Tasnim Mir
| Tasnim Mir | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Country | India |
| Born | 13 May 2005 Mehsana, Gujarat, India |
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Years active | 2021–present |
| Handedness | Right |
| Women's singles | |
| Career record | 99 wins, 33 losses |
| Highest ranking | 49 (13 June 2023) |
| Current ranking | 73 (6 February 2024) |
| BWF profile | |
Tasnim Mir (born 13 May 2005) is an Indian badminton player.[1] She is a former BWF World Junior Number 1.[2][3]
Early life[edit]
Mir was born in Mehsana, where her father Irfan Ali Mir worked in the police department. He was also a badminton coach, and introduced Mir to the sport when she was seven or eight years old.[4] When twelve, she stopped attending daily classes in school to focus on badminton training.[5]
Career[edit]
2018[edit]
Mir won the U-15 singles and doubles titles at national sub-junior tournaments in Hyderabad and Nagpur in January and July 2018 respectively. In October of that year, she again won an U15 title and then the U17 title as well.[6] The following year, she broke through the domestic junior ranks by winning the national U-19 girls' title while still 14 years of age.[4] In 2018, Mir also played her first international event, the Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships, in Mandalay, Myanmar. While she lost in the quarter-finals in the U15 singles event, she partnered Meghana Reddy to win the gold in the U15 doubles.
2019[edit]
In 2019, she excelled at the Badminton Asia Junior U17 and U15 Championships held in Surabaya, Indonesia, winning the U15 singles crown. Besides, she won the singles and mixed doubles titles in the Dubai Junior International Series, and got to the quarter-final stage of the Korea Junior Open International Challenge.[7]
2020[edit]
In 2020, she earned a bronze at the Dutch Junior International.[6]
2021[edit]
Mir represented India at the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup held in October 2021 in Aarhus, Denmark. She won one and lost one of her two singles matches in the group stage.[8]
2022[edit]
Mir claimed the women's title at the India International Challenge badminton tournament in Raipur, Chhattisgarh in September 2022, upsetting several seeded players on her path to the win.[9]
Mir trained briefly at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in 2018, before making the move to Guwahati where she is coached by Edwin Iriawan at the Assam Badminton Academy.[6][10]
Achievements[edit]
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 4 runners-up)[edit]
Women's singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Iran Fajr International |  Yulia Yosephine Susanto
|
21–11, 11–21, 21–7 |  Winner
|
| 2022 | India Chattisgarh International |  Samiya Imad Farooqui
|
14–21, 21–17, 21–11 | Winner
|
| 2023 | Iran Fajr International | Tanya Hemanth
|
7–21, 11–21 |  Runner-up
|
| 2023 | Maldives International | Ashmita Chaliha
|
21–19, 17–21, 11–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2023 (II) | India International | Unnati Hooda
|
18–21, 10–21 | Runner-up
|
| 2024 | Iran Fajr International |  Lo Sin Yan
|
14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up
|
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
- BWF Future Series tournament
BWF Junior International (6 titles, 1 runner-up)[edit]
Girls' singles
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dubai Junior International | Treesa Jolly
|
21–15, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2020 | Nepal Junior International |  Letshanaa Karupathevan
|
21–17, 21–14 | Winner
|
| 2021 | Bulgarian Junior International |  Mariia Golubeva
|
21–10, 21–12 | Winner
|
| 2021 | Alpes Junior International |  Emilie Drouin
|
21–14, 21–14 | Winner
|
| 2021 | Belgian Junior International |  Antonia Schaller
|
21–10, 21–11 | Winner
|
Mixed doubles
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Dubai Junior International | Ayan Rashid
|
Galuh Dwi Putra Zainaba Reem Siraj
|
21–16, 22–24, 21–19 | Winner
|
| 2020 | Nepal Junior International | Ayan Rashid
|
Murugappa KS Sania Sikkandar
|
17–21, 14–21 | 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[edit]
- Key
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | G | S | B | NH | N/A | DNQ |
National team[edit]
- Senior level
| Team events | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Uber Cup | QF |
Individual competitions[edit]
- Senior level
| Tournament | BWF World Tour | Best | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2023 | ||
| German Open | A | 1R | 1R ('23) |
| Orléans Masters | A | 1R | 1R ('23) |
| Korea Open | A | 1R | 1R ('23) |
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R ('23) |
| Vietnam Open | A | 1R | 1R ('23) |
| Syed Modi International | A | 1R | 1R ('23) |
| Guwahati Masters | NH | 1R | 1R ('23) |
| Odisha Masters | 2R | 2R | 2R ('22, '23) |
Awards and recognition[edit]
Others[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Players:Tasnim Mir". Badminton World Federation.
- ^ "Tasnim Mir, first Indian girl to become Junior World No.1". Times Of India. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "BWF Junior Rankings (9/27/2022)".
- ^ a b "Tasnim Mir becomes first Indian to claim world no. 1 status in U-19 girls singles". Hindustan Times. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Meet the world's number 1 ranked U-19 Badminton Player - India's Tasnim Mir". The Tribal Box. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ a b c "Tasnim Mir takes giant strides to mark her arrival". The Bridge. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Best of Asia's Juniors: Tasnim Mir". Badminton Asia. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020". Badminton World Federation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Tasnim, Rajawat claim singles crowns in Chhattisgarh International Challenge". Sportstar. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Ex-India coach's bid to propel new badminton stars". The Indian Express. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
- ^ "Tasnim Mir wins Emerging Hero award at Sportstar West Sports Conclave 2022". Sportstar. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
