Saina Nehwal: Emerging Shuttler

• Prakash Padukone is first Indian badminton player to won All England Badminton Championships in the year 1980 when he defeated in the finals Liem Swie King of Indonesia.
• Syed Modi (1962 -1988) was eight time Badminton Champion from 1980 onwards till 1987, he was winner of 1982 Commonwealth Games, Australian International in the year 1983 & 1984 Men’s single title

only two names of Indian shuttlers who earn names in International circuit, that’s also in Men’s category, no Indian name jumps in the ladies category till one year back but gradually Saina Nehwal with her consistence performance enters in world’s top five rankings by improving her last year rankings from one place. It is happen because in the All England Badminton Championships, 2010 she reaches but defeated in the semi finals which give her honour of first Indian woman to reach in the semi finals of All England Badminton Championships. Latest Woman single’s top five rankings of Badminton World Federation (B.W.F.) are –

Rank	Country	Player	Member ID	Points	Tournaments
1	China	Yihan Wang	53938	76811.43	15
2	China	Wang Lin	53937	66662.2	15
3	China	Xin Wang	51520	65860	11
4	China	Jiang Yanjiao	14874	59600	11
5	India	Saina Nehwal	52748	58516.7646	17

    Saina Nehwal has ambition to become world’s number one shuttler of world but also add that right now she has target in mind to be in the list of world’s top three players of BWF, satisfied with her recent performance and sure that in coming days she will win more badminton titles.
Brief History - Saina Nehwal born on 17th March, 1990 and just day after her birthday she become number fifth seeded player of BWF. Saina was born in Hisar, Haryana, India and spent her complete life in city of Hyderabad. Her foray into the world of Badminton was influenced by her father Dr. Harvir Singh, a scientist at the Directorate of Oilseeds Research, Hyderabad and her mother Usha Nehwal, both of whom were former Badminton Champions in Haryana. Saina is the first Indian woman to reach the singles quarterfinals at the Olympics and the first Indian to win the World Junior Badminton Championships. Saina Nehwal made history on June 21 2009, becoming the first Indian to win a Super Series tournament after clinching the Indonesia Open with a stunning victory over higher-ranked Chinese Lin Wang in Jakarta. She is first Indian woman to win the Indonesian Open Super Series. Below is her extra ordinary badminton sporting journey -

Tournament	Year	Result
Czechoslovakia Junior Open	2003	Winner
2004 Commonwealth Youth Games	2004	Gold
Asian Satellite Badminton Tournament	2005	Winner
World Junior Badminton Championships	2006	Runner Up
2006 Commonwealth Games	2006	Bronze
Philippines Open (badminton)	2006	Winner
Asian Satellite Badminton Tournament	2006	Winner
Indian National Badminton Championships	2007	Winner
National Games of India	2007	Gold
Yonex Chinese Taipei Open	2008	Winner
Indian National Badminton Championships	2008	Winner
2008 Commonwealth Youth Games	2008	Gold
World Junior Badminton Championships	2008	Winner
Indonesia Open	2009	Winner
2009 BWF World Championships	2009	Quarterfinalist
2009 super series finals	2009	Semifinalist
2010 All-England Super Series	2010	Semifinalist

From April 12 to 18, Asian Championships is going to be held in New Delhi, which is next Tournament she is going to participate.