Tanisha Crasto (born 5 May 2003) is an Indian

badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players p ...

player who was born in the United Arab Emirates. While formerly representing Bahrain, she won the women's doubles event at the 2016

Bahrain International Challenge Bahrain International Challenge is an open international badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "si ...

partnered with Aprilsasi Putri Lejarsar Variella. In 2017, when she was 14 years old, she created history by winning the Indian Club UAE Open tournament in the women's singles event after beating Negin Amiripour of Iran. She was also part of the Prime Star Sports Academy club that won the Shuttle Time Dubai Club Badminton Championship.

Early life

Crasto was born in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

to Indian parents Tulip and Clifford Crasto from

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

and attended

The Indian High School, Dubai The Indian High School is a CBSE-affiliated Indian school in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was established in 1961 to provide education to the children of Indian expatriates and was the first expatriate educational institution in the UAE. The s ...

Career

UAE and Bahrain

In 2013, Crasto made her international debut for Bahrain in junior tournaments and won her first major BWF international title representing Bahrain at the 2016

tournament. She is ranked among the top UAE based badminton players. She also became the youngest winner of the UAE Open tournament.

India

In 2018, after participating in the Gulf-based tournaments, she shifted to India representing Goa in the Indian tournaments. She represented India in the

2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships The 2019 Badminton Asia Junior Championships was the 22nd edition of the Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. This tournament was held in Suzhou, China from 20 to 28 July 2019. Tournament ...

and the

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and

2019 BWF World Junior Championships The 2019 BWF World Junior Championships was the twenty-first edition of the BWF World Junior Championships. It was held in Kazan, Russia at the Kazan Gymnastics Center from 30 September to 13 October 2019. Host city selection The original winne ...

. In 2021, Crasto joined the India national badminton team and participated in the

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and

Sudirman Cup The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every two years since the inaugural ...

tournaments. She was the runners-up in the mixed doubles event while partnering with Ishaan Bhatnagar at the 2021 Scottish Open. In 2022, Crasto played her first ever BWF World Tour Super 500 event at the

India Open The India Open is an annual badminton event which has been held in India since 2008 and is a BWF World Tour Super 750 international badminton tournament. Its first three editions were designated as Grand Prix Gold events. In 2011, it was upgr ...

, participating in both the women's doubles (with Rutaparna Panda) and the mixed doubles (with Ishaan Bhatnagar) events. However, she and her respective partners lost in the first rounds of both disciplines, going down to fourth seeds

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and

Nuntakarn Aimsaard Nuntakarn Aimsaard ( th, นันทกานต์ เอี่ยมสอาด; born 23 May 1999) is a Thai badminton player. Aimsaard entered the international badminton circuit in 2015. She was part of the Thailand team that won the mixed ...

in the women's doubles and compatriots

Gayathri Gopichand Pullela Gayatri Gopichand (born 4 March 2003) is an Indian badminton player. She is the daughter of former badminton players P. V. V. Lakshmi and Pullela Gopichand. She was part of the national team that clinched the women's team gold medal at ...

and Sai Pratheek K in the mixed doubles. In her next tournament, the

2022 Syed Modi International The 2022 Syed Modi International (officially known as the Syed Modi India International) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, from 18 to 23 January 2022. It had a ...

, she participated in the mixed doubles, where she and Ishaan Bhatnagar clinched their maiden Super 300 title, beating compatriots Srivedya Gurazada and T. Hema Nagendra Babu in the final.

Achievements

BWF World Tour (1 title)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100. ''Mixed doubles''

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

''Women's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF International Challenge tournament : BWF International Series tournament : BWF Future Series tournament

BWF Junior International (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

''Girls' doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' : BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament : BWF Junior International Challenge tournament : BWF Junior International Series tournament : BWF Junior Future Series tournament

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