Abhinav Manota
{{Short description|New Zealand badminton player (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox badminton player
| name = Abhinav Manota
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| country = India
New Zealand (2014–present)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|4|7}}
| birth_place = Jalandhar, India
| residence = Christchurch, New Zealand
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Abhinav Manota |url=https://nzbadmintonleague.com/players/abhinav-manota/ |publisher=NZ Badminton League |access-date=20 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320054726/https://nzbadmintonleague.com/players/abhinav-manota/ |archive-date=20 March 2022}}
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| event = Men's singles & men's doubles
| highest_ranking = 100 (MS 9 August 2018)
70 (MD 3 March 2020)
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| current_ranking = 102 (MS)
81 (MD with Leydon-Davis)
| date_of_current_ranking = 3 May 2022
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{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}
{{MedalCountry | {{NZL}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Oceania Championships }}
{{MedalGold | 2018 Hamilton | Men's singles }}
{{MedalGold | 2020 Ballarat | Men's singles }}
{{MedalGold | 2020 Ballarat | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2022 Melbourne | Men's doubles }}
{{MedalGold | 2023 Auckland | Men's singles }}
{{MedalBronze | 2019 Melbourne | Men's singles }}
{{MedalCompetition | Oceania Mixed Team Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2019 Melbourne | Mixed team }}
{{MedalSilver |2023 Auckland|Mixed team}}
{{MedalCompetition | Oceania Men's Team Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Hamilton | Men's team }}
{{MedalSilver | 2020 Ballarat | Men's team }}
| bwfbadminton_id = 58628
| bwf_id = 10BE0C25-49F8-475C-9A22-3A8A6424E169
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Abhinav Manota (born 7 April 1992) is an Indian-born New Zealand badminton player.{{cite web|title=Players: Abhinav Manota |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/58628/abhinav-manota |publisher=Badminton World Federation |access-date=3 March 2020}} He won four Oceania Championships title, two in the men's singles, and two in the men's doubles.{{cite web |title=Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen makes history, Gronya and Abhinav doubles up on gold. Final highlights – Victor Oceania Championships 2020 |url=https://badmintonoceania.org/hsuan-yu-wendy-chen-makes-history-gronya-and-abhinav-doubles-up-on-gold-final-highlights-victor-oceania-championships-2020/ |publisher=Badminton Oceania |date=13 February 2020 |access-date=5 March 2020}}
Personal life
Manota is an Indian immigrant who came to New Zealand in 2014, to study Diploma in Business and Enterprise Management from Abacus Institute of Studies. He settled in Christchurch and representing Canterbury in the New Zealand national events.{{cite web |title=Excellence: Abhinav Manota, a migrant, wins national badminton championship |url=https://themigranttimes.org.nz/stories/2017/5/4/excellence-abhinav-manota-a-migrant-wins-national-badminton-championship |publisher=The Migrant Times |date=3 May 2017 |access-date=20 March 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320055217/https://themigranttimes.org.nz/stories/2017/5/4/excellence-abhinav-manota-a-migrant-wins-national-badminton-championship |archive-date=20 March 2022}}
Achievements
= Oceania Championships =
Men's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | align="left" | {{flagicon|TAH}} Rémi Rossi | align="left" | 21–12, 21–14 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Gold Gold |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia | align="left" | {{flagicon|TAH}} Rémi Rossi | align="left" | 10–21, 18–21 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Bronze Bronze |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Edward Lau | align="left" | 21–17, 21–15 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Gold Gold |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2023 | align="left" | Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Edward Lau | align="left" | 21–12, 21–16 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Gold Gold |
Men's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Venue ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2020 | align="left" | Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Oliver Leydon-Davis | align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Chau | align="left" | 18–21, 21–9, 21–14 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Gold Gold |
| style="background:#ECF2FF"
| align="center" | 2022 | align="left" | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jack Wang | align="left" | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kenneth Choo | align="left" | 21–14, 23–21 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | Gold Gold |
= BWF International Challenge/Series (6 runners-up) =
Men's singles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2018 | align="left" | North Harbour International | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Oscar Guo | align="left" | 14–21, 10–21 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Bulgarian Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Toma Junior Popov | align="left" | 15–21, 10–21 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Men's doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Dutch International | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Oliver Leydon-Davis | align="left" | {{flagicon|DEN}} Daniel Lundggard | align="left" | 16–21, 21–15, 14–21 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Hellas Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Oliver Leydon-Davis | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Éloi Adam | align="left" | 18–21, 18–21 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| style="background:#D5D5D5"
| align="center" | 2019 | align="left" | Bulgarian Open | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Oliver Leydon-Davis | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Éloi Adam | align="left" | 21–10, 16–21, 12–21 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! Year ! Tournament ! Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| style="background:#E9E9E9"
| align="center" | 2016 | align="left" | Waikato International | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Justine Villegas | align="left" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Kevin Dennerly-Minturn | align="left" | 13–21, 14–21 | align="left" bgcolor="#ffffff" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
: {{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament
: {{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament
: {{Color box|#E9E9E9|border=darkgray}} BWF Future Series tournament
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{BWF|10BE0C25-49F8-475C-9A22-3A8A6424E169}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Jalandhar
Category:Indian male badminton players
Category:Indian emigrants to New Zealand
Category:Sportspeople from Christchurch
Category:New Zealand sportspeople of Indian descent
Category:New Zealand male badminton players
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
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