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| Birth name | Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1990-03-01)1 March 1990 (age 35) Bheemavaram,West Godavari district,Andhra Pradesh, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Hyderabad, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 6 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Pullela Gopichand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Career record | 198 wins, 123 losses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 19 (28 November 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 265 (24 December 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rajah Menuri Venkata Gurusaidutt (born 1 March 1990), known asGurusai Dutt, is abadminton player fromIndia. He trains at theHyderabad'sGopichand Badminton Academy. He won the gold medal at the2008 Commonwealth Youth Games and the bronze medal at the2014 Commonwealth Games inGlasgow.[1]
He competed at the 2014 Asian Games.[2]
Gurusai Dutt took upbadminton as a sport after watchingPullela Gopichand, the2001 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 the2006 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 representedIndia in the team event category, but failed to win his singles match against aThailand opponent.[6] Gurusai Dutt won the 2007Andhra 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]
Gurusai Dutt won the bronze medal at the2008 BWF World Junior Championships that was held inPune.[8] While he was India's National Junior Champion, Gurusai Dutt won the 2008 Dutch Junior International that was held inHaarlem. He became the first Indian to win this title. This win was seen as a good sign for India's chances at the2008 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 the2009 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 theSouth Asian Games. He not only won the silver medal in the singles event but also the gold medal in the team event category.[14]
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 likePrannoy H. S.
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2014 | Emirates Arena,Glasgow, Scotland | 21–15, 14–21, 21–19 | Bronze |
Men's singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | Wooden-Floor Gymnasium,Dhaka, Bangladesh | 16–21, 8–21 | Silver |
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Badminton Hall Shree Shiv Chhatrapati,Pune, India | 16–21, 21–17, 17–21 | Bronze |
Boys' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2008 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex,Pune, India | 21–18, 20–22, 21–18 | Gold |
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, theBWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2010 | India Open | 13–21, 18–21 |
Men's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2017 | Welsh International | 16–21, 21–23 | ||
| 2017 | Bulgarian International | 21–17, 21–16 | ||
| 2015 | Bulgarian International | 17–21, 21–16, 19–21 | ||
| 2014 | Tata Open India International | 16–21, 22–20, 17–21 | ||
| 2012 | Tata Open India International | 21–19, 21–12 | ||
| 2011 | Tata Open India International | 17–21, 22–24 | ||
| 2008 | Bahrain International | 21–13, 22–20 |