Malvika Bansod

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Malvika Bansod

| image = Malvika Bansod.jpg

| caption = Bansod in 2019

| birth_name =

| country = India

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2001|9|15}}

| birth_place = Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

| handedness = Left

| years_active = 2019–present

| coach = Vignesh Devlekar {{Cite web |date=2025-03-11 |title=All England: How with long rallies and tall tosses, Malvika Bansod ousted World No 12 Yeo Jia Min |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/badminton/all-england-how-malvika-bansod-beat-world-no-12-yeo-jia-min-9881532/lite/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

| event = Women's singles

| career_record = 108 wins, 81 losses

| highest_ranking = 22

| highest_ranking_date = 1 April 2025

| current_ranking = 22

| current_ranking_date = 1 April 2025

| bwfbadminton_id = 88471

}}

Malvika Bansod (born 15 September 2001) is an Indian badminton player who plays for the national team.{{cite news|title=मालविका बंसोड़: क्लास रूम से लेकर बैडमिंटन कोर्ट में धमाल मचाती सनसनी|language=hi|work=BBC News हिंदी|url=https://www.bbc.com/hindi/sport-55881650|access-date=2021-02-17}}

Early life

Bansod was born on 15 September 2001 in Nagpur, Maharashtra. She studied at Mother's Pet Kindergarten and Centre Point School, Nagpur. She took up badminton when she was eight years old.{{Cite web|last=PTI|title=Malvika Bansod: 'Need to gain strength and power to break into top 100'|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/malvika-bansod-badminton-maldives-international-break-into-top-100/article29565835.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Sportstar|language=en}}

Career

=Beginnings (2018–2019)=

Bansod won titles at state championships in the U-13 and U-17 age groups. In 2018, she won selection tournaments to represent India at the World Junior Championship in Canada.{{Cite web|date=2018-10-01|title=Second consecutive title for Malvika Bansod|url=https://thebridge.in/badminton/second-consecutive-title-for-malvika-bansod-in-world-championship-selection-tourney/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Bridge|language=en-GB}} In December 2018, she was the winner at the South Asian Regional U-21 Championship at Kathmandu Nepal, both in individual and team events.{{Cite web|author=Suhas Nayse|date=Dec 3, 2018|title=Malvika Bansod completes grand double in South Asian U-21 Regional Badminton Championship at Nepal {{!}} Badminton News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/malvika-bansod-completes-grand-double-in-south-asian-u-21-regional-badminton-championship-at-nepal/articleshow/66915268.cms|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}} In 2019, she won the All India senior and junior ranking tournaments.{{Cite web|author=Suhas Nayse|date=Apr 22, 2019|title=Malvika Bansod beats Purva Barve to win All India Senior Ranking Badminton crown {{!}} Badminton News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/malvika-bansod-beats-purva-barve-to-win-all-india-senior-ranking-badminton-crown/articleshow/68989828.cms|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}} In the same year, she won a bronze medal at the Bulgarian Junior International Championship.{{Cite web|last=Sportstar|first=Team|title=Indian junior shuttlers win 3 gold, a silver and 2 bronze at Bulgarian Open|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/badminton/indian-junior-shuttlers-win-3-gold-a-silver-and-2-bronze-at-bulgarian-open/article28983874.ece|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Sportstar|language=en}}

=Senior international debut (2019)=

Bansod made her senior international debut in September and won the Maldives International Future Series tournament. She then won the Annapurna Post International Series in Nepal.{{Cite web|author=Suhas Nayse|date=Sep 23, 2019|title=Malvika Bansod wins badminton title on international debut in Maldives {{!}} Badminton News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/malvika-bansod-wins-badminton-title-on-international-debut-in-maldives/articleshow/71253261.cms|access-date=2021-02-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}} She won a bronze at the Bahrain International Series in October.

=Rise in ranking (2021–2025)=

In 2021, she played the Austrian Open International Series but was defeated by Clara Azurmendi in the quarterfinal.{{Cite web |date=May 30, 2021 |title=Shuttler Malvika Bansod ends Austrian Open campaign with quarterfinal loss {{!}} Badminton News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/badminton/shuttler-malvika-bansod-ends-austrian-open-campaign-with-quarterfinal-loss/articleshow/83088472.cms |access-date=2021-06-07 |website=The Times of India |language=en |agency=PTI}} In 2022, she played her first BWF Super 500 tournament at the 2022 India Open, where she beat icon Saina Nehwal and progressed to the quarterfinals. She then participated in the 2022 Syed Modi International, where she progressed to the finals. She lost in the finals in straight games to P. V. Sindhu. In the 2022 Odisha Open, she made it to the semi-finals, which she lost to Unnati Hooda in two close games. With her consistent results in these three tournaments, she attained a career-high world ranking of 61.{{Cite web |title=Malvika BANSOD {{!}} Profile |url=https://bwfbadminton.com/player/88471/malvika-bansod |access-date=2021-02-17 |website=bwfbadminton.com}} In 2024, Bansod reached the final of Hylo Open but lost to Mia Blichfeldt and finished as the runner up.

Achievements

= BWF World Tour (2 runners-up) =

The BWF World Tour, which was announced in March 2017 and implemented in 2018,{{cite web |last=Alleyne |first=Gayle |title=BWF Launches New Events Structure |url=http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation |date=19 March 2017 |access-date=29 November 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201164159/http://bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2017/03/19/bwf-launches-new-event-structure/ |archive-date=1 December 2017}} is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the BWF World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.{{cite web |last=Sukumar |first=Dev |title=Action-Packed Season Ahead! |url=http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |publisher=Badminton World Federation|date=10 January 2018 |access-date=15 January 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113162925/http://bwfworldtour.com/news-single/2018/01/10/action-packed-season-ahead/ |archive-date=13 January 2018}}

Women's singles

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! Year!! Tournament!! Level!! Opponent!! Score!! Result

align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Syed Modi International

| align="left" | Super 300

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} P. V. Sindhu

| align="left" | 13–21, 16–21

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

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Hylo Open

| align="left" | Super 300