Anand Pawar

{{Short description|Indian badminton player (born 1986)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Anand Pawar

| image = Anand_Pawar.jpg

| caption =

| birth_name = Anand Pawar

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|07|18}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.badmintonindia.org/players/profile/565 |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 March 2015 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402153112/http://www.badmintonindia.org/players/profile/565 |url-status=dead }}

| birth_place = Mumbai, India

| height = 5’8"

| weight =

| residence = Mumbai, India

| event = Men's singles

| highest_ranking = 30{{Cite web|url=http://bwfcontent.tournamentsoftware.com/ranking/category.aspx?id=8654&category=472&p=3&ps=25|title=Toernooi.nl - BWF World Rankings - Overzicht}}

| date_of_highest_ranking = 21 November 2013

| current_ranking = 52

| date_of_current_ranking = 26 March 2015

| country = {{IND}}

| coach = Uday Pawar & Morten Frost

| handedness = Right

| medal_templates =

{{MedalSport | Men's badminton }}

{{MedalCountry | {{IND}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Youth Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 2004 Bendigo | Mixed team }}

| bwfbadminton_id = 51598

| bwf_id = 330FEE24-5AD8-4A42-B167-0BBE4627E4D8

}}

Anand Pawar (born 18 July 1986) is a male Indian badminton player who has represented India in the Men's World Team Championships (Thomas Cup) & World Mixed Team Championships ( Sudirman Cup ) & Asian Badminton Championships. He is a Bronze Medallist (Semi-Finalist) in the India Super Series 2013 and has been ranked as high as 30 in the world.

In 2008, he won the Portugal International, Hungarian International and the Austrian International. He has also won the Scottish Open in 2010 and 2012 as well as the French International in 2012.

He is the assistant coach of the new Pune7Aces professional badminton team in the Premier Badminton League{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/i-will-be-cheering-my-team-from-the-stands-at-every-single-game-taapsee-pannu/articleshow/67094019.cms | title=I will be cheering my team from the stands at every single game: Taapsee Pannu | date=14 December 2018 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=17 January 2019 }}

Achievements

= BWF Grand Prix =

The BWF Grand Prix has two level such as Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2007.

Men's Singles

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!|Year

!|Tournament

!|Opponent

!|Score

!|Result

style="background:#D4F1C5"

|align="center"|2016

|align="left"|Brasil Open

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Zulfadli Zulkiffli

|align="left"|21–18, 11–21, 17–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

:{{Color box|#FFFF67|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

:{{Color box|#D4F1C5|border=darkgray}} BWF Grand Prix tournament

=BWF International Challenge/Series=

Men's Singles

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!|Year

!|Tournament

!|Opponent

!|Score

!|Result

style="background:#D5D5D5"

|align="center"|2017

|align="left"|Dutch International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Kalle Koljonen

|align="left"|20–22, 21–19, 21–17

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

|align="center"|2014

|align="left"|Bahrain International Challenge

|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} Firman Abdul Kholik

|align="left"|22–20, 13–21, 13–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

|align="center"|2014

|align="left"|Sri Lanka International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Hyun-il

|align="left"|21–17, 10–21, 15–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D8CEF6"

|align="center"|2012

|align="left"|Scottish International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazumasa Sakai

|align="left"|10–21, 21–11, 21–17

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

|align="center"|2012

|align="left"|Dutch International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|INA}} Andre Kurniawan Tedjono

|align="left"|Walkover

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

|align="center"|2012

|align="left"|French International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Misbun Ramdan Mohmed Misbun

|align="left"|21–16, 21–10

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

|align="center"|2010

|align="left"|Scottish International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|FIN}} Ville Lang

|align="left"|21–9, 21–10

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

|align="center"|2010

|align="left"|Maldives International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|SRI}} Dinuka Karunaratne

|align="left"|21–14, 21–18

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D8CEF6"

|align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Scottish International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Rajiv Ouseph

|align="left"|17–21, 8–21

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{silver2}} Runner-up

style="background:#D5D5D5"

|align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Hungarian International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|DEN}} Martin Delfs

|align="left"|22–20, 12–21, 21–12

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

|align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Portugal International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} Carl Baxter

|align="left"|21–15, 21–8

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

style="background:#D5D5D5"

|align="center"|2008

|align="left"|Austrian International

|align="left"|{{flagicon|UKR}} Vladislav Druzchenko

|align="left"|21–16, 21–15

|style="text-align:left; background:white"|{{gold1}} Winner

:{{Color box|#D8CEF6|border=darkgray}} BWF International Challenge tournament

:{{Color box|#D5D5D5|border=darkgray}} BWF International Series tournament

References

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