Tanvi Sharma
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| Born | 22 December 2008 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2022–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Park Tae-sang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | 34 (24 March 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | 34 (24 March 2026) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Tanvi Sharma (born 22 December 2008) is an Indian badminton player.[1][2] She is the first Indian to win more than one medal in an edition of the World Junior Championships, with a silver in the girls' singles and bronze in the mixed team event at the 2025 edition.[3] She was a part of the team that won gold at the 2024 Asian Team Championships.[4]Tanvi Sharma Lead India’s Charge into Orleans Masters Quarter-finals.[5]
Early life
Sharma was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. She was introduced to badminton at an early age by her mother Meena Sharma who played volleyball at the DC Complex. Tanvi joined the Gopichand Academy in 2016, where she trained as a non-scholarship trainee for five years until 2021.[6]
Achievements
World Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | National Centre of Excellence, Guwahati, India | Anyapat Phichitpreechasak | 7–15, 12–15 | Silver | [7] |
Asian Junior Championships
Girls' singles
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manahan Indoor Sports Hall, Surakarta, Indonesia | Yin Yiqing | 13–21, 14–21 | Bronze | [8] |
World Tour (3 runners-up)
The World Tour was announced in 2017 and implemented in 2018.[9] It is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. The tour is divided into levels of Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and Super 100.[10]
| Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Odisha Masters | Super 100 | Cai Yanyan | 14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | U.S. Open | Super 300 | Beiwen Zhang | 11–21, 21–16, 10–21 | Runner-up |
| 2025 | Guwahati Masters | Super 100 | Tung Ciou-tong | 18–21, 18–21 | Runner-up |
International Challenge / Series (2 titles)
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bonn International | Wang Pei-yu | 21–19, 22–20 | Winner |
| 2025 | Denmark Challenge | Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi | 21–13, 21–10 | Winner |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
Junior International (1 title, 1 runner-up)
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | India Junior International | Navya Kanderi | 20–22, 21–18, 21–13 | Winner |
Girls' doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | India Junior International | Radhika Sharma | Ong Xin Yee Carmen Ting |
16–21, 15–21 | Runner-up |
- BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament
- BWF Junior International Challenge tournament
- BWF Junior International Series tournament
- BWF Junior Future Series tournament
Performance timeline
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournaments
Senior events
| Event | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | ||||
| Olympic Games | A | NH | ||
| World Championships | NH | A | ||
| Team | ||||
| Uber Cup | QF | NH | [11] | |
| Sudirman Cup | NH | A | NH | |
| Asian Championships | G | NH | 7th | [12] |
| Asian Mixed Championships | NH | A | NH | |
Junior events
| Event | 2024 | 2025 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | |||
| World Championships | QF | S | [7] |
| Asian Championships | 3R | B | [8] |
| Team | |||
| World Championships | 6th | B | [13] |
| Asian Championships | 6th | 6th | [14] |
World Tour
| Tournament | World Tour | Best | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |||
| India Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| Indonesia Masters | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| German Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| Swiss Open | A | 1R | 1R ('26) | ||
| Orléans Masters | A | SF | SF ('26) | ||
| U.S. Open | A | F | F ('25) | [15] | |
| Vietnam Open | A | QF | QF ('25) | ||
| Indonesia Masters Super 100 | 2R | A | 2R ('24) | ||
| Syed Modi International | 1R | SF | SF ('25) | ||
| Guwahati Masters | QF | F | F ('25) | ||
| Odisha Masters | F | QF | F ('24) | [16] | |
| Year-end ranking | 100 | 42 | 41 | ||
Record against opponents
Record against Year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 6 December 2025.[17]
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See also
References
- ^ "Players: Tanvi Sharma". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "India announces Thomas and Uber Cup squad, Sindhu opts out to prepare for Paris 2024 Olympics". Sportstar. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Badminton: Tanvi Sharma crowned Junior World No 1". thebridge.in. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Badminton Asia Team Championships: India clinch historic gold". The Times of India. 19 February 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ "Tanvi Sharma, Malvika Bansod Lead India's Charge into Orleans Masters Quarter-finals". Rajasthan18. 20 March 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Tanvi Sharma starts lead-up preparation to World Juniors next month with U19 Krishna Khaitan Memorial title". The Indian Express. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ a b Sportstar, Team (19 October 2025). "BWF World Junior Championships 2025: Tanvi Sharma loses to Phichitpreechasak in final". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
- ^ a b Sportstar, Team (26 July 2025). "Tanvi Sharma, Vennala Kalagotla win bronze medals at Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2025". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Uber Cup 2024 quarterfinal: India loses to Japan 0-3". Sportstar. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "India women clinch Badminton Asia Team Championships title". Hindustan Times. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Sachdeva, Nihit (23 October 2025). "BWF Junior World Championships Review: Tanvi Sharma's silver, a historic team bronze and new scoring formats". Sportstar. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "India's campaign in Badminton Asia Junior Championships ends following defeat in quarter-finals". ANI. 1 July 2024. Archived from the original on 4 July 2024. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ "Teen talent Tanvi Sharma aims higher after US Open runner-up finish". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
- ^ "Tanvi falters at final hurdle, Rithvik grabs maiden World Tour crown". The Times of India. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ "Tanvi Sharma Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
External links
- Tanvi Sharma at BWFBadminton.com
- Tanvi Sharma at BWF.TournamentSoftware.com (archived)
- Tanvi Sharma at InterSportStats
- Tanvi Sharma on Instagram