| Poorvisha S. Ram | |||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1995-01-24)24 January 1995 (age 30) Bangalore,Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Women's & mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 30 (WD withMeghana Jakkampudi 15 November 2018) 85 (XD withNithin H. V. 24 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 258 (WD), 85 (XD) (24 January 2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Poorvisha S. Ram (born 24 January 1995) is an Indianbadminton player who specializes indoubles andmixed doubles.[1] As of February 2020, she is ranked 48 in doubles. She had attained career best ranking of 30 in November 2018.[2] She was previously ranked 3 in doubles at national level.[3]
Poorvisha was born in 1995, inBangalore, Karnataka. She completed her early education at Sishu Griha Montessori and High School, in Bangalore. Poorvisha started playing badminton in 2005 and represented Karnataka at national level in 2007. She won her first competitive tournament at the age of 13 in 2008 when she won a national level inter-school tournament.[4]
In 2009, Poorvisha won silver medal at the 35th National Sports Festival for Women atMargao,Goa. She has won the national championship in junior circuit consecutively for three years in 2010, 2011 and 2012.[5] In December 2012, Poorvisha represented India at Li-Ning Singapore Youth International Series and won silver medal in the women's double event.[6]
Initially, Poorvisha trained at B. N. Sudhakar Academy in Bangalore but moved to Hyderabad in 2013 where she trained underPullela Gopichand atGopichand Badminton Academy,Hyderabad. Currently, she trains underArun Vishnu andPradnya Gadre along with Gopichand.[5]
Poorvisha won her first senior title in 2015 atUganda International double event withN. Sikki Reddy. Later that year, she wonBahrain International withArathi Sara Sunil. In late 2015, Poorvisha was out for sixteen weeks due to career ending lateral and medicalepicondylitis, however, she recovered and made a come back in early 2016.[7]
In 2016, Poorvisha partnered withMeghana Jakkampudi and won Nepal International inKathmandu. Since 2016, Poorvisha has spent her double career in partnership with Jakkampudi whereas in mixed doubles, she partners with Krishna Prasad Ganga.[7] In 2017, Poorvisha and Jakkampudi appeared in various international competitions including2017 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold and2017 All England Super Series Premier.[5] They reached the finals ofTata Open India International in 2018. In 2019, the pair appeared inRussian Open semifinals where they lost to Japanese pair of Miki Kashihara and Miyuki Kato.[8]
Women's doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Uganda International |  N. Sikki Reddy |  Sorayya AghaeiNegin Amiripour | 11–7, 6–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3 |  Winner |
| 2015 | Bahrain International | Arathi Sara Sunil |  Palwasha BashirSara Mohmand | 21–14, 21–8 | Winner |
| 2016 | Bangladesh International | Meghana Jakkampudi |  Nguyễn Thị SenVũ Thị Trang | 6–21, 22–20, 11–21 |  Runner-up |
| 2016 | Nepal International | Meghana Jakkampudi | Anoushka ParikhHarika Veludurthi | 21–16, 21–12 | Winner |
| 2018 | Tata Open India International | Meghana Jakkampudi |  Ng Wing YungYeung Nga Ting | 10–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2020 | Uganda International | Meghana Jakkampudi |  Daniela MacíasDánica Nishimura | 21–17, 20–22, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2022 | Cameroon International | Srivedya Gurazada |  Kasturi RadhakrishnanVenosha Radhakrishnan | 21–12, 21–14 | Winner |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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| 2020 | Uganda International | Shivam Sharma | Tarun KonaMeghana Jakkampudi | 7–21, 21–14, 16–21 | Runner-up |
