Tanisha Crasto

Tanisha Crasto (born 5 May 2003) is an Emirati-born Indian badminton player.[1][2][3][4] In 2016, she won the women's doubles event at the Bahrain International Challenge partnered with Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella.[5] In 2017, she created history by winning the Indian Club UAE Open tournament in the women's singles event after beat Negin Amiripour of Iran when she was 14 years old.[6][7] She also a part of the Prime Star Sports Academy club to win the Shuttle Time Dubai Club Badminton Championship.[8]

Tanisha Crasto
Personal information
CountryBahrain (2013–2016)
India (2018–present)
Born (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003
Dubai, United Arab Emirates[1]
HandednessRight
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking222 (WD 30 November 2021)
163 (XD 30 November 2021)
BWF profile

Early life

Crasto was born in Dubai to Indian parents from Goa and attended the The Indian High School, Dubai.[1][9]

Career

Middle East

In 2013, Crasto made her international debut for Bahrain in junior tournaments[10] and won her first major BWF international title representing Bahrain at the 2016 Bahrain International Challenge tournament.[11][12] She is ranked among the top UAE based badminton players.[13][14] She also became the youngest winner of the UAE Open tournament.[15]

India

After participating in the Gulf based tournaments, in 2018 she shifted to India representing Goa in the Indian tournaments.[11][1][16][17][18] She represented India in the 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships and the 2018 and 2019 BWF World Junior Championships.[19]

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2016 Bahrain International Challenge Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella Farha Mather
Ashna Roy		 21–12, 21–18 Winner
2021 India International Challenge Rutaparna Panda Treesa Jolly
Gayathri Gopichand		 21–23, 14–21 Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2021 India International Challenge Ishaan Bhatnagar K. Sai Pratheek
Gayathri Gopichand		 21–16, 21–19 Winner
2021 Scottish Open Ishaan Bhatnagar Callum Hemming
Jessica Pugh		 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament
  BWF Future Series tournament

References
  1. Vaidya, Jaideep (December 21, 2018). "Badminton Junior Nationals: Tanisha Crasto, the 'Dubai girl', is slowly making waves in India". Scroll.in. Tanisha was born in Dubai in 2003 to NRI, or Non-Resident Indian, parents and has lived there ever since
  2. "Rudra, Tanisha excels at badminton". Herald. June 27, 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  3. "Players: Tanisha Crasto". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  4. "Tanisha Crasto Full Profile". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. "Indian badminton player Pratul Joshi wins Bahrain International Challenge title". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. "Teenager creates history in oldest badminton event". Gulf News. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. Pinto, Denzil (May 23, 2017). "14-year-old Tanisha Crasto is dreaming big after UAE Open success". Sport 360. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. "Badminton: Prime Star, Victor club emerge champions". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. Jose, James (April 4, 2020). "Tanisha continues her badminton journey at home". Khaleej Times.
  10. "Bahrain Junior International Series 2013". BWF. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  11. Anand, Sanketa (23 June 2020). "PLAYING FOR INDIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DREAM - TANISHA CRASTO". Cynergy sports. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. "Pratul wins maiden title at Bahrain International Challenge". Times of India. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  13. "Bahrain: Sanjay and Adnan clinch double". GDN. June 7, 2016.
  14. "Current Rankings". UAE badminton. December 31, 2019.
  15. Nayar, KR (May 19, 2017). "Teenager creates history in oldest badminton event". Gulf News.
  16. Sharma, Nitin (August 19, 2019). "Aditi-Tanisha aim to replicate junior success on the senior circuit". The Indian Express.
  17. Gomes, Alaric (September 12, 2020). "India teen Tanisha Crasto stars as India sweep Dubai badminton competition". Gulf Times.
  18. Borkakoty, Rituraj (January 16, 2021). "Badminton: Dubai girl Tanisha now among world's top 10 junior players". Khaleej Times.
  19. "Parents of prodigies ensure no gulf separates their child frfrom their passion". The Times of India. May 2, 2021.
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