNB MetLife Junior Badminton Championship Season 2 National Finals.

In 2016, Kashyap began training in Prakash Padukone Academy in Bengaluru. She stayed with her mother in an accommodation sponsored by Olympic Gold Quest, a non-profit organization. Kashyap claimed twin crowns in the U-17 and U-19 girls' singles in the 25th Krishna Khaitan Memorial All India Junior Ranking Badminton Tournament organized by Express Shuttle Club on October 16, 2016.^[5]

Also in 2016, Kashyap was selected to represent India in the Badminton Asia U-15 and U-17 junior championships, held at Kudus, Indonesia, where she bagged a bronze medal.

In November 2017 Kashyap lost against London Games bronze medallist Saina Nehwal in the senior National Badminton Championship. But this match drew her into the spotlight. In December 2017 she scored a double win at the 42nd Junior National Badminton Championship (U-17, U-19) held in Guwahati.

In January 2018 she won the top prize at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Senior Ranking badminton tournament in Bengaluru. Kashyap was made to fight hard for her win in the final against Gayathri Gopichand, prevailing in the final decider after a 63-minute marathon match 21–17, 12–21, 21–9.^[6][7]

In the Khelo Indian School Games held in January 2018, Kashyap won in the U-17 match. India's ranked player won the girls' singles title of the Yonex sunrise all India junior ranking badminton tournament in May 2018.^[8][9]

In 2019, Kashyap continued her form by taking top honours gain in the domestic singles event at the Yonex Sunrise All India Senior Ranking tournament in Vijayawada, India. She defeated Anura Prabhudesai in the final with a 21–12, 21–16 victory.^[10]

In 2020, Kashyap began practicing at the Suchitra Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. The ace shuttler from Chhattisgarh won the title in the women's singles category at Kenya International 2020, which is the BWF Future Series event.

In December 2021, Kashyap once again clinched the women's singles titles at the All India Ranking tournament. Kashyap defended her title by defeating qualifier Tanya Hemanth in straight games in the final 21–15, 21–12.^[11][12][13] In 2022 she defeated Ashmitia Chaliha in BAI selection trials to qualify for the Uber Cup team and Asian and Commonwealth games in individual and team event.

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	Bulgarian International	Sara Peñalver Pereira	19–21, 11–21	Runner-up
2020	Uganda International	Thet Htar Thuzar	14–21, 21–16, 18–21	Runner-up
2020	Kenya International	Anupama Upadhyaya	21–15, 21–6	Winner
2022	Maldives International	Ira Sharma	24–22, 21–12	Winner
2022	Bangladesh International	Ashmita Chaliha	21–15, 21–13	Winner
2024	Uganda International	Shruti Mundada	25–23, 21–18	Winner

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

• Aakarshi Kashyap at BWFBadminton.com
• Aakarshi Kashyap at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com