Abhinav Manota

Abhinav Manota
Personal information
CountryIndia
New Zealand (2014–present)
Born (1992-04-07) 7 April 1992 (age 32)
Jalandhar, India
ResidenceChristchurch, New Zealand
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
HandednessRight[1]
Men's singles & men's doubles
Highest ranking100 (MS 9 August 2018)
70 (MD 3 March 2020)
Current ranking102 (MS)
81 (MD with Leydon-Davis) (3 May 2022)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Hamilton Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2020 Ballarat Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Melbourne Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2023 Auckland Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Melbourne Men's singles
Oceania Mixed Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Melbourne Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Auckland Mixed team
Oceania Men's Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Hamilton Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2020 Ballarat Men's team
BWF profile

Abhinav Manota (born 7 April 1992) is an Indian-born New Zealand badminton player.[2] He won four Oceania Championships title, two in the men's singles, and two in the men's doubles.[3]

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.[4]

Achievements

Oceania Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2018 Eastlink Badminton Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand French Polynesia Rémi Rossi 21–12, 21–14 Gold Gold
2019 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre, Melbourne, Australia French Polynesia Rémi Rossi 10–21, 18–21 Bronze Bronze
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium, Ballarat, Australia New Zealand Edward Lau 21–17, 21–15 Gold Gold
2023 Auckland Badminton Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Edward Lau 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2020 Ken Kay Badminton Stadium,
Ballarat, Australia 		New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis Australia Matthew Chau
Australia Sawan Serasinghe 		18–21, 21–9, 21–14 Gold Gold
2022 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre,
Melbourne, Australia 		New Zealand Jack Wang Australia Kenneth Choo
Australia Lim Ming Chuen 		21–14, 23–21 Gold Gold

BWF International Challenge/Series (6 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2018 North Harbour International New Zealand Oscar Guo 14–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Bulgarian Open France Toma Junior Popov 15–21, 10–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Dutch International New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis Denmark Daniel Lundggard
Denmark Mathias Thyrri 		16–21, 21–15, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Hellas Open New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis France Éloi Adam
France Julien Maio 		18–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Bulgarian Open New Zealand Oliver Leydon-Davis France Éloi Adam
France Julien Maio 		21–10, 16–21, 12–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Waikato International New Zealand Justine Villegas New Zealand Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
New Zealand Susannah Leydon-Davis 		13–21, 14–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References

  1. ^ a b "Abhinav Manota". NZ Badminton League. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Players: Abhinav Manota". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Hsuan-Yu Wendy Chen makes history, Gronya and Abhinav doubles up on gold. Final highlights – Victor Oceania Championships 2020". Badminton Oceania. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Excellence: Abhinav Manota, a migrant, wins national badminton championship". The Migrant Times. 3 May 2017. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2022.


Stub icon

This biographical article relating to New Zealand badminton is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.