Anup Sridhar
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| Anup Sridhar | |
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | April 11, 1983 |
| Place of birth | Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Men's singles | |
| Country |  India |
| Handedness | Right |
| Coach | Prakash Padukone, U. Vimal Kumar, Tom John |
| Highest Ranking | 24 (March 20, 2008.) |
| Current Ranking | 33 (May 1, 2008) |
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Anup Sridhar (born April 11, 1983[1], Bangalore, Karnataka, India) is a male badminton player from India.
[edit] Career
Anup Sridhar is one of India's best known badminton players and is India's Thomas Cup captain. He will represent India in men's singles at the Beijing Olympics 2008.[2]
Anup's best year on tour so far was 2007 during which he ended the year as the top Indian badminton player with a ranking of 25. His highest world ranking of 24 was achieved in early 2008.
Having reached the semifinals at the German Open and the Asian Continental Championships and the quarterfinals at the Thailand Open and, most importantly, at the 2007 World Championships, the next year holds much promise for this budding shuttler.
Anup has displayed, on more than one occasion, that he can take on and beat the best in the world. His most famous win was the one over Taufik Hidayat – former world no. 1, gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics and 2005 World Champion – at the World Championships in what was one of the longest matches of the tournament. Anup's performance at the World Championships was rated among the top-10 Indian sporting performances of 2007.
Anup started 2008 with a bang by winning the prestigious Pramod Mahajan All-India ranking tournament in New Delhi. He followed that up by reaching the pre-quarterfinals, one round better than last year, of the Proton Malaysia Super Series where he lost to Hyun Il Lee, the eventual runner-up.
Anup is an employee of Bharat Petroleum and is currently sponsored by SLK Software. He uses Yonex badminton gear. Anup's career is managed by the team at GoSports.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Anup: The Journey So Far. BadmintonMania. Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Anup for Olympics. Deccan Herald, Bangalore. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
- ^ Thomas Cup: Anup Upbeat About India's Chances. The Hindu, Bangalore. Retrieved on 2008-05-03.
